April had 3 shows for me starting with the Heights First Saturday Art Market, then the Cross Creek Ranch Art Festival, then the Bellaire Arts Festival. All the shows were okay for me. Not great, not bad. Here are some pictures of the setup of Cross Creek Ranch and Bellaire.
The following are some different things I have made in the past couple of months.
Thanks for looking. Come see me at the next First Saturday Show in the Heights.
God Bless those who have given their lives in war for our country. God be with their families.
Much has happened since my last entry. A couple of kiln loads that I didn’t get on this blog. Mostly things already shown.
We did the Midtown Art Fest on May 9th. It was a makeup day and not as well attended as hoped. I was able to set up under some wonderful trees that kept me cool. Here are a couple of pictures of the setup.
So here are some things just out of the kiln.
I might keep these!
Now I am working on large outdoor citronella oil lanterns.
I will post the finished lanterns when they are done.
This has been a busy week! There are many things going on in the lives of those around me. Some great things like my daughter having a baby! I’m a grandpa!
However, I keep plugging away at the pottery. It isn’t my primary job (I teach art in public school) but it is a release for me. It is something I enjoy and it energizes me (most of the time). So here are the latest creations.
I haven’t made a carafe in a while. The think I like about these things is that the cups stack in the lid. This is just a trivial feature but fun and challenging to me as a potter.
I just can’t stop playing with the idea of a business card holder. Below are my latest ideas. I think I am done with this for a while. I have about 30 card holders of different styles. I need to clear some out before I make any more.
To purchase any of these items come see me at the First Saturday Art Market in the Heights May 2nd. Scott will also have my work at the East End Urban Market.
It has been busy and I actually had another batch of rice bowls come out since the last posting. This work includes some medium size vases, small bowls and a couple of business card holders. Oh yes, some cream and sugar containers as well.
Here we go!
It always seems the pots are taller than when I measure them.
I keep playing with the idea of a business card holder. So far, this is my best design.
The good thing about a small electric kiln is that it can be loaded, fired, unloaded, and refired quickly. This is a second batch of work done in 2 days. There are 5 plates, one casserole and 3 large drinking cups. The cups are not shown.
The casserole has a little combo drizzle glaze on top. I was having some fun and wanted to see what would turn out.
All this work from the last two days will be at the First Saturday Art Market in the Heights Houston.
These rice bowls were done using wax resist to paint the designs. I used my glazes to create 5 different patterns over the wax resist. Bowls are $15 each and include the chopsticks.
It’s spring break for me as a teacher. I fired the kiln last night and these items came out.
All these pots were glazed with the clear over natural clay on the bottom and the Jade Green glaze on top. The first jar was double dipped in the glaze causing the drips. Prices are not set yet but will be in the $30 to $45 range.
Simply Art Gallery in Galveston carried my pottery. When Ike hit Galveston, 9 feet of water swirled like a washing machine inside the gallery. Most of the artwork was lost. However, the owners dug through the mud and muck and pulled out some pottery that survived. They returned around 15 pieces back to me… still covered in dried slime.
Ike proof pottery
Now the question is… what in the world should I do with this stuff? If you have any ideas, let me know.
Teapot set
General purpose bowls $11.00 each
Butter dish (a present for my daughter)
Rice bowls $15.00 each including the cool chopsticks