Yesterday i was a bit of a klutz in the shop. While cleaning some candle holders I knocked over a stack of coat racks. The crash was very loud and people kind of looked at me for a bit and then went back to work. Fortunately being made out of metal they were fine. That was just the beginning though. Later while waxing the same pieces i spilled over the container of finish onto the table and ground. Aside from the klutz acts, i made a nice napkin holder. It could also hold wine but i would be afraid its stability. I took a rock from my house to use as a base which looks pretty cool.

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This is the gallery section of Delia. Most of the artist's work is bought and shipped across the country, but they sell a fair amount locally. I also cleaned the gallery last week, which is why its so sparkly.

This is my work area if I'm welding or torching. Behind the table is a copper wire feed welder which i use for all my welding needs.

Over the past two days I have made over 200 dingles. You may be asking what a dingle is, so I'll explain. A dingle is a ceramic ball of clay with a hole punctured in it so it can be placed on the end of a piece of metal. Basically they just add some color and spunk to pieces. They aren't very hard to make, but i was able to showcase my ceramic skills from class last year to make some pretty nice ones. Also today i made my first "real" piece. Its a small wine bush, or shrub actually because it only holds one wine bottle.

I left my house at 9:30 and headed on I-5 towards Delia, which is located in north portland right next to peninsula park. I met with chris, my mentor, and he gave me a tour of the building and a run down of the different work areas. In the front of of building there is a gallery for the artists to sell their pieces, and then there's a giant shop (maybe the size of a tennis court) in the back where the artists work. It was funny traveling through the clean, quiet gallery area, through the doors into the loud, dirty, and industrial workshop area. A complete flip.

  Sarah and Sam with  Tata Pani Villege children  

   Becky at the 12,000 foot level of Kamje Kharka.