This past weekend was the Clayathon, so you’ll see a lot of my images are dominated by what I made during those three days. I plan to give Clayathon 2022 it’s own dedicated post soon.
We also had an ice storm, which gave me something else to take pictures of 🙂
It’s a roundup of the little (and big!) moments I have captured all week. Some of these images are posted on Instagram, but many aren’t posted anywhere but here. Some days there may be no photos, and other days there may be multiples.
Day one: not as prolific as usual, only 3 canes, two of which are not what I actually had in mind, but that’s ok. I have at least two more canes I want to make in these colors, but I’m surprisingly not in the mood to keep going today. Maybe I will get back to it later 💜 These are a Calico Cane, a Jubilee Cane (ish), and something I improvised when I screwed up my first attempt at the Jubilee Cane 😜. At some point this weekend, slices from these canes will become jewelry or pretty tools. Also posted on Instagram
Story for Saturday
Sunday
The components of a retro cane, before they are extruded.Jewelry in progressSanding and buffing takes just as long (sometimes longer) than creating the pieces does.
Story for Sunday
Monday
Day Two: I would have shared this yesterday, but I worked well into the night to finish all of these, and I wanted to wait until I had some daylight for proper photos. Allow me to present my new color scheme. I have not named it yet, but I’m toying with the idea of calling it “purple” for some reason I can’t put my finger on 😁
Today is the last day of Clayathon, and I don’t have any plan at all. I may just make some random stuff for myself and/or a bunch of retro canes to replace the ones I’ve used up over the years 🤔
As for these purple things, there will be a shop update within the next few days. Also posted on Instagram
Day Three: I’m worn out 😁 All of those hours of terrific Zoom programming, plus all of the making… I’m glad I took tomorrow off from work to recover! Here is an image of what I made today. Also posted on Instagram
Story for Monday
Tuesday
Welp, it look a lot longer than I intended, but I finally got my shop updated with the new Violet Collection 💜 While I was in there, I found a solution that makes it easier to see all the different individual items. I know that has been a pain point before, and it’s much much better now! Take a look 🙂 Also posted on Instagram
Thursday
Sometimes I get a little chilly at my desk, but a hot water bottle and a cozy blanket fix that right up.Having a quiet evening
Friday
Ice storm!
Thanks for helping me celebrate the week! If you want to see some of this stuff as it happens, please feel free to follow me on Instagram ♥
I could have sworn I replied to this comment, and that I said I would have to get over my fear of wind before I could cane in a tornado, but it looks like my reply never posted. Let’s blame “technology” 🙂
TWiP: Rainy Days and Peonies (2017) When it wasn't raining this week, I was fawning over our peonies. Okay, even when it *was* raining, I was fawning over the peonies.
Trying new things (2015) For the next few days, I am testing the waters on a new idea. If you think you might like one of my photos to hang on your wall, please click through. If this experiment is a success, I'll open a full-fledged photo print shop!
Peonies: a retrospective (2010)
I've had a blog since 2005, but I didn't move to my own host until June 1, 2007. My first post
Has it really come to this? (2009) I thought that being self-employed meant never having to wake up to a note like this. My boss
Generation gap (2008)
I sometimes think about people from the past and wonder how they would react to the way the world
My new apron (2007) I was originally going to post this in The Craft Room at The Polka Dot Cottage, but it was being
Lisa, you are always so productive at Clayathon, whether it be virtual or live. I honestly believe that you could cane in a tornado. :-).
I could have sworn I replied to this comment, and that I said I would have to get over my fear of wind before I could cane in a tornado, but it looks like my reply never posted. Let’s blame “technology” 🙂