Before and After

It was a super busy week for me. I have been rushing to get things ready for the Sneak Peek and Grand Opening. I have not been getting much sleep and I was feeling a little cranky. Yesterday, after two hours of sleep and a morning working in the studio, I headed to the KC Clay Guild to teach a kids class. On the way to class, I stopped by Stuff for a visit. I happened to be there just in time to eaves drop on a couple of women discussing how pretty, and unusual my work is. I don't know if they bought anything, but it sure made me feel good.

When I got to class, I had the sweetest bunch of girls ever. There was an adorable 6 year old who told me she was making abstract art. And she was right, it was abstract; an assortment of little pinch pots attached to a textured slab base. It looked a bit like something from a coral reef. Another girl, about 11, worked intently the whole class time and created an army of imaginary, winged sea creatures. Another group made remote controls, a bowl of cherries, caterpillars, castles, trees, flowers and pancakes with dripping butter. Such creativity!

Last night I finally got a good night's sleep, so I accomplished a lot today. Here is the "before and after" of the trays I carved. It was great to be in the studio with Kim, Carolyn, George and Tara. The creative energy is on overdrive around there! This evening, after my day of clay, I finally got my newletter sent out. If you are interested, you can check it out here http://eepurl.com/eFVF-/ . Tomorrow it is back to the studio for more carving, followed by a glaze-athon.