Wow, I haven't been on my blogger sight for some time! I always promise myself that I will be more diligent with posting, then life gets in the way. My work continues and I am busier than ever since I have retired from teaching at the Art League. I decided to do this in March after 20 years of coordinating the program there and developing their glazes. I have never been busier doing my own work and love organizing and making all of my own glazes.I work in my studio on Long Island and upstate, NY in the Catskills where I also enjoy skiing in the winter. Soon I will visit my daughter and her husband in Switzerland. I am hoping for good weather and will try to get some hiking in. Try to get to see my store:www.etsy.com/shop/RuthSachsCeramics I am working on putting more items for sale. If you need something that you don't see listed, give me a shout. ruth@ruthsachs.us

I returned from China where I visited (with my family and friends on a tour) for eighteen days. All of the cities were wonderful and the cruise on the Yangtze River was amazing. It was my idea to see it before the government floods the area and opens the dams to use the power. It will be completed and flooded by 2012.
The other highlight of the journey was seeing the Terracotta Soldiers. They were discovered by a farmer in 1974. The farmer is still alive and signed the book that I bought. He was searching for water to irrigate his crops- now the gov't gives him a stipend to sign the books. He is 84 years old.
I loved seeing the soldiers and their horses and guards and archers. Each one of these 2000 year old masterpieces is different from one another.
After visiting many spectacular sights, we took a high speed ferry from the mainland to Hong Kong. I don't know what I was expecting but I truly loved this user friendly city.
What did I buy in China? Everyone asks. I looked at everything and bought little. No regrets.
Please see some of my new work at the Catskill Mountain Foundation- Katterskill Gallery on Main Street , Hunter, New York.
Remember my websight, www.ruthsachs.us

April 2010
Classes at the Art League of Long Island have started and are going well. I am back from the National Council on Education on the Ceramic Arts in Philadelphia. It was very informative and wonderful to see what is going on in the ceramics world.
I am preparing a cat for "Cat'nAroundCatskill" which is an annual event on Main Street in Catskill. My sponsor is the Greene County Council on the Arts. In addition , Susan Jablon Mosaics, Tracie Max Sachs and Lisajoy Sachs/Cahlander have generously given me glass tiles and dichroic pieces to affix to my "Venetian Kitty"
Why " Venetian Kitty"?? Very simple- my inspiration comes from the desire to go to Venice, Italy to see all of the sights, gondolas, canals and Venetian glass. That trip is in my future.
Meanwhile, my travels have taken me to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. It was wonderful. Charles Darwin's adventures are still amazing and the efforts there to maintain a wonderful parklike atmosphere is terrific. I swam with the penguins, seals and talked with the Blue Footed Boobies, land and marine iguanas and my favorite- the Sally Lightfoot Crab.
I will travel to China in September to see the Yangsee River before it is changed by the dam which is being built. Of course I will also see all there is in between including the 2300 year old TerraCotta Warriors. I am overwhelmed with the thought.
Classes at BannerHill in Windham, NY will start for me in June. Please see their web sight to get more information. www.bannerhillllc.com I will be teaching several workshops: Geometric forms, and Raku. Please join me.
In addition, I also have a tile class and other offerings at the Art League of LI for the summer. See their websight at www.artleagueofli.com