Thursday, November 13, 2008

Blogs, Chicken Soup, Paddles, and Baltimore

I'm on a few days of vacation, visiting family in PA and DE. I arrived last night, not feeling well and thankfully, my mom had some chicken soup nearby. I've claimed for some time that my mom is the best cook in North America, and my grandma (abuela) the best in South America. I think I need to make a set of soup bowls for my mom, though. It is still true.
Meanwhile, I'm checking out a bunch of pottery blogs. So much learning! It was fun to discover on Ayumi Horie's blog, that there are pics of the obamaware in action. Hopefully someday, I'll make pots to sell.
Speaking of Obama, now I don't need to consider moving to Canada. I really was thinking in that direction.
I also arrived at my parent's house to find out that my dad has completed paddles that he had seen since I saw him last, just a few weeks ago. So, my mom is a chef and my dad, a woodcarver. Here are the paddles...
Now I just need to figure out how to use them. I think my friends at the studio will be interested in them as well. :)
I've also decided to visit the Baltimore Clayworks. I'm already excited.

8 comments:

jbf said...

Feel better. That soup looks wonderful and I'm sure it will help. Have a nice break and then get back to work making those pots. :^)

jbf said...

Oh, I forgot to mention that I like the new template. Very light and airy.

Amy said...

Do you know how to use the paddles, or whatever they're called? Some help will be needed.

Linda Starr said...

Seems like lots of folks aren't up to par. I'm going back to read about your raku adventures. Thx.

jbf said...

If you want to alter a pot while it's leather hard, just gently paddle it into a shape, such as square with the paddle. Quite handy to have and yours look like really good ones with some fine texture.

Becky said...

Oh, I'd love a shot at using those paddles! I'll barter you with more homemade soup. Might be from turkey stock but it'll be organic.

Feel better!!!

Amy said...

You can borrow them whenever... beginning on Monday, they'll be on my shelf. Hope the workshop this weekend is great!

Ron said...

Hey Amy, Hope you're feeling better and enjoying time with your family. We'll have a little paddle demo sometime, those look great.
I bet the Baltimore Clayworks will be amazing. Be sure to take some pics.