Ok...

"Hey dad, Whatdoyouthink?"

 I think we're gonna have fun keeping you engaged and stimulated with creative learning, oh daughter of mine...

Cheers kid!

Nico

Here's a look at one of my favorite emerging artists.

Nico Blum

I feel very lucky, there are so many things that I learn from watching her work. She has an amazing sense of composition that can't be confined by the edges of her canvas. She is quickly gaining skills, creatively loading and manipulating a brush, and the confident and expressive use of color... WoW!

Ahhh... the joys of being 7.

This is one of her chawans fresh from the kiln.

Gonna put this girl to work this summer.

Deamon Kitty

The end of a long day practising for the backyard circus act... Don't you miss the ever long summer days?

Spinning Wheels

A long lazy summer day of cleaning the studio and mixing glazes while Nico works on her throwing technique.

This is the youngest of my 2 studio monkeys. At 6, she's already working on her product line for our local farmer's markets and is angling in on her older brothers studio chores.

I had to stop, sit down and enjoy this moment. I take it for granted that I'll have my constant companion at my side longer than she'll most likely be there. I can see that could be changing soon. It wasn't all that long ago she was tucked into a papoose on to my back as we did our rounds in the gardens and studio together.

I love being a Dad...