Mountainside Show - coming up April 30, 2016

The month before any show is always interesting, in that "holy cow, what do I have to offer?" way.  To that end I am trying out painting without the hard edges.  I can't wait to see how this one finally comes out.  Diameter of 10 inches and depth of 4 inches, before the firing, so maybe 9" by 3.5" when it's all done.  I think I'm heading for a vintage fabric look - like an old tablecloth or dish towel, but right now, in my imagination, I'm loving this.

Always Learning (or Old Dogs)

Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks?  I took a crash course in tile making last year and turned the doodles from the margins of meeting notes into fun tiles for ornaments and pencile holders.  It's always a fun challenge to learn the basics and keep them in mind when a sticky problem comes up and you're trying to create something that has taken shape in your head, but you can't quite figure out how to bring it to fruition.

It must be Spring!

Alright, the calendar may not agree with me quite yet.  But, based on the last kiln load, we can expect the flowers to show up any day now.  I'm expanding my garden to include some new favourites.  Stay tuned, I think I saw some other buds coming out!