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You ask:  What is it? I reply:  What do you want it to be? You ask: What does it mean? I reply: What do you want it to mean?

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving, 2013

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Our military in Afghanistan takes a timeout for a Happy Thanksgiving Day dinner. But they stay armed. Regardless of your political leanin...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Smokey Joe and the Boys

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More Potato Heads. Remember, these guys are just about 2-3 inches high. When I take a walk in my neighborhood I visit with Smokey Joe. ...
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Painting Birds

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The school semester is almost over and we've had to quit doing "wet" work and the kilns are crowded with last-minute work. ...
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Monday, November 18, 2013

Still Painting

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The question from Robyn at ArtPropelled was about the little paintings I'm making:  They are small canvases from Michaels, very cheap...
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Friday, November 15, 2013

The Zen of the Painting Groove

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  I've been glazing some of my Potato Head people with underglazes lately. This means that the color I put down is essentially the ...
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Monday, November 11, 2013

Remember: Veterans Day, November 11, 2013

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It's Veterans Day. You get a break from work, maybe a break from school, and lots of sales to shop at. Just remember that this is wha...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

One Potato, Two Potato

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More little Potato Head guys. I like the way the screws and nails get a beat-up look from the kiln firing. We took 3 days off and went to...
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Friday, November 1, 2013

Here's Looking At You, Kid

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He's about dinner plate size. The yellow is not what I wanted it to be, I was hoping it would be a  sort of ochre that wasn't so ...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Them Mousies

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  Love to eat them mousies... Mousies what I love to eat! Bite they little heads off, Nibble on they tiny feet!   Many thanks...
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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Potato Heads

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This Potato Head is half done, he'll get more marks and glaze eventually. These two (below) are finished. They are all about 2-3 inch...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Sad Birdies

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Look pretty good, don't they? This picture and the next two were taken by a fellow classmate, Bernie, who has a big honker of a camer...
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Widdle Birdies

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It all starts with a ball of clay. Then little birds take shape.   They look very calm and serene. But my Blog Wrangler isn...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Surprise!

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Sometimes art is what happens when your neighbor Dina surprises you with a mango. Sometimes you make test cups to see what glazes do an...
Saturday, October 5, 2013

Strange Things Happen

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No, it isn't a bat turd, it's a large object (about 4" in diameter) that arrived from Another Planet. I cleaned it up. ...
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Balitha and a New Give-Away

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This is Balitha, before she hit the kiln for the second time. And here she is, ready for her hot date, carrying her shell purse. ...
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Don Madden
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I did a job I hated for 32 years. I was very good it at. I didn't want to be a quitter so I kept doing it. Now I make art.  Now my life is good. Very good.
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