life in the high desert

I have been a little preoccupied with the birth of first grandchild . She was born November 12 at 1:20 am Hell yea ! So now that I am thoroughly wrapped around her finger I can get back to a little pottery Here is a chatter pattern I am very pleased with that I did yesterday

Here’s a little bit of what I’ve been up to lately . Raku, Raku, Raku .

So, I have been out of the loop for a little while , January brought me a diagnosis of colon cancer , I week later I was in surgery , and am tested clean . Giving the intestines time to heal , and then reversal surgery in April , and another six weeks of recovery . Anyway , Fuck cancer. I was out doing a Raku firing today of some things I was working on before surgery . Sunday I actually threw some 5 # balls of clay

So, I don’t know what you did today , knowing there was winter weather coming , i fired up the Raku kiln . This is the successful piece from the fire .

A dynamic duo from the Raku kiln Saturday morning

lol!

A great platter from the Raku kiln this morning

More from the Raku kiln

I have been unsupervised and home alone for the past week. Here are some of pieces from the Raku kiln today and the past week

A little different direction for me , fresh from the Raku kiln this morning

More Raku , as I try to get caught up with all the pots laying around waiting to be fired .

Raku fired my first sculpted piece . The style is inspired by a awesome potter by the name of Jennifer McCurdy.check out her video on you tube