December 9, 2009

• Some photos you might enjoy

  And, if you don't, well...Sorry!

  

  The other morning I looked out my window, as I always do, and saw a beautiful "Red sky at morning."  I snapped a couple of pics through the window but they didn't capture the colors.  So Faron kindly (as he was dressed for work) took my camera outside and snapped this:

   

  The next morning, I think, we had this, our first snowfall:

  

  That one is from my window, looking toward our neighbor, Jack's house.  It was just enough to be pretty. 

  I've been claying like a madwoman since I got off the sleeping pills.  My creativity has returned, and I'm enjoying it a lot more again. Here are a few samples of stuff I've recently posted on my Etsy store's site:

  A couple of star pins, made by fusing red clay and gold leaf. (Imitation gold leaf - can't afford to use the real deal!)

  

  In this one I cut strips of the gold leafed clay and alternated them with strips of red clay, then cut the star shapes.  The slightly glittery bow came from scraps of both kinds of clay kneaded together. 

  

  This one looks kind of lacy, and it was cut from the gold leafed clay after I'd smooshed it through the pasta machine.  Same scrap clay was used for the bow.  I think they're both rather pretty.

  And this piece is a fun little (less than 2" tall) tree made of more of that striped stuff:

  

  After I'd put these in to bake, there were scraps of the gold leafed stuff left, and I came up with this:

  

  I really like it - wouldn't it look great holding a holiday scarf on your shoulder?  Or mine?    Maybe it won't get listed...

  And this little 4" box is made from an extruded cane and other extruded clay pieces fitted around a chip board box.  Lois has requested one in shades of blue, and I'll get to that when I can get to a craft store and get the box! 

  

  I covered the little bun feet with the cane, too.

  Here's a view showing the top:

  

  I'm very pleased with it. 

  All items are, along with many other new pieces, available at the Arrowdale Art Studios (for didn't you know that's what my bedroom is??) Etsy store.

  We're doing well.  We got the results from Faron's 2nd CT scan.  The spots are still there, but haven't gotten any larger, so they are not inclined to be overly concerned.  He'll have another CT in May to make sure they haven't grown, but he feels so well now, we're pretty confident about that.  Still has the urologist to see on Christmas Eve.

  I'm enjoying being clearer of mind, and have one day where I think I can be about more "normal" kinds of activities, only to be reminded by two days of exhaustion that while my brain is clearer, my body is still under siege by Dercum's aliens! But I'll live with that. 

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