shell game
Ask anyone who has ever challenged me to a target shooting contest and they will agree that I am a crack shot….. and most certainly, a crack pot. I can pick off soda cans from a cheer-leader style pyramid with the accuracy of a navy seal sniper. Moving targets are a different story. I want…
Read Moreshades of grey
I see everything in shades of grey, nope, I’m not color blind. It’s just that there is no black & white. My eyes see many shades of what can be classified as “right or wrong“, what’s “fair” what’s “beautiful”, what’s “normal“. Does that make me a Liberal? Leftist? Wackadoodle? Or, kind, compassionate, generous, normal? I’m…
Read MoreEarly American Life Directory
For the past three years, my work has been chosen for the Early American Life Directory of Traditional American Crafts! Look for my special line of Early-American themed quilts created for the directory. “Inclusion in the Directory of Traditional American Crafts is an honor bestowed on a handful of artisans who work in traditional media,…
Read MoreI <3 (that's a heart) Upstate NY
Last weekend I traveled to Corning, in the Finger Lakes region of New York, for my High School Reunion. Which one is really not of any relevance, nor is that important. It was more fun & interesting than I had expected. Apparently there are many hilarious moments that I am the only one to have…
Read MorePie
I don’t know when I became a farmer, but I was born a hunter-gatherer…. well at least a gatherer. I have attempted to plant & grow things since I was little & today I have a small vegetable garden, berry bushes, grape vines, and a few fruit tress. On the to do list for today were: berries…
Read MoreWhy did the chicken cross the border?
Sandy created beautiful chicken tiles and then broke them on purpose! She carefully wrapped them and packaged them to carry across the border to her large mosaic outdoor project in the mountains of mexico.
Read MoreFor Two Days I Had a Cat
For two days I had a cat. He is a Callejero, a man of the streets, he comes & goes as he pleases and it pleased him to stay with me for two days. I saw him outside my window so I “meowed” at him, much to my surprise, he stopped & mewed back at…
Read MorePreventing Cracks and Explosions
Cracking in water based clay can be caused by any one of a number of issues, but usually involves one or more of these conditions: * If there is a rigid armature inside that doesn’t collapse while the piece is drying, then the clay will crack around the armature. Solution is to not have an armature inside,…
Read MoreI Hate Doing Jobs that Un-do Themselves
I hate doing jobs that un-do themselves. Weeding, laundry, loading & unloading the dishwasher are a few good expamples of what I am talking about. Surely the satisfaction of a job well done should last longer than a nano second. I have heard tell that there are people who actually enjoy these tedious, thankless,…
Read MoreTrue Confessions of an Airhead
I forget things & I lose stuff. Eventhough I can’t remember things, I hate the bother of writing them down. Those notes just accumulate in huge piles that eventually get lost. I don’t answer my phone & I hate returning messages. Sometimes this is a problem, but most often not. I try to get things…
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