ceramics

  • Hare sketch and watercolor

    Today was the deadline for the Brown Bag show, and I worked on finishing my application this morning. I won’t know if I got in until the end of the month. I submitted two ceramic pieces and a watercolor for… Continue reading

    Hare sketch and watercolor
  • Another great day playing with clay

    Last week I started working on a heron wall sculpture, but just got the shape and a bit of the large details in, before wrapping it up for the long weekend. The clay was quite wet when I started last… Continue reading

    Another great day playing with clay
  • In the clay studio today

    Today I dropped off my sculptures for the Art Takeover event at Posterity Gallery in Grosse Pointe, then drove out to Rochester to pick up my Conic Light Show photograph that was part of the Art of Abstraction show at… Continue reading

    In the clay studio today
  • Pottery studio morning, art openings afternoon.

    Today was a good clay day form me. I had a great haul of finished work to bring home, including my skull bowl and the skull sculpture. I also had two face sculptures ready, a pear, a couple pendant rings… Continue reading

    Pottery studio morning, art openings afternoon.
  • Front yard Art Sale day one

    Today was our first day of our second annual art and lemonade sale during the citywide garage sale. We painted a colorful abstract painting together, as well as ourselves a bit too, to use as our sign. Leif really enjoyed… Continue reading

    Front yard Art Sale day one
  • Clay and glazing

    Today was a busy day in a busy week; decompressing in the pottery studio was just what I needed. I had a couple pieces I started last week that needed finishing up before they went in the bisque kiln. I… Continue reading

    Clay and glazing
  • Day 220 – Clay Wednesday

    I’m taking a break today from watercolors, as I spent my evening at the clay studio. I finished up the wall sculpture which I had started on Monday. As I was making it it reminded me of something musical so… Continue reading

    Day 220 – Clay Wednesday
  • Clay play today

    So today I had no plan for what I was going to make at the pottery studio, but once I started to work the clay I began forming a pinch pot. When I looked at the outside of the bowl… Continue reading

    Clay play today
  • A little clay fun this morning

    I stopped by the clay studio this morning to squeeze a little pottery into my packed day. I got some doilies on Amazon prime day and used one to make some lacy slabs. I was pretty productive, but very immersed… Continue reading

    A little clay fun this morning
  • Yay clay!

    Today was my first day working in the new clay studio. I stopped by to visit on Monday and drop off some shelves my husband made yesterday, but this was my first day working with clay. I realised that most… Continue reading

    Yay clay!