Midwest Clay Artists show at Spiva Center for the Arts

,This show is running for the month of September 2013.  There are a lot of different artists represented here....I personally, love the diversity.  We don't just make pots around here, but there are beautiful pots as well.  The reception will be Friday, September 20th.  Hope you can make it!!!

There is work from  Kevin Audley, Angel Brame, Linda Brown, Me, Sue Colgin, Heather Grills, Jeff Jones, Bobbi Kemna, Beverly Kiehl, Melody Knowles, Greg Krepps, Jacque McDonald, Frank Pishkur, Debbie Reed, Sarah Serio, Brent Skinner, Merlen White, Matt Wright and Randy Wright.

A few more tea pots

just a few more .... I have to admit that these little guys (no more than 3 inches tall) are just so fun to make.  I can't resist.  BUT now that I've done these then I have to make trays and little cups 'cause you have to have the complete set, right???

I have been terrible about keeping this up...what with Facebook, a web site and just life in general.  But I thought I'd take a few moments to post some pics of my latest work.  I was asked to be the featured artist at Phoenix Fired Art, a local ceramic studio and gallery, for the month of July.  Let it be noted that I only had a month to prepare for the show, but I do love a challenge and have a VERY difficult time saying no to most anything (BIG BIG weakness).  I hope I stepped up to the challenge..here are just a few of my tea sets from "teapots and textures"...enjoy

I believe that I ended up with somewhere between two dozen and thirty different sets. There is more work than that, but this took the most time.  Let me know what you think!!

Firing May 2013

this little guy was just a lark...kind of fun

this slumped, but I love the texture

I like the way this turned out

a bit of different textures...just the beginning

teeny teapot #1

this will be explored more...love the feet

lots of texture here

sweet and simple

working on the funky handle

don't you just adore the runs?

inside texture

simple and just wonderful

this form is going to get much more attention...clay quilts....love, love

one of my newest vases

just a couple pics of my NEW studio...inside, YES!!

Bowls for Empty Bowls event

For those of you in the the Joplin area.  Come on down to Phoenix Fired Art, 1603 S. Main, Thursday, November 15th for the first annual Empty Bowls event.  All proceeds go to LOCAL not for profit organizations: Salvation Army, Crosslines and Watered Gardens.  Local potters (myself included) are busy making bowls to donate.  Five restaurants are donating soup for the cause.  Just buy a bowl for a minimum donation of $15 per bowl for your soup and you get to take your bowl home.

some of my bowls...