by Rae | Jan 13, 2012 | About Me, Books, Teaching
      “Anyone with the time and inclination can acquire the technical proficiency.  To achieve greatness though, that requires artistry, imagination, and thoughtfulness.”                                        – Christopher Paolini I was listening to...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Rae | Jan 7, 2012 | About Me, Philosophy
While I’m on the topic of resolutions and goals, I thought I would share a site that I have used off-and-on.  It is called 43 Things.  On a whim I did a search for the most popular goals and the 43 Things website came up.   In case you didn’t know, my...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Rae | Jan 6, 2012 | About Me, Inspiration, Philosophy
Welcome 2012!  A fresh new year, full of possibilities. I am in the midst of making my new year’s resolutions.  This is a task that I take quite seriously – mostly because I have low guilt threshold – so it doesn’t take much for me to feel guilty.  If I casually set a...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Rae | Dec 31, 2011 | About Me, Maintenance, Studio
I live in eastern NC where we are often blessed with mild winter days.  Today was such a day.  With the promise of a warm afternoon, I decided to finish giving my kiln a make-over.  A few weeks ago, I put fresh, new elements in my kiln.  Yesterday, Julie started...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Rae | Dec 28, 2011 | About Me, Holiday
Christmas is over – but I am still celebrating.  I am always loathe to abruptly cease the celebration.  Since I struggle with transitions, I tend to drag them out so I can soften the stark contrast of change.  I am still lighting the tree, watching holiday...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Rae | Dec 22, 2011 | About Me, Holiday
I love the solstices (I also love the equinoxes).  Each year I try to do something to acknowledge the Winter Solstice.  This year, I am going to look at neighborhood Christmas lights.  I think it is a prefect way to mark the longest night!				
					
						 
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