I came home after glazing on Monday, ate dinner and checked the weather. Weather forecast has changed, and forecasting gusting 25 to 35mph next couple days. I went back the studio and fired the kiln overnight. I was breezy, but cooler night. The studio never got above 87F, which was not bad at all. I think I am ready for the Clothesline Festival this weekend.
On Sunday, our daughter left for NYU Abu Dhabi, as a part of the inaugural class. It have been quite interesting and challenging year since her scoliosis surgery in August of 2009. I have not imagined she is ready to go abroad to study, last year today. It was kind of struggle for the first 2-3 months after the surgery, and she was regretting it. It took her 4 months to face what she can and can’t, or challenge new things. After the 4 months check-up, and her doctor’s ok for skiing and horse back riding, has changed her attitude a bit, and her flexibility and activities started to gain back. I would be kidding if I say she regained her flexibility to pre-surgery level. It has limitations. She can’t crouch while sitting. Her plane to Abu Dhabi is 11 hours from Chicago. Imagine sitting straight on the chair that long. But she can sleep at night without placing a book on one side to level her in the bed now. It was quite surprise NYU Abu Dhabi name first surface in out of blue in March. Remember all the campus trips we did, which did not include NYU. These trips give her idea that it is all right to be far from home. She wanted to this new challenge, and she deserves this wonderful opportunities. We wanted her to be independent mind. We got one, I think. Now we have empty nest.
We had great weather, crowd and sales this weekend at the Elmwood Avenue Festival of Art. This show is definitely growing, and going the right direction.
I had nightmare-ish start on Saturday though. I was setting up the canopy at 7 in the morning, and realized I forgot to bring one pole. This is the second time in last twenty years. Last time was at the local show, and I was able to go home to pick up. This show is in Buffalo, 70 miles away from home. I had two choices, no canopy and ask my wife to bring it by the end of the show or make one. I thought I can use a 2″x1″ wood” from one of the wall piece if I could shorten it. Mark (Lukacs Pottery Studio) had a saw! Then I had, of course, DUCT tape. I taped up the wood to the joints, and was able to set up the canopy, with my surprize. What can you do without the Duct tape! My wife and daughter wound up bringing the pole, but decided to leave it overnight. It was perfect weather on both day, sunny and no wind to speak of. If either it was rainy or windy, I had no idea what I did instead. Next time, I count the number of poles when loading the van!
Next up, the Clothesline Festival, my last summer festival except one addition of the Artist Row at the public market. I am out of lots of items now, and am afraid I can’t restock everything as my daughter leaving to the collage next Sunday.
Great crowd at the Park Avenue Arts Festival.
I bought the ratcheting tie-down for my weight for the canopy. You can see the orange tie in the picture above. The weight is now actually hanging from the canopy, giving the canopy more stable against the wind. At the Syracuse show, one strong wind moved up the canopy for a foot. I was using the bungees.
Two canopies across from my booth flipped over by the wind at the Syracuse show. This was group effort to reset the canopies.
Back to the studio. I have three weeks until next show. Time for restocking. I made slab pieces. I have the Bailey DRD/II slab roller, more than ten years.
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