Green Fluff Issue

Help, I can't get this mossy bit of fluff off my nose!

New Work Now Posted

Its been a busy summer of making pots and a lot of loose ends came together on Labor Day Weekend. I got tons of new work out of the kiln, and posted images on my website.

Razor wire

Sometimes the razor wire looks so pretty at night...shiny, sparkly,rhythmic, it dances along the top of the fence bathed in a lush sodium glow.

Densely drawn

Just got a couple of big platters out of the kiln that I am super-excited about. I can't wait to draw more later in the week!

The past 10 days

We just went from a quick visit to paradise to packing and shipping madness. After seven relaxing days on Cape Cod we got back to MudFire late on a Tuesday. We had three days to pack up an old show, ship out the unsold work, unpack a new show, install it, clean the gallery, document with video, and get ready for the crowd/party. Normally all that takes a week!

We went from this...(note the sweet Mark Issenberg coffee mugs)
To this.....

The opening night for the Draw + Decal show was a blast, it was great to see so many friends and make so many new friends too! Thanks for coming out everyone!

Buddy Guy just said... I want to play something so funky you can smell it.

More Color

Got some new mugs out of the kiln earlier this week. They've got more color glaze on the outside, and some are two tone. I liked the way the top & bottom color constrained the drawing area and made it feel more like a comic strip. The old style (you can see some on the website) had more drawing room but sometimes it felt like the drawings were a bit adrift.

I've never spent much time thinking about color before, and it is so powerful. We had a fun talk in the studio the other night about the effect various color combinations had on each other and how they made us feel. Both Luba and I are using more color in our work, and we just got a big shipment of mason stains in, so now its time to head back into the studio and get busy testing.

Have a great day!