fall is finally in full effect! my favorite time of year. everything seems much more real and alive when the air is cool. the color palette just seems so perfect to me. i always feel like the whole point of summer is to grow into fall. and then fall into winter.
the crisp mornings are such a nice way to start the days. this fall seemed like a particularly long wait to me.
these thoughts should be reflected, with any luck, in the glaze choices firing in the big kiln right now. i decided to give the matte yellow i was all about in the spring another shot. over the summer i seemed to do something wrong in firing or application that made it the biggest disappointment for me after that first test firing.
i did a test firing earlier this week, and it looked great. finger crossed, breath held.
i have a deep green that i have finally figured out is picking up iron from the clay and going darker than i want. shoulda thought harder earlier.
to round it out, a raw sienna and a new temmoku are all shiny wet and red hot at this very moment.
all this is for the big weekend coming on fast.
the First Friday Indie Market, downtown GSO starts at 4 pm and runs thru 9 pm Friday night. should be a great one, we are apparently packing more vendors than ever before into the parking lot. Come on out; this is always a fun event!!!
And then......Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm, I, along with many other vendors, will be at the Shop Local Festival on State Street, again in GSO. This is my first time at this event, really looking forward to it. This one should be lots of fun as well. The weather should be nice; I am hoping for a clear and cool day. Pottery buying weather!!!
My love of this season has grown and taken on new meaning with Will. He is already showing a love for the outdoors, and an interest in animals and the natural world. Our newest thing is the Sunday Gator ride with Grandpa. I think we all look forward to being together, touring around, watching as Will takes it all in. We have been picking apples for the last few rides, and Will can make the smallest, knottiest apple last forever. I find something really special about picking these unknown variety from a family tree. The apples look horrible, until you bite into the whitest flesh, which is surprisingly sweet. Maybe the fact that these are just some random fruit from some unexpected source makes them sweeter. Either way, they make Will happy!
Halloween was a wonderful day. We spent a few hours in McLeansville at a corn maize owned by some high school friends. Will loved everything except the actual maize. The pics below show a happy guy, one who bring us more happiness than I could have ever imagined.
The skunk outfit for trick or treating was perfect for him, and went much more smoothly than we expected. His first active Halloween was spent in downtown Star. He was a little confused about the whole thing, but handled it like a champ. Next year we reckon he will have his own opinion about what he dresses as, so this one was on us.
Off to check that hopefully finished kiln, and to bed. Big weekend ahead!!!
