WillowAK Pottery

Quite a week of weather in the Willow area!  Rivers are over their banks and folks have been evacuated from Talkeetna. Our property is water logged, with the meadow looking like a pond, but it appears that the heavy rains are over.  Hopefully the drying out process has begun. Some sunshine would help!  We'd just had loam and topsoil spread before the rains began, so that soft ground became pretty mucky in a hurry. No personal injuries that we heard of, but considerable loss of property in the area, which is sad. I'll get more news about local impact when the knitting group meets on Wednesday. Did get some studio time last week. How nice to have full control over space, temperature and the environment in general.  Turn on my tunes, wedge the clay, spin the wheel, and enjoy the nice view -- until the phone rings. Still need to answer calls since the electrician, gutter installers, plumber, builder, and others have been in contact regarding a few follow-up tasks, and ...

How can it already be mid September?  There was definitely frost on the deck tabletop this morning, but we still need some "growing season" since the dump trucks have been rolling in all day with topsoil and we're still thinking grass seed and bulbs.  Any of you master gardeners out there think it's too late for that? Hunter -- test driving the wheel and tools Oops -- this blog is supposed to be about pottery, not seeds and bulbs.  I am getting back into the studio just a tad.  Did a handful of what were going to be mugs, but didn't get back to them in time for adding handles, so they'll be small tumblers and bowls, instead. Made a good "warm up" activity. Keith put fresh water in the Cink buckets; the water was stinky from just sitting too long. She's good to go, now! Yesterday there was some cleaning to be done in the studio since seven-year-old Hunter had his first wheel-throwing experience Labor Day weekend; with too much water, too m...