Refreshing your creative spark

Right after I finished this piece I took a vacation from pastel painting and going to painting classes, and choose instead to attend a Raku pottery class.
What a great idea! I had a blast! Working in 3D changed the way I look at things and gave me a new perspective. The process of working with clay and firing the Raku pieces was magical. "Its like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get...". Anyway, I had some clay left over and I've been working in the garage making all sorts of interesting things to fire Raku style (and taking care of my Christmas list in the process). I managed to get this one framed, though, and it looks good.