Just completed my 51st book of 2025, a richly illustrated tabletop book I bought during a group tour of the #LincolnHighway Experience Museum located on the LH/Route 30 between #LatrobePA and #LigonierPA. Our experience was indeed great, including pie and coffee or tea in a refurbished diner. 1/3
We opened & unloaded the Highlander wood kiln yesterday. As with most wood firings there was mostly joy but also a handful of disappointments. As they say, sh*t happens! Reached Cone 13 temperature. #thistleglenpottery #pottersofbluesky #highlanderwoodkiln #woodfiring #ligonierpa #mtlebanonpa
The rain and clouds cleared in Ligonier as the kiln temperature climbed... #thistleglenpottery #highlanderwoodkiln #woodfiring #ligonierpa #mtlebanonpa
Stoking the Highlander wood kiln. I finished my shift with the kiln just over 2350 deg F.. #thistleglenpottery #highlanderwoodkiln #woodkilnfiring #stokingthekiln #ligonierpa #mtlebanonpa
Loading the Highlander wood kiln yesterday in Ligonier, PA. Firing is underway and will wrap up tomorrow. #thistleglenpottery #pottersofbluesky #highlanderwoodkiln #woodfiring #ligonierpa
Painting of a creature with spools of thread growing out of the top of her head and holding a sewing needle in one hand. A cityscape of more spools of thread sits on the bottom right corner. The colors are shades of red-brown.
First cabinet door painting for my show, opening August 16 at Southern Alleghenies Museum, Ligonier. It’s still masked off until I get the varnish on, so I’ll remove the tape and newspaper after that. The frame part of the door is black.
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#art #illustration #OriginalPainting #LigonierPA #LowbrowArt
This was early in my 6 hour stoking shift of the Highlander wood kiln in Ligonier. By the time my shift ended at midnight ^13 was down and it was 17 deg F with a "feels like" temp of 5 deg F. #thistleglenpottery #highlanderwoodkiln #ligonierpa #woodfiring #woodstoking #pottersofbluesky #mtlebanonpa
My pots that were loaded into the Highlander wood kiln yesterday. Anxious to see how the stack of dinner plate turns out. #thistleglenpottery #highlanderwoodkiln #ligonierpa #mtlebanonpa #woodfiring
Happy Thursday afternoon from Ligonier, PA. #writersretreat #writingretreat #ligonierpa #nature #outdoors #writinglife #writerslife
Traditional afternoon walk on the last full day of the retreat. #writersretreat #outdoors #writinglife #writingretreat #nature #ligonierpa #writerslife
