First Friday December

I will have some little pieces in a show opening at Metro Galleries on First Friday Dec. 3rd. Here are a few that will be for sale that evening. Also, the pieces in the previous post are coming out of the kiln tomorrow (fingers crossed) and if they turned out well they will join these two at the gallery. Enjoy!

Sunday

I carved away at my pottery today... I bought these little letters to print into the clay and I love them. I can't get enough. Enjoy the photos. It was fun! When they make there way out of the kiln I will post some more.

Saturday

My wheel is at my house again since I taught a lesson here last weekend. I am feeling good about it being so close... so I actually made a couple of things today. I am going to have some work in a show in December so my plan is to actually work here on the weekends a bit. Trying to work at school is just too much. It is so much more peaceful in my studio.



I was at at friend's house and found this in the yard... I love the texture and brought it home. It is from some sort of onion plant. So pretty... I want bunches of them in vases all over the place.

Visual Arts Festival at BMoA

Next Thursday September 9th is the opening of the Visual Arts Festivals, Small Works juried show at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. The theme this year is vessels. I am looking forward to seeing all the work; my green bowl (shown here) will be in the exhibit. Also opening that night at BMoA is Eye Gallery and the ceramic work of David Furman.

Bastille Week at Valentien Restaurant and Wine Bar

Ceramic, acrylic paint and jewels- Masks can be purchased at Valentien Restaurant and Wine Bar.

The artist reception was last weekend at Valentien. Here are some pictures of the finished masks I created. I ended up framing 4 of them in black boxes and I really like how they look against the light wall. Enjoy.

In Progress for Bastille Day at Valentien

Valentien Restaurant and Wine Bar will be celebrating Bastille Day next month and they are planning a big event. They have asked artists to create masks for the event to be hung on the walls for the month of July. I started to create some yesterday and here is one that is finished in wet clay, but not yet fired. When I get them all finished I will post more pictures. Enjoy!

Dedicated to June 1st

You know how you (well maybe you don't do this, but I do) pile things on and feel like if you could just make it to a certain day (say June 1st) everything will be just fine? It's been one of those months for me. One thing after another until you forget that you actually signed yourself up for everything you've piled on. You did this to yourself you know. But if I could just get to June 1st. THAT would make it all better. Everything piled on this giant plate called life will be in the past and you can just sit and breath and relax into a moment of pressure-less-ness (I just made that word up, I hope it works for you).

Well.

It's June 1st and life feels a lot better.

Not to say I don't have a million other things I have to, scratch that, want to do.... but this does feel much better.

So, to all of us who are waiting to get to that one day. Cheers.

Remember it will come and it's most important to enjoy each... little... second.... that gets you there.


PS. This is our new little cat (the darker one is ours). I love the pattern on them... so sweet. Thank you to my student Lauren for giving him to us. We love him.