| Tiles:
A Day of Paint and Fun
From the July 2005 newsletter; by Kenna S. Eaton;
Photos by David Hall
The day, June
4th, dawned cool and cloudy yet the intrepid crew gathered tables
and tiles, buckets and brushes, and set up a tile painting party ’neath
the elms at PCEI’s beautiful new home on Rodeo Drive in
Moscow.
I had rounded
up helpers (Ida the cashier and Bill the board member) to assist
Lizette Fife and me with the running of this party. Quickly
we set up places at the tables with paintbrushes, paints, sipping
water, cloths and pencils, and equally quickly folks starting
driving up the long driveway, ready to put their mark on our
new home;
the tile painting party had begun!
Lizette
has had a lot of experience teaching folks how to paint on pottery
(in fact she does it as a business called “Inhaus”),
so she patiently explained to all of us just how to get the results
we wanted. The time flew by as more and more peopled joined us,
and we walked more members through the process of drawing a picture
on a clean tile and then applying the special paint in just the
right manner. Some people took their time while others dashed
their creations out, but either way they are all masterpieces.
After
4 hours of painting and cleaning up on a perfect early summer
day (for
the sun had come through for us) we regretfully returned
to our everyday existence. Lizette then glazed and fired the
tiles for us and within the week we had pictures of them posted
on our
Web site and tiles stacked up in my office.
If you missed
the June 4 event and would like an opportunity to add to our
mural, you can join us as the Potters Guild guides us
through another community painting event July 23, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at Lizette’s home, 207 N. Hayes in Moscow. Please
car pool, ride bikes or walk, as parking is limited.
After we have
finished we will install the tiles on a wall in the new store.
We’re not exactly sure where or what it will look
like yet, but we’ll find the perfect spot—perhaps by
the front door where everyone can see what kind of community support
we enjoy.
And if you
want to check out our remodeling progress, on Saturday July 30th
from 10 a.m. to noon I’ll be hosting another “Look
and See” virtual tour at our new location. I’ll have
a copy of the floor plans and a roped-off access area inside the
new store. Come see the progress we’ve made, ask questions,
and gaze in awe at our new home at Fifth and Washington Streets.
And finally,
plan now for our pre-move parking lot party, August 26, with
live music and fun food. Check next month’s newsletter
for more details.
Thank you
Moscow!
Ari Carter, Ilan Carter, Pat Carter, Jared Grieb [L-R] create their
tiles.
.
B.J. Swanson, Wendy Lawrence, Laura Benson, Finn Benson, Elliot
Benson, and
Nancy Gardner at work on their tiles. Tasha Hungate, in background,
has
completed hers.
Nancy
Chaney, Tonda Lark, Nancy Gardner, Aaron Ament, Brad Watkins, Christine
Malek [clockwise from "six o'clock"]
let their creativity
flow.
Toby Brown and his tile subject, Pele.
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