Summer Clay

So I here by declare that this summer of 2008 shall be fully devoted to CLAY!

Ironically enough many times when I talk about clay people think that I am in an intensely steamy new relationship with a sexy man named clay or that I have decided to become a full fledged Claymate and follow Clay Aiken around drooling as I go. Not so much. By having a summer of clay I really mean clay as in the malleable substance. Summer of clay. Done.

Ok well not done per say because it is only the first week of summer, however, this is a summer for clay if there has ever been one. I will be spending a month of the summer doing a ceramics program up in western New York state. I have no doubt that it will be all at one time:

Thrilling
Terrifying
Overwhelming
Wonderful
Challenging
Life Changing

I think that covers the most of it. Also I just found out that I will be having my first ceramics show in October of 2008. Upon hearing this news instead of rapture I experienced pants peeing terror because this means that I really have to come through for the gallery that is showing my work. I need to make the show I promised them happen even though not all the pieces are done yet. Oh and by done, I mean not even imagined!

Somehow I am pretty sure it will work out and I keep reassuring myself with the memory that at this same gallery I once saw a display of crayon scribbles on scrunched up pieces of paper. So officially my goal is to top that show and do something that I can at least be mostly proud of!

So here it goes, summer of clay. It just feels so nice!