Friday, October 23, 2009
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This blog is about memories and preserving them in clay - a medium I'm drawn to at this stage of my life because of its wonderful and therapeutic qualities. After a 30 year hiatus from clay, I’m experimenting with new techniques and glazes and have more ideas than I have time to create. I take imprints of favorite plants and everyday objects and transform them into functional pots with a sentimental value. A creamy white fern bowl made custom for my neighbor who lost her husband to cancer last summer. I collected plants from their property for the interior bowl and pine needles from a beautiful tree overlooking his burial plot. Another platter contains wildflowers from a wonderful Labor Day vacation in New Hampshire. A bowl made with pasta bows is a constant reminder of my children’s favorite meal. Shells collected in Captiva Island long ago… “These are the dreams that we must savor. Memories are made of this.” - lyrics written in 1955 by Terry Gylkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller and sung by Dean Martin, Johnny Cash, Petula Clark & other great musicians
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