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24 12, 2009

Eleni’s Philoxenia (Greek)

2014-12-28T20:40:36-08:00

I parked the car about a block away from Eleni's (I was meeting Sara there for dinner), got out and tripped over about a dozen tipsy Santas coming from a rally in the park. I looked around and saw HUNDREDS of Santas, dressed in everything from red Lurex catsuits trimmed with white fur to the real, pillow-bellied deal. What in the world? As I pondered, a lady Santa ran full-tilt into me, grabbed me by the shoulders and kissed me, full on the mouth. "MISSELTOE!!!!" she hollered, and handed me a tiny candycane before running to her next victim.

Eleni’s Philoxenia (Greek)2014-12-28T20:40:36-08:00
21 12, 2009

Coat of many colors

2016-05-18T00:23:28-07:00

She didn’t tell me her name and I didn’t give her mine. She’d walked up to the bench I was sitting on at Powells Bookstore, killing time until I met a friend for dinner, and she waited until I looked up. “Are those your books? Is it OK if I move them?” She was about 50, a well-dressed blonde with [...]

Coat of many colors2016-05-18T00:23:28-07:00
20 12, 2009

The sculpture that wouldn’t die. Part III. Period.

2024-01-04T08:11:29-08:00

OK, so where are we? Oh yeah. At the end of the first firing of Triangle, this was the tally: One destroyed clay sculpture (getting it out of the mold kills it) No silicone master as a backup One spent plaster/silica mold About 8 pounds of unfused frit mixed with talc and hence garbage One giant glass donut that should [...]

The sculpture that wouldn’t die. Part III. Period.2024-01-04T08:11:29-08:00
18 12, 2009

Bloggery pettifoggery

2016-05-15T15:55:44-07:00

So I'm watching Julie and Julia, and the lead character is discussing the relationship between a blogger and her audience. "It's like there's this whole group of people who are sort of connected to me. Like, if I didn't write, they would really be upset."

Bloggery pettifoggery2016-05-15T15:55:44-07:00
17 12, 2009

The sculpture that wouldn’t die, part II (of 3)

2017-10-07T17:55:54-07:00

So...in part I, I meandered through a lot of creative angst and made this clay sculpture. Now, in part II, I pretty much wreck the heck out of it.

The sculpture that wouldn’t die, part II (of 3)2017-10-07T17:55:54-07:00
15 12, 2009

The sculpture that wouldn’t die, part I (of 3)

2017-10-07T17:55:25-07:00

Sometimes, no matter how often you destroy it, a piece refuses to go quietly. Instead, it hangs around and bugs you until, in desperation, you finish it just for the sake of peace and quiet. Triangle was one of those. Despite seven disastrous mistakes, it's finally out of the kiln. Along the way, it taught me quite a bit about what makes my work tick.

The sculpture that wouldn’t die, part I (of 3)2017-10-07T17:55:25-07:00
13 12, 2009

SHOUTing, part II

2017-10-07T17:54:53-07:00

SHOUT is a big (for me) piece, and probably the most difficult glass casting I've done to date. SHOUTing, Part I was about the problems I ran into. This post is about how I fixed them.

SHOUTing, part II2017-10-07T17:54:53-07:00
11 12, 2009

Sing-along time

2020-05-05T15:00:51-07:00

Back to glass casting later, 'cause over at Facebook we're fracturing Christmas carols, and I'm adding my share. Besides the classics ("Rudolf the Red-nosed Bandit" and "Jingle Bells but Santa Smells!") I've so far added that much-beloved "Hark the Hairy Anglos Sing." An old friend contributed "Eggplants We Have Heard on High." And I just thought of this one:

Sing-along time2020-05-05T15:00:51-07:00
7 12, 2009

SHOUTing, part I

2017-10-07T17:54:29-07:00

SHOUT's finally out of the kiln. Thank heavens. Part 1 of a 2-parter talking about how I finally got the daggone thing finished.

SHOUTing, part I2017-10-07T17:54:29-07:00
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