Hello sunshine!

 Hello, sunshine!

Mark is putting together the lamps that came out of the firing and I thought that he should shoot some pictures of them before they run away to live some where else.
It is not often that I hear him say he would keep a piece out of the kiln but this lamp has him yearning to keep it.

It is a lovely lamp and I hope that the folks that ordered it will be as happy as we were when it was unloaded from the kiln.

It needed some company so Mark brought in some friends to surround it with.
We were talking about how best to photograph a lamp.
If you do them with no shade and  no light blub they just look as if something is missing. All you can look at is that bare harp just sticking out and taking the life right out of the overall look of the lamp.
Then when you add a shade and light it all seems to come together.
I think we sell more lamps when they are plugged in and turned on.

I have to get back over to the paper work that comes with a new year and the end of the past year.
Think of me.....
M

Look- we live in the south and I highly resent the weather you are sharing with us

I did go out to the studio this morning to ship out an order.
I was very, very careful as I did the half walked- half slide across the yard.
It was icy out there.
I came back and looked out the windows in the kitchen while my bread was toasting.
Hummm, looking like wintry mix again.
Bone chilling cold and ice.
Great combination for pulling up the covers.
So another day slides by as we don't load up the new kiln.
No, thank ,you,.... just can't do it.
Maybe tomorrow.
 I hear 40 degrees for tomorrow now that sounds great and warm.
 We just might get those pots in the kiln this week-end!

I will continue to take comments on the post below for the Generosity chain.
So get down there and add your name to the list.

 I plan to take advantage of the weather and do another month of books into the computer.

I also need to get some information over to Tom Starland at Carolina Arts Unleashed.
Tom has started an on line directory of NC and SC potters with events, galleries and all.
Go out and "like" his Face Book page and then go check out the site.
He is offering an active link and at a great price and that is part of my job today to get my link info to him.
Hang on Tom I am getting there!
Cheers!
M