Buttons have been keeping me busy the past few months. . .

You know what they say about potato chips, right?  You can't stop at one.  Well, the same could be said about buttons. Between November and now, I have been developing several different kinds of buttons, working with various sizes, clays and glaze combinations.  It's really fascinating.  I find my pots have inspired some of my button glaze choices; while, some of the glaze experiments I've tried on the buttons have motivated me to try them on pots.  (see the "Gallery" section of my website for some of the finished buttons.)

I have made agate buttons out of both black and white clay and two shades of green mixed with white.  I have played around with carving and texture stamps.  When I am too tired to throw, I make buttons, and sometimes, just like when you have popcorn for supper instead of a real meal, the buttons have taken over as my artistic "sustenance."  It's all good.  Making is good for my soul, whatever form it takes.