AMAZING YEAR

Although its not over yet 2010 has been a blast. Showed my work in lots of galleries, did a lot of "art" shows, and taught a lot of classes.
Currently I am plugging away at Face Mugs. Those little buggers really sold this season; with a wood soda firing in January at POTTERYWEST I really need to make a new series. Perhaps a exploring the seven deadly sins??

At the end of January I will be in Baltimore for a workshop on making faces at Baltimore Clay Works. Should be fun to get some new pointers, and meet some new folks.

Happy Holidays

BACK IN VEGAS -- BACK IN THE STUDIO

Got back from the East Coast on Wednesday. Loaded glaze kiln Thursday, loaded the bisque on Friday.
Opened both today.

Here are the cups I am entering in POTTERY WEST'S 1st Annual Cup Show: Juror: John W. Hopkins, Sculpture and Ceramic Professor at Riverside Community College.

craziness in the office

YA-HOOO

Had a great Saturday. "BIRD MAN" won first place at the art show portion of BITE AT THE MUSEUM sponsored by Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada. Juror - Brian “Paco” Alvarez. The event was amazing an we all got a sneak peak the new NEVADA STATE MUSEUM at SPRINGS PRESERVE.

BIRD MAN is approximately 24" tall, Porcelain, and was fired in a Wood Soda kiln at Pottery West in Las Vegas this past spring. He is glazed with shino's and a number of slips and under glazes.

Crazy Busy

Just got back from the Durango (Colorado) Art Show. Amazing weather, we shared the weekend with a Coffee Festival and Beer Festival.
While I was Durango, the kiln was opened, some really great stuff.



The Antelope platter is a commission for Nevada Ballet Theatre. They are going to auction it off next week. A dancers will be displaying it... Ill post a video

Also in rehearsal for a production of FOOL FOR LOVE for Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV....

Death Valley -

Throwing lots of DEATH VALLEY clay from Laguna. Loving it, although I gotta say all my shorts are stained pink.

I need to throw some cups for the POTTERY WEST "CUP SHOW" deadline is November 1 and i'm out of town all of October. Time management challenge.

Blues and Arts Festival

Made it back from Keystone Colorado. We drove up 70 to Keystone through the valley. So beautiful the rock formations, the river and small rapids. Next year I will have to schedule some time to get out of the truck and explore.

The show was "OK"; not very well attended in my opinion. Sold a few pots, met some great people. Two weeks till the Durango CO art show. Time to make the more platters and believe it or not mugs and Face Jugs. Hope I have time to fire it all.

PARK CITY

Park City was really nice! The Redstone show is one week after the huge KIMBALL ART SHOW. But for a first time show the traffic was not to bad. Sunday proved to be a better day then Saturday.. thats was kinda odd

Just packed the truck for the KEYSTONE BLUES AND ARTS FESTIVAL - Keystone Colorado. Send your friends!

6th Annual Blues Festival and Art Show

River Run at Keystone, Colorado
August 21-22, 2010