Late night mixed media idea for the birthday girl
March 24th, 2011 | kristinSo, its 9:30pm and i’m ready for sleep. i had an idea earlier in the day for a ceramic pin she could wear to school on her birthday the next day, but it was a bit too last minute to fire it. i wanted her to wear something, just because on your birthday, you just [...]
My first trip to a “Hobby Lobby” store
December 13th, 2010 | kristinI happily volunteered to take my mother-in-law back home the day after Thanksgiving for 2 reasons. First of all, my hubby travels all thru the week with his job, and I figured he would appreciate not having to drive a 3 hour round trip taking Mom home. Secondly, there is a new Hobby Lobby store [...]
Black Friday in the pottery studio business
November 26th, 2010 | kristinPretzel jello and coffee…a black friday tradition. I like being in retail and sleeping in on Black Friday. We open at 9 and have plenty if specials, and really, it’s the perfect place to send the kids who don’t want to shop. It will get busy later today, but for now, I will enjoy Mom’s [...]
Creativity that caught my eye at Disney’s Epcot
October 29th, 2010 | kristinAdmiring artful touches at Katie’s Green Meadows Farm Field Trip
October 26th, 2010 | kristinAn ipad arrived today at the Miller house
May 25th, 2010 | kristinI’m not blogging on it right now, I can’t get it back! Katie has fallen in love with drawing pad app for ipad. It’s slick, as you can see by her flying m’s, but I’m going to check out the pen stylus for it. Our fingerprints prevent good gliding, though as a kiln user, I’m [...]
Protected: Our ipad arrived today
May 25th, 2010 | kristinThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
My moka pot is an essential art tool
January 18th, 2010 | kristinAs you may know, I own a contemporary tea bar adjacent to my pottery painting studio. I’ve been making rooibos latte with a traditional Italian moka pot for 3 years now. It’s just a stove top device that makes a “shot” of antioxidant-rich caffeine-free red goodness, and I just add a splash of milk and [...]



