The annual NEA staff craft fair is today and I brought a lot of pots in to sell. I didn't realize I had so many made. It's kind of neat, the way that happened. I kept making a few pots every so often and before I knew it, I had 30-40 made.
My friend Nadine stopped by this morning to say hi. We're both retiring on the same day and we both have things we are planning to do in the next phases of our lives. She's going to finish up her Ph.D. research and write her dissertation. I'm so proud of her, she has worked so hard.
I am getting excited. There is so much to do, but I am getting it done bit by bit. And part of me has already moved on to what I will be doing once I have retired and moved.
I think more and more about making pots, especially about the glazes. The shapes of my pots are good, I want to work on my glazing. I've been using store bought, pre-mixed glazes for quite some time, but now I want to go back to mixing my own. I had more control, better results.
My friend Judith was surprised, when I visited her the other evening, to hear me talking so much about glazing. She had been thinking that I will be doing more social activism and not be putting so much time and thought into making pots. I know I need to do both, so I am going to hold my mornings for making pottery and my afternoons for other activities, of which there will be plenty, knowing me!
Well, that is all for today. Gotta go sell pots. :)
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