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Whiskey Hollow Farm Studio

Hi! We’re Sara & Eric Aaserud, and together we run a small cut flower farm and pottery studio.

03/22/2026

Happy Sunday! I spent yesterday making pumpkins, including some bigger (but still little) ones. Eric made Christmas trees, which seems more weather appropriate given that we got snow this past week. Someday spring will show up!

03/09/2026

Are you so tired of seeing these bows yet? 🤗 I glazed and fired some of them over the weekend, and I’m pretty happy with how they turned out! In case you’re interested in sting how they get fired, I’ll include a pic of that too. It’s pretty similar to how I’d glaze fire buttons.

02/25/2026

Y’ALL! I got out into the studio for the first time in a while on Monday. We had the flu two weeks ago, and then I got pneumonia a week later, and I just needed something quick and easy to knock out while I felt decently ok (between popping cough drops and taking my antibiotics/steroids). After bisque firing some of these bow ornaments I felt better about going ahead and making more. The less you touch them, the better they look—once the clay touches clay it’s kind of stuck there and it’s very noticeable if you try to fuss with it. 🎀

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day friends! This an ornament shape I’m testing for the next holiday season. I need to figure out how to hang it in the kiln for the glaze firing. But aren’t they so cute?

01/22/2026

The results from this test glaze firing are not quite as impressive as those from a couple of weeks ago! I tested a turquoise/teal, and then two glazes that were supposed to be yellow or yellow/orange, but fired more brown than anything else. We tested a couple of glaze combos too, because sometimes the best results come from the unlikeliest of pairings. I can see the teal becoming part of our regular rotation, but am (personally) not a fan of the yellow/browns.

01/19/2026

Eric’s pot is done! And even though I did nothing to help make it, I’m going to take the spot of the first photo posted 🤪 Eric moved it into the kiln when it was still a bit wet (“leather hard”) because that’s when it is strongest. So it’s in the kiln (and it fits!!) drying out with the lid open. TBD if it survives a bisque firing and subsequent glaze application. Not related to the big pot—I will have another test tile post for you later this week! I mixed up three new test glazes last night and will pop them in the baby kiln later today 🔥

01/08/2026

And another glaze testing post! Last time we fired the count to 2200° and immediately shut off the heating elements. This time we brought the kiln up to 2200° and held it there for 10 minutes, essentially firing the kiln a little bit hotter than the last load that we did. On picture three you can see the same exact glaze and how it looks being fired up to 2200° versus being fired to 2200° and being held there…it’s kind of wild how a different firing schedule can make the same exact glaze look pretty different. But the real reason for firing the kiln this way is in picture four…I’ve been trying my hand at making a speckled glaze where you essentially have little chips of glaze confetti within a solid color glaze. When it gets fired, everything is supposed to melt together into a nice uniform surface, but as you can see, my speckles are stubbornly resisting. This is why we test test test! For every 20 test tiles, we may get one that we like enough to try out on a pot.

01/06/2026

We tested a couple of new glazes! Some turned out exactly as expected (good) and some were surprises, and wouldn’t fit well with what we’re currently looking for. Regardless, it’s always fun to open the baby kiln and see what comes out. Fun fact—sometimes, glazes that get fired in the little baby kiln can look different than they would look after being fired in the big kiln, which holds more heat and cools more slowly. So even if something doesn’t look “perfect” after a first round of testing in the baby kiln, we will sometimes test it again in the big kiln to see if it performs a little differently. We ordered more glaze materials last week and will do another round of test glazes over the next month or so after they arrive.

01/03/2026

If you guessed that Eric was using about 50 lbs of clay, you’d be right! Pots this big are typically thrown in stages, because it would be hard to muscle this much clay all at once.

01/02/2026

As odd as it looks, leaving things on the wheel to turn slowly allows them to dry/set up more evenly! Especially because our heat pump blows warm air right across the studio room, which can cause one side to dry faster. A light trash bag over the top keeps the rims from over drying so that they can be joined later on. Eric will be stacking/adding the two pieces later on to make a bigger pot. Any guesses as to how much clay is being used between these two pieces? 💪🏼

12/30/2025

Good evening from the comfort of our house! We’ve received over 2ft of snow in the last 24 hours, and are happy to not need to travel anywhere. After plowing a path to the studio, we spent some time out here planning new glaze tests (Sara) and making large platters (Eric). We hope you’re staying warm and safe today!

12/23/2025

We wanted to take the time to wish everyone a merry holiday and happy new year! We appreciate everyone who has left us kind comments, stopped by and said hi in person, or supported us in any way. It feels very lucky to be able to share this with so many people, and we do not take it for granted 🤗 ps: sprinkles make everything better ✨

Address

7182 Perry Road
Memphis, NY
13112

Website

https://www.whiskeyhollowfarmstudio.com/

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