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Scientist using a solar-powered kiln at the International Conference on Solar Energy, Arizona 1955
via Life Archive

Anatomy of a Benjamin

New York Times article HERE

Drips & Drops

Glaze drips from over glazed student projects, peeled from the shelves in preparation for possible his and her pendants.

Happy Earth Day, and Night

Martenitsa

In house Bulgarian Martenitsa, a traditional adornment celebrating spring. Brought stateside by NMc during a trip to Bulgaria in the 90's.

penpencilstencil clipped from Halcyon Days

Garden 2010

Spring/Summer garden 2010 now underway. This morning I also finally got a picture of the Robin Red Breast that has been visiting us daily. We have dubbed him "H".

Kissing Dragons

Hardcore ivory bracelet from 1940-42 handed down from the NMc side of the family. We still wonder where it came from and are apprehensive of it's production.

Vintage Threads

NMc's Great Grandmothers wooden spools of silk from Belding Brothers & Co. San Francisco. The company started in 1876 in San Francisco and soon merged with other mills, probably sometime between 1900-1910.

Billfold Carryall

My Grandfathers calfskin billfold now in use on special occasions.

New Naturals

New run of naturals with recycled marbleized clay.

Pot Luck

NMc classic pot luck serving bowl/ utensil holder from the days in Humboldt.

Weights & Measures

Studio scale, still weighing out the chunks when necessary. Made in the USA.

Herbal

The herb section coming back to life, 3 varieties of thyme, chives, oregano, mint, sage and lovage.

Repair

Boro studio door repair. Perhaps a new door is in order?

Bracelet Battle

Bracelet face off, pictured here the in house version handed down the family line to me from back in my high school days.  Solid turquoise center piece, held in only by creased silver. Other contestants HERE and HERE

Easter Basket

Family heirloom ceramic basket collected by my Great Grandmother sometime in the early 1900's. Super delicate carved handle, even too fragile to use. More pottery from my Great Grandmother HERE.

Sebastopol

Spending only a short time in Sebastopol in Sonoma County, including wondering the Luther Burbank Experimental Gardens. Burbank developed over 800 species of flowers, fruits and vegetables, of which many of the hybrids still exist on the property. More on Sebastopol HERE More on Burbank HERE