WOO HOO!!

Only 5 days left until awesomeness commences!

Been extremely busy getting everything prepped and finished.

ALSO, I just got 'published' too!  WOW! How about that?!  The article is short, sweet and to the point-just like me :D LOVE IT!

Here is the link...

http://iushorizon.com/2013/11/all-about-the-art/


DON'T FORGET TO COME TO THE SHOW ON FRIDAY!!  IT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME! And we would love to see you there!

Here is the event link for the show...

https://www.facebook.com/events/429677470491329/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar


BE AWESOME-BE THERE! :)

I'm out-back to business!

Getting so close!

31 days until the end of this semester and only 12 days until the fall BA Senior Show! I am über excited and getting very nervous :/  Not to mention-EXTREMELY busy!  No worries though-I GOT THIS.

Here is a quick review of the past week:

I got the amazing opportunity to work with visiting artist Linda Swanson by helping her set up her piece for the show Ephemeral Art and Practice that is being held in the Barr Gallery.  It was an absolutely wonderful experience and she gave me some very good artistic tips and further career suggestions J Saweet!

We got our show cards for the fall show in and I have already addressed and sent the bulk of mine out. I will be distributing the rest this coming week.  We are going to be everywhere (well our cards will be)!  I also got the Facebook event started for the show too and the guest list is a climbing.

As for my art projects, I have finished firing all pieces and have begun the finishing touches in preparation for the show.  I have even found some unique and interesting media to add to some of the pieces.  This show is going to be EPIC!

By the way, I am a rising ‘general’ with an amazingly cute army…

I was also interviewed for an article for the Horizon this past week as well-scary :/

That is enough for now, got to get back to work.

Enjoy the photos-let your imagination fly and don’t forget to feed the fishies!

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This past couple of weeks (I apologize for missing last week’s post) have continued to be productive.  From making the tort population grow to getting the kiln further along to painting pigs for a fundraiser-it has been quite busy (not including everything else I have been working on!).

Where there was a serious lack of the female gender in one posted picture on the net-a balancing photo of female work ethic has been recently added-yay, balance!

We are feverishly trying to get the wood fire kiln completed so that we can be able to fire at least one load before our fall senior show-which is now less than 20 days away! Can we make it? Only the stars know. Let us hope that those who are counting on using wood fired pieces in the show have a backup plan, just in case :/

I have put in the last of my greenware multiplicity pieces into bisque and am anxiously awaiting their emergence from the kiln. Once they have come out (hopefully intact and with no major damage) I will be running them (the remaining 73) through their next step-cone 6.

With all these firings I have already done and the ones I have left to do-I am really dreading my next electric bill! L

I have also been working on the finishing touches to the other pieces that will be included in the fall show-you know, firing, painting assemblage, etc. It’s going to be great!

I have also begun earnestly trying to find funding assistance for my graduating senior show pieces.  Who knew such creativity could cost so much? I have also began production on the pieces for this show in the spring. (Pictures-much later or possibly after)

On another note: the Space Lab installations by my fellow artists over the past 2 weeks have been very inspiring!  I really enjoyed all 4 installations-way to go, Logan, Tami, Dan & Hermes!

Well, I have to get back to work now-see you on the flipside!

Enjoy the snapshots and don’t forget to feed the fishies…

Whew

WOW! What a week! Or should I call that an extended week because it felt like the week before just rolled right into this past week? Semantics. Regardless of the tremendously chaotic week, I was able to accomplish many things J Here is just a snippet of what I got to do this past week(s)…

-carved more torts

-Advertised, completed and setup my installation project (twice)  into a dual art show. It was absolute fun and everyone seem to get the concept and remembered why they became artists/ or remembered what it used to feel like for them to create art! FUN & PASSION-not always money, money, money.

-Ran another bisque load and have begun prepping and glazing for a cone 6 fire.

-Worked a little bit more on the woodfire kiln

-Wrote a good sized research paper

-Attended two wonderful lectures by a visiting artist-YUKI! She was very informative and amazing in what she brought to our school demographic.

