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 …
Dog-gone, but it’s hot in the studio tonight. I’m not complaining, really. All three kilns hitting 1300-1700 degrees will do that. In the meantime, while shedding excess water weight, I’m working on some cabs with decals, while my kiln programs are running. (Can’t wait to open them tomorrow and see how everything faired!) I …
DH and I have been empty-nesters all week, as the twins are at camp. So – I’ve spent the week in the pool (during the day – in the sunshine). And played a bit in the studio in the evenings. Here’s my coffin load, ready for slumping – and a [taboo] photo post-slumping (at 500 …
I’ve got all sorts of mixed media ideas … so now begins the trial phase. Between embossing and painting, metal and glass (stained and fused) … Wow! I’m eager to try my own spin on this print: In the meantime, I decided to frame/hang my tree of life experiment. I plan to make another – …
But the moon is getting full – and that seems to be stressing me … not that last night was bad – but I didn’t know the lunar status last night. Now I do … With the larger-than-desired condition of the moon – and the fact that I can’t sleep … we’ll do a ‘lunar …