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March 27, 2015March 27, 2015Lorena

Maybe we should name the place “Tortuga Haven”

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015Lorena

La Chua Trail

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013Lorena

Every now and then I hear him

October 22, 2013October 22, 2013Lorena

We got Nature all up in here

April 2, 2013April 2, 2013Lorena

imma add these photos then call myself caught up on blogging

March 28, 2013March 28, 2013Lorena

Got nature?

March 22, 2012March 18, 2012Lorena

Waaaaay back on January 2nd…

February 23, 2012February 23, 2012Lorena

Can you hear the cranes, Clarice?

January 8, 2012January 8, 2012Lorena

Animal Kingdom, October 14th

September 14, 2011September 10, 2011Lorena

Here, birdy birdy birdy

May 12, 2011May 12, 2011Lorena

The La Chua Trail and Alachua Sink and Lake

May 11, 2011May 11, 2011Lorena

The Butterfly Rainforest

March 6, 2011March 6, 2011Lorena

Spring is… springing

February 21, 2011February 20, 2011Lorena

Join us for lunch?

August 20, 2010August 19, 2010Lorena

Friday Photo: Tasty morsels

May 29, 2010May 29, 2010Lorena

Baby bird update

May 24, 2010May 23, 2010Lorena

Baby birds

May 7, 2010May 7, 2010Lorena

Friday Photo: Pollination in Progress

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010Lorena

Friday Photo: Lack of focus

September 18, 2009September 18, 2009Lorena

Friday Photo: Green Man, with frog

September 4, 2009September 4, 2009Lorena

Friday Photo: Lizard on the Birdbath

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A Day in the Life

Ahhhhh..... #MarchMeetsTheMaker Day 26, Self-care. OK; here's the thing about self-care. You probably think, if you're just looking at the picture, that my self-care of choice is hot bubble baths with things to read and a stiff whiskey drink. You wouldn't be far off! But that's my celebratory self-care. There are a million harder ways I practice self-care daily. I've cut toxic people out of my life. I've had hard conversations with people I didn't want to have problems with. I've walked away from situations that weren't healthy for me. I've fought hard for a life full of creativity where I'm my own boss and I set my own hours and I listen to my heart. I am constantly at war with anxiety and self-doubt and I take care of myself by taking pills for chemicals my body doesn't like to manufacture for me. I struggle to take care of myself by speaking up for myself at restaurants so that I don't wind up with food cross-contaminated with something I'm deathly allergic to. There's a whole, hard level of self-care that a lot of people don't talk about, because it's not pretty and it's not photogenic and it's not "Instagram Perfect". But it's necessary and it's honest and it's part of being a human being. #MarchMeetsTheMaker2019 It's #MarchMeetsTheMaker Day 25, How It's Made. I could blow out the character limit on this post writing about how I make what I make... so I'll just focus on handbuilt ceramics, since I've shown some of those in-process pictures at other points in MMTM. This slab roller was one of the best investments I ever made. With it, I can feed balls of wedged clay through, like a giant pasta maker, and make sheets of clay. It's almost like a giant pie dough, or cookie dough - the size is determined by how much clay I use and what setting I use on the slab roller - anything from 1/8 of an inch to 3 inches. From there I'll roll in a crocheted doily (or use other texture mats) and if it's something I have a template for, I'll cut out the size and shape I need. #MarchMeetsTheMaker2019 I honestly wasn't sure what photo I should use for day 24 of #MarchMeetTheMaker, Customers/Feedback. I didn't want to copy and paste someone's feedback, because honestly, my favorite feedback....? Is the look someone gives me at a craft show or event when they walk away clutching their new favorite piece, just smiling and maybe a little misty-eyed and already dreaming of what they're going to use it for. It's like the sun coming out. I also love hearing "my sibling/friend/coworker told me about your stuff and they were right, I love it!" or "you made me this thing years ago and it still means so much to me" or "I broke my thing and I cried and cried and hey look you have one similar and I am buying it RIGHT NOW" or "the socks I made with your yarn are my favorite" or... well, you get the idea. Customers and the feedback they give me are the number one reason I don't ever want to switch to wholesale... I value too much hearing your stories. #MarchMeetTheMaker2019 HaldeCraft is driving to Indiana and back, for a family wedding - so will be out of the studio from Saturday March 23rd through Tuesday April 2nd. Anything ordered after noon on Friday March 22nd will be mailed out when I return to the studio. I will still be posting a little on social media, and will have access to email, so reach out if you need me for anything! It's #MarchMeetsTheMaker Day 23... Top Tip or Advice. Ok, here's the thing. I don't mean, with this, deliberately be rude. I don't mean get up in people's faces for little or no reason, I don't mean tell your best friend that yeah, her butt looks huge in those jeans, and I don't mean yelling at people in the grocery store for going through the express lane with eleven items. What I mean is that when you have something that sets your soul on fire, something that you love to do and you want to shine that light out into the world... and someone nay-says you? Someone tells you you're not talented enough or that your light isn't bright enough or that what you love isn't worthy or isn't important? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that. You do not need to value the feedback from someone who doesn't value you and what you bring to the table. #MarchMeetsTheMaker2019
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