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Delayed
2012-01-12 06:07:00 I swung by the guild on Monday to clean. It is a bit cruel that I haven’t been taking advantage of the guild’s studio space, yet since we’re a co-op, I’m still required to clean about every 4 months or so. I know – who’s fault is that? No need to rub it in. Anyway…while ...
Re-entry is Rough
2012-01-07 16:29:00 Roughly 3 weeks ago, I swung by the Colorado Potters Guild to pick up 25# of clay in anticipation of a clay reboot during my winter break between semesters. Alas…the clay is still sitting in the mudroom unopened, chastising me for being such a procrastinating wuss. The truth is, I feel rusty and a little ... More About: Motivation
Happy 2012!
2012-01-04 19:16:00 Yay – it’s a new year! Like many other people, I welcome the new year as a time to take advantage of a semi-fresh start to make resolutions and to rekindle flames that may have dimmed a bit over the past year (or several).While one could argue that simply flipping the pages of a calendar ... More About: Life in General , Happy
Salida, CO Art Symposium 2011
2011-04-29 17:29:00 Habitat, Symbol & Art Excerpted from the Colorado Art Ranch website: “Colorado Art Ranch?s eighth Artposium, ?Dwellings: Habitat, Symbol & Art,? will construct?and deconstruct? the meaning of home. The weekend event will explore how a house is not merely a shelter, but a source of identity, a symbol of family and heritage, and, ideally, a ...
I?m Borrredddd!
2011-01-17 18:23:00 I guess that means that it’s time for me to go back to school. It’s been a good break, albeit a bit long and I still didn’t get everything accomplished that I wanted to in the past 5 weeks. My break has been punctuated by family visits, holidays, fun and then in the last week, ... More About: Community
Boys?
2010-10-28 04:15:00 I picked my daughter up at the bus stop today and we started talking about boys. Mainly about boys (or girls) that she may like someday. **awkward pause** I was on a mission, after all to go grocery shopping and find a new coffee maker for the one that had gone on the fritz before ...
Happy July!
2010-07-08 16:58:00 Flower Trio by Jasmine Not so much happening here in Denver the last week except for gardening and my plants class. Â In that vein, I decided to share a painting my daughter created in early June at the Art Student’s League of Denver. Â We finally started renovating the exterior of our house – photos to come later. Â Nothing crazy or anything since we’ve decided to move next year after we’ve completed our 2 year residency stay. Â I would have like to go crazy and implemented a more water thrifty garden design, but alas I’m working with what I have and have a tight budget. Meanwhile, I need to finish my take home Plants midterm right now…only three weeks left till I can enjoy a real summer vacation before the fall semester begins. Hope everyone’s summer is splendid! More About: Happy
My Blog on Hold
2009-11-14 18:39:00 Hello everyone - This is a short note to say that I am alive and well but am busier than expected after returning to school in August to finish a masters in landscape architecture. Needless to say, all clay activities are but a memory while I tend to school, being a mom and supportive partner to ... More About: Life in General , Blog
Three Cups of Tea
2009-09-21 22:41:00 Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson I’m very jealous – Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea visited my daughter’s school today. Â Parents received a special email saying – “Don’t bother showing up, this is for students only.” Â Arghhhh. Â This is definitely one school assembly I would have loved attending. Â Oh well…I did have the pleasure of helping my daughter craft questions for the author because her class was going to get a special audience with him. Â I’m not sure she chose any of my questions or not which were all about the schools that his work has funded – hers were more along the lines of, “What does yak milk taste like?” Greg Mortenson sounds like an inspiring person who turned a negative into an opportunity. Â His mission: to “promote peace one school at a time.” Â Even my shopping loving 11 year old daughter is moved and that says a lot – she has started reading Three Cups ...
Adding an Opt-in Email Sign Up Form to Facebook Page
2009-09-15 18:58:00 Hello everyone – happy new week (sort of since it’s already Tuesday)! Between being a mom, going back to school and moving, I don’t seem to have enough time in the day to do everything that I want to do. Oh why, oh why do we need to sleep at all? It seems so ... More About: Email , Page , Facebook , Sign , Form
Bring on the Heat!
2009-09-07 16:43:00 But it’s one step closer to making pottery. In my last post, or even one before that, I mentioned that I wanted to get my hands muddy again. Needless to say, clay is the last thing on my mind right now because I’m feeling a bit swamped with school obligations, being a mom and also ... More About: Life in General , Heat
Week 2 in New House & School
2009-08-30 15:25:00 It’s been almost a full 2 weeks now since we moved into the new house which is still undergoing renovation construction. Needless to say, it’s a challenge to live without kitchen facilities – but we are oh so close. We now have counter tops, a sink with faucet, lights and our appliances will be delivered ... More About: House , School , New House , Week
Oh so tired?
2009-08-22 17:01:00 House Update: We have survived the move & the first week (technically it will be 1 week on Monday) in the new house and I am whipped – hence the lack of posts or visits from me. Construction inside the house is still ongoing which is challenging to live through to say the least, but ... More About: Life in General , So Tired , Tired
I have the hiccups
2009-03-03 15:38:00 As with so many things in my life, when I find a new interest (obsession), many other things fall by the way side until I get a grip on whatever it is I’m into. In this case, I havent’ posted in my blog for 5 days because I’ve been wrestling with ubuntu - a linux ...
