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Belgrade, Maine, United States

Monday, November 1, 2010

halloween has come and gone...


and we woke up to a blizzard of great big huge snowflakes- what is up with that, I'd like to know!?!

The kiln is still down and we are wating to hear back from the bank on our loan. it is pretty much a done deal, but we have to wait for the semantics to fall into place and then onward and upward as the saying goes.

the studio is heated now and looking good. It is full of molds that I have been busy working with to see what they hold for treasurable pottery pieces. Have found a lot of vintage mugs...hmm interesting stuff to look forward too!

health is still not looking up...maybe soon by february anyway...they will be sending me to boston fo more opinions...hmmm so sick and tired of being sick and tired if you knw what i mean. and I have a reall bad case of bronchitus to boot!

but anyway I am still plugging and making clay!

God Bless
k;o)

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Mile Of Art 2010

What a Beautiful day! thank you everyone who came out and enjoyed the day with us. It was good to see returning art enthusiasts and newcomers as well. As always there were a few bumps but the overall turnout was great!

The new kiln had a bad day...a ix up in clays resulted in a melt down down the side of the kiln and covering the thermal coupler, elements and brick---so NOT good!
But we will move past this and continue on!

I will be taking more photos of the studio this afternoon and hopefully have them posted either here or on my facebook page so keep your eyes open, the changes are happening really fast!

Happy Summer Day!
k;o)

Monday, July 26, 2010

news about studio/gazebo-July 26 2010

check out my new photos of the gazebo going up and the studio's progress through my facebook link! it is coming along!!!!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

जुलाई १५, 2010

Hello all, It has been a whiule, I have been soooo busy with life that I havent had time to come in and say hi!

The baby-Alanna is one month old today, her and mom and daddy have moved in and LeeLee is excited over being the BIGGER BIGGER sister!

My hand is finally back to working condition although it is rough with haviung not bee working it.

the barn is coming along- I hope to have sold some of the wood from it soon- lot of people saying wow but so far not alot of $$ from it.

So I am back to making pottery and the things I am currently working on are mugs, cups and birdbaths. I am hoping to fire the kiln soon! other artworks are being finished in this long interim of healing! My new gazebo is up and we made the shelving units inside from the barn board and it looks great. Now that I am back in the swing of things and the cpu is up and running again I will be taking picts and letting you all see the process!


God Bless!

Monday, May 17, 2010

May 17, 2010

Boy is it still too cold for me! I have been busy with friends to clean the scrap out of the yard and building a 12'x12' deck for my pottery stand at home. I have also been busy with the clean up of the barn and selling the wood off slowly. We have people coming in to fix up the house and weatherize it-YEAH!!! and we can play around the appletree...Paul says he hasnt done that since he was a kid! I am now a legal business registered with the town of Belgrade and YES we took a loss this year on the business, but we also now have a means to fire the work steadily! (Thanx To BARB!)

The health has taken a few twists and turns! have another diagnosis- if you can call it that! They say I have fibromyalgia/myofacial pain syndrome and I am doing the circuit with those drugs associatedI have had to undergo the treatment for lime disease because lucky me got bit by one deer tick latched to me for about 24 hours and another that was twice as gorged a day later, so I was given 400 mg of doxycycline. WHAT A TRIP THAT WAS-THE DR COULDNT LISTEN TO ME WHEN I SAID: I have been diagnosed yada yada yada before my husband finally told them to just tell us what symptoms to look for that aren the same as said diagnosis! and then I almost fall out of the appe tree while pruning with Lee-my daughterinlaw- and sliced my hand or rather palm from the top of the thumb area to the wrist- 6 stisches! So I am out of commision in the arts for a few weeks!
will be slowly working on the finishing touches of one commission and getting the classes plaque for the kids to give to their school.

more in a bit

keep plugging at whatever you do and please forgive the typos!
k;o)

Sunday, April 11, 2010

April 11, 2010

it sunshiney outside! hope you all are doing well. i have been busy teaching a class for an after-school program with Freshwater Arts in Waterville. there are 12-15 kids in the 4-5th grades and they are very enthusiastic about clay. some of them show a very high ability to manipulate the clay and create realistic animals and other sculptures-very 3-d minded!

the kiln has been loaded with another bisque- this one won! no losses! we fire the first glaze with this kiln this weekend! very exciting!

the sales at the Market in Winthrop is picking up more and more each weekend!

i have been busy working outside in the garden and the pottery area and of course in my barn getting ready for summer productions! I am setting up the home show differently this year- less convoluted and full...so you can see the work better....i hope to be open at home by the end of the month to try and get a head start on summer sales!

happy spring all- write me your thoughts- what would you like me to make?

