Playing catch-up
Lorena
I got a lot of yarn winding done last week, in spite of Tiny Kitten “helping” me. I wish I could tell you that she was absolutely well-behaved, but as…
ceramics
Countless hours spent
I can’t tell you how many hours in my life I’ve spent roaming the stacks, here. When we first moved to Gainesville when I was nine years old, I begged…
On pricing (and asking for discounts)
Sometimes I have a hard time pricing my work. For one thing, this is a hobby I’ve had most of my life. How do you put a price on something…
Project new shelves: Round Two
My life is a constant state of “I can’t do THIS until I do THAT first.” What I really, really needed was more shelf space in the ceramic studio, because…
MOAR BEBEH HEADS
Who would have thought these would be so popular? I guess I didn’t really think about who my friends are when I thought “now here’s a wacky idea of something…
Wednesday June 20th
How awesome is this 16″ bar of chocolate? Hahahahaha – I wish. That would keep me content for a week or two. I think it’s the sepia tone in the…
Monday, March 19th
Sigh. Nobody likes the kissing booth! They will lay near it… occasionally even ON it… but nobody hops in and looks cute. What kind of cats are these, that they…
Monday, February 27th: Well, that didn’t end well
How much I like the kissing booth in inversely proportional to how much the cats like the kissing booth. What cat doesn’t like a box?!?! Apparently, all of my cats…
Tuesday, February 7th
This was one of those “well, it didn’t work the way I hoped, but I never would have known if I’d never tried” kind of firings. I really had high…
Sunday, February 5th
As you can see, Moya (“Tiny Kitten” even though she’s not quite so tiny any more) is a huuuuuuuge help when I’m photographing ceramics fresh out of the kiln. Speaking…
Define… “hand made”
Swirling slip always makes me smile. The sense of anticipation, that this could turn into ANYTHING. This can be… ANYTHING. I can make it into whatever I want. Opportunity. Anticipation.…
Tuesday, January 31st
Yesterday I glazed a lot of ceramics, ran some errands, exercised my right to vote, and hung out with friends in the hardest working cafe in Gainesville. I got enough…