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Tulsa Pottery Class for Spring Break and more

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Pinch pots made by Becky Weggler in class . We just want to have fun and spend some creative time learning something new. Well pottery class may be just what you want. I will be in town over spring break making lots of pots for the upcoming spring art shows. And, I have discovered I really like tutoring adults and children individually or 2 or 3 at a time. We get to know each other and it makes the class more special for all of us. I have taught all ages from 3-83 and have been doing this for over 35 years. I offer a creative environment and probably the smallest class size in town. This is more fun for us all. So here is the deal: Call or email me and set up an appointment. I tutor for $25 per hour plus materials and we make what you want to make or I give you ideas if you do not have the experience to know what you want or how to do it. The classes are by appointment to meet both our schedules. I am also starting a new adult beginning pottery class on Tues nights next week from...

Magical installation 600,000 coins, 2000 bones and 800 communion wafers

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As seen at the Blanton Museum in Austin Texas. A statement about Catholicism. Beautiful installation. Bones, coins and communion wafers.

Intimidation, The Pecking Order of Life

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C hi ckens. I remember reading somewhere about the pecking order in the chicken world and how it works. The new chicken, unfamiliar with its new environment is liable to get pecked by other chickens until it dies or fits in the group. For people, it seems to start in kindergarten if not sooner. The two most difficult chapters for me to write in my book have been this one and the chapter on ambition. Funny thing. Am I intimidated by writing about intimidation? I don’t want to whine about my position in life. I don’t want to appear negative. I am not. I just want to be supportive of all our fears as we constantly adjust to our own pecking order. According to wikipedia: “it is necessary to determine who is the 'top chicken,' the 'bottom chicken' and where all the rest fit in between. The establishment of the dominance hierarchy is believed to reduce the incidence of intense conflicts that incur a greater expenditure of energy. The dominance l...