These boots were made for walkin'

Since my last posting-l've been places...
Summer 2009 was an incredible summer-and a busy one-working as a Wilderness Ranger for the Forest Service

And teaching Art at The Canvas

I also had a show at the Silverbow in Juneau during the month of August entitled "Just for the Halibut" (http://www.silverbowinn.com/)

And sold artwork to Annie Kails (http://www.anniekaills.com/)

When I returned to Montana in the fall, I was excited to start creating in my new art studio. It has 15 windows-mostly south facing-with amazing views into the woods.

I love my kickwheel (Thanks, Canvas!) Tim and I brought it down from Alaska)

I needed clay, so my buddy Corey and I took a trip to Helena to Archie Bray...
(http://www.archiebray.org/)

And I picked up 750 lbs of clay (yeah, Josh--thumbs up!)

And then I went to work on insulating my kiln room.

Packing the first load into the kiln on Dipsey Doodle Lane!

I'm really excited about this new creation: Xtra Tufs!! Inspired by the world's greatest boot, I wear these things every day I'm out in the field for the Forest Service, and on days it's raining in Juneau. So, yeah-pretty much every day. Did I mention that every man, woman and child in Southeast Alaska owns a pair of these?

My first 2 ceramic XtraTufs were created as gifts for the world's greatest people: My Dad

And Tim (my husband)

Over the summer and into the fall I've had so much inspiration...

From the Museum of Modern Art....

(October: New York, New York)

To the World Wilderness Congress...

(November: Merida, Mexico)

To the natural world....

My boots have been places.