Remember how yesterday I told you I was off to Explore?  Well, I thought I’d start the year on the right foot by participating in Lori Anderson’s Bead Soup Party. Each participant will send a focal bead, some coordinating beads, and a lovely clasp to their swap partner.  If you would like to participate you still have time to sign up–deadline is this Sunday.

And speaking of Lori–just before Christmas I was the lucky winner of her $25 Artbeads.com gift certificate drawing at her Pretty Things blog.  Sweet!   Of course, I’ve already blown through it, but I was well behaved and only spent a little extra.  Thanks Lori!

Off to glaze!

Erin at Tesori Trovati recently posed the question, “What is your word for 2010?”   I’ve been mulling it over for a couple of weeks, and I’ve decided that my word is “explore.”   There are so many techniques that I want to explore with clay and also with jewelry-making.  I have a pottery wheel sitting in the garage that I never really got a chance to use this past summer that I’m looking forward to playing with this year.

I received some mid-fire glazes at Christmas, so I’ll be able to play with the stoneware and porcelain clays that have been sitting, waiting patiently, for my my attention.

I’m participating in the  Beads-of Clay winter swap this year, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to get my goodies.

I’ll be particpating in Round Rabbit’s book club, hopefully drawing inspiration from my readings to create a new body of work.

Submitting to magazines, participating in challenges, new designs…so much possibility!