Blast From the Past
Agate ware circa 2005-06, cone 6 white and brown stoneware, glazed on inside only.
If you tuned in recently, I want to assure you that I’m much better though I’ve been quiet on the blog front mainly because it’s been a busy weekend. Yesterday, I ran with my training group – about 6.5 miles total for me. I felt great and after a post run breakfast, I headed to the Colorado Potters Guild for our annual group cleaning day. I both dread and loathe the day because cleaning is not on my top 10 list of things to do, but it’s also sort of fun to get together with most of the guild members – this is something that doesn’t happen frequently aside from our biannual sales in the spring and fall. I closed the day by catching a Flobots concert at the Filmore last night with my hubby.
I feel the urge to get my hands in clay this next week – especially after spending time at the Guild yesterday. Even though we were cleaning, there’s nothing like the smell of a pottery studio to get in the mood. 
Architectural scale is triangular in shape and has 6 possible different scales.
Meanwhile, I agreed to do a small scale garden design for a friend of mine. Nothing big – and I knew it would be a good exercise in preparation for returning to school in the fall. I went to her house, took photos, measured and spent this afternoon reacquainting myself with my architectural scale while drawing a “plan view” of her home and garden. I worked in 1/4″ scale meaning that each 1/4″ = 1′ in real life. The project isn’t difficult and I’m only really recommending some plants and hard scape details to replace some ugly overgrown evergreen shrubbery that she removed. She lives in a lovingly restored 1910 bungalow that has been in her family since construction a century ago and I’m recommending plants that are period appropriate that can handle our semi-arid climate based on the hours of sunshine that her yard receives every day.
She keep asking me to name a price, but since I’m not formally trained (yet – though I do have my Colorado Master Gardener certificate handy), I’ve been hedging. I think I will tell her I’ll do it for a few bottles of nice red wine.
Have a great week,
~Cynthia
P.S. My husband thinks I should call my last post “Glazed and Confused”. While I concede that this is a great post title, I’ve file it away for future use.
