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May 2, 2021
This Week At The Studio In Photos
Tomato seedlings getting their start!
Making a vase a day to deal with anxiety as part of this most recent covid lock down. This is day 2’s vase. You can see more here! Day 4’s will be up later today!
The flower buds on the maple tree have the treetops firey red!
We got to know the local Flora and fauna!Flora’s Hope
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Wild flowers that come out every springThat’s been the week here. How’s your week been?
May 1, 2021
A Sailor Mooning
Previously we told the tale of Argus, a many eyed monster who was transformed into a peacock by Hera to pull her chariot. We left poor Io who faced unwanted advances from Zeus as a wandering cow, thanks to Hera’s wrath. Zeus still didn’t get the girl! How many peacocks does it take to pull a chariot anyways?
You can read the story of Argus here.
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‘Io‘, tells the tale of it’s namesake, a wandering cow with a secret, a man in chains, the ultimate cosmetic transformation, and an ending where the god gets the girl.
The Flies Have It!Io, a former priestess in the temple dedicated to Hera in Argos had faced unwanted attention from Zeus who was in love with her, and from Hera who punished Io for her husbands attraction by turning her into a beautiful white cow. Hades hath no fury like a goddess scorned.
Bovine Io, unfairly punished, was left to wander through deserts and the world. To make matters worse, Hera had another meltdown when her pet monster Argus was killed by Zeus. So she sent a gadfly to follow Io around and harass her in all the places her tail could not reach. I am sure she would have given anything for a can of raid. Or opposable thumbs to use it.
Prometheus BoundIo wandered and wandered, growing more and more upset and disoriented. It seems she was afflicted with the original mad cow disease. Eventually she reached the Black Sea and the what is now called the Bosporous, (ox passage) which was named in her honour.
So things were looking up and her situation was about to improve. Being named after one of the most strategic areas in the world was cowtastic.
It was on this leg of her journey that she would meet up with another victim of the gods, Prometheus.
HerA and Stones May break my Bones, But Heroes in Chains Excite Me!It was when Io was passing Mount Caucasus that hope was restored. There she ran into Prometheus, another toy of the gods, who had been chained to the mountain by none other than Zeus.
It was in this moment, that Prometheus told Io that she would eventually be restored to human form and not give up hope. She would be the ancestress of many powerful figures. Holy Cow!
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Sailor Moon
Io was often associated with the moon by the ancients. The self proclaimed ‘horned virgin’, made her way across the Ionian Sea to Egypt. I guess the original sailor moon may not have been a goddess, but she definitely had bovinity!
It was in Egypt that Zeus finally restored Io to her human form. Her long journey as a wandering cow had finished, but her story and those of her ancestors was just starting. It would take many generation, but one of Io’s descendants would be one of the most famous figures of the ancient world.
What do you think of our our raku vase and story? Please let us know in the comments below. And if you want to read more vase stories, check out our vase gallery here, it’s full of them!
Want to win a raku vase of your own?Click here!
Day 3 – LockDown Again: A Vase A Day Keeps The Anxiety Away
We’ve had a sudden surge in our covid cases, due in part to travellers from within Canada breaking their entry isolation requirements, and university students partying – and posting pictures online with all of their tickets for public health violations.
To the credit of our government their response was swift. Yesterday marked our first official day in lockdown, restricted to our household bubble and trips for essential items only. Hopefully this will be enough to combat the variants, which were all brought here from travel, because we have a serious lack of vaccines here compared to the UK and USA.
My plans to help manage the stress and anxiety is simple. I will be making a new vase for each day of this two week lockdown. Or at least that is the plan.
I will be updating this post each day with my latest lockdown vase!
Day 2
Day 1
‘Making a vase a day keeps the anxiety away’. Let me know what you think of the latest vase(s) in the comments below.
Stay safe everyone!April 30, 2021
Day 2 – LockDown Again: A Vase A Day Keeps The Anxiety Away
We’ve had a sudden surge in our covid cases, due in part to travellers from within Canada breaking their entry isolation requirements, and university students partying – and posting pictures online with all of their tickets for public health violations.
