Sunday, May 28, 2006

Creative Spark

Well, I feel like after a long (too long) hiatus, that I am finally feeling crafty again. I have been making new cards along with some ceramics. I fired my kiln on Thursday, and something went wrong. I noticed a lot of steam coming out. I think what happened was it needed to be fired empty. It has been sitting in the weather for some time now with a tarp on it, so I think it had a lot of built up moisture. So, I am firing it empty today, and going to start some new ceramics. Everything that was in the kiln was ruined. Oh well, live and learn. But, good news is, I feel a real flow of creative energy. I have listed a couple new things on my etsy site.

The dragonfly. . .

and the moth (or butterfly). I think it is a moth. I put both of these on my etsy site. They come in several colors, which is fun. I haven't done that before, we'll see how it goes.

I haven't put this one on etsy yet, but I will in a day or so. I like the matching envelope! I want to make some books and other things, but it has been 4+ years since I have made a book. And there is such instant gratification from the cards. After the stamp is carved, they go fairly quickly. But, I will gfet to the books. Maybe after I successfully complete some ceramics, I will get to book making. . .


2 comments:

Sandra Monat said...

thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. Of course I wanted to know who greenwheel design is. What I see I like very much. Your cards are beautiful! Do you use rubbers for the carving?
cheers, Friederike!

Erin Lang Norris said...

oh no! i hope everything turns out okay with the kiln! thats good that youre feeling crafty again, it SUCKS being in a rut.

hey, did you get the new paypal invoice for the lantern card? im starting to think i may have sent the invoice to the wrong person! let me know.