best work in the kiln, being shipped off to new owners, on the shelf of a gallery or sitting as a block of clay waiting my next studio night, which can’t come soon enough. Excited and honored to have had this work be included in Visions in Clay 2019 at the LH Horton … [Read more…]
at this point its unclear how long its been since I got my home studio set up; but with set up came the caveat that it would also partially serve as storage while we figured out our next structure. that “short” time finally came to an end this summer with the addition of our storage … [Read more…]
busy, busy is what has become of me. yesterday was a record non stop day of tying up loose studio ends first there was glaze mixing (topping off everything in anticipation of texas tiki week and a couple more tests for the mug commission), labeling, sandblasting more of the new work, finishing the last of … [Read more…]
gym last night, what a feeling came on. luckily i was still changing, so no impromptu dance moves, but like a good song usually does it hit me. flash forward, to the studio – its a mess, but not an ordinary spend an hour and get it all tidy, mess. no this one is one … [Read more…]
the last couple of weeks have been for lack of better words, rough and filled with disappointment. There were a couple of joys that did not pan out and its never easy having that smack you in the face. This time last week i was done (the night before I had to work late, sat … [Read more…]
its been a long, busy year. there was lots of work that got done, lots of work still to complete, trips that were taken, one tiki sale, several commissions and pretty much all of fall has been unseasonably wet marred with way too many overcast and dreary days for my taste. instead of sitting on … [Read more…]
mid October we took a wonderful trip to D.C. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia + Tennessee. while in D.C. we spent a great deal of time walking. not having ever been i was mistakenly under the impression that like in the movies, everything capitol related is just a close jaunt from the one end of the … [Read more…]
this time last year i was a week into my new job and frantically trying to pull together enough finished work to sell at Texas Tiki Weeks’ Vendor Village. i had barely set up my own studio when the chance to participate came to fruition. the hustle began, i was just figuring out my glazes … [Read more…]
with the last hiccup fixed (replacing the busted pressure switch on my compressor) all systems seem to be a go. its time to just make work, fire, shoot work and send it out unto the world. it also means i can start looking at shows again, knowing i can actually get things completed, not just … [Read more…]
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of taking 20 hours of my vacation time and spending it doing nothing more than working in and on the studio. In some sense it might of been one of my more selfish moves, on the other it was a non guilty pleasure that i cherished because it … [Read more…]