tapping at the window

 one more paper and graduate school is done!

Gathering up

via old lawrence

kayla coo, when the leaves become the sun

via the loved one

craft idea via Found While Walking

Andy Goldsworthy for Kids

I wanted to do a unit on Andy Goldsworthy with my class this summer and came along this while doing research: Andy Goldsworthy for Kids.  I taught it to my summer school class... we did a whole bunch of Goldsworthy-inspired work.  For this one I made a sample animation.  We had so much fun, and the kids loved it.   

fall coming on

I made this one above (the one below is thrifted)... the glaze dried and flaked off in places... I guess its either leave it bare or have thickness in other spots.  I left it alone.  I prefer imperfections in things that are handmade I think.  The little plant I found in the street.  It was only 1" long when I picked it up, and it has been doing well.  I hope she likes her new home. 

Polish pottery from my neighbor in Pennsylvania... I never really used it as a soup mug because I've been in Los Angeles, but maybe I will need it in a month or two and I will have to give this jade cutting a new home.

Some more of my first ceramics pieces.  My time in the studio was always being cut short because of school, but I plan on continuing after I have moved eastward.  

strange sounds coming in

  

Our neighbor's plantain tree.  At least, I think it is a plantain.  If it's a banana tree I will be even more jealous.  They have a huge beautiful garden in the front of the house with little purple peppers, mint, lettuce, basil, all kinds of vegetables.  I am definitely inspired by them, especially when the smell of their dinner wafts up to the second floor.  I need to take pictures sometime.

This looks like a fancy resort but really is a friend's apartment where we had our book club meeting this week.  Talking about Keith Richards (we read Life), drinking Pimm's cups and floating around on a big orca.

I'm always messing about with succulent cuttings.  There are so many to be had in this neighborhood.  I wish I would have made more of this space -- growing more vegetables and whatnot...