Paper-Thin 09-018: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This series was a challenge I gave myself to see how thin I could make the clay before it cracked... It was a great learning experience with various materials. How to slow-dry the clay, when to add engobes, how to handle it before … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #177 – Paper-Thin 09-018
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 6: The Paper-Thin Challenge
Part 6 - The Paper-Thin Challenge This series was a challenge I gave myself to see how thin I could make the clay before it cracked. I was amazed at how elastic porcelain could be when worked at a certain speed. I wish I could describe it, but it has to be played with to … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 6: The Paper-Thin Challenge
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #176 – Teapot In Spite Of Itself
Teapot In Spite Of Itself: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. Following the success of my first exhibit, a patron had expressed to me her love of my “African faces”. At the same time, she was also telling me about a trip to Japan where she saw teapots she described as … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #176 – Teapot In Spite Of Itself
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #175 – Crooked
Crooked: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This is one of my first attempts at cubist sculpture. My mentor was showing us how to assemble textured forms and I loved it so much, I made a whole bunch of them. It’s more abstract, and well glazed than many others I completed … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #175 – Crooked
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #174 – Pub Folk #5
Pub Folk #5: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. As I often do when finishing a series of large sculptures, or deciding to start some new experimentation, I make a series of shot glasses. I opted away from my usual faces for this series of shot glasses. Using a new glaze … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #174 – Pub Folk #5
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #154: Melting 05-012
Melting 05-012: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. The Meltings are an organic partnership between hand and material... a study of respecting the other's influence and a total abandon to trusting the outcome, whatever it may turn into. The results were always magic! Here, the magic came to life, as I … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #154: Melting 05-012
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #152: Melting 05-003
Melting 05-003: The History: Share what you see and grow the story. The ‘Meltings' are an organic partnership between hand and material... a study of respecting the other's influence and a total abandon to trusting the outcome, whatever it may turn into... the results were always magic! The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Working … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #152: Melting 05-003
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #151: Melting 05-002
Melting 05-002: The History: Share what you see and grow the story… The Meltings are an organic partnership between hand and material... a study of respecting the other's influence and a total abandon to trusting the outcome, whatever it may turn into... the results were always magic! The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Working … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #151: Melting 05-002
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #150: Melting 05-001
Melting 05-001: The History: Share what you see and inspire the next chapter… When I started with slabs, I was amazed at how much one could do when playing with the humidity level of the clay, before assembling, and how the clay sometimes settled into it's own forms... they say clay is an organic substance … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #150: Melting 05-001
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #149: Folded #3
Folded #3: The History: Share what you see and start the next chapter… It was a rough week of personal trials. The energy and sketches were scarce. I decided to trust in fate and let the muses inspire spontaneity. It spawned a short series that was both satisfying and energizing, and pleasing to see, as … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #149: Folded #3
The New Renaissance Mindset 