Santa and Gingers on a USPS mail truck

Polymer clay Santa sculpture created on a ceramic USPS mail truck.

Sharing a Beautiful Sunset - October 7, 2009

While downloading the photos from my California trip I came across these few photos taken of a fall sunset off my deck. This is why I love Seattle, our sunsets are so beautiful.

California trip photos

As you can see from the photos below, this trip was all work and no play. We traveled down I-5 instead of the coast. In addition, the photos were taken from the truck and we didn't take time to stop for the photo opts. This wasn't nearly as enjoyable as our last trip. Our next trip will include scenic stops. If we are going to travel by auto down to California, we may as well see the country and make it worth it. All of these photos were taken October 16 and 17th.

I believe this is the Sacramento River, but I could be wrong.

This photo and the one below were take of a lake near the grapevine, but again, I could be wrong. It has been nearly a month since I took these and they are undocumented.

No photos until I get home...computer broke.

Mini Trip to California

Brian and I are on our way to Indio, California. We left this late morning and plan to stay approximately two weeks getting our little home away from home ready to rent. Our first night is in Ashland, Oregon. Who knows how far we will get tomorrow. No pictures to show you tonight, but tomorrow I'll be sure to snap a few.

The Great Clay Escape 2009

Last weekend was "The Great Clay Escape." My girlfriends and I had so much fun. Cathy Johnston was our special guest, teaching us a couple of classes, her necklace purse and mini book. This was the one of the best classes I've had in a while. Cathy showed us book making and an easy transfer technique. The necklace purse has compartments inside to hold credit cards, drivers license and a couple of folded dollar bills. This is going to be really handy, imagine shopping without a large purse. Check out my finished projects below. All of us had a wonderful weekend. The weather was perfect, allowing us to have lunch on the deck both days. If you want to see more pictures of our weekend, they are located here: http://picasaweb.google.com/HelenMHughes/TheGreatClayEscape2009#

Turtle Necklace Purse

Miniature Book

The memories of last weekend are not far from my mind as I sit here creating sculptures for my upcoming shows. I have several shows coming in the next months. The first of which is next week. Pumpkins and halloween sculptures are all around me. Those little pumpkins do get to me and so enjoyable to make.

Halloween is coming!

Lately these are my only friends because I've been working so hard for my upcoming shows. They make me smile, especially those pumpkins.