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We had a very good potluck supper.
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Heidi, our hostess, opening one of the auction
treasures, and Ania.
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Elizabeth and Heather. What do we have here?
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Tamara opens her gift.
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Maria gets to open more than her share of
presents - they keep getting stolen!
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Susan likes this one, however she doesn't
get to keep it.
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Just enjoying the cozy room.
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Heidi's pyro puppy.
Right: Tor and Peter rabbit (who lives
outside - he's huge).
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After opening the auction treasures, and dinner,
we retired to the studio.
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Heidi's studio
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Her new ventilation system.
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Ania will show us a raku bead.
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She picks up the raku frit, drags it with
her rake, and ENCASES it. I know we've been told not to do that,
but she says she has had no problem with cracking.
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They really want to see what's happening with
that finicky raku.
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Here's an example of the finished product.
The raking really accents the color shading.
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Tamara is asked to demo the Christmas tree
hearts that she made for the auction.
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She shapes the heart bead.
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Applying the "angel" wings.
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The finished bead - of course it's still hot,
that's why the red looks black.
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Kerry Caron, "relaxing".
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Heidi asks her to show us her dancer beads.
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She makes a flat tab bead and adds one large
and one small dot of color.
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She then rakes the large dot with the pointed
end of the rod, ever so delicately.
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Oops, almost forgot to put in the moon.
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They end up like this. She calls them her
Moondance Beads. Thank you Kerry, they are quite magical.
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