To the credit of our government their response was swift. Yesterday marked our first official day in lockdown, restricted to our household bubble and trips for essential items only. Hopefully this will be enough to combat the variants, which were all brought here from travel, because we have a serious lack of vaccines here compared to the UK and USA.
My plans to help manage the stress and anxiety is simple. I will be making a new vase for each day of this two week lockdown. Or at least that is the plan.
I will be updating this post each day with my latest lockdown vase!
Day 1
‘Making a vase a day keeps the anxiety away’. Let me know what you think of the latest vase(s) in the comments below.
Stay safe everyone!LockDown Again: A Vase A Day Keeps The Anxiety Away – Day 2
We’ve had a sudden surge in our covid cases, due in part to travellers from within Canada breaking their entry isolation requirements, and university students partying – and posting pictures online with all of their tickets for public health violations.
To the credit of our government their response was swift. Yesterday marked our first official day in lockdown, restricted to our household bubble and trips for essential items only. Hopefully this will be enough to combat the variants, which were all brought here from travel, because we have a serious lack of vaccines here compared to the UK and USA.
My plans to help manage the stress and anxiety is simple. I will be making a new vase for each day of this two week lockdown. Or at least that is the plan.
I will be updating this post each day with my latest lockdown vase!
Day 1
‘Making a vase a day keeps the anxiety away’. Let me know what you think of the latest vase(s) in the comments below.
Stay safe everyone!April 29, 2021
🐢 Tiny Turtle Makes A Friend 🐸
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” — Khalil Gibran
PreviouslyWe had added this cute little ceramic turtle as part of our ‘Great Pottery Giveaway‘!
And your response to the “cute ninja turtle” (and various adorable names you gave to it ) inspired us to make sure that the turtle had a friend in the gift basket.
So without further ado . . .
A little peeper!All you need to do to be eligible to win the turtle, frog and other items in this giveaway is subscribe to our newsletter here. One of our lucky subscribers will win the entire gift package with the items shown below.
You also get this mug
and this vase!We will also be adding more items as the year progresses and our subscriber list grows! – You can learn more about the ‘Great Pottery Giveaway’ here –
What sort of tiny turtle adventures would you have these two go on?– Or –
What is one of your favourite adventures to have with a friend?
LockDown Again: A Vase A Day Keeps The Anxiety Away
We’ve had a sudden surge in our covid cases, due in part to travellers from within Canada breaking their entry isolation requirements, and university students partying – and posting pictures online with all of their tickets for public health violations.
To the credit of our government their response was swift. Yesterday marked our first official day in lockdown, restricted to our household bubble and trips for essential items only. Hopefully this will be enough to combat the variants, which were all brought here from travel, because we have a serious lack of vaccines here compared to the UK and USA.
My plans to help manage the stress and anxiety is simple. I will be making a new vase for each day of this two week lockdown. Or at least that is the plan. Here is the first vase I made yesterday morning.
I will be updating this post each day with my latest lockdown vase!
‘Making a vase a day keeps the anxiety away’. Let me know what you think of the latest vase(s) in the comments below.
Stay safe everyone!April 28, 2021
On The Wheel Wednesday
But when considering the time and effort They have put in, it becomes clear that there has been growth because they learned how toStRETCH
“If you really want to eat, keep climbing. The fruits are on the top of the tree. Stretch your hands and keep stretching them. Success is on the top, keep going.”
― Israelmore Ayivor
April 27, 2021
Around The World In 500 Years
Ferdinand Magellan500 years in human time is a long time! So TO celebrate circumnavigation,
let’s take a trip . . . Around the world!with the vase of dreams
Now While This vase is not for sale, we would love to know If you may be interested in a vase similar to this.IS this something we should make more of?
The Vase of DreamsPlease add your vote in the comments, and if you would like to know more
The Vase of DreamsWhat do you think?Is it compellin’ like Magellan?win your own raku vase
April 26, 2021
Mugshot Monday
– Peter Diamonde
Mug 15
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Where would you say The
“centers of innovation”
are now?
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