Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

The beautiful pottery jar with lid below was hand thrown and decorated by Tom’s son-in-law’s sister, Kay Nguyen, a professional potter.  She lives in Houston where she practices her art and works with children and others.

It is kiln fired and glazed.  It has an interesting motif carved in the clay which is carried out around the orb.  That motif has a story of it’s own within this story.

Our part of the story is Kay gave us a beautiful earlier piece of her pottery in aqua blue-green that we loved dearly.  It was up on top of our TV cabinet, out of harm’s way, we thought, until we were gone for three days and our two cats jumped up there to peer out the front window, knocked it over and broke it in smithereens.

We were so saddened at the loss, that she gave us this one instead.  Our cats are now gone and this piece sits atop our side-by-side refrigerator where we both see it all the time, as does anyone else who comes to visit with us.  For, you know, our living, dining kitchen area are all open to one another.

Kay came to visit with us in our new home several months ago and said she would design a special piece for us for this place we’ve made our home.  I hope one day she will do so.  Being a visual, hands on artist, she was very appreciative of all the “little touches” we had put into making our home such a special place.

As for Kay’s special story about what she carved into the jar’s circumference and why, I will leave you for today with a puzzle (and tell you the “rest of the story” next time).

What is the insect you see carved on the side of the jar and why do you think Kay chose that for her lidded jar’s theme?  Comment with your guesses and we’ll see who comes closest or “gets it.”  (But, no, Greg or Judy, no one will win the jar as their prize for the best guess!)

Please continue in your prayers for me and my family.   May God richly bless each and every one of us today and through this beautiful fall weekend.  Much love to you all, Dee