-Got more details worked out for the Fall Senior Show

-Went on a field trip for Art History to the Indiana University Art Museum in Bloomington and I even got to bring my offspring-We had a great time!

Well, that pretty much sums up my week (at least a little of it-yes, there was much, much more!) I also got to spend 2 whole days working on nothing but ART this weekend-very refreshing!!!

Until next week, don’t forget to feed the fishies and enjoy the snapshots…

 

Marching on...

This week has been long and next week, I fear, will be even longer!  No worries & March on!

I got to employ child labor this week for the building of the kiln J My son had to come to classes with me because he was out on break from his school (I wish I could get a fall break >.< ). Either way, we all had a blast!  However, I will not ‘shuffle scoot’ a cart of firebrick that is practically as tall as me again!  QUITE DIFFICULT-not to mention painful for this aging woman!

I have also been carving millions and millions of torts-it’s neverending! Why do I get myself into these situations? Bright side: I got another bisque load done and will be glazing this week to run a cone 6 this coming weekend J

Oh!  My installation show is this coming Thursday!!  In the Spacelab (KV-042 IUS) @ 4:30-be there or be square! (I just dated myself didn’t I?)  Oh well, come check it out-it will be much, much fun! The title is COUNTERPLAY. There will be good food and great company. So, I expect to see everyone there! ;)

In the interim-I have still been working on my ritual project and stuff for the woodfire, plus both of my senior shows…busy, busy, busy.

Until next week! Don’t forget to feed the fishies!!

For your viewing pleasure…

 

Yep.

This week has been eventful to say the least :/  After a pretty rough beginning, it is now, thankfully, beginning to smooth out.  A HUGE thank you to those who helped me through it (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE-and you are AWESOME!!)

Moving on.  I have still been pushing out numerous torts for hand carving J  To this minute, I have made 80+ torts and have hand carved approximately 1/3 of them. 

I have also been working on the finishing prep for my ‘Nature’ mandala and my ‘Mother’ piece-hopefully I will get to put the ‘Mother’ piece through its final firing during this upcoming week. I am also planning another bisque firing for the end of this coming week for the first batch of torts, the ‘Wisdom Clock,’ and numerous other pieces. 

Still working on my installation project and so far, it seems to be coming along nicely. Due to the concept behind this project, there will be no pictures until the installation has ended J It si going to be lots of fun!!

We took a field trip this week to see UofL’s wood fire kiln in preps for making a new one at IUS J It was very interesting to see a neighbor college’s kiln pad and studio.  It is amazing what lots of money can improve upon ;)  Anyhow, we took serious notes on their kiln and decided on some ways to improve upon it for our own.  I was also very impressed to hear that their kiln has already successfully fired over 40 times!  We can beat that!

With that being said, we got down to brass tax and begun building our own kiln of awesomeness this week J  We have marked the main measurements and laid two foundation courses in which to build upon next week.  Major construction engineering was had by all.  On a side note, it was really great to be able to work on an outside kiln during a torrential downpour without coming out like drowned rats-way to go new kiln pad!

That is all for this week, until next week’s update-enjoy the photos and don’t forget to feed the fishies!!!

 

 

QUICK REVIEW

 

I am a busy woman so you are getting a quick recap of this past week J

·        Made my first mold

·        Made the first piece in “Speaks Through Me” series

·        Mandala Sphere Experiment failed multiple times-back to the drawing board

·        Began Multiplicity project- MANY hand molded & carved torts underway (25+ so far)

·        Bisque fired ‘Elemental Light’ and ‘Motherhood’ plus other pieces

·        Test fired, bisque stage for my Brown Eyed Girl clay body recipe

·        Finished ‘Wisdom Clock,’ ‘A Trí ’ and ‘Focused Light’ mandalas (greenware)

·        Collected supplies for installation project

·        Wrote this blog

Enjoy the photos & feed the fishies!  See you next week…