Thoroughly spoiled by farmers market bakery cookies. I have to find a winter fix now.
Well, end of summer anyway. September is a break month. And also my favorite month of the year. :) Good weather, refreshing days.
What am I working on?
Pottery for starters. I have a bunch o’ stuff I need to finish glazing, and then I will be running the glaze kiln with that and the end-of-session studio pots. So, much goodness coming soon.
Studio accoutrements: We’re trading out some studio space by phasing out one of our clays and adding a cool new damp-box, which is just a fancy way of saving a small percentage of over-dry clay projects. I bought a new retro refrigerator for our lounge so I will be converting the old mini-fridge into my own damp-box. (I work with a sort of small-production style that gets limited by how much space I can store each phase of the project, and have been frustrated with over-flowing damp boxes).
Sprucing up another wall: Because physical labor renews my psyche.
Making wine: Because wine
Tie dyeing: Because it’s fun
Getting in shape for my other job: Because we might have our season this year
I keep a secret hidden stash (in a damp box) of little critters ready to stick on pots that seem to need them.
A mild mystery why a glaze I use changed formulas, but I don’t mind the shinier version at all.
Dropped Babies: Well, only one was actually dropped, the others just dried too fast and lost their handles or eyeballs. I can’t sell the repaired ones, so ALAS! I have to keep them. :)
On my to-do list for quite some time: Trying some new stain colors for the marbled clay vessels. Everything about clay is messy…
This is a home hobby, and NOT a part of our business, so if a bottle shows up after-hours, it is coincidental and part of my lunch bag from home. De Chaunac is a French-American northern grape variety and my first wine-vine to wine.