Raining today
I could have only made this in winter.
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Suzuki Goro
What is it that I like so much about these cups? I haven't yet found the words, but I know they are wonderful.
Who's the poser?
I always need a good book when I'm working, especially when painting lots of dots. I just finished listening to Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. I finished it today, sadly. 19 discs of wonderous story. Now I need a new one. Any suggestions?
Pottery, how you delight and disappoint
Sometimes the challenge of filling a deeply curved space is tedious, and difficult, yet something exciting emerges if you don't give up on it. And then, there is the thrill of an image that comes so easily, only to begin to peel off after the bisque. I knew the yellow was problematic, but still I hoped I could make it work..... This was the one plate of 8 I was most excited about. Now I get to keep it around for a while and learn it's story, before it all peels away.
Urn
Last summer someone requested that I make an urn for her husband's ashes. I am terrible at assignments, which is why I generally won't take one. I brood, resist and delay. There were specific things she wanted to include : shape, certain content content, an apple. I felt the weight of wanting to do it right. In the end though, both she and I were really happy with the result. How much ash is a human body reduced to? Somehow, luck and a bit of reasoning was with me, and he fit perfectly.
bits and pieces
I'm working on a jewelry collaboration with my friend, for a bead show at NCECA this year. A preliminary photo....
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On her way to Australia
I thought the colors on this cup turned out so nicely. She is en route to New South Wales, Australia. And while I may never get there, it's nice to know a little piece of me will.
Happy Valentine's Day
I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.
I've been thinking about you.....
Sophie Blackall painted a wonderful series of works based on the “Missed Connections” section of Craigslist. She sells her work on Etsy. See it here . I love it all.
Green Goddess
I remember my grandmother telling me that green was my best color when I was about 7 or 8.
