New Growth | May Flowers | LePennyJ @ Fenton Street Market

ea9ca-imag0150Well, spring has sprung – though in the DC area, it’s a bit less like spring this week. We do have some lovely flowers popping up already but hopefully these showers will bring even more in the next few weeks. I do love seeing these signs of new life around  . . . In the spirit of spring, I’m branching out a bit and heading to Maryland for the Fenton Street Market. Continue reading “New Growth | May Flowers | LePennyJ @ Fenton Street Market”

Honest {Broken} Soul

Sometimes a piece consumes me a little – like this one.
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It seemed I had stumbled on a good reminder for me – and maybe others – at yoga a few weeks back. I had worked on getting the shape just the right amount round, just the right amount not exactly round. I had measured out where words and details went inside the piece. I had spent quite a while determining how I would finish it (glaze choices are always one of my most difficult decisions). And then, after the final firing, a small crack through one side of the dish appeared!

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