Quilts

This first quilt is in front of our Christmas tree- the tree has White house ornaments except one of Jeff Gordon. It is a Autumn bargello. Zach liked it so much I made one for him too.


This is my favorite quilt I designed. It is called "Africa." The center symbolized water, with the desert and sky surrounding it. The symbols in the corners are Ghanan symbols for peace, love, wisdom and kindness. These are machine quilted by me.

more pots

Wanted to post this little collection that I finished the last few weeks. We are figuring out where I can fit a kiln in the house so I can fire my own things. I am enjoying myself immensely.

Raku day

Today we fired some pots outside in gas kilns. I am very pleased with mine. At our house we have gotten quite a bit of snow, but in Syracuse they only had a few inches. The lake effect machine has been turned on!

Washington DC

Here are Josh, Kate and Laura at Mile 26 of the Marine Corp Marathon. We had a great time in Washington DC. I never realized how much fun it was to track the racers. They were real troopers and finished the race.

We also went to the National Cathedral, but the best part of the weekend was the company.

Pumpkins

Today we went to Cooperstown. Every year they have a giant pumpkins weigh-off. The winning pumpkin was over a thousand pounds. The picture is the regatta, where they hollow out big pumpkins and people row them in a race. I am not making any of this up.

We first heard of this in a PBS special "Lords of the Gourd." As you can see in the background the leaves were approaching peak fall color. It was a beautiful drive except for the house we drove by with a sign "Jesus or hell- you choose." I hope the house next door to them goes up for sale so I can move in.

Fall inspirations

The leaves are starting to turn, so it's time to focus on indoor projects and put the gardens to bed. I'll be designing a series of quilted Christmas presents and learning new hand building techniques while improving my throwing skills.
The pots above were fired in the Labor Day wood kiln firing. They are wheel thrown, altered and hand carved. The variations in color and patina depended on where they were in the kiln, which held hundreds of pots and was fired over two and a half days. Check out the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVVupIeOr2Q