Mosaic appreciation around Disney’s Animal Kingdom
December 30th, 2009 | kristinThis guy was soooo cute! Looks like rocks, stones, mirror, bottles and other found objects in concrete and colored concrete.
I took the Starbucks Red Cup Pledge
December 28th, 2009 | kristinOk so there’s really no such thing, but isn’t it a lovely sentiment for the new year? And what wonderful typography and design, of course. The mix of fonts and sizes in a handmade style is used all over the place now. I’ve even seen auto giants use this type and style in their magazine [...]
Creative ceramic Salt and Pepper Shakers
December 25th, 2009 | kristinVisiting my mom and dad’s house today, Christmas Day, brings warmth to the heart and comfort to the soul…as well as creative found objects that have nurished that artsy side of me for 42 Christmases now.
Empty kilns…happy painters…
December 23rd, 2009 | kristinBetween chilly weather to cool our kilns faster and morning jaunts to the studio at 6am to glaze the prior day’s pieces and pull kiln cones, my wonderful staff and I have pulled off another successful Christmas season. Time to sit for an hour and 41 minutes with a cup of coffee under a blankie…atleast [...]
Creativity and inspiration that comes from Kindergarten
December 17th, 2009 | kristinDo we call this “legume art”? I visited my daughter’s classrooms yesterday and each time I do I’m just so impressed with the organization and creativity that flows from those teachers!
Atomic bazaar, Here we come
December 13th, 2009 | kristinHubby, daughter and I walking into the famous atomic holiday baZaar in sarasota.
Tea, a rainy afternoon, and a new book
December 4th, 2009 | kristinIts chilly (about 65 in Florida-speak), its rainy, and i have a big weekend ahead of basketball games (3 boys, 3 games) as well as taking care of my own pottery painting studio this important first weekend in December. I just have to recharge for about an hour, and this book came just in time. [...]



