R.I.P Eva Zeisel

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/arts/design/eva-zeisel-ceramic-artist-and-designer-dies-at-105.html?pagewanted=all

Mug Shot

New Platter

A new platter for the Artisans' Holiday Marketplace. One last glaze firing started. Now pack it all up.

Tealights

I have a few tea lights for dark winter nights. These little guys have shaped feet and subtle carved details.

Island Artisans' Holiday Market

Preview # 4.

A new teapot. I have a couple for the Holiday Market and will have a few more to fire after this weekend.
Have a great day!

Simply White

Sneak peek #3 for the upcoming Island Artisans' Holiday Market. I am loving the simplicity of white with a bit of carved texture. 

Artisans' Holiday Market Sneak Peek

Small oval dish. Great for soap, earrings, candy, nuts, olive oil.......

Island Artisans Holiday Market

I am busy decorating and firing like mad for the upcoming Holiday Market, Thanksgiving weekend.

This is a great little market, fun and festive, with lots of locally made goods.

I will preview a pot a day until then. Back to work now.

Teapots

Finally!. These have been on my list for a long time.

Artstock, A Fall Festival of Art

                                

Ready for ARTSTOCK this weekend.  Some new pots, a clean studio and cookies baking. There will be open studios and gallery events in Friday Harbor.

Art Market at Brickworks

We had a great Art Market last week at the new Brickworks site in Friday Harbor. The evening was beautiful and tonight looks to be the same. Come on out and check out the local art and live music.  5-8pm, at the Brickworks plaza on Sunshine Alley....... Artists booths and music by Robin Lohrey, as well as the Sonic Vandals!

Monday Inspiration

Summer Arts Fair

New mugs for the Summer Arts Fair in downtown Friday Harbor this weekend. It is always a fun event. Come on out if you are visiting the island.

Summer Arts Fair, San Juan Island

ETSY

I added a few new cups to my ETSY shop. The Studio Tour was very successful and now I begin a new series of work for the summer season and the July Summer Arts Fair. I love summer.

Studio Tour This Weekend

It is finally here. The big studio tour event on San Juan Island. It is our 20th anniversary with 19 studios and 23 guest artists. Visit the link to see the wide variety of studios. The weather looks to be beautiful so hop on the ferry and visit.

Farmers Market

I will be selling at the San Juan Island Farmers Market tomorrow, 10-1, in the parking lot of the San Juan Island Community Theatre. Let's hope for sunshine!  

Sugar Bowls

Sugar bowls going to a local restaurant Duck Soup Inn. One of my favorite places to eat on San Juan Island. They are kind enough to use my mugs, creamers and sugar bowls in service. If you are visiting the island you  must make a reservation for dinner!

Turquoise Bowl

New big, flared bowl. Love this turquoise color with the black and white. 

New Pots

Butter Dish

Butter Dish

Finally some new work out of the kiln. Gearing up now for Studio Tour in early June, my biggest event. More on that later.

Fan Photos

Thanks, Lee for taking the time to take and send me this photo. The beginning of the fan photo archives.

Yunomi

Thought I would enter a couple of teabowls in a national juried exhibition at Greenwich House Pottery in New York. My fingers are crossed. I haven't entered a show in quite a while but it is one of my goals this year. 

Peter Pugger For Sale

I am selling my Peter Pugger Pugmill. Time to upgrade to the all stainless machine. I love my pugmill and can't imagine working with out it. Peter Pugger makes a great machine. Let me know if anyone is interested. 

Does anyone have any experience using an all stainless steel pugmill with porcelain?

Photoshop

Having fun with Photoshop to create some graphics for my website. I am giving iWeb a try. Anybody have any experience with iWeb?  It seems pretty intuitive and enough for me to produce a simple website. 

Recent Pots

Some recent pots that were thrown, altered, slab built, carved, sgraffito through slip and wax resist.

Time to list some more on etsy.

Dinner Set

These plates are slab built using slump molds. They have a nice organic and uneven curve that gets highlighted even more after the firing.

My focus now is on completing orders that have spilled over from last year. All is quiet in the studio and after the rush of the holidays I can catch up on projects. This is a great time to enjoy the work without the stress of show deadlines. So my challenge is to keep the work flowing without the pressure of a deadline to get it done.

New Favorite Tool

I love my new tool-the monkey peeler. He brings a sense of humor to the studio and his own personality.

He is great for shaving away small amounts of clay. We shall see what other talents he has.

Getting back to work, forcing myself to sit at the wheel and focus. It feels good to see the table full of freshly thrown pots. Handles will get added tomorrow.