I’ve been busy – and I like it!

I’m trying, re-trying and learning.  Let me show you:  Here are the fired pieces from previous posts;    Two coffin loads this week (Tuesday and today);    A close up of my first ‘palette knife’ trial (fingers crossed), peacock re-try WITH success (yay), and a new votive candle mold trial (didn’t quite work, but I …

Only in Michigan …

Can you go from 80 degrees to 40 degrees inside of 24 hours in May … Not complaining, just still in awe … while my teeth chatter. Got through Mother’s Day 2014.  It wasn’t awful, although there was plenty of drama in the E.R. … But, no emergency enemas – so it qualifies as a …

It’s Complicated …

This weekend, while at work someone asked me a couple of questions: 1.  How long have you been a nurse? [Oh! … Oh!  Wait … I know the answer to this one!!]  “Umm … 24 years.” 2.  Do you still like it? [Oh … Umm … Well … So, you see – it’s complicated… (You …

Back in the Saddle again …

Guess what?  I have water in my studio!!!  I KNOW, right?!?!  How incredibly cool is that!  So – from here on out, most days that end in ‘Y’, you can find me in the studio … Those projects I had going from the last post are done:  A stringer bowl and several spoon rests (12 …

Heigh Hoooooo

It’s back to work I go!  I’ll let you know later which of the dwarfs I am/was over the weekend …

Baby, it’s cold outside!

But we’ll get to that in a minute … First, you have got to see this cuteness! Rolls upon rolls of ADORABLE!  I’m grateful I’m surrounded by puppy breath.  Otherwise, this week might stink!  We had a pipe burst in the wall of our family room today.  I am really glad we were home, heard …

T minus 4 …

And the shopping is done!  Sweet.  Plus – I received an early Christmas present … Don’t you LOVE her?  I do! DH says it’s a pretty fine line between Betty Boop Nurse and HER!    I say, “Choose carefully!” Spent just a bit of time in my studio this evening … My sister has requested …

Almost human … AKA ‘I got sick’– i.e. GINGER VIRUS

WWU: I got sick – at work.  For a minute there, I thought maybe DH was trying to take advantage of my food allergies (umm, poison me! – But ya know, my life insurance policy stinks, and I’m not quite THAT paranoid); so maybe it was … – actual food poisoning; – salad  overdose; –  …

Countdown and three kilns …

Click, click, click … go my kilns (happy sigh – ) ALONG with the other 886 COUNTDOWNS  ticking away.  Deep breath! Review (since my last post): 1) We have babies!  Momma Iz finally got serious Friday night, and we have 7 new Neo babies in the house (DH has the photos,  and I’m so far …

Some good, some bad … But – the 3rd time’s the charm!

The GOOD:  I’ve been producing in the studio; I have a few leads for ‘show-casing’ my ART;  I’ve been working on some glass special requests (… I absolutely love those!);  My family (both 2- and 4-legged) are healthy and well; I finally have a solid game plan to fix my ‘lil medical issue; I’ve lost …