Mark C.

Glad to see you taking time for you! I had 42 years in and almost forgot how to relax.

U catching local crabs and halibut!

sleepy molokai

busy Kona

trip was great

Buddy, you are the dang Energizer bunny.

When you post about slowing down; that means you are going to fire the 42Cf once a week instead of twice?

Enjoy it, you have earned it.

You lucky thing! Hawaii is so beautiful. Haven't been there in eleven years...

sounds great! Have a wonderful time in Molokai

You need a 40oz. coffee mug to keep your eyes open.

I just made one today. It's more like 240z. Hey, take a break.

Busy as a bee in spring, or a potter, í ½í¸€

Busy as a bee in spring, or a potter, í ½í¸€

Hey you got the trifecta. í ½í¸œ

sorting 4 gallery orders and 2 shows out of a few kiln loads today-

Glaze firing small kiln now big kiln in am-doing two shows worth so I can head off to a tropical island between shows

How much total CF of kiln are you firing?

35 CF car kiln and a 12 CF updraft-usually do both kilns after a glaze day-last year 27 car kiln loads down from 35 loads a few years ago

Is that on track for your normal schedule, or are you actually scaling back a bit, like you mentioned?

Yes, should we congratulate you on slowing down?

Its the same as last year-I may have one more year-full speed then cut a few shows

I have lost an outlet so thats a bit less

Gratz! Back to work. Do less this year still the plan?

We shall see-glaze day in am

two gas kilns to glaze and load as well

I'm planning a vacation this year as well.Spent the day on the river saw two other fishermen-no bites but a great day in Redwood National park on the river

Nice. I haven't been fishing in ages. I used to crappie fish on the river every year when season struck. Nothing like sitting on a tree going into the river and catching a bucket load of fish.

I am in Cal.the northern part where it rains a lot

Aha. Apparently I'm in the "wrong" part.

We're having a "warm" day today (ha, 38F), and the two feet of snow we got this winter is turning into a slushy, muddy, slippery nightmare. The water is flowing down the streets in rivers... it's blech!!

It never ends-maintenance that is

I don't enjoy doing it but I sure love the results.

Concrete floors in my studio, after sweeping the dust- it gets hosed out.

Enjoy your time off. Maybe, when you are doing your dives, you could find one of those multi-million dollar shipwrecks...

Back in the 80s I was the researcher for a amateur underwater salvage co. and ran across an article on à California shipwreck. It crashed into the rocks along the coast and was sinking. Someone went by the office to find the purser stuffing his pockets with gold coins from the safe. He told him hey, you can't swim with all that money! I know that, all my life I wanted to die rich...nows my chance!

Sales where up this year

Diving in the ocean in these parts is a summer thing as the swell is big in winter,how big you ask last week 30 feet

Enjoy the break! I suppose there will be lots of fishing?

I wish seas are rough all winter -maybe some crab if they ever open that season.

good luck. Hope you sell out.

How was the show, Mark?

This show runs for two weeks and its only my booth in a small shopping center in front of a pet store-I have been in the center for past 37 years the last two weeks before xmas.Its always a slow start building better till the end.

LOgic behind this?? Can't handle the success??:-))) Or just jackhammer blues on the Highway?

Best wishes and thank you.

No, way. I want one of your mugs, dangit!

Go go go. Can I borrow a cup of your tenacity. Well I am getting a bit faster on the wheel. But I get too many distractions. And bouts of apathy.

Ohhh the suspense!

Hmm I just arranged a u haul truck for one of my clients last week ... recall that a 20 ft truck holds like 14 tons. Rental was only $39/day and 69 cents a mile ... you would probably pay for it in trips save?

(we needed a little more cubic feet so for like $30 rented a cargo trailer that we pulled with the truck)

I think renting a truck would be worth it!

Oh, can I see em. I made somes mugs for MILaw to give as gifts. I did the underglaze, but still need to clear glaze and fire.

Oh my word. I'm doing around one per month, or even every other month.

I'm in xmas mode too. four wholesale orders, three shows.

<3 you are so inspiring with your # of work!

Sounds good getting ahead to me Christmas kind of sneaks up on you. Decorations are already in the stores.

Good for you! September sneaks up on me every year still.