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Vase-Making Workshop - We did it!

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Last week a dozen folks tried their hand at working with clay -- six in the morning and a different six in the afternoon.  This was a Willow Garden Club activity, so vase making was on the agenda -- with experimentation beyond that form.  Some pinched their pots, others coiled them, and most rolled slabs of porcelain and constructed with, altered, and embellished those slabs. One participant, who had done wheel-throwing some forty years ago gave the wheel a spin to see if she remembered how to do it.  She did!   The pieces are in the kiln for their first firing, and glaze selections were left with me during the workshop.  Eventually, participants will see how their creations survived the process. I think it's fair to say we all had a good time with the porcelain and one another.   When there are some finished pieces to share, you'll see them here -- without names attached. Does it look like a good time?  You be the judge.  Sure hope ...

Willow Holiday Studio Art Tour, Nov. 14, 2015

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Here is the tour sheet you'll want to take along as you travel from studio to studio.  Click the sheet to enlarge it, and then print a copy for your use. Be sure you get the sheet "stamped" at each of the three studios to verify that you have visited all three; leave the sheet at any of the studios once it has all three stamps. The tour is self-guided.  Start and end where you would like, take your time, and enjoy the excursion! Light refreshments ... beautiful works ... a unique shopping and social opportunity in Willow!    We look forward to seeing you on Nov. 14!