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

garden song





LeeLee and I have decided to create a garden this year and really make the outside shine. So with Grumpy, Daddy, Mama Lee and nuncle P we are going at it. Raking rocks with LeeLee was a blast- she dropped her rocks and started cheering-"go gammie, go go gammie!" it was funny as all...! next week we will be bringing her little house out to set up.
with my son Michael's help I am rebuilding the wood pile as a housing for my pottery sales this summer. the ground work has been started and it is looking good.
and if there isnt already enough on my plate I will be teaching 4-5th graders the fine art of pottery for the next 6 weeks at Freshwater Arts in Waterville.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

hey everyone!

Its been awhile since my last post. Things have been hectic with Dr appointments for myself and for my son and his girlfriend who are having a baby. This will be her first and his second. LeeLee, his daughter and he spent last week here with us while Leola-his girlfriend spent time with her mother. It was great having the baby here-although she is two now and I should stop calling her the baby...she will always be my baby though! I was heart broken a coupe of times when I had to go to the market for my sales and she didnt want me to go but we got through it. I hate hearing broken hearted crying. it cuts deep!

The sales at UMA went well last week. Liz and I were well received by everyone and it was expressed that we were missed and it is hoped we do it again. Liz doesnt want to do another one in the Spring for Springfest there but I am thinking it will be a good thing to do so I am going to approach the SGA to see if they mind and or will sponsor me to be there. If they do I wont have to pay for the space which is always nice. It is also good advertisement for the Arts Programs there!

I haven't been producing much lately, although I do have over 100 pieces to fire. I am waiting to hear back from the ortho dr on my wrist-trying to behave and not use it like he said. It is hard not to work in the clay when thats allI want to do, but I guess I have to follow dr orders! At least for now...

always-k;o)

Monday, January 18, 2010

its snowing again


I have been doing a lot of thinking and looking at art books- George Ohr specifically and it has made me long again for meking those types of pots again. I think in the next couple of weeks this is what i will do...slowly though since the dr.'s have told me not to use my wrist until they figure out what is up with it. I also found a piece of board with a fish carved into it and am thinking it would make a neat little incense burner. Stay tuned!

Monday, January 11, 2010

January 11, 2010


just thought i'd come in and write a few words about life and how sometimes it just seems to get you down. There are so many things going on in the world right now that one wonders why it just keeps going and then you see a child smile and you know the answer. But it doesn't always allow you to actually feel the hope that you know is there, the rainbow that always follows the storm or the heat from the spring's sunlight after a cold dark winter. That is what happens when your body is just not is a good healthy space. It is so frustrating to want to do things, you have a passion but all you can do is dream, pain corrupts the very heart of your life and there is nothing you can do but endure. That is what my life feels like right now. i have been searching for three years for a job but because of my physical issues that the doctor's cant seem to identify and or diagnose no one will hire me. and also because of this hesitation from doctor's i am not eligible for disability. my husband strives to pay all the bills with his meager income and i know that it is depressing for him to have to do it alone but my hands are tied. i do what i can to help stretch the dollars and earn more.... i do my pottery because i love it but also because i know my own limits and i can set and stick to them without being fired, but getting the business off the ground without any money is a very difficult thing to do. i will continue though because that is who i am. i am bone tired and body heavy. i hurt more often than not and i am grumpy and irritable. i try to hide as much of this as i can but i know it leaks out. my husband is so dear to me for his understanding and love, he truly is a wonderful man! and i am blessed to have him in my life! i just wish i could do more....

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year Everyone!


Welcome to 2010! Here's hoping all your wishes for the new year come true or begin to fall into place. I have a lot of dreams to collect this year- if even one of them find their way into being I will rejoice an be glad!

Here's to health, happiness and new tomorrows! and may they all be without to much pain and lots of growth!
k;o)