Finally…after the holidays, cold weather,changes,killer cold, visiting relatives (always a GOOD THING)…I’m back on track.  The kiln is loaded and FIRING. . .

I think it’s just taking a few weeks break to get back on track.  Lots of reasons but most likely I just needed a break. 

Do artist’s just take time….. sometimes…..A break from clay to just get on with life and all the possibilities?  It is fear to get started?  Just a break?  loss of creativity?  Lazy?

HUmmm maybe all of the above?  All I know,is I needed a break.  Took it and now I’m back on track!  Whew!  Just a few weeks and thank goodness for the folks requesting pieces, they have been patient.  All Orders should be complete as early as Sunday!  Whew…..and My studio is clean, ready to go into 2010 . . . . . . Finally!

New Ceramic Support Spinning Bowls

For those of you that follow my blog, I thought I would give you a little update on what I’ve been working on lately.  As you can see, it’s not jewelry! 

Thanks for everyone weighing in on my bathroom wall decorations! I realized I meant to say blank wall instead of black wall, but even with my obvious need for a copy editor in the early morning, the advice I got was spot on! I purchased a couple of frames and we just need to print out the photos and see what’s going to work for us! I’ll have to post a shot when it’s done.

In the meantime, I spotted these amazing hand carved stamps from India over at Amanda James’ shop! I realized that I had a little bit of pottery sales money lingering in my paypal account…. so yup, I went ahead and bought myself a couple little presents! Can’t wait to try them out on some new pieces!

The Covert Potters Association and Amy’s Patio Cafe in Altadena invite you to Soup’s Up! on Saturday March 20th. There will be three seatings offered starting at 11:30 am then 1:00 pm and the last seating will be at 2:30 pm. All of the Covert Potters are hard at work creating beautiful bowls for the event. Amy’s will be offering three different soups in addition to thier famous zuchinni bread and french rolls. Try one, try them all, it’s all you can eat! As usual the guests will select a bowl that will then be thiers to keep to enjoy for years to come. The Covert Potters will also have additional bowls and select items available for purchase.

The cost is $35 per person in advance, $40.00 per person on the day of. Amy’s Patio Cafe is located at 900 East Altadena Dr. Altadena CA, 91001. Reserve your spot today! Click here for Soups’s Up!

The Covert Potters Association is a group of potting friends who are banding together to promote thier work. In these tough economic times we as artists need to think outside the box. The Covert Potters are thinking outside the box in for promotions. Check out the Covert Potters website

One of the nicest things about coming home from Puerto Rico was that I had convinced my landlord to (finally!) take care of a lot of the problems with our bathroom while we were gone. In fact, he hired contractors to give us a complete renovation. We got a new bathtub, sink, toilet, lights….plus they had to tear apart and repair half the wall and reconstruct the floor. I’m so happy to go in there and use it now!

Now that the renovation is almost complete (just a little more paint and a couple of tiles to go), I’m thinking about how I’m going to decorate the new black wall in there. D. suggested framing some of my black and white photos, so I’m working on some from our trip and trying to decide.

Any ideas which I might use?

A wonderful Etsy shop has been set up to raise funds for the Doctors Without Borders relief effort in Haiti.  Please take a few moments to visit this shop.

Thank you!

If you are like me, you are completely heartbroken by the recent disaster in Haiti.

You are probably hearing requests for donations from every direction, as well. But if you still are looking for a place where your contribution is really going to mean a lot, please check out Partners in Health. They have been providing health care clinics to the poor in Haiti for a long time, they already have doctors on the ground there and (of course) they have been overwhelmed by dire need for assistance this week.

On a more personal note, I have a friend who works for PIH, who is at a clinic in Nepal but is working tirelessly to try to help coordinate the response in Haiti by email and phone. He asked me to please pass along this information to anyone I could!

Wow, a landmark 100 sales! I don’t even know what to say about this, expect to thank everyone who has been so supportive of my business!

This calls for….more pictures of beautiful tropical beaches! (Wish I was back there…)