New Year, New Classes!
Happy New Year everyone! We started this year with a very loud bang and something that sounded like lightening striking the transformer across the street!
It wasn’t lightening, only a casualty of the atmospheric river passing through our neck of the woods. The top of a near-by Redwood tree broke off in the high winds and fell on the main electric wires across the street. Luckily it landed in those wires or I think it would have smashed our neighbors roof!
It did leave downed wires in the street, a 24 hour power outage and a very interesting repair session that took eight hours, amazingly bright lights, three giant trucks with crane-things and a very nice crew of workers, all in the middle of the night.
Aside from the occasional power outages, winter does offer something special. There is a slice of time between the holidays and the start of classes that I love. It becomes a mini sabbatical for me to explore ideas and play a bit. I’ve made some pinch cups out of both porcelain and the B6 black clay—opposites to each other. So far, I’ve only fired the porcelain ones but I’m liking them! There will also be some throwing projects now that we have power again.
Classes will be starting in a couple of weeks and we’re going to start this year with a bang! It’s been awhile since I’ve offered a glaze exploration class and students have been asking for it. So, we’re going to dive straight into this knowledge building, experience broadening, ceramic essential class. Two of the class offerings will be glaze exploration but there will still be a regular class offered alongside. Please go to the Classes and Events page for all the info.