ceramics

  • Bookmark and logline

    Today I dropped off artwork at the Posterity Gallery for our show with the Lakeside Palette Club. I submitted two ceramic pieces, my giraffe and my Sister Earth face sculpture. This afternoon I worked on my story idea for a… Continue reading

    Bookmark and logline
  • Long day

    Today was a great day, and I am exhausted. I spent most of the day in a Production 101 workshop taught by Paige Wood through the Detroit Narrative Agency. It was a great experience and my notebook is overflowing with… Continue reading

  • Golden Friday

    Today was Friday which means Zoom with June in the morning. I figured I’d but the gold on my beads and charms and such, then paint a watercolor. Turns out I underestimated the time it takes to put the gold… Continue reading

  • Geared up

    Today was our last Wednesday night pottery class at Anton. Our pottery teacher and friend is opening her own studio and I will be following her there. I am excited for the change- I really needed a kick in the… Continue reading

  • Detroit zoo paintout

    Today was the first of our summer paint-outs with the Lakeside Palette Club. We met at the zoo’s fountain and started by sketching there together before branching out on our own and meeting back up for pizza at Buddy’s. There… Continue reading

  • Zoom and Art show

    For most of today’s Zoom with June, I was working on Art Show business, but I finished what I needed in enough time to pull out the charcoal set I got from my latest Sketchbox subscription. While I enjoy charcoal,… Continue reading

  • Pottery day!

    I was happy to see that my gear face sculpture came out of the glaze kiln just as expected. He was already sold to my classmate before I finished adding the gold to it. I had several other pieces finished… Continue reading

  • Gilded ceramics

    The gold wax finish that I ordered last week was delivered today, and I was very eager to try it out. My first experiment was on one of my recent pear sculptures. I had glazed it with textured amber so… Continue reading

  • Geared up

    Today was my son’s kindergarten graduation. It was a lovely ceremony- I cried many tears. After the graduation reception we continued the celebration of my youngest son by visiting the Primary student show where he has an artwork on display.… Continue reading

  • Back home

    Today was another travel day, but before we packed up and got on the road, my son and I took a trail ride led by my daughter and her friend. In spite of the rainy weather we had a great… Continue reading