Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue.
Here is a little "moment" from my studio bookshelf. It is the Old and the Blue. When I arranged the items on my shelf I put my tamborine on the shelf and I liked how my Moon Goddess sat with it almost as a halo for her. The blue bottle next to her is the old item. I don't know how old, but older than I am and well, isn't that how we always judge something as being old. The tamborine is actually something that has been with me for a long time though it may not exactly be old (at least by my definition of older than me). It was a gift from my sister when I was a kid. She painted the sides of it so cute with ladybugs and my name. It's one of my treasures from my sister extraordinaire.
The Borrowed and New Category:
Golly, look at all the borrowed library books! A dozen. I have gone a little crazy lately. Some of those books I just checked out and some are on their third renewal and must be returned soon. Honestly, I know I'm not going to be able to read each one in depth. Sometimes I'll check a book out and even if I only get a chance to glance at it - at least I can determine if it is something I'll want to spend more time with later. The Making Ceramic Sculpture book in the background is from my own library. I like the composition of the photo better with the book in the back peeking over the borrowed stack.
What's new in this photo?......It's that 25 lb bag of clay. It's the clay I am using in my clay class. It's clay that is new to me. I've never used this kind before. It also high fires to what's called cone 10 in ceramic lingo. I've worked the most in low fire clay and so to work in high fire is mostly a new if not quite a completely new process for me.
So these are my little snippets from my studio this week. To see what the others are up to go to Studio Friday.
