Accordionist Plate

Who doesn't like accordion music?

Need a bricklayer?

Really amazing brick sculptures by Michael Morgan. He's featured
in the April/May 2011 issue of American Craft. Check it out!


http://michaelmorgan.net/

My Favorite Catcher, Walter Schang

                                    

Here's Walter Schang (Wally), a distant cousin, long since passed on to baseball heaven. I discovered his existence in junior high as I was reading a book on baseball stories. I noticed his name in a story that included

his well-known teammate, Babe Ruth. I asked my Grandmother about him and she mentioned that I did indeed have a distant cousin that played professional baseball. Years later, after writing to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, I received a nice package of photocopied newspaper clippings and photographs. The image above was one of the photo's as Walter is seen throwing as he models a fantastic old style catcher's mitt(during a practice/pre-game warm-up?). He is in a Philadelphia Athletics uniform here, but also played for the Yankees, Tigers, St. Louis Browns and Red Sox. He was a catcher who actually caught Babe Ruth when he pitched for the Red Sox (think 1918 World Series winners). He also was a member of two other world series winning teams, New York and Philly. His first season in the pros was 1913 and he retired after the 1931 season. Unfortunately, the "genetic flow" never reached me. I still love the game though. Play ball!

"Baseball: The Early Years"

With baseball season fast approaching, 

it's always a good thing to look back at 

the early days of the sport. Did you 

know that a baseball has 108 stitches?

Bird & Bug Tile

Who doesn't like birds and bugs? They're delicious!

Worm-Eater Vase

Protein is an important part of your diet!

Rabbit Tile!

 

In these economically challenging  times he seems happy to have a carrot...

Sheila and the Giant Potato plate

This is a plate I made for Sheila, my friend and Improv teacher. She's NOT the lousiest gardener in the world. Does she have a "green thumb"? No, not really. But she likes potatoes.

McMurdo Station Plate

This plate is pretty random. I like it.