Deep enough to wait a year when they decided to make their life in the United States. They've known each other five years now and spent the last two in Raleigh. After they returned to ECU, Parlin finished his bachelor of fine arts. They chose Raleigh because they like the craft guild at N.C. State University's Crafts Center, and because Parlin got a job here that gives them enough financial stability to pursue their art. Margit Tahe-Parlin goes alone to the crafts center at State during the daytime, where she spends up to 12 hours a day working.
Evenings are spent together, sometimes side by side at potter's wheels.
They don't talk a lot, even now. Both prefer to focus when they work. We walked around the crafts center, and they showed me some of their recent pieces. It was easy to see who had made what, and also easy to see how comfortable they are around each other. Parlin is focusing on pots.