"The Door to Happiness Opens Outward"

Image shot at Wormsloe State Historic Site near Savannah with a Leica d-lux5.  Rad Lab actions, plus two layers of "evolve2"  texture by Kim Klassen were used with the texture brushed away from the face. Sharing withTexture Tuesday-the Open edition.


"The door to happiness opens outward"-Jiddu Krishnamurti 

New Beginnings and a New Piece of Pottery

 Adding to my ever-growing collection of pottery pieces is this  cocoa brown casserole dish bought while visiting my daughter in historic Bethania, a Moravian town once included in the original tract  of Wachovia near Winston Salem. Bethania was established in 1759 by the Moravians as a self-sufficient farming community. Many of the Moravian style buildings have been preserved and the town is on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. 

Just a short walk down the main street, you will come upon Bethania Mill and Village Shoppes, a former working mill which dates to 1899. The mill has been restored and is home to various gift shops and a cafe. After lunch and a glass of "In a Heartbeat" wine from Divine Llama Vineyards at the Muddy Creek Cafe, we wound our way through the various gift shops beautifully decorated for Christmas. On the back wall of the of the Mill Stone Store and Gallery there was a large selection of locally made pottery. It was here that I found this piece of pottery. The name of the potter eludes me. A very rustic dish to display these pears.

Textures-Luminious and Aurora from Kim Klassen

Some quotes for the New Year from Goodreads.

“The beginning is always today.” 
― Mary Shelley

“I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. (Jo March)” 
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women


“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
― L.M. Montgomery

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” 
― Meister Eckhart

Jemez Pueblo Pottery

Jemez Pueblo is a federally recognized tribe in north-central New Mexico, just northwest of Albuquerque. The tribe is one of the 19 remaining pueblos of New Mexico covering 89,000 miles and home to 3400 tribal members. Traditional pottery from this pueblo had nearly died out until its revival in the later 1960's. Pottery of this region is red-slipped or buff ware with red, black or buff designs. This pot was made by Martina Chinana, one of many artists who is struggling to have Jemez gain respect as a major pottery producing pueblo. Source. I bought my pot while visiting the environs of Las Vegas a few years ago, never realizing the history behind this style of pottery.

 Because this pot is one of my favorite pottery pieces, I wanted to showcase  some small yellow flowers from my garden, anyway before the heat hits us here in Georgia, and I have only dried up leaves. For this Texture Tuesday, we were to  use one of Kim Klassen's textures named "Serendipity".  I also used another of Kim's textures named Vintage Teal and also, Sonnet.

Here is the original image-

Chive Blossoms-Textured

Texture Tuesday with Kim Klassen. Chive blossoms in a glass vase from my awakening herb garden. Warm Sun texture used twice with some texture brushed from the blossoms and buds.