Kittens and Clay

Or should I say clay and kittens?

These are tiles that periodically surface in my studio.  I have no idea where they came from, but I did glaze them last winter.  I found them again and began doing some drawings on them.  I draw in pencil which is easily erased with architect's cleaning bags, and burns out easily.  I don't usually draw insuch detail but I needed to get the mermaid placement right.

We brought Lucky Peach and babies in a week ago.  They are growing hand over fist, eating more and more solid food and becoming playful.  Mom and babies look healthy with clear eyes and good coats.  To be in this shape she could not have been on her own for long..  Hoiw anyone who can dump a pregnant cat or any animal is beyond me!

This weekend we are going to make a bigger space for them.

We didn't realize how tiny Peach is until we brought her inside.  I think she's no more than eight or none months old, still a baby herself.

Have a great weekend and as always, thanks for stopping by......*s*

Snow and......

IT'S C.C.C.COLD! 

We spent yesterday afternoon and this morning hanging curtains....well, long strips of fabric to block off most of my studio thus creating a small space that I can heat and work in this winter.  I'm am so over having to move stuff upstairs for the winter.  I decided that if I could make it work today.....hasn't gone above 20 F. all day.....it would work over the rest of the winter......which hasn't officially started yet!  The space has started warming up nicely....particularly after we fixed the latch on the window....3/4 of an inch gap open to cold air does not lead to warmth!

I even found room for my tile.  Proge's father gave it to me for my birthday back when I had just come back to clay and we were still together.  It was collected by his grandparents when they went on a grand tour of Europe and other parts of the world around the Mediterranean.  I know very little about it.  I think it's Persian.  Any way I enjoy looking at it.  It tells me stories.

This is Aloysius sitting on the back of the chair watching the birdies.  Kiki was with him until I picked up the camera.  She like to sit by the glass slider and occasionally try try to penetrate the force field that is keeping her from the deck.

Four o'clock and it's getting dark.  I hope no one is getting snowed in too badly or experiencing any of the fires on the west coast.

As always, thanks for stopping by........*s*