Welcome! This website is about pots. And food. For me, these two things are inextricably linked. I make pots for eating and serving food. I make food to eat and serve out of pots. I love to feed people and I love to make pots for people.
The process of transformation is inherent to working with clay and to cooking. Ingredients are transformed by peeling, cutting and combining. Clay is transformed by shaping on the wheel, trimming, decorating, and glazing. The application of heat is important in the final transformation of clay to pottery and ingredient to finished dish. And when heat is in the form of fire itself, that transformation is especially dramatic.
As a potter, cook, mother, and psychologist, I am interested in creating and witnessing transformation. In making this site, I have tried to transform words and pictures into the story of my relationship with pots and with food.
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Very exciting how you describe the relation between pots and food, joining form and function. Your unique self seeing that relation in your own unique way. Love it, and love how the site exemplifies that relation. Just beautiful!
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So appreciate your thoughts, Roberta! 💜
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Great website and great potter and person!!!!!
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I am so grateful to you, my beloved teacher!
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Congrats, Deb, on a lovely website that so beautifully reflects, in words and pictures, your passions and your gifts!
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Joan, it means so much to me that you like it! 💙
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It’s difficult to say what I enjoy more: your pottery, your food (pictures), or your friendship! Keep up the good work, Deb!
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Thanks so much! Who is this?
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Thank you for allowing me into this beautiful place called “debspots”. It is truly inspiring, soulful and simply fun. Bravo and Bon appetite! 💙
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Thanks so much!
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Absolutely beautiful! The food, the pots, the writing….you ❤
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I miss you!!!💙
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What a beautiful portrayal of food as art within an artistic clay creation! I really enjoyed your creations!
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Thanks so much, Karen! 💙💜
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Loving your website! I check it all the time. Everything looks delicious and the pottery is beautiful.
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You are the sweetest person on the whole entire planet! 💙💜
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Deb! Please teach me how to make beautiful pottery!
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You come see me in the woods of NY State, and we’ll throw something!
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Beautiful website, Deb! You are so talented and your pottery is beautiful. I would love to purchase some of your pottery!
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I love yours, too! I’m going to fire a kiln load of new pot soon. I’ll let you know when they are ready!
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Great! I can’t wait……I need a new fruit bowl for my table 🙂
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Hi Deb! Your Website is beautiful! I can clearly see the hard work and dedication to your craft! Very nice!
Allan Craig Wallace
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Allan, thank you for taking the time! It is so great to know you and to collaborate!
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Hey, Deb,
Impressive! AND….your food impresses me. We live in a culinary wasteland here in Warwick….no, Orange County. Good to see someone knows good food!
Russ
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So glad you like it, Russ! If you haven’t yet, check out the latest post; really great recipe! ❤
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I just love following you on Instagram, and I finally popped over to your blog! You are an interesting and inspiring woman, to say the least. I look forward to purchasing your pottery one day soon. It will truly enhance my food photos!
-Marisa Moon
IG: @mylongevitykitchen
http://www.mylongevitykitchen.com
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Marisa, thanks so much for popping; I just did the same and now following yours! Can’t wait to be able to see one of my pots on your wonderful blog! 💙💜
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Chickpea, loved this post and shared it on FB. If I named myself after a fruit it would be pomegranate: http://oliveoilandlemons.com/pomegranates/. Just had a long look through your online enterprise of pottery and food and loved it all. You express yourself in a beautiful, personal way.
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Dear Dina, I love yours, too! Welcome, and thank you for the share!!💙💜💙
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I love the website, and it’s easy to navigate on my phone (which isn’t my preferred method to look at websites.) your Instagram posts inspire me to cook, exercise and create! And what a beautiful area you live in. BTW, I’m @vickielaguera on IG. Thanks for sharing your pictures and posts! They fill my soul.
