2017-08-17 - Thursday - Buildings and fawns

Thursday I was working in Rhodhiss and stopped off in Lincolnton for something to eat. While I was there I thought I would see what was happening at a now-closed company that I worked with for many years.

I was shocked to find the buildings gone when I arrived. There was once a dye house and a large warehouse on the spot where there is now just a slab of concrete. I sat for a moment and thought about all the lives that passed through those buildings and it gave me pause.

Later I noticed some fawns in the back yard. As much as I hate the damage the deer do to our yard, I loved watching the fawns. They are just so beautiful.

From the kitchen window.

Settling down.

From the dining room window I noticed that there were two of them.

Here's a short video of them waiting for sunset. I dare you not to "Awww...".

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2017-05-06 - Saturday - Lana Wilson workshop

Saturday was the first day of the Lana Wilson workshop at Clayworks. Handbuilding is not the way I usually make pots but I was very impressed with Lana's technique. She was a joy to work with and had us laughing many times with her stories.

This was my slab.

I made these two cups from it.

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2014-03-11 - Tuesday - Pushing pots

Tuesday I put some "handles" on the large pot and pushed out the sides of the slab pots.  While I had planned on carving the slabs, I find that I like them as they are.

Onward.

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2014-03-08 - Saturday - Muddy Fun

Saturday was another Muddy Fun day and we had a really fun crew.  Angela led the class and Deborah, Robin, and I helped out.

After class and a nice lunch at La Shish Kabob I made some pots.

I decided to add a slab to a crackle pot to give me a slightly thicker wall to do some carving on since the crackle pots normally get pretty thin.

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