first day with baked goods
this was the first day of the new sculpture session after the holiday break. it was nice to be back in the studio among artists and friends. we have two new students this session...one is an accomplished sculptor and the other is brand new to clay and working in three dimensions.
i brought the heron in to finesse the details and then set on slats to dry before firing. everyone seemed to like this latest effort. jennifer said that i'm pushing the limits of what clay can do with that long snaky neck. we'll see if it makes it through firing. i think this year i'll be looking at water birds, herons, pelicans, cormorants and the like. i started a pelican today which i'm fairly pleased with at this point. i think i'll be needing extra studio time this session. i have a lot of birds in my brain, so i need to release them and once a week is just not enough.
this was also the first day i left brni alone since his surgery almost two weeks ago. i was a bit nervous about it. it's hard to take care of someone 24/7 and then leave them, even for a mere three hours. of course, he was fine when i got home and i'm sure it was probably a relief to him not to have me hovering over him.
our friend, jack came by for a visit bearing a box of baked confections...cannoli, a lovely little fruit tart and a very chocolatey thing that found it's way on brni's dessert dish. thank you, dear jack.
i brought the heron in to finesse the details and then set on slats to dry before firing. everyone seemed to like this latest effort. jennifer said that i'm pushing the limits of what clay can do with that long snaky neck. we'll see if it makes it through firing. i think this year i'll be looking at water birds, herons, pelicans, cormorants and the like. i started a pelican today which i'm fairly pleased with at this point. i think i'll be needing extra studio time this session. i have a lot of birds in my brain, so i need to release them and once a week is just not enough.
this was also the first day i left brni alone since his surgery almost two weeks ago. i was a bit nervous about it. it's hard to take care of someone 24/7 and then leave them, even for a mere three hours. of course, he was fine when i got home and i'm sure it was probably a relief to him not to have me hovering over him.
our friend, jack came by for a visit bearing a box of baked confections...cannoli, a lovely little fruit tart and a very chocolatey thing that found it's way on brni's dessert dish. thank you, dear jack.