In beepops three ladies to my studio gallery yesterday. They have a great time chatting about the work and it's obvious they're having a fun time in the charming artist colony of Cambria.
Purchases are made and then the camera comes out. Theirs and mine. We snap photos of me at work. I want to get one of them for the blog. Pretty soon they've got me staging photos out in front of my place. Then, they want one of them by the sign. Then, they want one with me and them by the sign.
You know how it is when good friends are relaxed and joyous around one another? That's how this was. Totally a fun time.
Thank you to Paula Pitlick from Yorba Linda and Gaye Bisler and Helen Kinsey from Costa Mesa. (And congrats on your retirement Gaye!)
In addition to the bevy of school principals, I had a steady stream of visitors all day. In fact, when I returned from the photo session, above, another customer was patiently waiting with some pieces in hand. Flowed like that all day, and I was able to keep working and visiting with people. That's been my challenge, balancing my talky nature with my desire to keep the flow of work going.
I must confess that I did not set up my photo cube. I had made a pact with this awesome lady – Linda Starr, who is a pottery blogger extraordinaire. We were both going to set up our cubes. Her's at her place in Florida, mine here in California. And I blew it. (Hangs head.) I got home last night, after an incredible day, and there it was. Big stickie on my computer. DON'T FORGET TO SET UP CUBE AND TAKE A PICTURE (to put on the blog so everyone would know that I did it). Oh crap. OK... Today is the day!
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