Handmade Pottery + Ceramic Jewelry

Wow, that sure was refreshing writing about someone else’s art work on Sunday! So, here I sit, with less than 10 minutes to compose a post before I need to start the day. Can I do it? I’m not sure, I always end up saying much more than I want to.

So, how about a little bit of show and tell instead? I had tried to use a mocha diffusion technique of decorating some pots a few weeks ago. Basically it’s an acidic colored slip that is applied to wet slip. It is suppose to form beautiful dendritic patterns on the surface.

The recipe calls for tobacco, and I tried to get around that by making a concoction of apple cider vinegar and manganese dioxide. I failed miserably. Well, I shouldn’t say that. I don’t hate the pots that I made using my recipe; they just didn’t turn out the way I thought they would.

I found a new recipe which calls for water, vinegar, manganese dioxide and 1 king size cigarette. So, against every grain in my body, I purchased a pack of cigarettes at the gas station yesterday. It was quite a comic scene if you ask me. I’m kind of nervous and don’t know what to buy since I’m not a smoker. I walk up to the window and ask for the cheapest, strongest cigarettes and try to explain what I’m using them for. The clerks thought this was very amusing – who rambles on and on when they buy cigarettes, blushing all the while?

They thought it would be funny to card me since I was making such a scene. My first new batch of Mocha Tea is brewing right now. It needs to steep for at least 24 hours and then I’ll need to strain it.

Meanwhile, I did something about which I was not entirely sure. I built a My Space page. In the first 24 hours, I received 4 unsolicited dating queries – despite writing that I’m happily married and have a kid. I’m just ingoring them. I just figured out why – I chose a provocative song. I chose it because I thought it was beautiful and didn’t really listen to the lyrics. Must change it later.

Anyway, it’s been 15 minutes now, and I have to go.

Happy Wednesday everyone!