Good Morning...

Hi All. Well, yesterday was a good one in my world. I'm exhausted! I should've had a pic of me on the computer, rather than throwing - cause that is what most of my day was about. This website thing is crazy....coming soon. Hopefully later today. VERY glad I don't do THAT for a living! Hats off to those of you who do - you earn every buck you get! Its a beauty though - can't wait. My kid ROCKS!

The big news is that I placed 2nd in the Trinity Arts Guild National Juried Show in Bedford, TX! I received that email right after yesterday's post. So Great! Those folks were super to deal with too. Very nice experience. This is the piece that did it. So goal number one met for 2010 - on to the next. This would be my show at the Different Path Gallery in Brockport, NY in Novemeber. THATS whats making me look so dusty and tense lately! I feel like I have to make a ton of stuff, just so I have a few good things to chose from. Hopefully that happens.



Yes Lori, I can do better with my photos. I swear THAT is the hardest part of this process (another profession I should stay away from). I am working on it though. Lots of internet searching for 'tips and tricks' for in studio photographs. But my first teacher (that would be the referenced 'Lori') has set the bar high for me and I now can't live with crappy images. Thank God for digital! Otherwise I'd be broke from the processing and throw-aways!! In my opinion all college level Ceramic Students should be required to take a photography class. Lets be honest here, very few of us will be able to afford a professional photographer, and when jerry-rigging your lights with a broomstick and C-clamps you want to feel confident that your f-stop thingy is working correctly! (I can FEEL the professional photographers rolling there eyes at this moment....).


Said I'd keep this short, so I will. Today's mug is made by Chea Peng. Yesterday's was from my first teacher, Lori Mills. Lori is first, always. She knows how I feel about her. Chea...well he's also an amazing artist and taught me to push myself further in throwing. Plus, the guy just makes you laugh!!



Take care.