Brenda Griffith

Oct 3rd, 2017

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Day 276 Oct 3rd, 2017

Spinning Yarn is Harder With a Kitten

Pavlova wanted to spend part of the afternoon in my lap as I was spinning for Spinzilla today, and it was possib...

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Mar 14th, 2017

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Day 73 Mar 14th, 2017

Tropical Flower

I have no idea what this flower is, but I would like to find out! I saw a tree with them here on Roatan, and when they are massed they...

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Mar 21st, 2017

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Day 80 Mar 21st, 2017

Spring in the Texas Hill Country

A fading poppy growing in with the Baby Blue Eyes at Medina Garden Nursery. The Baby Blue Eyes are a favorite of the...

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May 19th, 2017

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Day 139 May 19th, 2017

Buying Glaze At Armadillo Clay

#friday #afternoon #may

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May 20th, 2017

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Day 140 May 20th, 2017

Music at the Dirt Dauber Festival

Went down to a ceramics art festival in San Marcos today at Eye of the Dog Art Center. Great music, really great pot...

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Aug 1st, 2017

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Day 213 Aug 1st, 2017

Blue Pine

Ready to unload the slabs of beetle-killed blue pine from Montana from the trailer. They're going to be a bed frame and a desk. Can't wait t...

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Aug 30th, 2017

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Day 242 Aug 30th, 2017

The Last Solder On My Hollow-Form Ring

Soldering the lock on the pin of the ring so I can change out the beads in the ring. #afternoon #food #drop #we...

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Sep 18th, 2017

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Day 261 Sep 18th, 2017

My First Attempt With an Oxy-Acetylene Torch

I learned how to cut metal tonight with a torch. Next week I'll see if I can weld with it! #old #evening...

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Nov 2nd, 2017

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Day 306 Nov 2nd, 2017

Bowl Ready for a Glaze Firing

Today was a magical day in my ceramics class. Every piece I threw came out well, I trimmed a vase and glazed this bowl I...

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Aug 14th, 2017

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Day 226 Aug 14th, 2017

Harvesting Cochineal from Cactus

While we were in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago I harvested a bunch of cochineal (little red bugs that feed off th...

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Aug 18th, 2017

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Day 230 Aug 18th, 2017

Products From the Apiary

These wonderful candles, lotion bar and lip balm are not made from honey and beeswax from my hives, but I learned to make the...

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Oct 16th, 2017

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Day 289 Oct 16th, 2017

Proto Ikebana

Right now these flowers look like, well, a bunch of flowers. But tomorrow they will be a graceful ikebana celebrating fall. #october #fa...

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Jan 4th, 2017

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Day 4 Jan 4th, 2017

Spinning Wool Into Yarn

Hand-spinning hand-dyed Corriedale wool roving into fingering weight yarn. #evening #wednesday #january #shoe

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Jan 10th, 2017

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Day 10 Jan 10th, 2017

Pavlova in the Roving

#portrait #afternoon #tuesday #cat #animal #people #face #eyes #child #kitten #fur #january #pet #mammal #vertebrate #carnivorou...

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Jan 21st, 2017

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Day 21 Jan 21st, 2017

Max's Wine Dive

Vanessa's 40th birthday, celebrating at Max's in Austin. #afternoon #saturday #night #january

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Apr 20th, 2017

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Day 110 Apr 20th, 2017

The beds are almost all planted!

My husband likes to say he's always liked botanical gardens, he just never thought he'd own one! #thursday #afternoon...

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May 6th, 2017

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Day 126 May 6th, 2017

The Last Of the Easter Candy

Cleaned out all the Easter baskets today and consolidated the candy into one bowl. The poor bunny is missing most of his...

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Sep 25th, 2017

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Day 268 Sep 25th, 2017

Wood and Steel Class Tonight

Zaga and I learned how to plane boards, trim the sides with the table saw, and use the biscuit joiner tonight in class as...

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Sep 27th, 2017

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Day 270 Sep 27th, 2017

Gabriel, the Zebra

I honestly never thought I'd be visiting a friend's ranch and taking pictures of his zebra. But such is life in Austin. It's a wild...

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Jun 22nd, 2017

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Day 173 Jun 22nd, 2017

Working In My Montana Garden

I love summer in Montana! It's not too hot to garden. In Austin now it's too hot for me to even be outside for more than...

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Jul 15th, 2017

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Day 196 Jul 15th, 2017

Scale and Proximity

Is it an enormous cat or a small dog? Neither--it's a matter of proximity and scale. The truth about cats and dogs... #portrait #s...

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Sep 28th, 2017

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Day 271 Sep 28th, 2017

Is There Anything Better Than a New Pair of Chuck Taylors?

Dark teal Converse sneakers arrived in the mail for the spouse today. I have one happy hubb...

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Jan 8th, 2017

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Day 8 Jan 8th, 2017

Ice on the Pond

While we didn't get snow in Austin with the recent weather front, it has been cold enough for the water from the fountain in the pond...

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Feb 26th, 2017

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Day 57 Feb 26th, 2017

A Door Full Of Yarn

The fruits of my labor today--organizing all the cotton carpet warp in to hanging door storage. Got to make use of every inch of s...

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