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Penland Menagerie Ready to Fire
Week 1 at Penland yielded quite a menagerie of animal sculptures. Week 2 means firing them all. Tonight begins a very long 72 hour haul as the fruits of our labor undergo various types of firing -...
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Firing at Penland - Day 1
Three types of firings going on at the same time --- madness! Raku...salt....and my particular passion - SMOKE! The day started early, and since Brutus was the first sculpture to be fired, I was given...
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Penland - Wrapping It All Up (Almost)
The Penland experience is exciting, challenging and intense. Late nights in the studio, firing after firing, a thorough studio clean-up, an auction and Show & Tell. By the end of Week 2, many of us...
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Penland Show and Tell
Friday morning came too early, bringing with it a mixed bag of emotions. Most of us would be gone after lunch and, while it would be good to get home, it would be difficult saying goodbye to...
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Birds, Birds, Birds and a Bunny
Life after Penland, at least for me, has required a period of adjustment. When you get used to spending every waking minute working with clay, its difficult to return to the more piecemeal approach of...
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Autumn On Main
I've always loved the town of Mount Holly. Years ago when I was a kid (many, many years ago) I used to buy DC comic books in a wonderful soda shoppe there. I returned yesterday with Elaine, not to buy...
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Barrel Firing # (um, I forget)
It's been a while since we last barrel-fired at Clayworks so I'm not sure if this was number 10 or number 11. It doesn't really matter. The important thing is the fellowship we share whenever we fire...
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Heading South on Saturday...
...to celebrate the SC State Fair in Columbia. It's an annual tradition I enjoy with my sister. I save up our spare change for it every year. Why? Stay tuned.
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SC State Fair
Every October, tradition must be served. My sister, Cinder, and I meet in Columbia and head for the Midway! This year the weather wasn't fair for the Fair at all. But chilly temps, a blustery wind and...
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BOO!
All Hallows Eve 2009. Is there any better date to do a barrel firing at Clayworks? The usual suspects were on hand, and we all had a piece of the action in the barrel. (left to right, Amy, me, Cinder,...
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November 1
Barrel firings can be very fickle affairs. The barrel might get too hot or not hot enough. Humidity plays into the mix. And rain always complicates things. Several factors worked against us in last...
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Seems it's been quite some time since I posted here. Last post was made over a year ago...precisely the time I decided to sign up for a Facebook account. I was smitten. So quick & easy to post...
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Tradition
Some years back, Susan - a dear friend who re-introduced me to pottery - decided it would be a nice gift to take a day off at birthday time and spend that day at Clayworks. We did it for her birthday....
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Puppy Sitting Saturday
Our Number 1 Son, Spanky - aka the Spankinator - aka Bully Boy - aka Buggles - had surgery last Monday to remove a mast cell tumor. We haven't gotten the pathologist report yet but are optimistic that...
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SEWE Weekend 2011
Okay, I'm woefully late in posting these photos. It's been nearly 2 weeks since sister Cinder and I attended the Southeastern Wildlife Expo in Charleston, SC. Fondly known as SEWE (pronounced SeeWee to...
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March Came in Like a Lamb
But I feel more like a Lion. Well, sort of but not really. I do like to think I have the Lion's courage to try new things in clay. But for me, it's almost always a hit or miss proposition unless I'm...
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Testing... Testing
Last Summer, while at a pottery sale, a friend introduced me to an absolutely wonderful snack - dehydrated tomato slices. Salted and decked out with basil and a dash of red pepper, those stained glassy...
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Gas Kiln Firing 03/19/11
I always look forward to weekends when the studio/resident artists at Clayworks fire the gas kiln. Loading the kiln is an art in itself. We usually do that on a Friday evening before turning on the gas...
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Birds About Town
Like most potters or ceramicists, I enjoy seeing where my pieces wind up...how they look in their new home. In the case of the "flock" I've been told that many of my birds adorn bookshelves,...
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"Poney Maroni"
I stayed up way too late last night catching up on episodes of "Breaking Bad" and getting further along with this little guy. I love making birds but have recently been playing around with other forms....
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British Invasion Redux
The Fab 4. I never thought it could happen again. But today...it did! (left to right, Ron Philbeck, Ang Wolford, Doug Fitch and Hannah McAndrew )Okay, so Ron isn't a Brit by birth. And Ang hails from...
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Blimey! 'Twas a wonderful day!
Blogging. The thing I like most about it is the people I "meet". If it hadn't been for blogging --- and the friendships that have been born from it --- Saturday's workshop in Shelby would probably...
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Adios April
The past couple of days of the month have brought some good moments. I'm lucky to work in an area where there are a couple of ponds. April is a good time for geese -rearing. It's also a good time for...
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
I do this...And this...And this...Because of this...Thank you John for the "clay canvas" you provided me to play upon. (I can't throw like John does so I am grateful for the collaboration!) And thank...
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Could it be...?
Can an old storage shed find new life as a ceramic studio? In time, with a little help from my friends, it just might happen. Stay tuned.
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