Happy Halloween!

I love Halloween, but the older I get the less fun it is. That is probably my fault :-).
I was invited to a party tonight, but I have been in creative hermit mode and I declined.
Porcelain has stolen my heart and that is what I will be doing, glazing my first porcelain pieces.
I will venture out for a bit though as I love seeing people dressed up. I hope you have a lovely and sweet day, what are your plans? xoxo

The Gift of Words

Tonight I want to give you a gift:

Cease trying to work everything out with your minds,
it will get you nowhere,
live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be a
Revelation. -Eileen Caddy

If you are to advance,
all fixed ideas must go.
-Joseph Campbell

Progress always involves risk;
you can't steal second base and keep
your foot on first.
-Frederick Wilcox

These are words to live by. At least to attempt to live by.
Love you, XOXO

Max the Hero Cat

This is Max and he is a sort of hero around here and also a killer. We had a mouse come in yesterday and he ate him (or her). I do feel sorry for the poor mouse, but I am also happy that Max deals with it for me, so I am a bit torn about rather Max is a good or bad kitty :-).

I have been busy making and glazing ceramics and will have more to show in a week or so.

The jobs come and they go, I am learning to trust where ever I am at the moment. It is a hard lesson to learn, but I am learning it. What are you learning today? Happy Tuesday! XOXO

Taos Mountain

A few photos for you. I finally have some days off, I have been working hard all week. I am so grateful for the work, but I hate how my days blur together and how I have no time for art or my animal kids. There is something about it that is soul deadening, but right now I do it because it seems I must. However, I have the next three glorious days off and I think you all know what I will be doing :-). Today I have finally listed a few ornaments on my ETSY site. And now I am off to glaze. I have much to catch up on and I will be visiting you all a bit more too. Happy Saturday! XOXO

Something to Share

I am so excited. I finally have a little something to show! The first ornaments have come out of the kiln and I am proud of them. Much better than last year. I am playing with ribbons and backgrounds for the photos. What do you think? Any input would be helpful before I list them on ETSY. XOXO

Sunday! Yes!

Finally it is clay day. I thought it might never come after 5 days of working. I am very grateful for the jobs, but I missed my porcelain :-). Don't worry I am not going to do another post about clay. Rather I want to talk about how we so often stand in our own way. I realized that the reason I don't make my living doing art is because I don't fully trust it nor do I perhaps feel deserving. I am working on these issues. I pulled a Zen card the other day that said
"He who stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark". Says a lot and I am listening.
Not that I am in the dark, but I do so often stop my own success by the negative thoughts and beliefs I carry around. I have also realized that you have to treat yourself how you want to be treated, so I am giving myself a bit of down time and letting myself just be today. Float about a little and read, watch the birds. But first to the kitchen to play with clay! Tell me dear ones how you are being good to yourselves this weekend. Happy Sunday! XOXO

More Fall in Taos

Tuesday I worked for a wonderful woman(thank you H!) who lives surrounded by 20 year old Aspens and their babies. My camera would not take them all in, so here are just bits. Lately the trees here have been heartbreakingly beautiful. I am super busy with jobs and glazing, but I wanted to peek in and say hi. Blessings today.XOXO