Holiday Open Studio #3

A big thank you to everyone who came out to Christmas Valley (yes, it's really called that) for our third Holiday Open Studio yesterday. Here are some photos of our guests... And thank you to everyone who agreed to let me take their picture!


That's Jessica modeling the "Mini Poobah" Art Helmet... and her little sister, Julia, modeling the truffles.

And some other intrepid guests...

Shari, The Best Neighbor In the Whole World, shows off her goodies. (She's mine, and she's not moving!)

Here's Hannah, above, choosing the winner of Melissa's Virtual Reception raffle.

Thank you so much, everyone, for coming!

Something Fuzzy This Way Comes

If you happened to stand too close to one of our display tables, you might not have noticed the tip of a black tail, twitching in anticiptation, until it was too late. This happened to one of our guests yesterday, as he innocently perused Barabara's pottery...

it was Walter. Walter Pink Pidgeon, to be more exact.

Anyway, aside from the surprise attacks, Walter was very friendly and obliging as the Underground Artists took over his territory for the afternoon. Kristen made some of the most unusual, delectable desserts ever seen in the Sierra, and some very tart (!) mulled wine... although that was easily remedied with some extra honey...

Thank you to everyone who stopped by. We are so grateful for friends and patrons who are making this possible. My apologies to Mark and Jen Dulyanai, our Senseis at Blue Lake Aikido; the "fix your photo" program has no special tool for "focus"! (see blurry photo above)