My Space

Out of every one in the family I think I consume the most personal as in keep out no kids allowed space in the house. I'm pretty lucky hubby is so patient. Upstairs over looking the back yard where the kids play is a bright open sun room, in there I have my all my sewing and paper crafts. I love being in there I can watch the kids outside and create at the same time.  It is so peaceful . . . until it is intrupted by a screaming kiddo lol. 

Down stair in the dungeon, err I mean basement I have my pottery studio, it is maybe a year old, I love the space I hate where it is located it needs so much more lighting too. If you know about clay you know silica, the main ingredient of clay can float in the air for hours so having it in the house at all means lots of cleaning and since it is not where the kids play I feel better about having it my home at all. It being in my home is also part of the reason I don't mix my own glazes. 

Kiln opening

I opened a completed glaze firing this past week. I always feel like a kid on Christmas Eve waiting for my kiln to cool off enough to open. I'm still new and unfamiliar with all the glazes I have and actually owning and firing everything my self so it is still a big surprise for me to open. All of my past openings have been met with about 50% disappointment even when I do follow the test tiles I made and don't experiment I ruin a lot of my pots by glazing them.  The good thing about those past openings was that for there was 100% learning so finally I opened and . . . I'm happy :) 

Cuteness

My husband and I were sitting next to one another talking when our three year old trotted up to us, at first she said nothing but grabbed use both by our head, turned our faces to one another and smushed us together saying "now it is time for you to kiss" with out protest we accommodated her demand and kissed each other to which she encouraged "theeeere you go guys, good job, that's how you do it" she patted us on our heads and trotted off.