Up to old tricks

 Yesterday was the last day we had to get the kiln loaded and fired in time for the show this weekend.

It was cold yesterday, with no wind, that made it easier to get it all loaded. We both added a extra layer or two. Mark checked the weather for today and did not like the forecast of wind and thunderstorms. With the no winds to continue overnight, Mark decided that this would be a good time to light up the kiln and pull an all nighter.
He just rolled in to bed as I rolled out . I am off to work this morning as he sleeps.

Here is the kiln load--------back

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front---------------------------------


















Tree---------

Unloading coming up in a few days.
M

Where are you going now?

There is something going on with all my blogging friends.
 It seems that many of us are feeling the late summer blues. Those blues that come after a summer of too much heat, too much rain and, well, too much heat plus rain that equals high 100 % humidity.
It seems we are all thinking about what we can do different in our lives.
 Is there something we can do to shake up our little world in the clay department?

 The brain loves a challenge and may times when all is going right (?) then our brains look for something else to do. Excuse me, it says I am going to wander off over here and see what kind of trouble I can either get into or cause.

Wait, wait, just wait a minute buddy. Don't you know we are clipping along at a nice steady pace and things are going well? Don't you know if you go around that corner there are demons who will suck out the thoughts and replace them with - Oh, No!...too late.

We need to trail off after the brain hanging on for dear life in hopes that it will come to it's senses and turn back from the evil forest of never- never land.
Come back you call.......
Never! It says and it sets sail for uncharted territories.

I love it better when this is happening to other people and I can just waltz along doing my same dance.
But, no, and really this is simple compared to others.
I had to go back and play with some jewelry pieces.
I had quit doing these this past year, tossing back all scraps and not letting myself make these pain in the rear small things.
I mean, really, I throw for a living.

What is it about these small works that call me to spend hours working on them.
And, then I don't know where to go with them.
I am not schooled in jewelry making and find that really I want to be done with these.
Here is what I hope.
I hope I can find some jewelry makers who would be interested in parts.
Parts I have.
If you want parts get in touch with me.
Otherwise I just spend hours going through them thinking of all the possibilities.
That is where I get stuck.  

I really need to get back to throwing.
It is the season to get those Christmas pots made.
So, what has you these you these days.
Or is your brain behaving it's self, staying in like it should and not wandering off.
If so- Good! But maybe your brain could give mine a talking to.

M