Inspiration....Has Arrived!
A dmittedly, I do love making pottery when inspired to do so. It's satisfying to wire off a slice of porcelain from a 25# chunk that has traveled from Tacoma to Alaska. In the past, I would order a palette of porcelain that came by barge to Anchorage, by Span Alaska to Wasilla, and finally to Willow in our Ridgeline. Each 50# box contains two 25# bags of porcelain. Once unloaded and stacked under the studio, I was set with a good clay supply for months. Keith would deliver the bags as needed. R ecently, we shifted to a USPS delivery of only a few boxes at a time, not knowing how long the hands, back and joints will hold up, and not wanting Keith to navigate the outdoor stairs year-round to retrieve boxes of clay from under the studio. So now, it's fewer boxes at a time, stored in the garage for easy access. Although Flat Rate helps, just getting the wet clay to Willow is expensive, but isn't most everything these days? I'm grateful we get it here as easily...