ITALIAN INSPIRATION: STRUCTURES,etc.

ITALIAN INSPIRATION: Texture...

WALLS....

DOORS of TUSCANY

We are back from Italy!!!!

I have quite a few photo entries to follow!!!!
Our FAMILY:

ITALY vs. Kiln Repair

So... we are off to Italy Friday...
Very excited!!!!
Florence! San Gimignano! Milan!
BUT...I need to replace my elements...
So THIS is what my brain is doing:

ITALY?













Kiln?


















ITALY?














Kiln?



















ITALY?














Kiln?



















Well...instead of getting that kiln element replacement done...
I packed and planned and researched...
Perhaps tomorrow...
BUT in the MEANTIME...
If you have any suggestions for our trip...
I may be willing to get sidetracked again tomorrow...
Caio!

GETTIN' HOT IN HEY-AHHHHH!

OUCH.
HOT here, already.
AND my kiln made it to 2099 and just errored out...
YEPPERS, I believe I've got some EXCHANGIN' to do...
ELEMENTS that is...
WELL... at least I have my health...(knock on wood...poo poo poo....very superstitious...)

SO the kids had school close unexpectedly at 1pm...
AND it will close at 1 pm tomorrow too...
EVIDENTLY there is not enough air conditioned spaces for these growing rug rats...
SO... they came home.
AND went in the river:
FRICK AND FRACK:




















SO I took one look at puppy Chai...
AND I went in too... all the way in... and she came in too.. and swam...



















NO photos of us in the water...
BECAUSE I left my phone where it would be safe from the water...
WHILE I was drying her off and showering, I rested it in the garage on the hood of my husband's car...
HOWEVER, he failed to tell me he was going to take off for a meeting...
IN his car.
SO... I called him in a panic( about a mile after he left...)
THEN we both searched for the phone.
AND FOUND IT.
BUT this is what it looked like:















SADLY, It needs to be replaced.
HAPPILY, I will be using the insurance I pay for every month
BUT, I believe they will not insure me anymore because that is 2 phones in about 6 months.
BUT, I HAVE MY HEALTH. (knock on wood...poo poo poo....very superstitious...

MEANWHILE..
THESE are the latest in the studio:










NOW I am working with Standard's Brooklyn RED.
LOVE it.
MESSIEST CLAY EVAH...
BUT, I do love it... more photos to follow...
AND
I sold a few things the past few days...
EVERYONE IGNORED my sale...
OH WELL.

ADDITIONALLY...
I made the top 50 ceramic blogs from this cool chick's LIST!

ALL of my faves are there...
COOLIO.
HELPS beat the heat.

20% off Sale 2 days only!!!

20% off
6/4 Today(sat) and 6/5 Tomorrow(sun) only!
Coupon: EARLYJUNE20
In my ETSY SHOP!

Just in the mood...

Black Walnut.

Trying this out...basically working with it so far looks like I have spray tanned my HANDS! But... it promises to to be a great dark brown/blackish cone 6 clay in oxidation with NO Manganese... and it costs a FORTUNE. and it has to be SHIPPED... but... we shall see...It seems to throw well...

(*jumping back in here because I spoke to a supplier out of philly and evidently it is very hard to get this clay...
SO if anyone out there has suggestions for a chocolate brown(and/or speckled)WITH OUT MANGANESE....I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to know about it...)

AND... remember my tea bowl for the Kansas City show(look right for details...)





















It sold from the online photo ... and the show opens next month!
Pretty cool.

Happy Memorial Day weekend.
Thank you to all of those fine men and women who commit to protecting us from evil.
Actually feels like summer here in NEW JERSEY!!!
May even walk over to the beach this weekend with my hands that look like they have a spray tan...

Did someone say SALE??????

WELL...
I am giving 10% off at MY ETSY SHOP
Use COUPON CODE: MOVINGON
EXPIRES 5/25 Wednesday....
I try not to do this a lot (because, frankly it is usually just a matter of time until a pot find's it's proper home..
BUT I am feeling generous...AND I need to make room for my NEW, DIFFERENT body of work!