One a Day in May - Day 15 - Dippity Doo Dah Day!

I know it's really Zippity but I dipped another 2 dozen candles today so it's a bad play on words.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day so I did a ton of things outside after I got the candles dipped.  

I took a break from my work today to just sit on the beach and enjoy the view and to reflect.  The winter was long and changes in my own life made it feel longer and darker.  But I am so thankful for days like this when I can feel the sun again.

One a Day in May - Day 14 - Raku

I had a great day today taking the first part of a two day raku pottery workshop.  It involved 5 hours of driving to get there and back but it was worth it.

 We were each given a bag of clay to make as many pieces as we wanted.  I made two fairly big pieces.  I can't show my vase yet cause I already had it wrapped up in towels and plastic before I remembered to get my camera from the car.  But here is a small sunflower wall hanging (about 12 inches tall) that I did.

I still have lots of clay so if I have time I'll make some more small pieces and bisque fire them at home before the second day of the workshop later this month.

One a Day in May - Day 13 - More candles

I hand dipped another 20 pairs of beeswax candles today.  Spring has finally arrived and so much is calling me so loudly outside.  It's going to be more and more challenging to do something in my studio every day as the weather gets nicer.

How odd!

I posted Day 11 of my challenge, but it's disappeared.  Blogger was down since yesterday evening and now it's back, but my Day 11 post is gone.  Hmmmm.

One a Day in May - Day 12 - More Moose Poo Cards

I worked my shift at the Lakes Artisan Centre yesterday after my day job and completed several moose poo paper cards while I was there.  I tried to post yesterday but Blogger was down.

Moose photos printed on handmade paper prepared with digital medium; mounted on moose poo paper cards.

One a Day in May - Day 11 - Planning

I was already in bed last night before I stopped long enough to do anything creative.  The electrician hooked up the plug for my kiln yesterday so I did some planning in my sketchbook for some small projects. 

Sketches for slab built soap dish and tea light candle holder.

To start with I'm going to create some pieces to compliment some of what I already do - soap dishes for my handmade soaps and candle holders for my pure beeswax candles.  I don't have a wheel yet so I'll be hand building all my pottery.

One a Day in May - Day 10 - Bleeding Heart Card

So much to do, so little time, but staying true to my challenge, here is today's small piece.

I printed a bleeding hearts photo onto vellum and then removed part of the ink with an alcohol wipe.  I mounted the photo onto a copy of a handwritten poem and embellished it with tiny brads and a charm.  The photo is then mounted onto a handmade iris leaf paper card.