I have been interested in doing pottery and working on the wheel. I found the Black Bean Ceramic Art Center in San Jose close to home and enrolled in their beginner class early summer 2010. Ruben is a master potter and was our instructor. Will and Ruben have done pottery together for many years and started the studio together. They are very skilled and helpful to everybody. There are beginners and several experienced artists who are members of the studio.

Here are some pieces I worked on & completed under the direction of Ruben and Will.

Bowl just created

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Very proud of my son Rahul for successfully running his first half marathon at the “Rock & Roll Half Marathon” in San Jose today! He completed the run in 2:00:58, which is impressive for a first timer.

Rahul started running seriously over the summer with some of his friends and started to enjoy it. He surprised me one day by telling me that he wanted to run a half marathon and raise funds for “Asha for Education“, a non-profit secular organization focused on basic education for underprivileged children in India. We looked at various possibilities and registered for this race. Rahul …