Rained Out

Today was the first day of a three-day craft show in my hometown, and of course, it poured all morning and into the afternoon. When the rain let up a little, I ventured out and set up my booth, put together my display furniture, unloaded my pottery, then zipped up the sides and went home. [...]

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A Rainy Day

I’m not quite sure what it’s doing in other parts of the country, but if you live in Massachusetts, you know first hand that we’ve only had about 4 sunny days the entire month of June. Negatives: The kids are getting restless, the air is damp and musty, the bed sheets feel clammy, the flowers [...]

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Custom Mug

This is a porcelain mug I made especially for my 14-year-old daughter. Mint green and pink are two of her favorite colors, and the carved out feet, polka dots and swirls add a whimsy and playfulness that I still see in her, even though in many ways, she’s not a kid anymore. Children grow up [...]

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Cruising

As promised, here are a few photos from the cruise my family took during the Christmas holiday in the Caribbean. The first photo is from Cococay, an island that the cruise line owns. Sounds like the ultimate tourist trap, but it was a beautiful place, small and low key, with crystal clear water and pure [...]

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Happy (Belated) Holidays

I’m playing catch-up today after just getting back from a 7-day cruise in the Caribbean. My parents decided to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary by taking us (meaning my family and my brother and sister’s) on quite the trip of a lifetime over Christmas vacation. Once I get organized, I’ll post some highlights. The photo [...]

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My Students’ Work

I’ve been sharing my studio space with two 8th grade girls (friends of my daughter’s who expressed an interest in clay), one night a week for the past couple of months. They’ve been learning how to throw on the wheel, hand-build with slabs, work with textures, stamps, molds, and anything else they can find [...]

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To Oregon and Back

Well, we’ve gone and come back from Oregon already – too short of a trip and not enough of a visit with my family – just 3 days with them that flew by so fast, I can hardly believe we were there. The rest of the vacation was spent in Bend with my husband’s side [...]

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Happy Father’s Day

My husband and our eldest daughter when she was 3 – one of the most patient, gentle and loving fathers I know.

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Oregon

We’re making the trip to Oregon in July to see my family which reminded me of the following journal entry that I wrote 4 years ago while we were visiting out there. I haven’t posted a journal entry for some time and this one is quite long, but if you’re interested in reading more, they [...]

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My Girls

I don’t post much about my children – mostly because they would raise quite a protest if they caught wind of their mother bragging about them on the internet – but I do indeed have two girls who are as different in personalities as they are in skin tone and hair color. One takes [...]

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