bodner045

This is it.  Reminds me of Taos in the 70's, dusty and real!  Come on in! Yes.  We have it all.  Brookside Pottery is not your average shop or gallery.  It is an artists' studio where you can see it made, take class or buy supplies.  We have survived a tough economy being one of the last surviving art spots on my block. So now I am in a smaller spot in the alley behind my old shop on Peoria.  I have been making pots for nearly 40 years and my son Ian, continues the tradition. Our hours more than we would like but that again is s survival technique.  We are not Walmart and we don't have employees and we have to have other jobs these days as well.  But, we live close by and remain flexible to get you what you need or help you find it. I am teaching at Rogers State this fall.  The classes are throwing I and II. And, I am also teaching art appreciation.  I teach all day Mondays so you will have to call me cell to reach me.  And I t...

We were waiting for our breakfast burrito at the picnic table lunch area at El Parasol in Espanola knowing from past experience that it would take a while and was well worth the wait. John spoke  about an aggressive young couple  who drove a BMW and had the room beside us in our funky little motel.  "He was obviously aggressive and successful and expected life to reward him financially." John said.  "And he had a fit little trophy wife with a pony tail sticking out her ball cap as well."  "Yes" I said and probably a republican with a personal trainer.' That opened the door for the rock man sitting at our table to speak to us and give us his personal philosophy of life as well. He had been listening to our conversation and has a slight smile on his face and nodded every now and then. The man who had joined us at the table had a long scraggly gray pony tail and I could see one of his bright blue eyes looking from the side under his sun glasses.  I had ex...