last post before atomic. i’ll definitely post remotely from the bazaar with pics of everything going on. come on down and get a group of these little guys for your home. i’ll also have some of the large wall peices and an assortment of rattles and tiny sculptures.
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getting ready for atomic.
small wall piece, wood/salt fired.
last year i wrote about shopping at the atomic holiday bazaar in sarasota, fl. this year i’ll be there selling my work. i was honored to be selected and even more honored to be rocking my space with team sarasota!
small wall piece, soda fired porcelain.
i know it’s going be a good time. last year i ran into an old friend who i hadn’t seen since before cell phones and internet! crazy.
get to the bazaar early for sweet swag bags including some tiny sculptures by me!
small wall piece, soda fired porcelain, lots of yummy carbon trapping...
gearing up…
haven’t posted in awhile because i’ve been meaning to take some pictures but keep leaving my camera at work! november is going to be a crazy month, lots of great stuff going on. first of all, us a.i.r.s will load and fire the wood train kiln monday. it will be my first time firing this kiln. i missed out on a fun filled, peanut butter cup s’mores laden firing last month when i was out of town so i’m really looking forward to this.
last month's wood train. with autio platter. yay! pic by red.
next up i’ll be rocking a soda kiln. i think j’s going to join me in firing, very exciting. i’ve been “cranking’ out work, but for me that never means too much, too slow and trudgy. especially since my show opened, it’s been hard to get back to the grindstone. this week so far i’ve almost finished 10 small wall peices. i’m working on tiny versions of my flora peices, in hopes of trying them in a few different kilns and also, getting them out to people for a more affordable price.
three sales coming up, eclectic and then some in gulfport, fl (will post info next wed.), atomic holiday bazaar (check out vendors now and start planning) and SPCC’s annual holiday sale.
spcc will also host 3 artists this month. matt long, john ballisteri and don reitz will spend a week and a little with us making work in preparation for the anagama firing in january. i’ll take the whole time off work to be around and help. john and don were here firing the anagama on my way in to the residency so it’s very fitting to have them here on my way out as well.
i’ve got a few shows lining up but more on those later.
more in november and then….december. proper pics and posts coming soon.
upcoming projects
whew, what a relief to have the show up. opening night was great. my awesome parents catered the event, providing more than enough foccacia, stromboli, hummus, coponata and beverages. lars din and mel malfa played some sweet tunes, there was quite a crowd and sales were good.
and of course i couldn’t have pulled it all off with out the cavalry coming in at the last moment in the form of a. she helped me with hanging, designed all the text for the wall, took installation images and offered unwavering moral support.
i’ve been taking a break from the studio. i picked up a few shifts at my job the last couple of days but finally stopped in at the studio today to sweep. it’s that time again. time to sweep and mop and rearrange my studio space and get back to work.
some exciting projects are coming up.
-this weekend is folk fest. i’ll be there with some folks from the clay co. as well as having a booth with the artlink team. mary anne and i just started a blog about our artlink partnership.
-november 21st i’ll be selling work at an art sale in gulfport called “eclectic and then some.” i’ll post more details on that soon.
-the atomic holiday bazaar is december 12th. i’m really looking forward to participating.
and last but not least
-march 12th white box 2 opens. a four person show curated by kara walker tome.
after the longest week ever.
seriously, last week was long. i was bummed out to miss art basel in miami but life on the west coast of florida was busy enough. at work we were being observed, at the studio we were preparing for the sale and i was preparing my own art work for the sale. whoo, i was really running on low!
finally yesterday i had a bit of a break. well, recently a half day is as close to a day off as i get but i’ll take what i can get. i worked in the morning at creative clay. we are still book making. i know we will have to move onto something different but i’ve so enjoyed seeing m improve her skills.
afterwards i went to mazzaro’s italian deli to get something for lunch. i’ve been hearing about this place since i moved here, but hadn’t yet been. it was like walking into italy. i was able to find my favorite cheese from when i was traveling in italy (romano fresca with pepper corns) not to mention arancini (sicilian rice balls) and italian tuna. these were the things i would buy (with a roll or loaf of bread) and carry around in my bag to eat for lunch in some scenic spot. you know how it is. the only thing i didn’t find, but i’ll have to look next time, is white anchovies. the arancini were very similiar to my family’s except that they had way too much cheese in them!
i relaxed the rest of the day, stepping out for an errand or two, and this morning, finally i was back to 100%.
finished wall hangings
seed pocket
seed file
layers
fungi
belly buttons
