"The chief source of art is man's pleasure in his daily work, which expresses itself and is embodied in that art itself."
William Morris (1834-1896)

Friday, February 10, 2012

Results of 2012 Winter Recess

 A closeup of some of Steve's new work:


Of course, none of the pieces shown in the last couple of entries have been fired yet... ...  more later....

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tree Peony

 Cherie's last special pot before focusing on production with ACC Baltimore only 2 weeks away.




Saturday, January 28, 2012

Thursday, January 19, 2012

2012 Fair Schedule

We are beginning to hear the juried results from some of the big fairs. I always try to post our inclusion on the 'Events' page of our website. This year is looking like it will be a traveling one. We have been fortunate enough to be accepted into the Des Moines Arts Festival in Iowa, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver, CO and the infamous Ann Arbor Street Fair, the original in Michigan. Those three will put us on the road for the summer.... We have never done three in a row like that so preparation will be paramount.
 We are also waiting to see if the Metropolitan Museum of Art will reorder. Thank heaven we have some time before summer. Gotta use it well!
I've been working on a Phalenopsis orchid for this year's special pot.




Friday, December 30, 2011

Into the New

Happy New Year's to you all.... may 2012 be better than ever!!
Here is a look at some of Steve's improvisational pieces.... just for fun... maybe worth developing....























Monday, December 26, 2011

Merry Holidays!!!

The more the merrier!!
 We hope you all are enjoying the holidays with family and friends. Here are some pics of our last kiln load for 2011. You'll notice some small experimental pieces in there that Steve is working on. We are embarking on our annual clay playtime. I'll post some closeups for New Year's.



Two views of the last kiln load for 2011 and two orders nicely finished.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Kiln Firing 12/3/11



Here are the results of our last kiln.
Glazing was near perfect!!

A couple of gorgeous gingers

New Pink Lady Slipper!!