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I am in the final phase of setting up my own independent ceramic studio. I have been developing my product lines for 2 years and took the leap of faith and "quit my day job" in January. I have a brand new studio space and everything I need to get started, but lack 2 pretty essential pieces of equipment to make things operate smoothly.

AIR - refers to a vent for my kiln. I already have the biggy...the kiln, but it needs to be vented so that I can work in the studio when it is on. I fire to about 2000 degrees and that can make a 350 sq. ft space a bit toasty and not so healthy when the chemicals are burning out of the clay. The vent pulls both the heat and gasses outside, similar to your stove exhaust.

ROLLERS - refers to a piece of equipment called a "Slab Roller". Think old fashioned wringer washer on steroids. My primary working method is using slabs of clay to make tiles, boxes, plates and lots of other interesting goodies. A slab roller is an essential tool to create slabs of clay that are of uniform thickness.

With the your help I hope to purchase these two pieces of equipment to make my studio operate smoother and increase my production turn around time.

You can visit my website at http://www.dawndalto.net to see what I am up to!


Project location: Asheville, NC

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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on June 15.

Pledge $5 or more

Pledge $5 and receive one of my original greeting cards!

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Pledge $10 or more

Pledge $10 and you will receive 2 Magnets - I used my excess bits of clay to make lovely little magnets. They are stamped, screen printed, and sometimes hand painted. You never know what to expect!

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Pledge $25 or more

For a pledge of $25 you will receive a set of Bitty Bowls (5 bowls per set) These little bowls nest inside each other. Sizes vary a bit from set to set, but are normally within the range of 3.5", 2.75", 2.25", 2" & 1.5" respectively.

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Pledge $50 or more

A pledge of $50 will score you a custom 8 inch hand carved tree tile. I can even put you and your sweetheart's initials in a heart on the trunk of the tree if you wish!

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Pledge $100 or more

Oh be still my heart...You're pledging $100? I will send you a nesting set of 3 Cricket Wonky Bowls.

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Pledge $250 or more

You're pledging $250...I think I'll send you some peacocks. Peacock Dinnerware that is! You can serve dinner for 4 with this 2 piece place setting of a Dinner Plate & Pasta Bowl.

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Pledge $500 or more

You are pledging $500? REALLY! For this I will create a custom 2' x 3' black and white sgrafitto mosaic wall hanging for you!

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Project By

Dawndalto1

Dawn Dalto

Straightpin Asheville, NC

I cannot remember a time that I have not done some form of handwork. My formal introduction was in Brownie Girl Scouts with counted Cross-stitch. I am descended from a long line of multi-talented needlewomen and remember many hours of making little “pillows” out of scraps while staying with my grandmother.

I began my creative career in beadwork. After many years of recreating cross stitch patterns I was introduced to beadwork. At the time I did not have a bead store nearby or anyone to teach me. I learned that I didn't have to "follow a pattern". I could make it up as I went along. This quickly led to designing my own patterns, publishing a beadwork pattern book and then owning a bead store.

In 2004 I closed my shop and moved to Asheville, NC where I ended up working in an administrative capacity for a ceramic art center. My sweetie is a clay artist and you can't be around the stuff for long without getting your hands in the mud. I spent 4 years "working a day job", absorbing as much about clay as I could, and working frantically in my off hours to begin a new career.

I made the leap in January to become a full time artist/entrepreneur again and feel like I have come home to where I belong...Playing in the mud puddles!