Who is on top?

GIRL is a sidewards V with a curved line through it, signifying a full figured maybe pregnant female--Otoko is boy in Japanese--the character looks like a box on top of an upside-down 4..although I was just learning to brush the characters on while not paying attention..I noticed inside some of the bowls the girl is above the boy character and in others the boy is on top of the girl. Wonder what was really going on in my sub-consciousness (unconsciousness!).

Luhuv mugs!!

Maybe it's all the years of being married to a certified coffee drinker, but the best thing about coffee are the mugs!! I know that people tend generally to like the bright colored things in life..but I really go for these earthy tones and feel!!

Orange trap

Good grief, I like this, but it's underneath my pots!

More wabi sabi

These are glazed in my favorite orange trap shino--though it has never turned out the way I want! The piece in the middle is how I like it but most pieces just turn out like ashes in gray!

Wabi Sabi

It's an entire philosophy that I've not studied but maybe I understand: for over a year now I've been learning about centering clay on a wheel that goes round and round--so everything needs to be evenly controlled and symmetrical and even in thickness, etc. Enter wabi sabi which sorta means that things don't have to be exactly correct. So now, instead of centering, you keep things off center and try to manipulate things until you like them. It is way more difficult than I think. To me, wabi sabi means wobbly and not centered, sorta like some things in my life!!

My Bike on Triumph day

Ceramics Showcase-Portland Convention Center

Interesting

More of stuff I liked

Not your normal pots and jars