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A place to answer the questions: What am I doing? How am I doing it? Why am I doing it? So what?

Beginning Anew

November 7, 2020

A blog about beginning anew with ceramics after more than twenty years away.

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In Ceramics Tags rattlesnake, cobalt, jug, independent study, ceramics
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MudQuilts has been on hold while I completed my BFA thesis installation: shuttle(d). (I will place a temporary link in my profile.) The show is closing and deinstallation will soon be in progress. Graduation is in just over a week and I have the hon
This is my sabbath. The ground is a bit dry from a steady breeze but I was still able to play with the deer who came here before me. **Edited to add: This was the first Impression that garnered engagement other than curious looks. Two people greete
I had the opportunity this weekend to explore some different clay soil types and play in different kinds of mud. This is a location that I really want to explore but I need to seek permission. This picture also demonstrates a problem that I ran up a
The mud is fine for quilting this morning. I’m experimenting with making larger quilts and also trying to keep both myself and the site neater. I Learned a few things with this one but I’m sure this process will continue to evolve as I ga
A bit of sunshine after the rain means it’s time to try a new quilt. My stamp prototype is out of the kiln and this afternoon was perfect to test it out. It works so I’m going to continue on with the full version which hopefully should
Today I was walking by a familiar construction site on campus. I’ve been watching the activity and mud there for weeks. Today it was vacant and this little scrap of wood caught my eye. It’s a wonky impression that reminds me of free form
Today I went out in the drizzle to play in the mud and experiment with this idea. I don’t have dedicated tiles or stamps designed for this project yet. What I do have is my watercolor palette that I designed this summer. I experimented with a
The seed of an idea: Today I went for my weekend walk in the woods and I was thinking about this week’s conversations regarding my senior thesis. One of the things I want to explore is creating works in situ that are temporary and minimally di

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My moments of creative time are hemmed in by work and life at the moment but I am striving to find little nooks and crevices to make my own. Much like this lichen that I have scraped into a cup my growth is slow. But it has managed to cover huge swa
My Easter basket woven under the tutelage of Ramona Lossie. The splits and bottom are white oak. I took my little basket on a sabbath walk this morning. I first used it to help me transplant a couple of yucca plants. There has been a row of yucca p
This photo sums up many things for me at the moment. Nearly thirty years ago I left Appalachia and until now have not been able to find a way back home. Graham County has a median household income of $39,000 and almost 20% of residents earn less tha
I seem to excel at creating difficult to document works. This was shot this afternoon during a private viewing. This is my second floor installation and I learned a great deal about material and interaction within the gallery space. Unlike Dry Creek
Last night was a blast - thanks so much to everyone who came out! First, a huge shout out to @jennfermins — it was a pleasure working with you to curate and install this show. I would totally do it again. Second, I’m grateful for @goodye
A couple of years ago I ran across a blogpost by artist Helen Terry sharing the details of a mark making challenge that she had recently completed — 40 Days of Mark Making. Her post was inspiring but it was the ‘forty days’ that int
If you've hung in there through all my evening of posts, you may remember that I mentioned preparing to apply for a show the week of graduation. Well this is that show!⁠ ⁠ Of Heaven and Earth opens @goodyeararts Friday, February 18th, 6-9pm.⁠ ⁠ I'll
Just after the New Year we spent a week in #Nagshead. The first week at the beach we’ve ever had. It. Was. So. Good. I drove seven hours with the boys through rain, sleet, snow, ice, and high winds in a fifteen passenger van so that we didn&rs

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