–it’s the little things
It really is the little things that make us happy. We normally work in a smallish studio space with 1 minor window. One day it dawned on us that our studio is connected to a spacious patio–so why aren’t we working on the patio?,…
–it had to happen eventually.
We have been loading the kiln and firing our own work for almost 3 years now. We’ve had remarkably great luck for a coupla kiln beginners. Yes, we’ve had a few cracked tiles, but that’s mostly been from clay imperfections or unseen weak areas. …
–homework
The summer homework assignment for Ramona Paloma is: 1. take a field trip 2. try something new. So, we took a nice little train ride to Little Tokyo yesterday. Sure it was a bit warm, but it’s July in Los Angeles…to be expected….
–tile installed.
Our friend Jenny purchased some tile from us, trusting that she had an ultimate plan on how she wanted to display them…but that plan had not quite made itself known to her…yet. Then the idea struck! She met a woodworker named Michael who opened…
–studio visit
…now for something completely different… I think we’ve mentioned how much we like field trips! And we haven’t been on one in a while, so we decided on a reverse field trip. Last week, we had the art department from Trader Joe’s over to…
–a warm-up on a chilly day in the studio
Why am I showing you food on our tile blog? …and what do these items below have in common? If you’re a devoted Trader Joe’s fan, like we are, then yes…they all came from TJ’s. Tracy and I were hard at work in the…
–movement…a theme for February
Movement. …as this new year is still fresh and full of promise, we remind ourselves of the rewards in… the movement of the body, …the movement of ideas through conversation, …and the movement of the penciled-hand across the page… Are you moving a part…
–Mary’s Market
If I were looking through the Ramona Paloma tool box for a very useful tool, I would pull out “the morning walk” device. It’s hard to find something more effective to adjust the “thinking knob” than a walk in the canyon toward our favorite…
–we hope to see you this weekend
Just a reminder we will be at Creative Arts Group Annual Art Festival this weekend, Nov. 2 – 4 Drop in to say hello.
–is it hot in here or what?
Coming to you Live!, from Ramona Paloma Tile Studios…HQ. And it is Hot in here! Unfortunately, our studio is not currently sporting an air conditioner. With today and yesterday in the 100+ degree range, we were a bit concerned about our brains malfunctioning. Late…
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