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I’ve been in hibernation for awhile. I graduated with my MFA. I started a new job working in a foundry. I moved into a mill space where I can have a studio. Real life things are happening. Stay tuned while I set up the studio and start making new work.
Exciting news, in November I will be teaching a workshop on repousse at the Fuller Craft Museum! Check out the link. I am honored to be able to continue my work as a teaching in some small capacity.
Currently, I’m in post thesis mode. I’ve floundered a bit paralytically thinking: What’s the ‘right’ thing for me to make now?
In order to ease this tension, I’ve given myself permission to make things that I simply want to make without any inherent deeper level of meaning. I’m making to ensure that I continue to make.
Above: I’m replicating two pairs of cufflinks. It’s very satisfying to make small things again.
Lobster Salad with Melissa's Chia Seed Dressing (recipe below) on a bed of my backyard greens! Last Friday Night, the weather was fantastic, so we decided on a spontaneous sunset dinner on our boat Blue Pearl in Smith's Cove, East Gloucester. I harvested a variety of greens from my garden and pulled together a lovely baby spinach and red leaf lettuce salad. We packed up the salad and some shucked lobster meat which was kept on ice and headed out!
First shuck cooked lobsters and chill in the refrigerator.
This is my Gloucester greens garden. I added shredded carrots, cranberries, tomatoes, and a fantastic poppyseed dressing.
Melissa's Chia Seed Dressing for Lobster Salad on Backyard Greens
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsps. dry mustard
2 tsps. sea salt
2/3 cup vinegar
3 Tbsps. onion juice
2 cups olive oil
3 Tbsps. Chia Seeds
Blend in mixer or blender at a low speed. First, combine sugar, seasonings, vinegar, and onion juice (grate an onion and squeeze out juice) and blend for a few minutes.
Gradually beat in oil as if you were making mayonnaise. When thickened, beat in Chia Seeds. Chia seeds are filled with protein and are similar to poppy seeds. You can substitute poppy seeds if Chia Seeds are unavailable.
Astrological Aspects for Sat June 2, 2012 Upcoming Lunar Eclipse, Venus Transiting the Sun, Financials, Gold Standard, Bitcoins, Uranus/Pluto Squares, and Retrograde Neptune
Listen to Todays BLOGTALKRADIO session with Guest Vedic Astrologer Marga Laube - We discuss Upayas or Vedic Remedies, June 5th Venus crossing the Sun, and the 7 Exact Pluto and Uranus Squares between June 24th and 2015, and Solar Flares. A fantastic interview - super interesting!!
Online Blog Radio Daily Astrological Aspects Planetary Vibrations with Melissa Abbott 9AM EDT call in 714-459-3950 or check out daily archives to see which way the Astrological Wind is Blowing. Questions taken live on show. Check Out Planetary Vibrations Blog at http://www.planetaryvibrations.blogspot.com
See more photos from the eclipse by searching #eclipse.
An annular solar eclipse took place today, visible in the western United States and parts of Asia. The eclipse is the first of its kind to be visible from the mainland United States since 1994. Another such eclipse will not occur in the region until 2023.
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