We had a Hand-building Workshop on August 9, with an emphasis on making dishes to celebrate the upcoming Rossmoor 50th Anniversary, which will be on sale at the studio the weekend of September 20 & 21. That was the first session; the second and final one is coming up - tomorrow, to be exact! Watch this space for more pictures, including some of our creations.

The second Grandkids' Day was on August 15th, with the children finishing their pieces with underglazes and/or glazes. Once again, balloons and ice cream were supplied. Lucia, Nancy & Lenore did a wonderful job of making it fun for the little folks and the grown-ups.

Lots of activity in the studio!

Last week the display at the Rossmoor Event Center was changed. Here are 2 views of the niches in the front foyer of the building as they are now. As you can see, CAC has 6 pieces displayed in the top two rows (the bottom row has photos from the Photography Club).
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Fred, one of our master potters, recently was commissioned by another Rossmoorian named Roger to make 6 mugs with faces on them. Here they are, the day Roger came by to pick them up (Fred is on the right). Obviously they were both quite pleased with the result!

Last Monday (August 4,2014) we had the first of this year's Grandkids' Days, organized and run by CAC members Lucia Tsang, Nancy Pinkosh and Lenore Zizlin. Fourteen children of varying ages came in with with their grandparents. All of them made things with clay, were given ice cream and balloons, and had a good time, as you can see from the snapshots below. Next week, on Friday August 15, the participants will return to finish their ceramic creations, adding glaze in preparation for the final firing.