Hand thrown Mugs

Jimmy J.’s Habitat for Humanity Trip Glaze: Industry: (We work with many different industries)

Instead of making handthrown pottery mugs for the last week Jimmy J. and a dedicated group of volunteers did indeed build a house with Habitat for Humanity. Pictures and comments from each day were passed along, and I decided to put them all into one blog so that you can see the progress. That clean new Deneen Pottery shirt that Jimmy wore for our shoot before leaving has changed… You’ll see that transformation in the pictures and text below.

Thankfulness, gratitude, and pride are all felt about this project that Jimmy was a part of. We are pleased that he made it back and is now focusing on making your stoneware mugs, and crocks, and pitchers, and etc.

Jimmy on the way down – many miles were traveled to Daphne, Alabama.

Peter Deneen was kind to send along a box of various mugs for everyone to have. Here is a picture of a few of the guys at our first meal at the church with their mugs. Handmade pottery mugs are lots more fun than plastic cups!

There is a boardwalk near church that skirts a waterway called “Gator Alley”. Naturally it’s full of gators. I saw a little girl kick off her shoe and it fell down into the water. No one wanted to go fetch it for her.

Cutting the sleeves from my long sleeve shirt at the worksite early Monday morning. Looks like a hot first day!Work had begun on this house before we arrived. Generally the blessing is held when the volunteer crew arrives. Its the first chance for the crew to meet the people for whom the house is being built. Carol and her son Kenny will have this two bedroom house on this very pretty lot here in Daphne Alabama. It’s a moving ceremony. I’m grateful to be a part of this.