Throwing Thursday - The Movie
March 27, 2014
So this week I decided to toss a few videos up of some pots I've made. These are no where near professional and I know my technique is a little strange, but as you can see I'm enjoying myself.
Wacko Wednesday AKA Spring Fever
March 26, 2014
Missing planes, missing people, missing brains.
Over the last week I've watched slowly life around me starts to do a little tilt. I've had conversations with friends to confirm that indeed even though I'm sparkling like crazy right now, I'm not cray cray. I've watched public officials contemplate the possibility of a black hole being the cause of a missing airliner. I've watched friends debate over politics and animals.
Currently the sun is shinning brightly in my eastern North Carolina sky yet, the temperature is a nippy 45 degrees. Yes, it's early in the year, just March. People are tired of being stuck inside and watching TV. This is the time of year when a young humans heart longs to be outdoors and feel the breath of the Goddess on their face.
For those of us that work from home, sometimes we don't leave our house for days at a time. I can see the outside but working full time online and then also running the business leaves just a little time left. I do get outside about 3-4 times a day. I feed the cats, the chickens and then put them to bed at night. I think this is what we're experiencing right now. WE all have Spring Fever.
We need to put our bare feet on the grass and feel the earth below us. There's something healing about going barefoot. I know sometimes when I have to go out, either for work on business trips or at events for Sosanna's Closet, I actually feel as through my breath is being cut off by wearing shoes!
Yeah, I know there's a missing jet liner. Pat Robertson is cray cray and they're coming for your guns. There's a socialist president in office that is also a tyrant. A woman is losing her right to access to health care. A white tiger dies. Embassies close. Watch out for the New World Order. Cupcake ATMs.
And that's just what's trending on Facebook. No matter how you slice and dice it, the world is crazy.
So stop.
Just stop and breathe.
You're welcome.
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
Over the last week I've watched slowly life around me starts to do a little tilt. I've had conversations with friends to confirm that indeed even though I'm sparkling like crazy right now, I'm not cray cray. I've watched public officials contemplate the possibility of a black hole being the cause of a missing airliner. I've watched friends debate over politics and animals.
Currently the sun is shinning brightly in my eastern North Carolina sky yet, the temperature is a nippy 45 degrees. Yes, it's early in the year, just March. People are tired of being stuck inside and watching TV. This is the time of year when a young humans heart longs to be outdoors and feel the breath of the Goddess on their face.
For those of us that work from home, sometimes we don't leave our house for days at a time. I can see the outside but working full time online and then also running the business leaves just a little time left. I do get outside about 3-4 times a day. I feed the cats, the chickens and then put them to bed at night. I think this is what we're experiencing right now. WE all have Spring Fever.
We need to put our bare feet on the grass and feel the earth below us. There's something healing about going barefoot. I know sometimes when I have to go out, either for work on business trips or at events for Sosanna's Closet, I actually feel as through my breath is being cut off by wearing shoes!
Yeah, I know there's a missing jet liner. Pat Robertson is cray cray and they're coming for your guns. There's a socialist president in office that is also a tyrant. A woman is losing her right to access to health care. A white tiger dies. Embassies close. Watch out for the New World Order. Cupcake ATMs.
And that's just what's trending on Facebook. No matter how you slice and dice it, the world is crazy.
So stop.
Just stop and breathe.
You're welcome.
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
Throwing Thursday - 10th Throw
March 20, 2014
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
Throwing Thursday - 9th Throw
March 13, 2014
Here are some of the pots from my 9th throw.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
Throwing Thursday - 8th Throw
March 6, 2014
This is some of the work I completed on my 8th Throw. I'm pleased with the wall thickness and how they're looking before I removed them from the bat. After you cut the pot from the bat and move it, the sides tend to get a bit wobbly. I think I'm going to purchase extra bats so I can let them sit a little while before removing them.
This should strengthen up the walls enough to hold the shape for moving.
