Showing posts with label Family time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family time. Show all posts

Friday, December 14, 2012

Sneaking In Studio Time

The time between Thanksgiving & Chloe's birthday are done & we are about to enter the Christmas, Riley birthday & New Years crazy. This means kids will be at home & I need to get "work done now" and the studio ready for three of us to be down there having fun...


My jewelry making area needs a good sorting. I added a folding table to the area to move things so I can organize and make it user friendly.


Both kids have managed to get sick in the last week, but nothing too bad. Like on the edge of whatever bug is going around. They are fully back to normal now.


And so into their drawing...


Chloe had found some clay bead tests (I forgot I even made these) and asked to color them. Sure - why not?!


And I wanted to know what all tat silliness was about to get your feet painted and make impressions on paper. Chloe tickled the heck out of my feet as she painted mine. Riley's feet are just as big as hers! And there is a 2 year difference...


And I have been sneaking and glazing for orders & finally these terrarium sculptures!


These are samples of tests I have running the last couple of years as I have been working on these ideas and seeing them form into this new body of work.


These above are on the custom handmade kiln furniture I made to fire these so I could have the wire into the clay. Dry fitted as to not touch. Ready to go into the kiln:


I wonder how this firing will look. I am SO excited and nervous!


And here are more pieces that I have been glazing. That was a crazy packed shelf!


And the studio/basement office area - where we had ripped out the cat pee carpet - needed something on the floor. So I grabbed these foam mats from the store & put them down. Makes for a great floor to walk on & stand (mental note - use extras for packaging area!).


And as my glaze kiln is now cooling down, my smallest kiln is loaded with this bisque - more pieces to glaze soon!

I'll be posting pics of my glaze firing soon (usually post to my MarshaNealStudio FaceBook Page faster - first).

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Weekend Update

Thanksgiving weekend is our time to decorate for Christmas.
And every year it gets better as these two get a little older to join in on our traditions...


Riley (who is potty training) marked the side he wants his presents on...


Chloe found that the butterflies (from my mom's tree decoration stash we use) really know how to flutter then find their way to the tree...


The fiber optic train thingy (from my dad a few years back) is LOVED by both kids!


And then there is this. The kitchen that needed a good painting (perfect Saturday night for Dave and I - sure...). But it has to get done. We are entering our busy time of the year. Both kids have December birthdays and we have family over for the holidays...





We totally didn't realize that "Duckie" the elf was in the way. Chloe was very concerned about us not moving him because he would lose his magic & would not be able to return nightly to report back to Santa...

Well, I had painted around him & called it a night (finished painting on Sunday). And this is what we found on Sunday...















Chloe loved that he had painted a picture of himself!


She was inspired to also paint a picture of Duckie where there was still unpainted space.


Riley did too...


We updated the frame with pics of all 4 of our kids (RIP Stinker...).


And now - it is done. A huge weight lifted.


I grabbed the last moments of sunlight tonight to snap photos of these pieces for my Etsy shop update tonight for Cyber Monday (http://www.MarshaNealStudio.Etsy.com)


Had some time to jump in the leafs too!


What a busy and fun weekend!

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