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I have been wanting one of the new, inexpensive Bamboo drawing tablets for about 2 months now. They finally went on sale, so I headed down to the local Best Buy and got one. I am still getting used to it; it's rather difficult to draw on a tablet while looking at the screen. There is a different brand called Cintiq which allows you to draw directly on the screen, but prices start at a grand. I see a lot of potential here; being able to play with hundreds of different media, saving them as in a sketchbook without getting even the smallest bit of paint on the fingers. Maegan's is the red line drawing.

Hmmm...

With a name like "The Spot" you have to imagine the food is going to
hit just that. I have always been one to want to try the non-chain
places, so this was our first forage into the heart of Cleveland. "The
Spot" was started in the late 30's and except for the modest increase
in prices remains virtually the same almost 80 years later. A $2.95
hamburger and an orange crush milkshake lived up to the little diner's
name.

9 years to be exact since my last time on the wheel. It was a
frustrating 3 hours, but I did manage to get one, albeit small, pot
thrown. Going back to the studio tonight for another round.

We are all moved in to beautiful, quiet Cleveland, TN. I have been busy this past week cleaning the studios. Below are pics of the studio, ceramics area, office, and my soon to be studio. 30 years of dust has wreaked havoc on my allergies. But there have been some interesting finds such as a projector that could double as a lighthouse, a record on Michelangelo, old films, and thousands of slides. Oh, and some asbestos panels and 4 black widow spiders.

All this for a $50 Circuit City gift card. *Update - I was number 105, no gift card.

I did not know Chattanooga was so large nor did I know it had an incredible art scene. These are images from the Hunter Museum, mostly its architecture and permanent collection. They also have a William Morris exhibition up which was incredible. Link.

This is what happens when you try to move a 22' truck up a hill thats a bit too steep. The truck bottomed out and when I tried to back up, I wedged the trailer hitch about 3 inches deep into the pavement. When we finally did make it up the hill, $225 later, we had a beautiful view. The duplex faces the west, so we get an incredible view the afternoon. The last picture is not cropped, it really is that slanted. After we got done unpacking, it felt as though everything were on a permanent tilt.