who needs serifs ? i know i don’t.  i’m going without for now because  less is more.  i think it’s a cleaner and simpler look for the spring !   everyone, LOSE your SERIFS !  you can get some of these new sans serif rocks right here.

yesterday my friend april higashi paid me a studio visit and then we went to lunch at the ever delicious vik’s indian restaurant (which is 2 blocks from my studio).  if you’ve never been there before, you just don’t know what you are missing !!! it’s worth a visit to my studio JUST to be able to hop over for a quick and tasty meal.  april and i worked in design for esprit de corps about a million years ago, and now she is a very fancy jewelry designer and i play with mud.  her studio/gallery is in berkeley quite near to mine.  check her out  when you’re checking me out !

are these not the most beautiful things you’ve seen all day ?  they are growing in our new “back yard.”  did i mention that i am FINALLY moved into our new townhouse in emeryville ?  i feel like i have a new lease on life.  don’t get me wrong, i love san francisco, but after 20 years there, i am ready for a more peaceful, calm, clean, and easy existence.  and what’s not to love ?  we are 2 minutes away from the water where miss wilma frolics everyday, i can hop on my bike for some fresh morning air and exercise withOUT having to fight the city traffic, smells and danger,  people are actually neighborly, the weather is exquisite, i am 5 minutes from my studio, and i can be back in the city in 10 minutes if there is no traffic.

people who think that emeryville is all about ikea  are wrong.  we are on the other side of the tracks where we can’t even see it . . . . unless we want to . . . . and believe me, sometimes we do !

these are the very first bowls that i ever made, 15 years ago.  my work hasn’t really changed all that much from then to now . . .  and i’m not exactly sure WHAT that implies ?!  all i know is that i could never achieve that refined perfection in my work . . . that glossy finish that only potter’s potters have. i suppose my work simply reflects  my personality AND  my fred flintstone way of life . . . . W I L M A !!!!!!!

. . . greek yogurt, blueberries, and maple syrup.

come out and visit me +  josie THIS saturday, MARCH 1rst,  at our studio/gallery, fourth & clay.  we will be there from 11-5 . . . in berkeley at the corner of 4th + channing.  you might even get to meet wilma and her new best friend, kitty !