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On The Mend …
Both physically and creatively – with baby steps! I must not have been successful at the dodging-and-weaving game with our swarm of flu/URI-crud patients last weekend in the E.R. … I’ve been fighting sinus pain/snot and body aches this week – the best way I know: Lots of vitamin C (orange juice), strong medicine (ummm, …
Cuz It’s THAT Time of Year!
Yep. Time for a bit of ‘distraction shopping’. I watched a few videos about copper enameling and PMC (precious metal clays) with glass … So, I’m stocking up on what I need, waiting for some items to arrive and scouring through my books. Hope to give this a try in the near future. Meanwhile, it …
Gah! ~
It’s that time of year again! Yep, annual on-line nursing competency H.E.L.L. … To add to the fun, our educational expert decided to choose a print font visible only to the insect eye! And I’M the ONE getting tested for age-specific appropriate skills, tools and techniques?!? But, it’s over … for now! We had a …
Patiently learning …
DH made the vit pot for me, so we can use square glass in it, instead of cutting circles for clay pots. Much easier to prep and load, but the stainless steel pot has it’s own learning curve. Add to it, I still have a bunch to learn regarding my color choices for a vitrigraph …
Pendant-Making-Friday …
Well, because I can! I’ve been fiddling with these all week. While making more components and parts … DH seems to think I should make some type of ‘ocean scene’ … Hmmm But, I’m being nice as the poor guy turns the big 5-0 on Sunday! Good golly someone is getting old! The twins …
Not sure if I’m coming or going …
Jeez Louise, my sleep schedule is a mess right now! Seems I’m embracing this menopausal-nuttiness. In between 10 hour slumbers, combined with a few blocks of no energy, I’m waking up after 3-5 hours, somewhere around 4am – wide awake and ready to DO STUFF. I tried to self-correct by pushing through an 18 hour …
Grand Opening, a Give-Away … and more!
So, the official grand-opening is this Saturday 4/9/16. But wait, there is more … we will have a ribbon-cutting/media-covered/grand-opening again on 4/16/16 – with door prizes. Here are my contributions: To sum up (champagne and cupcakes on both days): “ZEN ARTISAN BOUTIQUE – Grand Opening 4/9/16 – come and see! 108 E Grand River, Howell MI This …
First time this year …
I finally have all three kilns running! Spoon rests, night lights, bowls/plates galore! And, I did a little painting tonight. We’ll see what the kiln gods think … but I like what I have started. I didn’t care for the diluted bubbles the necessary shims made in my last attempt, so now I’ve added a …
Bad weather, good day …
We had a fairly impressive snowstorm today, the first of the season … during our show. That was kind of a bummer, and made for a chillier than usual green house. But, we still had a good day at Arts & Greens 2015. Here’s our booth: We also brought Gus with us. He was a …
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