Beyond Our Understanding
Dad and me on a bridge over a gorge at Cornell University I wasn’t sure I would post this, but have to get it off my chest. You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a while. It’s been a difficult summer. On June 20, we lost our last horse. He was 30, and had some health issues, but it was still unexpected and we were in shock. Then, on July 9 we got a call from my brother–the kind you dread: “Call me.” My father, who had worked on July 8, became suddenly ill at 3AM and called 911. After many tests, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I was...
Read MoreArt for the Animals, Part II
Here are images of my other big dogs that are in the show: Opal The real Opal, one of our “puppies,” who are over 5 years old now, has a big smile and curvy legs, like a Queen Anne chair. So I made her legs here extra curvy and left some sharp edges, to suggest wood or furniture. The story of of the puppies is a good subject for another post. Here I’ll just say I named most of them after jewels. Opal had spots that had different colored specs in them. Now her spots are more uniform in color. The real Opal modeled for part of the time I sculpted, though she preferred...
Read MoreArt for the Animals
WOW-I am one of 7 artists invited to exhibit in a show called “In Our Care” at the Center for Creative Leadership, located on Route 220, just north of Greensboro, NC. As I mentioned in an earlier post, when Laura Gibson, the art coordinator and an animal advocate, invited me, I was thrilled. This is a very prestigious place to exhibit and I had the privilege of showing there a couple of years ago as a member of Alamance Artisans Guild. I’m still yelling “WooHoo” out loud, but probably at this point the people in downtown Raleigh can’t hear me, just...
Read MoreThe MOST FUN You Can Have at an Art Show
Everyone says this, but I can’t believe how past the time goes. Already, it’s time for Debbie’s and Eric’s show, Come Out and Play. This is their 8th year! I am so thrilled to be a part of it. Every year, Debbie and Eric offer their beautiful farm as the venue. They invite artists to install work in the yard, around the pond, in the pond, on the porch and even in the house. The list of artists gets larger and more impressive every year. All mediums are represented–painting, sculpture (clay, metal, stone, wood, fiber, mixed media, you name it), glass, etc....
Read MoreGetting Engaged–The Tao of Clay
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/buddha101052.html) ——– Sorry I haven’t posted in a while–I have a good excuse…. Suffice it to say that when I do get some time, the studio has been a place of solace. Being in the present, forgetting (if only for a while) cares and worries. I was never a girlie girl, always loved to get dirty. Still don’t mind. Remember when you were a child and could squat for ages, scratching designs on the ground...
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