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2023 Holiday Mugs

Posted by Chuck Iker on 29th Nov 2023

2023 Holiday Mugs

SOLD OUT   Every year I make 50 holiday mugs as gifts for friends and family. 25 are gifts, 25 are posted for sale. The mugs this year are made with a Kentucky Mudworks clay called Roo and f …

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Customer Bonsai in Iker Pots

Posted by Chuck Iker, Iker Bonsai Pots on 1st Mar 2023

Customer Bonsai in Iker Pots

I always enjoy getting pictures of customer trees in my pots (or anyone else's for that matter). I post the latest 20 or so here, with permission of the submitter. Chris Darkes has been a long ti …

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Studio Progress Video - Oct 15

Posted by Chuck Iker, Iker Bonsai Pots on 15th Oct 2021

Studio Progress Video - Oct 15

Running a little behind on my original schedule so I shot a video to explain that and show progress as of Oct 15.   …

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Winter Protection for your Bonsai and Pots

Posted by Chuck Iker, Iker Bonsai Pots on 6th Jan 2020

Winter Protection for your Bonsai and Pots

Here in the Midwest, winter is bearing down on us. Bonsai left outside will need some level of protection to survive. I use my cold frames with the glass white washed for winter storage and keep the l …

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Getting a Start in Ceramics

Posted by Chuck Iker on 2nd Jan 2017

Getting a Start in Ceramics

Ceramics has been a decades long focus of my attention, interest, and need to make art. It is how I express myself, it is where I find diversion and peace. This is a little bit of my story and offers …

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