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American Persimmon
We found the tree last year while the fruit was still green, and watched them ripen slowly into late autumn. You know they’re ripe when they fall off the tree, at which point they are fair game for anyone (or animal) interested, so it’s difficult to gather enough for more than a taste. But aren’t […]
Two Shadows
I’m up with my baby at 3 am. Nothing traumatic, just Up. He’s awake, and someone had to be with him. I’m darn well going to have a snack when I’m up in the middle of the night, so we’re in the kitchen, one dim light on, the one above the oven. Emmett’s on the […]
Light on Leaf
These glorious days, we walk. The trees are all alight, from every angle: behind, before, beneath. I go eyes down mostly, like Mammon in Paradise Lost, but for jeweled leaves not riches; for a time I remember to gaze up at torching trees, then down again at strewn path, and so on. I talk to […]
A Bit Dusty
This past Saturday, my husband distracted the baby and I got out some clay and worked. I’ve had a lot of time to think of new ideas, and managed to sketch a few during some of my quiet sleeping-baby-holding hours. There are some things I’ve forgotten, some habits I need to re-establish. When I neatened […]
(Un)Apology
Well, I haven’t been here in a while. Hello again. A few big things have happened. (Or maybe only one; I’ve lost track.) About the time I last wrote here, we were beginning the tenderest journey.We welcomed our son in early March of this year, and it’s been a blur. Things are pretty crazy and […]
New Adornments
Well, I’ve been working hard on some new designs, and here they are! I’ve been making a lot of beads, after finding some very delicate-textured lace in an antique shop (it is seriously old and falling apart, so these may be limited edition designs!). I’ve planned on branching out into making necklaces for a while, […]
New Show, New Things, New Loves
First of all, let’s celebrate the beautiful weather that has been gracing the Midwest! Welcome, fall. Next, Windfall Arts has another gig this weekend–the Midtown Alley Street Fest! I’ll be part of the Open Air Market, selling from 10-5 on Saturday, October 1. Come if you can! (And a quick insert for those of you […]
Coming Soon . . .
Well, I officially have two days to tie up all the loose ends, finish planning my booth display, and price and pack up my pottery for the Schlafly Art Outside Alternative Art Fair! Then it’s a crazy weekend of camping out in the rain (weather.com currently says scattered thunderstorms all three days of the festival […]
Life!
I wake up this morning with my mind alive and worried about everything–tasks that I forgot to write down last night, loose-end issues I can’t deal with until the work week, the important small-business nuts and bolts I’ve been trying to take care of, the ever-present question of how I turn my pottery into a […]
Handcrafted and Homegrown 