Writing
FALLOUT, The Jennifer Harrington Jones Prequel – Chapter 14
Four finished sinks in lightly draped plastic sat on a wire rack so all would dry to equal hardness. Jennifer cleaned up her studio cubicle and pondered how she would decorate the insides…incised or relief, as she wiped her counter and washed her tools. The morning... read more
FALLOUT, The Jennifer Harrington Jones Prequel – Chapter 13
June brought the beginning of finals and critiques for the students of Alfred University and the associated New York State College of Ceramics. Studios were flying with clay scraps, glaze conundrums, and creative quandaries. Study groups coagulated. In the kiln room... read more
FALLOUT, The Jennifer Harrington Jones Prequel – Chapter 12
Walking up 14th Street, the 1930’s jazz was barely audible. Standing in front of the gray, octagonal house, its melody was distinctive, Django Rienhardt. Old flagstones led to the eight-sided, three storied, filigreed Victorian, built in the 1850’s, by an architect of... read more
SHOPPING IN KOTZEBUE
SHOPPING IN KOTZEBUE After you pass the Arctic Circle on the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, Kotzebue is the biggest town in which to stock up until Barrow at the top of the world. Originally, it was a summer village for Native Alaskans... read more