Time to Make the Donuts!
I love that expression–when I feel hesitant or have a little trouble getting started, it serves as a gentle reminder to just get started and your Muse will find you. Just found out I’m one of eight 3-D artists accepted by Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, NC for a future exhibit. Thank you, VAE!!! I have been working with 5th graders at a school in Raleigh lately, catching up on stuff and making some items for garden shows. I’ve got 5 more days with this school between now and the end of April. Also will be working with students at another school for 10 days in April and May,...
Read MoreSecond Guessing
Luann Udell quotes….There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep...
Read MoreIrene and Sassy
I found this in anthter blog post and it also works here– Andy Warhol observed, “You can never predict what little things in the way somebody looks or talks or acts will set off peculiar emotional reactions in other people.” This piece has taken an age to create and has evolved. Like its subject, it has undrergone many surgeries. As it has metamorphed, iwas araid I would find the subject upsetting, having recently lost a father and mother-in-law and medical tests that required follow-up or observation. (I’m a very bad patient, with a background in pathology and vivid...
Read MoreSeeking the Holy Gra-yish Blue
So much goes on behind the scenes. Since I spend a lot of time sculpting a piece, I want complete control over the colors–no “glaze surprises” (there is no such thing–too many variables–application, kiln atmosphere, but we can always hope!). As a fellow clay artist said, “When you open the kiln, it’s either Christmas… or Halloween.” Now, I am trying to be more spontaneous, and do like surprises. Even get some “happy surprises” when I open the kiln. But sometimes it’s Halloween. Happens to everyone in this business. I...
Read MoreNewest work–Shoulder Cats!!!
Not sure where this idea came from–although my work is getting more serious, I can’t resist the temptation for a little whimsy or the unexpected. Also, we had a sweet little kitty named Puddles who, at 5 pounds, would climb up my leg, etc. and get to my shoulder. There she would ride around while I continued with daily activities. Shoulder Cat 1 (soon to be renamed), bone dry. Shoulder Cat 2 (also soon to be renamed), leather hard. These have been a long time coming–so much has been going on–all good: Applying for shows. Getting in to shows. Lots of teaching in the...
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