The Smart Swarm by Peter Miller This is one of those rare, great books that manage to talk about many different fields of science and weave them together. It uses the habits and organizations of social animals (bees, ants, starlings, etc.) and relates it to how people interact with one another. It touches on everything …
Mar 02
Small Raven Tile Mosaic
I made several small, plain tiles so that I could experiment with wax resist and painterly techniques. I painted this using black underglaze. My tiles are hand pounded (and rolled) so the consistency isn’t ideal, but that’s kind of the point of hand-made tiles. This is about four inches square and about a quarter of …
Feb 27
Novel Writing Advice
My friend and fellow Clarionite Justin sent me an email the other day, asking for advice on writing novels. He had just finished the first three chapters of his novel, and it wasn’t going well, and he wanted my advice on finding beta readers to set him on the right path. I got a little …
Feb 27
Smiley Ball 19
I think this is one of the smiley balls that I traded away for someone else’s pot. This is the last of the smiley balls I had photographed, except the small ones.
Feb 24
Smiley Ball 18
Here’s another one of my smiley balls. I think I still have this one. I placed it near a fountain, hoping that it would eventually get damp enough to grow moss. So far it hasn’t, but then again, we do live in the desert. I bet it would make an awesome chia pet.