wow.. what a wonderful way to spend a day! Lucky you.. both! Any chance we can see the beads that got made that day? Diana
Then, after a quick lunch, she went back to the studio and struck up
> the torch to do a batch of beads. I saw the process from a bird's eye
> view above her right shoulder, and was totally fascinated. I got to
> see her program her kiln, pull stringer, gather each of the base beads
> onto a mandrel, pre-heat rod ends in the kiln, create surface
> decoration (swirlies)... and dip new mandrels for the next session. >
> It was an absolute blast, and I want to thank her publicly for letting
> me in on her work session.
>
> I had a fascinating conversation with her mother as we both watched,
> as well. We had many viewpoints and life-experiences in common, and it
> was easy to see that Kalera drew a really good number in the Parent > Lottery. >
> Thanks, Kalera, for being willing to share your artistic process, and
> your family. (I also got to meet cat, dog and birds ... but no Moxley
> or kids were at home at the time...)
>
> Deirdre