It Takes a Village?
2009-02-27 05:10:00 to forgive my kiln over-firing debacle from last Monday - the kids took it well. It may have helped that I promised to make them each a special “I’m sorry” cup to make amends. It was a good learning moment for them - firing a kiln is still a mystery for them - how hot ... More About: Village
Ceramic Laser Toner Decal Success
2009-02-22 17:39:00 This is one of those processes that I have been dying to try, I don’t know why I didn’t do this earlier. I think it may be because it seemed so complicated and to be honest, it required the purchase of a laser printer. This bowl has been waiting ever so patiently on a shelf ... More About: Laser , Success , Toner
Ceramic Jewelry Box Part 3 & News
2009-02-20 15:02:00 This is the continuation of part 1 and part 2 of a custom project that I am making for Texas based artist, Jean. It’s always a pleasure and an honor when another creative person commissions pottery from me - Thanks Jean! My original plans for today did not call for posting part 3 of this ongoing ... More About: News , Jewelry , Part , Part 3
Ceramic Jewelry Box Part 2
2009-02-19 20:07:00 This is a continuation of yesterday’s post highlighting the construction of a custom 2 level ceramic jewelry for Jean. As I mentioned yesterday, I don’t normally enjoy custom orders because it feels too much like homework, but I had already been thinking of making this project before Jean asked - good timing. I ... More About: Jewelry , Part
Ceramic Jewelry Box
2009-02-18 18:44:00 I don’t know why I haven’t done this before, but I finally broke away from the square! The idea came to me in a dream - okay, maybe not a dream but a lucid day dream. Then, unexpectedly, I received an email from super talented Texas painter, Jean Levert Hood, who was interested in a ... More About: Jewelry
Miscellany Pottery and Food Chopper
2009-02-16 18:48:00 I’ve been making a little bit of pottery here and there, but not any type of production work per se. Mostly, I’m making a few forms to test fire ceramic decals. Hence, these forms have very limited ornamentation because that will come later after glazing. I pulled the handles for these mugs which proved trying ... More About: Food , Life in General , Miscellany , Chopper , Pottery
Happy Valentine?s Day
2009-02-14 19:13:00 Sending some ? everyone’s way! xo, Cynthia More About: Valentine , Happy
Hungry?
2009-02-13 06:06:00 As part of my clay class, I offer a snack since the class starts right after the last school bell rings at 3:00pm. Despite feeding the kids and based on the projects shown today, I’m inclined to think that the kids are starving…. One of my students always makes food out of clay - and ... More About: Hungry
Colorado Potters Guild Website is Finished
2009-01-24 22:39:00 WHEW, and let me just let out one more extended audible wheeewwwwwwwwwwww for my own benefit. I finally finished the Colorado Potters Guild website today - what a relief! I feel like I can finally get on with my life and I’m sure my family will be happier too since I will no longer be ... More About: Website
Solar Heat Collector Part Deux
2009-01-22 05:04:00 It’s science fair week at my daughter’s school and when she came up empty in regards to what she wanted to try making back in December, I suggested something close to my heart - solar energy. Yes - I was being just a little bit selfish when I suggested making a solar heat collector, but ... More About: Solar , Heat , Part , Collector
Walk Write Like An Egyptian Clay Lesson
2009-01-15 18:40:00 My Cartouche Cartouche generated by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology website. Now that school is back in session for my daughter and a routine [of sorts] has once again been established after winter break, I have started teaching another session of my after school clay class. I don’t repeat lessons often, except for ... More About: Write , Lesson , Walk , Clay , Egyptian
Walk Write Like An Egyptian Clay Lesson
2009-01-15 18:40:00 My Cartouche Cartouche generated by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology website. Now that school is back in session for my daughter and a routine [of sorts] has once again been established after winter break, I have started teaching another session of my after school clay class. I don’t repeat lessons often, except for ... More About: Write , Lesson , Walk , Clay , Egyptian
Wordpress Plug-ins I?m Currently Using
2009-01-12 19:35:00 “Plug -ins extend what WordPress can do by adding new functionality and features with minimal effort on your part” writes Scott McNulty in Building a Wordpress Blog People Want to Read. If you’re new to Wordpress, I highly recommend picking this book up! It’s short and and gets to the meat of using WordPress succinctly. Plug-ins are ... More About: Plugins
Word for 2009
2009-01-08 17:16:00 Forgive me blogging brethren, for it has been seven days since my last post. I have been on a mission to finish working on my website and the Colorado Potters Guild website. So much of the work has gone on behind the scenes and isn’t really visible (I’ll share later). I also haven’t posted because ... More About: Word , Goals
Happy New Year!
2009-01-01 01:23:00 See ya next year, ~Cynthia More About: New Year , Life in General , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Happy Holidays
More articles from this author:2008-12-24 16:57:00 Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkha, Kwanza Greetings & Happy Festivus! That should just about cover it all… Hope you, your families and Friends have a peaceful holiday season, Cynthia More About: Holidays , Happy Holidays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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