I'm pushing: Two Big Blue Buttons.

These are CLAY BUTTONS. Aren't they lovely?
When Mlle. Margo was little and liked (loved) to look at my box of buttons I started a big button collection for her, so that she could play without sounding off the millennial parent choking hazard fear/alarm.
Big buttons are hard to find so I created making my own! Find them next week at the fabulous, artistic, craftastic, colorful Beehive Bazaar!

Today! Today! Work While You May!

The day started out OK. Up & at 'em early. Lunch bags decorated, lunches made.

Quick drive to school. Home again to find I never started the drier. 

That was a clue: Go Back To Bed.

No doing. Instead of bed: I opened the kiln.

This is what I saw: Disaster. Sigh. Really? Who is going to buy tomato soup roses? No one. These just look so gross. A few years ago the company that made the glazes I used for years simply discontinued the entire line and replaced it with "safe" (no lead) and really ugly colors. This has made working with clay frustrating & has wasted a lot of my time. 

The rest of the day has been spent researching & finding new glazes online, finally talking to a great sales person at the Amaco Company.

 Today is a cloudy, rainy, cold day. Perfect weather for a gray blue heart. 

I actually liked this heart ... then I dropped it. It is about 5 inches and meant to hang in the middle of a funky over-the-window garland. Now it will take a trip to the bottom of a house plant's pot, if lucky an African Violet.

Traditional Food

Fun with food. 

I once went out to eat with a fellow that I new from CCAC ... I ordered a  burger and when it arrived I grabbed the mustard to decorate it. He blew up, just got so mad when I drew a happy yellow face on the patty. He said he hated when people did that with their food. Guess what? We didn't go out again. 

I'm not much of a meat enthusiast so when I make meatloaf I want to show the animal some respect. The annual egg-ortaloaf is a Valentine tradition. Complete with cauliflower lace and heart beets. There are 2 boiled eggs strategically placed inside. (Ooh, kinda green-edged and gross.)

For a recent birthday celebration: my version of a strawberry shortcake. 

Please note the MaCKENZiE-CHiLDS serving tray. My favorite kitchen ware.