Nov 10Introducing New VesselsI've been working on a new series of vessels, or vases if you prefer, for a while now. Shortly before the pandemic started, I had been...
Oct 28New ChaptersHow many chapters do we have in a life? And how many chapters overlap with other chapters? Is it like we're reading several books at a...
Apr 30Learning to be stimulatedLast fall I signed myself up for a 12-week jewelry casting class. It was something I had been curious about for a long while, but after a...
Jun 9, 2023What Gets MadeHow to choose what projects to spend time and effort on from my long list of ideas used to be a bit of a conundrum for me. I could choose...
Feb 1, 2023Accelerating from ZeroAs I wrote about last year at this time, January is always a period of reassessing for me. It involves rereading and writing and drawing...
Nov 13, 2022Never Not DoingWe are never not doing. And it often feels there is never enough time to do all of the doing I'd like to do. Sometimes I decide to pause...
Jun 23, 2022Firing, and Re-firingDid you know that every ceramic element I make gets fired twice? The first is a lower temperature and is called a bisque fire. When the...
Mar 30, 2022Meet My Leather Scrap BinIt's been so many years since I worked for the unique handbag company Elizabeth Powell Leather Items in New York City. I was Elizabeth's...
Jan 31, 2022Fresh StartsFor many years I have thought that the Lunar New Year which usually falls in late January or early February is a better time for us to...
Dec 8, 2021Making and GivingThe holidays for a maker and baker can be an inspired though hectic time of year. The build up is worth savoring and the excitement...