In Full Swing

A few weeks ago I packed up the car and drove across the mountains to participate in the Celebrate Montana Art: Artists' Showcase and Sale in Helena, MT. 

Photo Credit:  Sue LaRose

It was my first time to use our new show setup and our new display looks fabulous! (Adam built these shelves for us - this beautiful. entirely collapsible shelf, painstakingly pegged together with square red wood pegs, started out as a pile of logs.) 

Here are a few new ceramic pieces up close.  These pieces are all stoneware, Soda Fired to Cone 10 at The Clay Studio of Missoula. 

Pear Jar, 6"x 6" x 8", $145

Pear Jar, 6"x 6" x 8", $145

Magpie Jar, 4.5"x 4.5" x 6", $100

Magpie Jar, 4.5"x 4.5" x 6", $100

Mushroom Mug, $45 

Umble Handle-less Mug, $35 

Simple Fruit Bowl, 6.25" x 6.25" x 3", $60

Sunflower Bowl, Unavailable ($35) 

Small Nested Bowls, $50 for the set

Maple Samara Wall Tile, 5"x 5" x 1.25",  $100

Of course, while I have been busy in my workshop, Adam has also been sawing away in his space. 

Here is a prototype of a new product we will be bringing to this seasons holiday shows. 

We, as many in our community, have back yard chickens and thus the need for a wooden egg holder perfect for on the counter or in the fridge.

Please contact us if you would like any custom pieces (wooden or ceramic) for this holiday season. 

Snap Shots of the Holiday MADE fair 2013!

Thank you for coming out and supporting local artists!

MADE fair Booth!

How much stuff can you fit in a 4 x 6 space?

This much:

A Surface to be Touched

I run my hands over the satiny surfaces of the cups I am unwrapping.  They need to be touched.  The water etched images are lifting through the surface of the glaze.  Last night I brought back a box of still warm to the touch cups and I am just now taking a moment to soak them in.  They are beautiful. 

 The leather hard surface with shellac designs.                                       The final glazed result.

The surfaces are subtle and satiny.  The cups nestle into palms of my hands.
Soon I will box these up, and Sunday I will drive them downtown to MADE fair where they will passed from hand to hand and touched.

Tumblers in Progress

As my brush touches travels across the surface of the cold leather hard tumblers images of my summer loves appear. 

Puffy dandelions.

Lush green leaves. 

Peonies.

Poppies. 

Tall trees. 

Bunches of Beets. 

Little houses under big shady trees. 

As the plants and flowers grow along my garden and the neighborhood blossoms the images on the tumblers grow and change and reflect the changes of the season.