day 2.

Me and my friend Jen had a garage/studio sale...two actually. One at my studio, one at hers. Went pretty well, didn't get as many people interested in buying the work, but they were pretty into it. Which is still okay with me. I have the Etsy shop and thetinbox Etsy shop back up and running but, have decided to only ship once a week and always priority (which is pretty much my standard...and no international shipping, sorry). I have a couple more bins of work I want to sell before we move. I think it's totally possible. I unfortunately I have work and belongings all over the place, the old house, my friend's mom's and my mom's...which is where my camera and light set up is and I am not happy about. Grrrr. My cell phone my have to do for

now...

I tried to start drawing yesterday but it just didn't work. I may have to switch to sewing for a little bit (by hand since my machine is in Connecticut...my Kindle needs a new cover anyway. I don't have good luck with electronics...better to be safe.

So, this is day 2 and I'm feeling relaxed. Still have lots to get rid of at the house, but I'm feeling good. I guess it's a Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there. I don't get to see my 4-legged, Dudley today, but I'm sure he would give me some loving...and presents if he had thumbs...

Flashfilm interview.

I forgot to mention that I was interviewed by Flashfilm. Flashfilm is an online magazine from Japan that features fashion, art and interior design. There are a ton of great interviews, a bunch from some great ceramic artists (like Stepanka Horalkova and Kim Westad). Go check out my interview.

Other than that, nothing too exciting to report. I've been shipping work out like crazy. I'm taking this week off from making. I made enough work to fill and fire 2 kilns in the past 2 1/2 weeks...which is insane. I unload the last glaze firing today. Fortunately I was able to save most of the work from this last one for my Etsy shop. I haven't posted these yet, but here's a sneak peak. Also, for the past 500, 600, 700...sales on Etsy, I've given away a free item. This time I've decided to give away a free item with every order until 900 sales. 900 sales is a pretty big deal and I just want give a special thank you to more of my fabulous supporters this time around. Last month was my 2 year anniversary on Etsy. My goal is to hit 1,000 sales by the new year. That would be really awesome.

-Dudley hanging out while I pack up work...looking like Huck Finn with a leaf stem in his mouth.-

Food. Water. Food.

Today I am totally in love with these bowls, a custom order I unloaded this morning.Dog food, cat food and shared water...feel the love. Dudley's dog bowls are 2 of my favorite things I've ever made...is that weird?

Time off.

So the show was a success. Beautiful weather and way more people than any other year I've done it. I don't do too many shows. Mostly because I can't stand the packing up and setting up and packing up...routine. And I'm never quite happy with my display. This year I was okay with everything. We had to use our small car because the Outback is out of commission. So whatever we took had to fit in the car with me, Jon and Dudley. 3 tables in the trunk along with a pair of chairs, a box, a few random things. 4 bins in the back seat along with the tent, 3 shelves, some planters that I used to put the shelves on, a couple of bags of random things...That little sports car held quite a bit. So this is what I ended up with...{I'm hiding out in the back}

I wasn't quite finished setting up. Not as many levels as I would have liked, but that would not have fit in the car. I tried my best to not overload the tables. Jon's always telling me less looks better, but if you've ever seen my pots...I kind of have a problem with that less is more thing. I do think it worked though. Apparently I was one of the few that was actually selling work. And I did go home with about half as much as I brought. :)

Since the show I've pretty much been doing nothing. Isn't that great?! I decided to take the week off. Now that only means not making work. That still means taking pictures, posting work, shipping work, cleaning, organizing, computer crap. I did make some time to visit a friend, go to the gym with Jon, do some gardening outside with Dudley, clean my stove...oh wait, that wasn't fun.

I also worked on a fun custom order for some puppy dog bowls. I decided to make a plain set to post in my shop. The first set I made was for Dudley last year when he was a puppy.

His bowls have his actual paw print on the bottom...his puppy paws were so little and left black underglaze prints all over my studio floor :). I got the idea for that when I was doing a workshop with high school kids. One of the girls brought in her new baby hedgehog and was making a bowl for it. He was hanging out on the table while we were working and walked on the black underglaze lid and made little foot prints. I told her to let him walk on the inside of the bowl...it was so ridiculously cute. I made a lino stamp for my new bowls. I'm willing to do custom colors and names on these. And I don't discriminate...I'll do bowls for kitties, ferrets, hedgehogs...you name it!