McCain's running mate...???

i am not typically very political but i couldn't help get sucked in by all the talk about McCain's pick for his VP... i particularly enjoyed this Op-Ed column in the NY Times by Maureen Dowd...enjoy and comment if you'd like!

Vice in GO-GO Boots?

productivity

i am finally getting back to a rhythm of working in the studio...not as much as i would like to but enough to satisfy the itch...this is what i have been up to:

wavy bowls

cakes stands...this has been dancing around in my head all winter...it started when jay asked if i could make a stand for a 4 wick candle...since this photo was taken i have slip trailed the top of the plate with colorless slip...it will add a raised design to the plate that the glaze will break over...and yes i did make a not so tall one for jays 4-wick candles!

bowls waiting to be trimmed - the rims of these will be slip trailed

Studio Guests

last wednesday my friend debi came to visit the studio with her step-daughter stephanie...we hadn't seen each other in over two years. stephanie had taken ceramics classes in high school and was very excited about visiting. we spent the whole day together getting dirty :-)

Northwood is fortunate to be home to the BEST vegan cafe in the state of NH...Susty's Cafe. we took a break in the afternoon and walked across the street for a delicious lunch...steph is not a fan of vegan food but she was a good sport and found something on the menu that she thought was safe... salad :-)

it was a beautiful, warm and sunny day so debi and stephanie's pots were ready for trimming after lunch...

great work for beginners! (jz's teapot in the background)

...yesterday i received a very sweet thank you note in the mail from debi...she said that steph would love to live closer to the studio...

i think she has caught the "clay bug"!

and i hope they come back to visit again soon.