mini blizzard morning

Well since I could not drive anywhere this morning due to the heavy snowfall and wind I figured it would be a good opportunity to clean the studio downstairs. Brief history of the space, it used to be my studio before I established the group studio. Over the last year it has operated as a place to make my glazes and put stuff. But as the new studio has gained popularity I have increasing need for a place to privately develop new ideas or just be able to pop in and throw something without driving to the group studio. It will also be a place for me to make glazes.

embarrassing mess!

more mess....

I took these after spending an hour going over things....yes it was even worse. But it got better. After a walk and sled to the village with the family.

We ended up at our local coffee shop Isabele's. It was warm and cozy and we had a couple of Chai's and a steamer for the little guy. We met some new folks that just moved here from Olympia WA. They have a 4 year old and a 9 month old. Lopez could use more young families so we were super happy to meet them. I liked the lamp they had on our table.

Little kitty do not eat the little birdie!

 Well.....delay as I tried......eventually I had to get back to the studio and finish what I started. I turned on some Tom Waits and it was like he was really there giving me encouraging words to help me finish my work! Thanks Tom!

super clean!

So organized!

And as a bonus for all my hard work I found an old wood fired cup from a firing a couple years ago that had somehow got shuffled into a group of seconds. Sweet!

Liner glaze is Cornwall stone

I also got a batch of glaze made up that was running low from the studio and it was much easier in a clean studio. I hope the roads are more drivable tomorrow.