shining rocks

I'm home from the potter's show that went by in a zip. It was a one day show, set up the booth in the morning and took it all back down in the afternoon. The show was okay for me, and I'm glad I tried out a new one I hadn't been to before. I would definitely like to go back next year because it brought a huge crowd of pottery appreciators. I got to meet Richard Aerni, a great potter from Rochester, New York who was also in the show. We've corresponded through the blog and our etsy shops and I've always wanted to meet him. It's fun meeting potters after you might get a feeling of their personality through their pottery and their writings. Richard definitely seems like a kindred spirit and I was glad to finally meet him and talk pots, life and other such tidbits.

After the show, on the way back home, Will and I were able to take off into the Shining Rock Wilderness Area for a nice 10 mile dayhike. Sunday was such an amazing, warm day for November. It's great when I can do a show and on the way home, take an extra day off and enjoy a hike! The picture below is a detail of the white quartz with some interesting lichen growing on it. This remote and untouched wilderness area gets its name from this huge outcrop of 'shining rocks'.


"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within; strength, courage, and dignity." ~Ruby Dee