I’m back from a lovely vacation in Portland and on Whidbey Island outside Seattle. The polymer clay community’s foremost experts on color, Maggie Maggio and Lindly Haunani, had our little group focused on Maggie’s new color theory and color mixing.

After a week, it all began to sink in. That’s Carol Simmon’s color study of Fimo …mine wasn’t nearly as neat.

We focused on food as well, inspired by Karen’s wonderful Baby Island Lodge kitchen and by Lindly’s culinary skills.

The ocean, the tidepools, a first trip to funky Portland, Powell’s bookstore, Maggie’s house and family, our cottage on the beach at Oceanside, late nights of girltalk…wonderful memories.