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Welcome to the website, dear Vicki! I feel like we are already friends from Insta, such a joy to see you here, too!💕💕
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I just love your whole philosophy, Deb, and have been following you on Instagram. The meaning in pots to eat from is immeasurable. Making pots for this purpose is rewarding and not without great skill. It helps to love food ( and we both do hehe). I think that truly helps in making finctional, easyto use wares.
And your glazes!! Oh they’re so beautiful. Do you fire in gas/reduction? I’m expecting so. I used to but moved state abdnow use a club kiln with a liceky group. I am trying not to purchase another since I’m doing more printmaking and artists books (@wildaboutbooksnprint) and glass @kssedbytheflame and of course my yarn is therapy @wildaboutyarn these days. However, clay is creeping back in. Its forcing thru my veins. Its definitely in my blood : ) i look forward to more of your beautiful pics and recipes. Off to make mindfulness muffins. lu x
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Hi Lu, Wecome!! Most of my pots are fired here in Big Bertha, my electric Kiln. I use Standard glazes, and layer them, often with wax resist. I travel to wood fire once or twice a year, my true love. Let me know how you like the muffins! 💙💙
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Hi Deb! I loved the fact that you pulled away the veil to let everyone know life is not perfect. My husband has had cancer twice and it is very hard. He’s ok but lives from scan to scan. Not good. I empathize with you and your struggles. Hope the Lyme disease is coming to an end and my thoughts are with you and your parents.💕
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Loads of love to you and your husband! 💚💚
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Looking forward to exploring your blog.
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Hope you find some new recipes you like! Let me know. 💟💟
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Hi🙋🏻I’ve been following you on Instagram and love your art in pottery and food… I’d love to know how you put the crispy on your chicken😁
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Hi Lynn,
I’m so glad you are enjoying my food and pots. Hope you like the blog, too. You can follow if you do. Here’s the Crispy Chicken Recipe.
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I made the roasted carrot hummus that you mentioned on the Cooks Illustrated Facebook page, and it was absolutely delicious — we ate so much of it as an appetizer that we hardly wanted to eat any dinner!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Erica! Welcome to DebsPots!
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I’ve nominated you for the One Lovely Blog award. http://healthynappynerdymommy.com/2017/03/08/one-lovely-blog-award
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Well, you are the sweetest person ever! 💕💕💕
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So alive with inspiring interconnected & meaningful relationship! Thank you for uplifting me by sharing your life here, in this way,
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So alive with inspiring interconnected & meaningful relationship! Thank you for uplifting me by sharing your life here, in this way.
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Thank you, and a warm welcome, dear Elizabeth! 💛💛
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I just had to sign up after seeing and reading your posts on ATK page. Thank you for your inspiration and uplifting posts. Your pots are spectacular.
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I can’t thank you enough, Susan! Welcome! 💗💗
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Hi Deb, “Met” you through ATK on Facebook. LOVE the bowls you posted!! Can’t wait to see more.
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Welcome, Heidi, I’m thrilled you came to “visit!”
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Looks fantastic! I was justing wondering about how hard would it be for you to make this
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It would be very easy!
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Your food and pots compliment each other. Both are beautiful.
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Thank you so much, Katina!
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Thrilled you posted this on the ATK site. Deborah. I am looking forward to following you with great anticipation!
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Thank you, Heidi! A very warm welcome to you!
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Hi,
I see and love your posts on FB. This is the first time I’ve seen this blog and am wondering if you sell the beautiful bowls you make. Pre pandemic I frequented craft shows and prefer to buy things that are made by individuals as opposed to mass produced. These items are not only a pleasure to look at and use but also seem so much more personal. I’d be so happy to own something you create.
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Thanks so much, Carol. I closed down on line and local sales a couple of years ago when my folks were dying and then while settling their estates. Just not enough time to manage the business end and my psych practice and still have time for studio work. Currently working on projects for friends and family. Considering looking for a partner to handle reopening…
If you’re ever in Warwick, we could arrange a studio tour.
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I will definitely be trying your irish brown bread! Thanks for sharing.
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Let me know how you like it!
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