Art in the Garden

my mom and a big dog

Every spring Tinka Jordy hosts an Art in the Garden show.  I just found these pictures I took during the show this past spring. Tinka and Mark now have a super art gallery in Hillsborough, NC. Eno Gallery

Group Portrait

I thought this might cheer up somebody's Monday.

Heckle and Jeckle found a home.

A piece from my new cloud series found a home yesterday and I could not be more pleased because an artist, Luna Lee Ray, whom I admire tremendously purchased this piece for her own collection. Check out her amazing art work here. Thanks to my brother, Gustin for the title to this piece!

Lovely Rainy Day

Fun, fun, fun-- Shoe Plates!

Painted with slips, under-glazes, glazes and as if that wasn't enough, over-glazes on top!  9" diameter

Some of these are now at Frank Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC for the Dinning with Frank show. I thought they would make lovely dessert plates.

Anna Ternheim

Sad, haunting and beautiful, what  a voice!

Chicken Plates find new home far, far away

They are going all the way to Chichester, West Sussex!  I was just notified they arrived safe and sound. It is going to be a gift from a daughter to her Mum. I just love it, they call their moms, Mum!

Glazing

My trusty companion, Comet

 I don't think it is boring, just hard!  I've been slowly changing my process to be what I hope will be more enjoyable.  Over the years my technique evolved into one that involved up to about 40 glazes and under-glazes. I began to feel like I created a monster!  Although the finished piece was exciting I had so many mishaps and it was just so complicated. So now I am slowly whittling away at the number of glazes and changing my process to more like drawing.  Not sure yet where this will go, but I am ready!

Inspiration Wednesday on Thursday, artist Emma Kidd- Benconservato

Here is a link to her blog, and to her Flickr site. It seems she is partial to monsters, they are wonderful.

New Ceramic Wall Birds

I've been making wall birds for about 20 years, every group is different. These are some that will be flying off to Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery in a few days. The video that I posted here shows a bit about how they are made.