Week(end) Wrap-Up

Official "Friday Wrap-up" or whatever.  It seems to happen that I regulary make up for my failed posting on Fridays.  I should probably give it a title and make it official.  Mostly, though, are the pictures from Tuesday that didn't make it up earlier this week.

Bowls.  Simple, basic.  Slight texturing to the exteriors.

Vases/Jars:  I'm really liking these, and should probably make some more this week.

This last little beauty decided to tip over on me when I tried to wrap it up and move it to my shelf.  Like, tipped over onto its side and became flat.  Some people would add texture, and bash it in a little bit more, and glaze it in a "pigeons-on-a-sculpture" style (if you know what I mean) and call it "art."  But I'm not into that so much, so this one is recycled.  I'll throw a better one this week anyway.  But this here represents a certain amount of work that was lost in 0.04 seconds, and sometimes that's frustrating.

And, because it's the weekend, let me leave you with something fun.  Please let me know if you actually take the time to watch all 6 minutes of this video, because I did.  I find Cosmo Kramer to be the only sympathetic character to appear on Seinfeld, even if it's because he's completely out there.  But he has no delusions about it, and never pretends to be a better person than he is, in comparison to the trio of complete schmucks he hangs out with all the time.

So here it is, each of Kramer's entrances (and at least one egress), in chronological order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSGV5wEv1o

Oh, and if you happen to be rolling in dough, please consider buying me this for Christmas...

That's all for this week, have a great weekend!

J'ai oublié encore mon appareil photo...

...donc, il n'y a pas des photos de pottery.

(I forgot my camera again , so there's no pictures of pottery)

I did go to the studio last night for some trimming, and some glazing. I'm working with a couple options for actually using glaze on the outside of my pots. Gasp! I think it's a good decision overall. I don't think this means that everything from now on will be glazed, but I should have some more color in my palette. Which won't hurt.

So, trimming and decorating some fundraiser plates, a medium sized bowl, and a healthy round of glazing. That was pretty much the order of the evening.

In lieu of pottery photos, here's a couple of pictures from our Memorial Day weekend. We escaped for some much needed respite in the mountains. Cause living in the city makes me a little crazy.

Sunday: looking up the mountain. Twin Sisters, in Rocky Mountain National Park. We stopped shy of summit on account of thunder. In case of thunder, being below the tree-line is a good idea.

Sunday: looking across the valley to Mt. Meeker and Long's Peak. Can't you see them? By the time we came down the mountain, we couldn't either. Big, ugly, black clouds. There's nothing quite like a Rocky Mountain thunderstorm... especially when you're on the mountain.

Monday: Back in the mountains for some hiking and climbing with friends. Much drier, moderately warmer.

Monday: my wife is super cool. Yeah, she's the one on the rock. Little spider monkey, she.

Completely unrelated.

On a completely unrelated note (as in, no pottery involved), check this out. I've been a fan and advocate of Sharpies since I was 14. This is super cool. And kind of trippy.

Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie.