No amount of coaxing, cajoling, or down right bribery would convince Bob and Alice to cooperate in selecting a winner. They are very stubborn dogs. So off to random.org and the winner of 18 commentors on the Sea Things Giveaway is number 18, Lynn! Congrats Lynn! Send me your address on my email, SummersStudioPottery@yahoo.com and Monday morning I'll have a little surprise assortment out to you, fresh from Saturdays firing. I really appreciate the thought all of you put into naming and colours for this line. Because I am a visual person, words don't come easily when it comes to describing my own work. It's hard to step away and I do get quite fixated on particular colours. It is interesting that the tidal theme came up so often. Part of the inspiration for this work comes from fossils that lived in shallow waters. This work is a bridge between my coastal life and my new life here on top of a prehistoric inland sea. Although, my interpretation pretty liberal.
Lynn, it is interesting that you would mention desert landscapes now that I've moved to a semi-arid landscape. One of my favourite things here is the desert, especially around Big Bend and the Guadelupe Mountains. I am fascinated by how this so so dry climate can be home to the largest exposed fossil coral reef in the world. Perhaps my new home has more influence on my design than I can see.
I have a lot to think about here and many colours to explore. So I'm off to my studio which I think may now be warm enough to go out to. Here's a photo of how my perfect yesterday ended. ...the biggest hail storm in a decade. They say everything is bigger in Texas. Well that is certainly true of the weather out here in West Texas. Nothing by halves here. No gentle rain, no mist, just huge heavy down pours. That is the hail piled on my deck about 15 minutes into an hour's worth of storm and intermitent hail.
Thanks everyone!
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Looks like you've had some interesting weather...Since we live in Houston, the weather is on its way to us now...They are predicting an "interesting" evening for the Houston area tonight. And tomorrow should be fun too...
Congratulations Lynn!
Hi LeAnn,
I just hate hail storms! I hope your garden is alright? Our temps dipped back down to 10°C today, after 2 weeks of over 20° - does it ever feel chilly.
I am ever so looking forward to your new work - these sea treasures are really very beautiful.
Have a beautiful day.
Renate
Hi LeAnn,
I just hate hail storms! I hope your garden is alright? Our temps dipped back down to 10°C today, after 2 weeks of over 20° - does it ever feel chilly.
I am ever so looking forward to your new work - these sea treasures are really very beautiful.
Have a beautiful day.
Renate
Hi LeAnn,
I just hate hail storms! I hope your garden is alright? Our temps dipped back down to 10°C today, after 2 weeks of over 20° - does it ever feel chilly.
I am ever so looking forward to your new work - these sea treasures are really very beautiful.
Have a beautiful day.
Renate
sorry about that, I am having a problem with my internet connection today.
Renate
No worries, Renate. I just sent you an email. Hope your weather warms up again soon.
Katie, I hope that you don't get the weather we had last evening. Tornadoes, hail, wind, it was just a bit beyond interesting.
WOO HOO! I never, ever win anything! I'm sure the dogs would have chosen someone else, I owe the Random Number Generator something, and YOU too, for making up a wee giftie for me.
I'm a native TEXAN as probably everyone already knows, so it is true about the weather, if you don't like it just wait 5 minutes and it will change. I lived in Houston for almost 10 years before leaving for Missouri ... but I'll be back someday!
I was thinking of the high desert country around Santa Fe New Mexico, one of my very favorite places.
TRIVIA - did you know that the lowlands of Texas were once the bottom of an ancient prehistoric ocean? That's where all the fossils of corals come from - I'm a fount of useless trivia ...
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