Artist-in-the-Schools Booking Fair
August is a busy month, with teaching in the studio and sometimes off-site, preparing for several fall and holiday shows (including a studio tour), and the annual Artist-in-the-Schools Booking Fair. Lots of performing and visual artists are brought together to present their programs to school representatives. It’s a long day but the Fair is wonderfully organized by the United Arts Council of Wake County and it runs like clockwork. My booth I’ve been an artist-in-the-schools for about 10 years. Currently I’m mostly in Wake County, NC (the Raleigh area). Since my...
Read MoreClasses at the Studio
This summer we had a lot of fun classes at the studio. Some were large, up to 15, and some very small–perhaps an adult and visiting grandchildren or other relatives. Here is a piece a young lady (8 years old, I think) made. It’s her cat and she made it as a Christmas present. How cute is he, with his catnip mice? Between this girl and her younger sister, we had fun with lots of glazes: Even the mess was pretty! ...
Read MoreClay Day at Summer Fun Camp
Summer camper sculpting a chameleon on a branch Every summer for many years, I have had the pleasure of presenting a day of clay classes at our local Agricultural Extension Office. Summer campers can make anything they choose. So that I can give everyone individual attention, I’ve set the maximum number of students at 15 per class, 2 classes per day, and we fill that up every time. As usual, there were many wonderful creations–here are a few images. Lots more where these came from, but t my camera (i.e. cell phone) just did not do them justice. A very large and amazing...
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