Sorry not sorry

My mom in Wisconsin says it's snowing again. My friend Sara, up in St. Johns, has been without power for a week now, thanks to their snow-and-ice storms. Me? I've got crocuses coming up in the backyard. Daffodils pushing up buds along the sidewalk.

I also saw juncos, a wren and a hummingbird in the same apple tree, just across the neighbor's fence, and a male starling is singing his heart out on the black walnut tree.

We've been very fortunate in Eugene this winter. This is the closest we've been to a snowman so far.

Think big

I've been back in the studio this week, making work for a March firing. I've got some orders, in particular a dozen more mugs for Great Harvest Bakery, a teapot and a big serving bowl.

Now I just need to figure out what else to make. 

Thing is, I'm pretty well set for the opening of Saturday Market in April. And my normal spring event, Ceramic Showcase, isn't happening. In fact, I don't know whether anything is happening. Some shows, notably Roseburg in June, Corvallis in September and Edmonds in August, are taking applications, but I don't know that I feel safe doing them. In the meantime, I've got 50 cubic feet of kiln space to fill, and not that many pots left over from my last firing.

I suppose I could see if anyone wants to share a firing, but I hate being responsible for a bad firing. It's bad enough if I mess up my pots; I'd really don't want to risk ruining someone else's.

I don't need to make any bowls for Empty Bowls--my storage unit is full of 'em from last year, and I don't know whether they're able to do a sale this year either. I'm a little low on animal banks, so I'll probably do a shelf of them. Then what?

So I suppose I should just be making big pots. These 6 and 8-lb. serving bowls are a start.