updated: 27 June 2025, Wellington ## joining new communities Last year I was part of an online community called [Makers' Spark](https://naomiclement.com/blogs/instructional-workshops/makers-spark-membership), lead by Naomi Clement. It's a wonderful community, but I had to step back earlier in the year because of various other commitments. I've been waiting for the doors to the membership to open again and it finally did. So I'm back again. It's a very welcoming community. A lot of members have decades of experience as ceramic artists, and yet they make the two-year-experience me feel warm and cozy. ## dress rehearsal of my very own making sessions I ran through my first workshop with the staff of the local restaurant last week, and it was a blast! There are a few things that I would change, including how I load my little wagon to take everything there. Our driveway was so steep that it tipped backwards when I was pulling it up, tipping everything out! Fortunately no breakage and it was before the session, so no pieces have been made either. ![[Little wagon.jpeg]] ## Remy and Emile's first birthday Yesterday they turned one. We celebrated with cake served on one of my handmade plates of course. ![[Reminem birthday.png]] ## now archives [[2025-06-16]] [[2025-05-09]] [[2025-04-02]] [[2025-03-09]]