Mar
12
lots of pots
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Got a bunch of stuff back from my second class over the weekend. Whee… It’s so exciting to see what comes out of the kiln after a glaze firing. Funny though, how things change while they’re in there. What was a favorite piece can come out and be ugly as sin. And then there are the pieces that just … SURPRISE!!! I definitely had some of those. For example this was a very unmemorable piece, and when I was looking through all the work searching for mine, I picked this one up thinking, “wow, that’s pretty, and it sorta looks like something I would do”. When I turned it over, I was really shocked to see my very own “jd 07″ on the bottom.
It’s also interesting to me, the differences in what pleases people. Eric Jackson, my instructor, really liked this piece, but me, I’m wishing I’d just used the temakou glaze on it. I’m not crazy about the yellow salt. :(
All in all, though, I’m fairly happy with what I got back. And with my progress thus far. I’m showing some of my collages and paintings at The Big Art Show downtown this week, and I hope it goes well. I mean, it’s just a free show, and I’m sure they’ll let just anyone in. But I’ve had good feed back from people recently, and I just hope I have what it takes to be at least a little successful. I don’t ever expect art to pay my way in the world, but it’d be nice to have the side cash (and the ego strokes.)
So now I leave you with a few more pictures of my favorite pots…
Mar
1
busy busy busy
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So I’ve been awfully busy at work lately. Not a whole lot of time for creativeness. I’ve been waiting for the hubster to make good on his promise and take pictures of the latest craftiness. I’ve made a bunch of pillows. And I finished knitting a sock (one more to go!) a project that was inspired by gina.
Also this weekend I bought a serger! Yay… it’s so neat to start sewing the blankets on it and watching them cut the fabric — “like butta“. I hope I’ll be able to turn the blankets out faster as I am supposed to do the Artist’s Market show on March 10. So come out and see me. I need to clean out my closets to make room for new stuff!
Hopefully, soon also, I’ll get some of the pottery back from my class at AMOA. I threw a cool ceramic bird house that I am totally exited about. I can’t wait to see it next week. Speaking of ceramics, I’ve added a bunch of links to the blogroll over there >>>. But Whitney’s has to be my favorite potters blog. She’s so personable, and so good at taking photos of her work, that I aspire to be like her. :)
And I must not forget my etsy friend Muttsywonder (Harrilu). She makes the softest nicest shirts ever… I love wearing mine.
Feb
11
long weekend
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It’s been a rather long weekend. Kiddo was sick, so I was home from work on Friday. Not a great thing with a deadline looming ahead. However, I managed to finally full this bag that I knitted over the holidays. It shrunk so much that I was extremely surprised. But, like many things, the end result was a pleasant surprise.
I also started another painting last week. I need to put some more work into it. This is only the rough in. So far, though, I am really pleased with it. I’ve never done a face before because I’m always worried it won’t look anything like the person I’m painting, and I’ll get frustrated and start throwing things (and not in the constructive way). So here it is, my dear dear husband trying to fix the camera. *Click, OMG I’m blind!!*
Feb
2
am I nuts?
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So, yesterday I received this in the mail from Metamorphosis at Etsy:
It’s my first skein of merino sock yarn. Hand-dyed, of course!! I never thought I would be the kind of snob who insisted on hand-dyed fibers for at least some of her projects. I mean, honestly, there are lots of beautiful colors available in that mass produced stuff… but I digress…
So, the goal is to try and knit my very first pair of socks. Let me start by saying that I *hate* knitting on more than two needles, and I’ve never been able to get a circular needle to work for me. So am I nuts for trying this? I gotta tell you, that maybe I just want to be like Gina over at yarnbar. She and Susan are making me totally jealous with all their beautiful handknits. I’ve become totally addicted to their blog.
I’m still waiting on my needles (itty bitty ones) from KnitPicks, so in the meantime, I’m mostly just petting and snuggling with the skein.
So pray for me if you do that sort of thing, otherwise, just keep your fingers crossed that I won’t go completely insane trying to finish this project.
Jan
31
Headless
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So what better way to introduce myself to the blogging world than by posting my recently finished self portrait? The kiddo grabbed the camera one day on vacation (Disney Cruise) and caught a picture of me getting quite licked on the bed in our cabin. (Un)Fortunately, she cut off my head. I didn’t want to try and paint my face.. but she managed to capture the fact that I have never quite unwound since birth.
Really… Just ask my cow-workers.
