Monday, 24 November 2025

A Break

 A break in the showers yesterday...so I managed a three quarter hour steady walk around the village here. I didn't fancy going "off piste" and getting wet and muddy!

Arran only just visible..then I think the clouds of steam from the paper works further up the coast

Crows in the trees.
And a miniature forest


Hawthorn berries in silhouette 
Someone small has been busy!

Then back home before the rain..just!

I spent the afternoon sorting printing tools, lino, inks.... and found that I already have a bigger awl  !  They'll both be used on the next batch of berry bowls.  Far easier on my hands than using simply a drill bit on its own.

There is still more sorting to be done in the study... getting the "decks" clearer . Decluttering to make thinking and working easier.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you add the holes while the clay is wet, or after it dries? If while wet, would a drinking straw work? They even come in different sizes.

Tom said...

...decluttering is a task that I tend to put off.

gz said...

Wet, you would have a lot of fettling afterwards...dry you would have dust..the worst thing. You generally drill holes and suchlike when it is "leather hard"...the consistency of a good firm cheese

gz said...

It takes time and energy away from actually doing...but so does clutter....

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Nice to find that bigger awl!

Susan said...

I find, sorting/decluttering and organizing possessions is a worthwhile undertaking. After a good sort-out, the space feels good.

Catalyst said...

I think you might be able to pull the cork out of a wine bottle with one of those tools! 😉

Anonymous said...

I learned something today, thank you!