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Jewelry: Sculptor lapel pin, ceramic with beads and copper wire by Tammy Vitale
Here’s the sculptor" pin I lost the other day. I put it face down in the studio and only ran across it because slowly but surely I am cleaning up and opening out the studio floor space. And there it was.
I have moved work tables around and have access to my plaster bat again – where you work clay that is too wet. Mostly used for throwing but I’ve lent my wheel to a local non-profit art center to use, so I really haven’t much needed it. But it’s nice to be able to get to it again.
I made two torsos today, worked on goddess lore for Sacred, and got the Sacred sit set up so that the page comes up as the home page now – which, if you read yesterday’s post, I hadn’t figured out by then. Bless Typepad for their helpful staff!
Ei over at "You May Say I’m a Dreamer…" tagged me for 7 random things. I’ve done this many times here, but I so loved the random things she listed that I thought I would try listing 7 things in the same spirit.
1. Up until my Mom died when I was 29, every year I got vanilla baby pudding in my Christmas stocking because I loved it so. Dad kept the tradition up until I was in my 30s.
2. I have a small pond in my backyard (human made) that has 15 goldfish and many frogs – who are still not in hibernation this year (!) – that gives me a great deal of pleasure all year long.
3. I just shared a cookie recipe with my daughter that I got from a long deceased aunt – and I love the way it felt to pass along.
4. I have a huge Christmas cactus that last year bloomed from October through April (not one bloom this year) that has grown from a tiny sprig my Mom started when I was 8 years old.
5. I have posted over 400 blogs since April of 2006 when I started blogging for real (I don’t count MySpace – that was a trial run, although I posted both places for a very long time).
6. I believe in magic and pixies and dragons and things that go bump in the night. I spend a lot of time making supplications to kiln imps.
7. My favorite color is yellow, my favorite flower is the daffodil and my favorite car that I ever owned was a 1966 hard/soft top corvette that I wish I still had.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
thought for the day: You do not have to be good/You do not have to walk on your knees/for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting./You only have to let the soft animal of your body/love what it loves./…Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain/are moving across the landscapes…/Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,/the world offers itself to your imagination,/calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting-/over and over announcing your place in the family of things. Mary Oliver
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November 22nd, 2007 at 1:06 am
enjoyed your seven things. how sweet was that of your mom to put that in your stocking… My blog started in october 2005; it seems like a very long time doesn't it?
oh – and i like the new look of your blog. it loads so much faster now. makes me thinking of loosing the third column to do the same
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:55 am
Love the pin, and your 7 random things. What sweet memories – sometimes it's those little things that mean the most. I treasure the recipes my mom and grandma passed down to me. I wonder how many generations the recipes will carry on, for…they are the true family gems, I think.
I hope the kiln imps are kind to you.
Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving, Tammy~xOxO
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:09 am
I'm thankful that you started and maintain your blog — you're an inspiration and I feel like I'm right there along with your journey as you 'go for the gusto' this coming year. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:48 am
Like thos facts!:) I like you and your blog and the way you always are honest with yourself and your ongoing aspirations and inspirations… Happy Thanksgiving to you!
November 22nd, 2007 at 12:05 pm
im thankful i found your blog as well. your seven things are delightful. and the mary oliver poem is perfect timing. have a great weekend!
~sue o'kieffe
November 22nd, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Beautiful pen. Have a great Thanksgiving.
November 26th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Cool list! I want the cookie recipe! I owe a huge debt of gratitude to you. It was through your blog that I found many wonderful artists/writers/friends in the blogging world. Also, you inspire me in a BIG WAY! And how wonderful to have connected with you live and in-person!
December 3rd, 2007 at 9:08 pm
How beautiful that lapel pin is. The ones I design are mainly commercial, not artistic.
How do you do it? Keep up with so many things.
I wish I could have that determination and discipline.
You might have just inspired me.