What are they thinking?

by Sarah Regan Snavely on August 11, 2010

I take a bunch of photos, and while I enjoy it immensely, I don’t know much beyond the basic photography class I took in college. I would like to learn more. Mostly my method is take a lot and delete many.

I keep a file for strange expressions on dog faces. Like this one:

Brindle Greyhound running with teeth exposedGo, Winchester, Go! My favorite part? The exposed pink inside his ears. So Vicious! So Pretty!

How about this one?Greyhounds and Poodle playingAnnie bouncing for joy. The Spoo mouthing Sage’s neck – trying to get him to run so the Spoo can chase. And Sage with one eye open, one closed?

Here’s another from that same dog park session:

Poodle and greyhound share intimate momentSpoo checking Sage’s breath? A romantic moment between Spoo and Sage with a jealous Winchester looking on?

Probably dogs playing – Spoo barking to get Sage to run. I love the strange story shots.

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We came and went.

by Sarah Regan Snavely on August 5, 2010

A couple of months ago, I began to make plans to attend the Greyhound Club of America’s National Specialty show in Lompoc, California. This is the big Greyhound exhibition in the US for the year. And the plan was to take Annie and Sage along.

Normally, the end of July is full-on, Dewey Beach-Greyhounds Reach the beach preparation-mode. By August I’m a demon – pretty much need my food and water slid through a hole in the studio door – who takes the time to eat? Really, I’m not fit for human companionship until the half of the “to do” list has been completed. By that time, the summer is gone and I’m left wondering where it went. Off I go making the annual pilgrimage to Delaware over Columbus day. And then it”s November. Just like that.

I wanted to try something a little different. Could I get all my work done to prepare for Dewey Beach AND make a trip to California? I’m happy to report the “To do” list is looking pretty good. The stress level is holding to a minimum… even though it’s a mere 62 days to Greyhounds Reach the Beach. 62 days! Eeek!

The California trip was wonderful. And hard. But really good. Met fabulous and generous people including the couple from whom I got Annie and Sage and Gus’s Mom (Annie and Sage’s brother) – better people can’t be found. Put faces with names. Watched Sage as strutted his stuff around the dog show ring. Tried to bring out the best of my sweet Annie girl when she did the same. Laughed as Annie realized that those fast plastic bags would be fun to chase – and as Annie and Sage jumped from bed to bed in the motel room.

The hounds were great in the car and handled the long trip with all the new stimuli nicely. I also realized that my Greyhounds are very, very spoiled – and that I’m not always doing them any favors by making their lives so easy. As I was lamenting this on the drive home, my Mom told me emphatically, “See raising kids isn’t so easy!” :)

It’s good to be home. Tired. The summer cold I picked up along the way is leaving and the routine is going back to normal. Now to plan the trip to the other coast…

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And the winner is…

by Sarah Regan Snavely on July 26, 2010

Thank you to everyone who commented on the blog and on the studio page on facebook! I added the number of blog comments (24!) to the facebook comments (13!) for a total of 37 comments. Each of the comments was given a number – blog posts are 1-24, then facebook 25-37. Then I went to random.org to generate a number. And the winner is….

#25 - Carla J Myers! Email your address to me and I’ll get the tile on its way!

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Giving away.

23 July 2010

The trip to California is planned. Two dogs and a Mom and a bit of art work in a Honda Element – google maps says 1,555 miles. Wahoo! So I make a list of things to pack. I know what I need to set up the artwork. But traveling with dogs… that is where I [...]

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Porcelain tiles – wearable.

21 July 2010

The countdown to the event in Delaware has begun – Dewey Beach. Along the way there are other events too. Like California. Lompoc. Also a new dog art event in New Jersey – hoping I can stop there on my way to Dewey Beach. I”ve been making tiles. Lots of ”em. I”ve resisted posting the [...]

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Experience.

16 July 2010

Yummmm…. Coffee. I am hopelessly addicted. I try to keep the addiction at bay – only drink coffee in the morning, drink it by the cup and not by the pot. Sigh. So I want my morning coffee to be an Experience. Part of my Morning Coffee Experience is reaching into the cupboard and pulling [...]

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High Grass.

7 July 2010

How is your summer, Sage? Are you enjoying rolling in the grass? Even when it makes you sneeze? Doesn”t it smell good? Makes a dog want to roll, doesn”t it? Rub that spot on your back…. Ahhh, much better.

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Waiting for the kiln

6 July 2010

Up past my bed time, waiting for the kiln to shut off. The big runner coming out of the wall is in the kiln. Might head to bed and set the alarm for midnight. The kiln is computerized. Even so, I prefer to check on it. Just to make sure. Looking around the studio — [...]

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As the fireworks rage

4 July 2010

The Greyhounds could care less. Unlike many, many dogs who hate, hate, hate fireworks. These guys don”t care at all. Well, that”s not exactly correct. They were pretty interested in what the neighbor dogs were making all the fuss about – bark, bark, bark. But that wore off quickly. Old Apollo like many dogs – [...]

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Stasis.

26 June 2010

Whew, boy. Somehow I feel like I can’t wait for June to be over, yet wish I could have June back again. How does that work? Maybe every June is like this… LIGHT! We have LIGHT again! I swear everyone around here is frantic – like ants building and fixing and doing before the big [...]

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