I stated when I started this newsletter you wouldn't have to worry about getting a lot of emails. I think twice a month would be a good goal. Regardless, exciting news. A piece I entered for the South Dakota Governors 8th Biennial Art Exhibition was accepted! It will be traveling around SD over the course of the next year. You can catch the show in Rapid City, Brookings, Sioux Falls and Vermillion. The first three photos are of current work, "Dropbox". Abstract by design with

I was flabbergasted when I received a package from my brother in the mail a few days ago. He and his wife were back from a trip to Europe. He brought me back a plate from Dresden. Sweet of him to think of me and a plate is an appropriate souvenir for a potter. Okay, so, he put it in tiny tiny bubble wrap sleeve and then a bubble lined envelope and mailed it. That's it! Not even a fragile stamp. It shipped just fine. Beautiful, intact, in one piece! I put so much thought into