talking about money

July 19, 2013

Negotiating your salary -- especially your first salary -- can be tricky. This week in Work Mysteries, Dick Nodell offers some wisdom.

Spark Blog

Daily tea meditations and occasional glimpses of the new work I'm producing.

#flowers for my desk this morning from the #garden demanded to be put in this gorgeous turquoise pitcher from Portugal. Thank you @mariecs22! #hydrangea

A few weeks ago I listened to a fascinating conversation with the artist Jim Melchert. He began by talking about how the inside volume of a pot is crucial, even if it is entirely closed and no on ever sees it, that shape contains everything about th

We sat in the deep shade at the back of the garden for tea and watched the clouds slowly glide across the very blue sky. #teameditation #morningritual #clouds #bluesky #thankgoodnessforshade #puerh #tea

Morning harvest #snap peas #ediblefrontyard #ediblelandscaping

More watercolor underglazes #porcelain #pinchpots #cone6 #bugbites #laurelleaves

The curve of a little leaf revealed itself inside my cup as I finished my tea. My sweetheart noted that the gray glaze of his yunomi echoed the cloudy sky. Three cups of tea in the cool morning garden, filled with flowers and bees and birdsong. #team

The #garden this morning

Never knew how beautiful lettuce was until @ezmayhem planted some in our #ediblefrontyard and the snap peas are quite lovely too! So much fun to forage for dinner in our new raised beds.