When life gives you tomatoes, make tomato sauce?

We have tomatoes coming out of our ears. Every morning I go out to our modest little garden and pick a huge bowl of tomatoes. I eat tomatoes on my eggs for breakfast, tomato and mozzarella sandwiches for lunch, spinach and tomato salad with dinner, I made roasted tomato and goat cheese pasta- enough to feed a family of 8, tons of bruschetta, give them away by the bowl full, I even took enough tomatoes to the beach to feed 6 of us for a week. They won't stop coming!!! Sigh, it could be worse, I could have tomato blight and be singing the blues about my lack of tomatoes. Anyone with some good recipes for cherry tomatoes? Please??

New Design

Here is a new necklace design I am working on. 2 enamel on copper hand sawed ovals with gunmetal chain. The larger oval hangs just below the collar bones, while the smaller one rest on just on the collar. I've been wearing my version around and have been getting good feedback. They will have their public debut at Bumbershoot, but look for their internet debut later this week in the shop.

I'm Baaack!

What happens at the beach, stays at the beach....! After a weeks worth of sun, sand, margaritas, Thrashers fries, Coronas, Sopranos episodes, crabs, espresso, mint juleps and wine on the beach, my fun has come to a screeching halt. I can't quite seem to comprehend that I need to be preparing to take this show on the road to Seattle in less than 2 weeks. gulp. Wish me luck.

"Downy Ooohhshun hun!"

Pronounce the above title exactly how it is written out loud- that is baltimorean for "I am going to the beach for vacation, friend!"

Ahhhh, I am looking forward to a week of hot sand, cool breezes, squawking gulls and children, fried delicacies, cold beers and no worries. I am disconnecting and relaxing, see you after the 17th!!!

Make it Work!

After major reorganizing and cleaning, I am so happy to get to work again in the studio space.

I can actually determine what is on my shelves, and I have a whole bench set up for my torch now.

A "clean" table for packaging and working with paper.

My bench with all my tools organized!

Kiln area with the trivets and enamels organized. Phew!

Clean Sweep

So, here is my studio space. Sigh.

It is a disaster.

I have been procrastinating on cleaning and organizing.

But I can't take it anymore! The next few days will be devoted to a complete overhaul. Check back to see my progress- or lack there of....

Boston Tea Party

I went to the Boston area for a friend's wedding this weekend, hence the lack of posting last week. It was smashing, and I am sooo glad I didn't have to work at it (recovering wedding photographer remember?) and could enjoy myself. One day we ventured into Salem and I got to experience 2 of my very favorite things in one day:

Witches- we went to the Salem Witch museum and this a "witch crossing" lane.

Pigs!!!! This is Olivia, a 3 month old Vietnamese Pot Bellied pig. She was giving me a kiss!
It's back home and back to work!