5TH WHEEL SKIRTS

Dearest Groupon,

Please find attached my submission for this month's photo contest.

I've always wanted to try the pottery wheel since I love to do other forms
of art, and I'm also always looking for ways to get my Iraqi friend, Yancy,
out and about. I met Yancy about a year ago. She, her mother and her five
grown siblings came to Phoenix as part of the U.S.'s refugee resettlement
program. They are originally from Iraq, and the children have grown up in
war while moving from place to place, trying to find safety in the Middle
East. Finally, they are safe in Phoenix, but their life here is not at all
easy.

They often have my husband and me over for meals, and we try to help them
with things like tax filing, finding jobs, applying for student financial
aid, learning English, and getting out of their two-bedroom apartment to
experience American life.

I have to look for cheap opportunities to do fun things with Yancy, and
since she used to work for a tile mosaic company after fleeing Iraq and
moving to Lebanon, I thought she'd love this pottery class! A few other
friends of mine bought the Groupon, so we all went as a group! It was SO
much fun, and I really think Yancy had a great time...or else she was being
polite. :) It was REALLY messy...but I think she liked it!

Thank you for helping create fun memories for my friends and me!

Love,
Mary

October 17, 2009

That's not completely true. But it is the first one I've made on my own. Long ago, Eric helped me make a plate and a tea cup, but I think he put the arm on it the cup.

I can't wait to see how it comes out after it's been fired.
Also, Saturday was my final pottery class (sad face) but this week I get to go pick up all my pieces that have been glazed, and I can also finish up the pieces that hadn't been fired yet. Can't wait to see how everything comes out. I also can't wait until I can afford the membership, or just the next class, and then I can bridge (which means I can still use the studio) until the next class in January. Cheaper than a membership! Without some of the perks.