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The Inconstant Mooncrone
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"O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, /That monthly changes in her circled orb, /Lest that thy love prove likewise variable."
It's impossible to ignore everything going on, but starting some scratch chicken soup is the good I can do today.
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Mooncroning at the Wheelhouse
So so so glad to be back!

Just playing with shapes and tools today - I wanted to see what formed moment by moment vs. plan a form step by step.

Until next Tuesday, when I can discover what these want to be! #pottery #ceramics #handbuilding #clay
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Quiet Monday late-morning walk at Mission Creek Preserve.

Stone houses to explore and a breezy walk.

In the creek only rivulets here and there sparkle in sunlight in spite of recent rain.

About 4 miles in and out.
January 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Creating keeps me from crying.

So I busted out the pizzelle maker.
#cookies #pizzelle #thistimelinesucks
January 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I was SO looking forward to the first day of Ceramics class, and it's been cancelled (winter break construction not complete)!

Here's what I was going to work on:
#ceramics #handbuilding #pottery
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Oh, and just wanted to say I've moved house again.
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I completely forgot to holler, "Wassail!" yesterday, but remembered way too early this morning to call: "Godspeed the plow!"
Yay lol #oldfarmersalmanac
January 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Just wanted to say, I have moved house.
July 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
RIP Bill Moyers.
He was my introduction to Joseph Campbell when I was a mid-teen.

Feels like losing a beloved teacher 💔
June 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
My Wheelhouse attendance has been spotty.
Moving house (and all that entails) has kept me away from the mud.
Escrow means I can get back in it!

A GD marching bear incense burner; 2 bisqued pieces; my newest piece, the 'bee bath'.
#ceramics #deadhead #bees #clay #handbuilding
#pottery
June 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
For me, it's pretty much the only thing top-of-mind right now.
May 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I have broken free from my stamp obsession! Yay!

So, you know when you try to replicate a shape and it's just not the same? Yeah, it feels like that.
But it's also something new; one shift here or there and it becomes the shape you didn't know you wanted.
#pottery #handbuilding #ceramics #clay
May 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
She bloomed overnight!

Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) "Incienso"

#natives #bloomscrolling
May 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Point Fermin / San Pedro

Near where my mother's ashes were placed at sea 21 months ago.

So I am here to have a picnic under a tree that just dropped a comically large sewing needle-shaped piece of bark on my blanket.

My mother was a seamstress.
May 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
These two monarchs joined mid air then landed on a valley oak branch. They were motionless for so long, then I turned, turned back, and they were gone.

#monarchs #butterfly #quercus
May 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Creatively, I sense I'm evolving; but this is some awkward phase where I'm not sure if I'm making flower petals or finger phalanges ☠️

#handbuilding #pottery #ceramics
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
From May 1, where I gathered a few blooms for Beltaine!
Coral mallow, yarrow, desert marigold, willowy mint, oregano (from my garden)
#bloomscrolling #natives #beltane
May 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A not-spinning image of my floppy vase ⚱️
April 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
First time sitting at the wheel in over a year. So awkward.

Prodding this vessel into existence felt like learning to drive a stick shift.

I call it "Collared Vase with Mutant Sunflower".

I think we all know what happened. No need to discuss ⚱️

#pottery #clay #ceramics #handbuilding
April 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Mooncroning at the LA Arboretum 🌿

Just a few photos because I like to store the 'snapshots' in my 🧡

Photo 1 & 2: Baby owlet, and Mom or Dad owl
Photo 3: The Love rose

Oh, and 3.89 mi. of walking in this wonderland 🌳
#owls #Arboretum #roses
#Bloomscrolling
April 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My Diplacus (Mimulus) aurantiacus
Sticky monkeyflower bloomed!

Yesterday afternoon, I was in the middle of a mood; then, the surprise of color.

And, BAM, Nature saves the day, again 🌼 🏵 🌼 🏵
#bloomscrolling #natives #nativeplants #wildflowers #monkeyflower
April 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Mooncroning at the Wheelhouse
and finished with all the balls on the previous piece!

This bowl is made from various bits and bobs mixed today.

I'm coming to the end of my stamping days. The clay scraps confirm it.
#handbuilding #pottery #clay #slabwork
April 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
In case the video gives you head spins.
April 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tuesday at the Wheelhouse

Feel like 😵‍💫 after rolling like 1M tiny balls, but I'm getting excited for the potential glaze effects on all those nooks and crannies!

Not finished yet, though...
#handbuilding #pottery #ceramics
April 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Going hard on intentions today; throwing everything plus a little pink moon water at this thing ✨️ 🌕✨️
#witchy #intentions #gratefuldead #moon
April 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM