Ack, I dropped off the face of the earth.  Sorry about that.  A midterm, a couple of nasty lab reports, creation of a new website for my mom’s new business (will link when it’s got some proper content), and a ridiculous amount of course work later, I have finally managed to get enough time to make a post.  Huzzah!

Exciting Gypsy moth news - a few of them emerged from their pupae this week!

I stuck this male in the freezer for a bit to slow him down for photos, since we don’t want stray males flying about the building:

The female didn’t get the same treatment at first, since they’re too fat to fly, but I discovered that they can crawl well enough:

After that one crawled onto the camera lens several times, I decided to put her on ice for a moment, and she cooperated nicely after that:

That title would have been way better if pupae had feet.

Gypsy moth pupae from the greenhouse experiment, natch.

Our Intrepid Explorer (and trusty Sidekick) make note of items of interest along the trail:

Our Intrepid Explorer greets the natives:

O.I.E. wrestles the fearsome man-eating polar bear statue:

O.I.E. asks if you would like to trade this land for these precious items:

Another pottery night! I’ve been remiss in my pottery posting - I’ve made a few pieces since my last pottery photo upload, but haven’t got around to taking proper shots of any of it yet.
Tonight I started Christmas gifts! Okay, maybe it’s a bit early, but as I intend to make pottery gifts for everyone this year, and I can only go every week or two, I thought I’d best get started. Mom’s gift us going to be a coaster set. I can’t decide how many to make; 6, 8, or 12. If you know how many generally come in a set, do post and let me know. I made 6 tonight. They should be a good opportunity to play with the glazes.

I also glazed a few pieces that I made last week, so here’s the pre-firing glaze shot. The reddish colours will end up brown, and the two tones of grey on the bowl should produce some interesting interactions. I hope. One never knows, with glazing.