Talavera Pottery

Southwest On My Mind

So we moved across states and rivers and valleys and mountains and deserts.

We moved away from family and friends and all I knew.  

We moved to a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region. 

The Buckeye State.

This was a new adventure.

This was the start of our new life.

And I surely brought with me a few more mementos of my southwest roots. 

I loved them and when I loved something, I just didn't love them. I obsessed. They came home with me as well.

If I were stranded on a desert island and I could bring along one thing, what would it be?

Yes, please to my talavera-tile pottery urn and terracotta pot. A colorful heritage of the Old World. 

When I gaze at them, I see the art of a Spanish colonial period in the intricate blue and white design.

I could hear the voices of native American warriors dancing to the sound of a drum. 

(To be continued)