my absolute favorite stage of clay is when it is leather hard. the contrasts really show up and it is cool to the touch. it changes completely once it becomes bone dry and then of course when it is fired and glazed. i’m searching for a way to keep it looking like this. not an easy task. but stay tuned.
my article in DIABLO MAGAZINE is OUT ! finally, the spotlight is OFF my mom and ON ME ! soon, i will learn how to type so that i can write my blog all by myself. or maybe i should hire SIRI ? i would like to thank LeeAnne for interviewing us. she was really nice.
read the whole article HERE.
wilma and i were very honored to be featured in the march issue of DIABLO MAGAZINE. this time the story was all about WILMA’S WORLD !
you can read it here.
(from my instagram.)
i saw this in the wee hour of the morning while i was still in bed and barely awake. i immediately jumped out of bed to take the photo before the light moved. i love waking up to such beauty and i love capturing something that might never be there again . . .
i made this linen curtain to hang at my front door when i’m not feeling social but want the light and air. i can see YOU, but you can’t see ME . . . and i still get a nice breeze and beautiful natural light. i didn’t realize when i made this curtain that it would be so dense from the outside looking in, but the fabric is completely solid from the outside. i honestly didn’t think i could love linen any more than i already did . . . but I DO !
guess who else will be marching . . . back to the south of france ? . . . MOI ! i am so excited i can barely stand it. i will be doing the residency again this coming may-june. this is the place that truly inspires me to the core. the food, the people, the light, the mediterranean sea, the colours, the life style, the landscape, the language, . . . i wish everyone could find the place that truly resonates with them. there is nothing better to really feed your soul.
if you are like me, you like freshly ground black pepper straight from the grinder. in our household, we use our pepper cellar for red chili flakes because we use those with reckless abandon. it dawned on me that maybe you hadn’t thought of this ? it seems that a lot of people are buying just a SALT cellar and not a PEPPER cellar. but now you have a good reason to . . . come on, spice it up !
i am a firm believer in the flow. this is being so completely immersed in an activity that you are actually transcended into a state of rapture . . . losing complete awareness of time, people, distractions, and even basic bodily needs. being in the flow has been medically proven to result in basic happiness. i can attest to this. for me, playing the piano puts me in the flow like nothing else. i can play for hours and it will seem like minutes. i can play with the radio on and not even notice it. i can be starving, tired, full bladdered, etc . . . and it does not matter.
i start my day by getting into the flow, and i truly believe this is a direct link to my happiness. i THANK my mom for starting my piano lessons at age 4 and for “encouraging” me to keep up with it.
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