by Melanie Mena | May 10, 2012 | Inspiration
These are (the last two) Forgotten Cookies, they are delicious and the easiest cookies to make. All you need is: 2 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar 6 ounces of chocolate chips (I used about 1/2 cup of bits of leftover Easter treats) Sometime in the early evening, preheat the...
by Melanie Mena | Mar 16, 2012 | Inspiration
On March 3, my stepfather, Yoshi, passed away. I spoke at the service and this is what I said that day: Yoshi, Yoshi, Yoshi…. Your death has been a great shock and has left us all in a state of wonder… .. is this actually happening? .. are we really here? .. why?...
by Melanie Mena | Feb 2, 2012 | In my studio, Inspiration, Pottery
I was sitting here thinking about all of the things I have to do & I started freaking out. Then I looked around at what I need to do right now & saw all of this: The most beautiful To Do List. This right here is me making pottery for a living. I have...
by Melanie Mena | Jan 27, 2012 | In my studio, Inspiration
A funny thing started happening in the Fall, soon after we arrived in Ontario, people kept telling us about Prince Edward County and it seemed like everywhere we went someone was drinking wine or talking about the cheese from The County. This was a place neither of us...
by Melanie Mena | Jan 11, 2012 | Inspiration
Twenty-Eleven was the year that went up to Eleven. It feels like everything got turned up just past the maximum. When I look back on the year I don’t think of it in terms of months or weeks, I see it in Seasons. Winter Turned up to 8, sometimes 9. After my big debut...
by Melanie Mena | Oct 28, 2011 | In my studio, Inspiration
When my Grandma passed away last year a big question for my family was what would happen to her house? We’re a very sentimental family and are all attached to that house. It’s where my Mom and her seven siblings grew up, it’s where we had all those kitchen...