This should strengthen up the walls enough to hold the shape for moving.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
Fudge for Ferals - A Fundraiser
March 1, 2014
On the morning of my birthday I woke up to year the low
growl of a female cat in heat.
I peeked
out my window over the next few days and saw this little lady.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
Accompanied by this guy.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
Over the next two days both have come back to my feeding
station and appear to be settling in to join my colony.
When I announced that I’d be collecting donations to have
the newcomers trapped and fixed Sterling’s Fudge Emporium’s Facebook Page reached
out to me and offered to have a fundraiser to help with my rescues. For the entire month of March, Sterling’s Fudge Emporium
will donate 20% of their One Pound, One & a Half Pound and Fudge Pop sales
to help my kitties. (Website
Announcement)
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| Photo Credit - Sterling's Fudge Emporium |
I’m so thrilled that they have offered to help with my
colony. Currently we have four regulars (from
an original six) and with the two new additions we’ll have a total of six. I do not have an official Trap
Neuter Release (TNR) standing but I did take in this litter when they were
babies, have them all fixed and set up feeding/sleeping stations for them. We installed a doggie door into our addition
so they can come in out of the cold if they want.
As new cats arrive, sometimes drop offs by owners and
sometimes they wander into our area.
When they find a food source they may stay for a bit. We had seen the bigger of the two new
visitors last year, but he moved on. We
had a dominate male in our colony but he died on the road a few months
ago. Now the big one is back and has
stayed a week now. Another reason I
think this may be a male.
A lot of people ask me why I participate in TNR. Trap-Neuter-Release is a very rewarding
program. Cats are one of the few domesticated animals that are quickly able to
revert back to their wild (feral) state.
Feral cats can be tamed. It can
take as long as a year or more to socialize a feral cat to the point where it
might be able to live indoors.
At times my colony appears to be coming around. They will sit in my window sills and some
even close enough for me to pet. But for
the most part, they just want to hang out in the yard, lay in the sun and live
their lives. I see no reason to force
them to conform to my world. Sometimes they join me for bonfires.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
As part of
TNR, basically I am the caretaker of this colony. When a new cat arrives, I set out humane
traps to catch them.
At the vet, they are given an exam, shots and either spayed
or neutered. While under anesthetic the
vet will also tip the cat’s ear. Ear tipping is where the vet will
clip off the tip of the cat’s ear. This
allows others to be able to tell from a distance that this cat is part of a
colony and has been spayed or neutered.
There are times when a female may arrive at the colony
already pregnant. This happened to us
last year. By the time we were able to
trap her, she had already given birth to her litter of kittens. Hubby found them while watering the
garden. He was actually able to lure
them out from under our hen house one at a time.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
When feral kittens are found at a young age it is much
easier to tame them. We ended up holding
our Fix a Kit fundraiser and got the entire tamed, fully vetted and adopted
out.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
The process of trapping, vetting and releasing is questioned
by many. Some say the wild bird population
is harmed while others say it is inhumane to allow these cats to live outside
in the elements. Some believe it would
be better to just put them down.
I look at feral cats as wild cats. These cats were either at some point the pet
of a human or the offspring of a pet.
They have their own family dynamic and generally are not destructive to
their environment. Feral colonies become a problem
when their population gets out of control.
By trapping these cats, altering them and returning them back to their
colony; they are allowed to live out their lives without adding to the
overpopulation. These cats are not “homeless”. Their home is the outdoors, I simply make it
a little easier on them by providing food and shelter.
Of course all this care does not come for free. There are traps, food and vet bills to
cover. I try to do fundraisers when new
cats appear by my costs are year round.
Not only do I have the feral colony but I also foster when I can. The offer of Sterling’s Fudge Emporium to do
a month long fundraiser at the beginning of kitten season is just short of a miracle. So head over, take a look at the great fudge
and remember with each purchase a portion will help me with my work here.
Fudge for Ferals - What a Fantastic Fundraiser! (WITH BACON)
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| Photo Credit - Sterling's Fudge Emporium |
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
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