Other Things I'm Passionate About

Ok, so you know I love clay. That one's pretty obvious. Well, I also love serving the Lord. He's given me many things. Mainly the gift of serving others.

Soon, next Friday, I'm going down to the Amazon in Brazil on a mission trip through Amazon Outreach. It's mainly a medical mission other than sharing the gospel. But since I don't have medical knowledge (other than my opionion), I go and help with the kids & Women's ministry. Not so much running with the kids anymore, but more so with the ladies. This will be my 5th trip. We travel by boat on the river. We are one of the biggest boats on the smaller parts of the river.

This Saturday, we're getting together to pack our checked bags to fill with the donations we've collected. All our personal stuff will be in our carry on. I'm excited about leaving next Friday. It's a 10 day short term mission trip.

Large Piece Workshop at LMRA

On Saturday July 26th, I took a workshop on how to throw large pieces. The pictures shown are: throwing one big lump of clay, putting 2 or more thrown peices together & the coil method. I tried it after the workshop - the large lump of clay. The two times I tried, it didn't work out to my satisfaction. But I'll try it again the next time I'm in the studio.

I'll get Paul's last name & post it when I remember what it is. This was an all day event. The goal of the workshop was not to throw as large as Paul did. But to encourage us to throw larger than we have in the past.