Friday, November 13, 2009

New stuff, new show...

Hello gentle reader...thought I would toot my horn and share my good news. Recently I finished up a couple new sculptural pieces that I began back in Chautauqua this summer. That's how it usually goes with me...make the main part of the work first and then drive myself crazy with the details. I realized I needed to get my ass in gear and finish the work and at least try and get them out there. Well, I have sent out a couple prospectus and yesterday I heard back from one...I had two works accepted into the Dairy Barn Art Center's OH+5 2010...its like their regional biennial. Another cool aspect of this exhibition is that they also invite the selected artists to provide 3 smaller artworks to be for sale in the Gallery's shop...bonus! The work above and below is my new piece "Seasonal" that will be included in the exhibition...

This is my other piece that will be in the exhibition, "Tubors and Corms: Landscape#1"...its a wall piece that can vary in size and composition...it is ceramic, glazed, layered in commercial decals, and flocked in a soft and fuzzy baby blue. The pieces are backed with drips of indoor/ outdoor turf.

This last piece is another new one that I began in NY... "Poppy Field"
here it is in detail ...
I am still waiting to hear from another exhibition...hopefully with some good news... I entered this piece, along with a few other pieces that I felt were related. Keep your fingers crossed for me. TOOT TOOT.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Abundant Sunshine...

That has got to be one of my favorite weather forcasts...abundant sunshine. When I hear that and I am on my way up to the studio, I grab my camera. Its always good shootin' around the studio when the light is good...especially now. We have had some pretty cool weather and a number of good frosts and most everything has once agin been transformed...changed into strange, shrivled, shrunken heads of their former selves. It is just as interesting a time as Spring when all things come alive...well, almost...anyways, its another great seasonal change.
I am heading back up as soon as I finish this post to trim and add handles and throw a little more for Monday's studio time. Its another gorgeous, almost late Fall, day here in foothills of the Aleghany Mountains. I am busy making pieces for our upcoming firing of the Bourry Box kiln at the begining of December, as well as working on a few new sculptural pieces that are way off the beaten path of my wood fired functional ware...I will post those images soon.
Also, a big thanks to all that have been traffic-ing my etsy shop...homefry::eclectic ceramics...I have had a good number of sales in the last couple weeks...and hoping for more ;>)
Enjoy the images and stay warm!