How is it the end of April? I feel like I blinked and the month is now over. I did something with this kiln that I had never done before - I started to load it and then just ran out of time. It was 2 weeks before I could come back and glaze again so by the time I ran it, I had actually forgotten what all was in there. There's some really fun items in here.

Alien mugs and tree of life spoon rests in new colors which is fun. My test mugs using my mugg pluggs have come out. I really like the shape and feel of these. I need to remember to see how many ounces they hold.

Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Clayscapes Cobblestone and Lake Blue brushed Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Jack o Lantern, Sunkissed, Just Froggy, 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Clayscapes Cobblestone and Lake Blue brushed Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Jack o Lantern, Sunkissed,
Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Clayscapes Cobblestone and Lake Blue brushed Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Jack o Lantern, Sunkissed,	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Inside and Rim: Mayco Green Opal x3 Mayco Sour Apple, Tuxedo, Cotton Tail, Silver Lining, Carribean Blue, MelonCholy 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Inside and Rim: Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Night Moth x2 Mayco Sour Apple, Tuxedo, Cotton Tail, Silver Lining, Carribean Blue, MelonCholy 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Rim: Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Night Moth x2 Mayco Sour Apple, Tuxedo, Cotton Tail, Silver Lining, Carribean Blue, MelonCholy 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Inside and Rim Kentucky Mudworks Dragon's Breath x3 Handle ???
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Inside and Rim: Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Night Moth x2 Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Inside and Rim: Laguna Power Turqouise x2 Night Moth x2 Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Inside and Rim: Mayco Eggplant x3 Night Moth x2 Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Inside and Rim: Kentucky Mudworks Blue Suede Shoes x3 Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Left: Kentucky Mudworks Andromeda x2 Right: Kentucky Mudworks Jade Moss x2	Laguna 60 Left: Spectrum Floating Turquoise x2 Mayco Light Flux Rim Right: Spectrum Bougainvillea x2 Mayco Light Flux Rim
Laguna 60 Amaco Storm x3	Laguna 60 Spectrum Shallot x2
Laguna 60 Mayco Frosted Lemon x3	Laguna 60 Amaco Snow x3
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Tuxedo, Java Bean, Just Froggy, Fruit of the Vine 2167 Clear	Mayco Cotton Tail, Tuxedo, Hot Tamale
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear

I fit way more into this kiln than I was expecting. In my head I had two full kiln loads. In reality I still have some things that didn't make it, but I'm going to have to make more things and bisque before I glaze fire again. There are some new alien mugs on the top where I experimented with some new colors. I also experimented with some new colors for the inside of my globe and leaf vases. These are done just in time for my show this weekend at the Art Fest in Middletown, DE this weekend. There's a good amount of birch and cardinals in this kiln as well.

This past weekend I was in the newspaper on the front page above the fold! Ok it was the Life and Times section, but still :) I had done the interview for the piece a couple of months ago and didn't know when it was going to come out. Craig remembered to check at about 9pm on Sunday. Then we had to drive to Carroll County to find a place still open with newspapers at 10pm on Easter Sunday. So that was fun, but we got a few copies. It is available online with additional pictures, but only to subscribers of the Carroll County Times or the Baltimore Sun.
It's crazy to think that my journey into pottery and being and artist has come this far!

This weekend I will be at the Art Fest in Middletown, DE this weekend. Come out and see me!

I forgot when I peeked in the kiln that the rose plates were in there! I made the first one for the bachelorette a few months ago and they came out so amazing I decided to make a couple of more. The rest of this kiln is basically all crabs. Like I said the other day, I think I'm crabbed out for a bit.

Laguna 60 Spectrum Bougainvillea x2	Laguna 60 Spectrum Bougainvillea x2
Refire - since the Spectrum Shallot ran I added more over where the birds were, you can see the shadow of them, but I think it looks cool	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Light flux sweeps
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Light flux sweeps	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Light flux sweeps
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Light flux sweeps	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Light flux sweeps
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Light flux sweeps	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Light flux sweeps

This kiln is mostly crabs. I think I might be done with crabs for a while. While they are my best seller, I am a bit bored with them. Maybe a different kind of crab, we'll see.

I started making this at my sister's bachelorette. I couldn't make the rose squares without her seeing so I needed a simple project. I ended up making a lot of it as I waited for everyone else to get ready. I now have the answer to the question - how do you get all the things done that you do? While other people are spending time showering, getting dressed, putting on makeup, etc. - that's when I get all the things done. I was the last person to start getting ready and the first one done, every time. Once I finished the blanket, I only had a couple of hours to finish this off.

Anyway, this yarn is another set from Cat Mountain Fiber Arts. I've used it before making the Down by the River Poncho and the Sleek Poncho. It is 10 different yarns in the same color pattern that are each 100 yards for a total of 1000 yards.

Since this started as a ruana I made two panels that were long enough to go over my shoulder and end up on my waste on both sides. However, when I went to put it together -it really just wanted to be a shrug with sleeves so that's what I did. It's going to be perfect for spring.




With a closer view you can start to see all the different textures of the yarn.




I tried to make it still seem balanced on both sides by using similar yarns in similar places on both sides.