Arrival of the First Luna Moth

the first Luna of this summer...
they gather near the outside light of the studio overnight,
decorating the wall visible through the kitchen window...
I make my tea right there watching each morning for them...
there have been as many as five at one time,
Wyatt reminded me that that is the current record...
he likes to have an accounting of things, as he tries to find his way into the world...
they appear and disappear from time to time
as is the way of things here, but are always a visual treat to us...
each one different from the other, each one amazing in it's own right...
pretty much like everything ...

Mountain and Baseball

the moody mountain at Wyatt's baseball game...
he closed the game with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts...
a fine job, very well done...
he's got a big smile and it fills the room...
a fresh loaf of warm bread to top off the night...
and soon to bed...

Visiting the Sandy

Spent some time with the Sandy River this morning
after dropping Wyatt to school,
waiting for the hardware store to open in search of lopers...
there is much to take in here, especially as I'm wondering where
I'll end up after my current circumstances are over...
here though in these rocks is a direction to follow with the pots,
the age honored shaping of granite with time and the force and gentleness of water
I like the edges and the organic softness of the rocks,
left as memory of many spring runs...
when the warm up of cups and bowls runs it's course
I'll begin here and see what follows...

Rugged Vase

Rugged Vase
12in.H x 5in.W
$200

For the Table...Vase for Summer Flowers

Old BarkVase/Wet and Dry
10in.H x 5in.W
$200

An experiment...Raku on Top

 Experiment...
it always takes me time to consider something new for me...
something good always emerges out of movement into another thought...
"don't know, we'll see"KK...
Raku over wood fired cup...

Cylindrical Erosion Jar

Cylindrical Erosion Jar
10.5in.H x 6in.W
$400

The Meteor Shower

2:35 am and not sleeping,
but headed outside with hope of seeing the meteor shower
all lights off... it's dark, really dark...
clouds abound without a star in sight
one can feel alone in the black darkness of the night...
as I turn to come back in an owl calls from the tree line
very close, hair on my neck rises, feeling the call in my chest
like a grouse during mating season...
vibration, energy...I am here... he says... I am here!
so I answer him with my Polish owl call and he answers back...
and again, and again
for the next 15 minutes we engage in a call and response conversation
he leads... I follow...
as I begin to become hoarse from my calls it ends...
I look up one last time to see a clearing, some stars
and yes, one shooting meteor flashes across the opening...
the clouds inch back in and I am off to restless sleep again,
hoping for dreams of owls...

For the Table... Whiskey/Saki Serving Bottle

Whiskey/Saki Serving Bottle
9in.H x 4in.W
Sold

For the Table/Small Bowl

Small Bowl
3in.H x 5.5in.W
sold

For the Table/ Small Bowl

Small Bowl
3.5in.H x 5in.W
$125

For the Table/ Whiskey Cup

Whiskey Cup
4in.H x 4in.W
$95