back to reality...

after a fun weekend of visitors it was time to get back to work on monday.  i just couldn't get into the groove.  i need to make piggy banks but the bodies just weren't looking the way i wanted them too, jeff says i was being too critical.... rather than get totally frustrated i abandoned the pigs for the day and moved on to some slump molded dishes and then finished some cake stands that i started last week...

today i woke up with a new attitude.  after working some more on slump molded plates and throwing a few pig bodies, i decided to get to work pugging clay.  we had gotten sooooo far behind with recycling clay.  we didn't have the pug mill set up until just about 6 weeks ago which means we had nearly a years worth of scraps to recycle and pug.  jeff and i worked together and pugged a few hundred pounds of clay... we are finally caught up with recycling!!!  i have to say i do enjoy the physical aspect of the process... and the fresh new tubes of clay all stacked up and ready to throw make me feel good about the hard work.
of course i may feel differently in the morning when my arm feels like it is ready to fall off!