mountain country

well, i made the old asheville turnaround this week. i headed home for clay supplies and a doctor's appointment. the smell of mountain air was missing from my life. i needed that smell so bad i felt like some kind of fragrance junky!

tis the season for me to be homesick! i always miss home the most when the seasons change. 

one of the blogs i follow is called appalachian treks, written by a photographer named mark peacock. . his lastest entry was about max patch.  max patch "by the way the crow flys" is just a hop, skip and a jump from the farm where we used to live. i love this blog entry. it takes me home!  the road between fines creek and max patch and hot springs and marshall is a winding mountain highway that i could drive in my sleep (albeit incredibly unsafe.... driving while sleeping that is). go check it out his entry. the photos are beautiful!

http://appalachiantreks.blogspot.com/2011/06/max-patch.html

abandon ship!

the studio is lonely right now. i havent been around much. i took off last week for a whirlwind trip to asheville.  thinking that out farm was going to sell, we took the 6 and a half hour journey to asheville to assess the situation, look for new property and do a little birthday celebrating.
now we are home. if you know us well or read the blog much, you know we are big animal lovers. we have a couple of senior dogs that occasionally need a little extra love and attention. sometimes these dogs keep me from going to the studio. this is one of those weeks. if you dont see me around the studio much its because i'm at home with ophelia, my little old lady dog. about to be 16 in june, ophelia is in need of a little extra love this week. if you catch me there you might have the honor of meeting miss ophelia!

so until next time, happy spring yall!

and as always wishing you the best. thanks for reading
~trista