tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77351394323405995092024-02-07T06:15:48.263-08:00creating something beautiful...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735139432340599509.post-43035911889364596982010-02-04T04:24:00.000-08:002010-02-04T04:24:59.924-08:00January pieces...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDaHjYMjGk9JzCKvnJcTjpMe4EtaSgu0U9RXX2yi2EVToIds9eK8KdDQlWurq3T4tM5DM7hwH4CTvjAInHamihdYuVUlDBT6rR1MKB0CF1H5X3N910VaTMbiXU3T5HLuSx5pMETGl_J4/s1600-h/P1050489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDaHjYMjGk9JzCKvnJcTjpMe4EtaSgu0U9RXX2yi2EVToIds9eK8KdDQlWurq3T4tM5DM7hwH4CTvjAInHamihdYuVUlDBT6rR1MKB0CF1H5X3N910VaTMbiXU3T5HLuSx5pMETGl_J4/s320/P1050489.JPG" /></a></div>I'm not sure what we've been doing in January but we were quite busy going to Egypt and ... well I can't remember right now but here are the nicer pieces. I'm still feeling VERY rusty but I'm sure this will pass soon enough!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're not finished or fired yet so hopefully they make it through ok!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735139432340599509.post-33942956773879896182009-12-21T03:39:00.000-08:002009-12-21T03:39:34.127-08:00My new studio in Gloucester<div style="text-align: center;">I finally started working again and though I feel a little rusty I'm really enjoying it <br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735139432340599509.post-69326247014243925682009-12-21T03:30:00.000-08:002009-12-21T03:30:25.112-08:00something new... Porcelain!<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYnTuOSYImTTo79fk4DqagJFE_Q5i5eH7eZ58294bCxyE1Fo49BoP4btrYokscNFfAQ47wUaYxj3czlgqghzFP7lDM6bS1OCZYdvMKd1QfOo_YCu1kUOLHGQ3wMItT8zZ6FE3B5_LNoM/s1600-h/P1030879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYnTuOSYImTTo79fk4DqagJFE_Q5i5eH7eZ58294bCxyE1Fo49BoP4btrYokscNFfAQ47wUaYxj3czlgqghzFP7lDM6bS1OCZYdvMKd1QfOo_YCu1kUOLHGQ3wMItT8zZ6FE3B5_LNoM/s320/P1030879.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the first piece that I made in Sam's studio and I still love it! Note Sam peeking out from behind it...<br />
This is the moment I finished it...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and as I look at it every day...<br />
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