A Dainty Dish

The antique shoe buttons really belonged here; 'good thing I saved them.








They were my great-grandmother's.


"Four and twenty blackbirds"....The finished piece is part of a show at Beet Gallery in Charlotte, NC through January. It's 18" high.

In the 1700s there were recipes for baking live birds into pies so that they would fly out when opened. Maybe that's like purgatory?? The Mother Goose rhyme might also have something to do with one of the wives of Henry the Eighth. Nobody knows for sure, but it's a haunting little ditty nonetheless.

In the Studio

A lovely day spent moving things around, preparing tile molds, and taking a break to wire a majolica dress I made this summer with the tutelage of Posey Bacopoulos....

"soft"

Last summer, someone observed, "You have one of the softest personalities..."
which caught me entirely off-guard.

Dream a Little Dream

One of my old hearts about a dream and my place in it.

The coffered ceiling and the animal head on the wall were friendly and inviting in the dream.
That dream rocked my world....
Remembered in porcelain, embellished with antique buttons that were my grandmother's. about 8" high. private collection.
Still remembering. Ever have a dream like that?

books

Some books I've made....
I've been way too talkative lately, and it's noisy in my head.
I think I'll write in one of these and find some peace and quiet.

Kitchen Tiles

We are working on handmade tiles for the kitchen. There have been a few mistakes, like miscalculating shrinkage....oops....but generally fun and learning are ongoing.
It's an underwater theme, with my daughter's backsplash being the shore lined with beachgoers and umbrellas, palm trees and houses. We have a large octopus in the corner. The deadline is June 15th. And then in August I'll take a class in tile. A little backwards; but I'll have plenty of questions.

Don't You?

In 2005 I was asked the Tooth Fairy question: "Is she real?"
Knowing we'd sooner or later get around to Santa Claus, not to mention GOD, I responded with this little dress.

I want more magic than they tell me exists, more sparkling enchanted moments, more mysterious circumstances of good fortune and wishes coming true. And I want this right now and happily ever after. Don't you?

At the Heart of the Matter

Preparing for An Heart Show, I'll visit that old familiar shape and ask myself "what is my heart's desire?" - as friends Hedi Bak and Charles Counts used to theme their Valentine's Day show.
Peace on Earth, a more perfect union, joy, chocolate?
Follow your heart....what is your heart's desire?
We'll explore that question at SaJa Gallery in downtown Walterboro on Friday, January 30th beginning at 5:00 p.m.