This set was painted by Grandma and was the set that Grandpa used to teach me how to play chess. I stayed one summer with them back in 1991. He decided he was going to teach me how to play. He did and I proceeded to win about 3/4th of the time. I'll never forget his smile, a mix of pride and annoyance... mostly pride.He gave it to me to play with Belle (and someday Moya too) when we visited in August of 2009.
Grandma painted this?! I didn't know Grandma painted anything.
ReplyDeleteActually, Grandma didn't paint it. I did. I made it as a present, Christmas or birthday, for Grandpa. I'm not sure exactly when. I started doing ceramics when we lived in Salt Lake City (1976 - 1978) and continued for a while after we moved to California, but not after 1983. I rather think it would have been somewhere between 1979 - 1981. I also made a set for us.... don't know what happened to it.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the pictures, it appears to be intact. I was sure that Grandma told be that several pieces were badly broken. However she could have had them repaired, or I could have repaired them (or made new ones) myself and forgotten.
A few of the pieces were broken but had been glued back together. Some have a few chips. But for the most part it is in good condition!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know you painted it. I was surprised when Grandpa told me Grandma had done it since I'd never known her to be into painting.
Hope you don't mind my having it now.