Well crafted Whimsy in color and shape

 A potter that goes into a new place, with good craft and whimsy.

See the article in Colossal with more shots and details of her process. 

Kaleidoscopic Handles Grow in Biomorphic Shapes from Jessica Thompson-Lee’s Ceramic Mugs

Working from her Brooklyn studio, Thompson-Lee begins by throwing a vessel on the wheel before moving into hand-building. Starting with a thick slab of clay and an exacto knife, she sculpts the handle’s basic shape before cutting away excess material and smoothing the edges with a damp sponge. The artist then attaches the piece to the vessel, which she sends through an initial round of firing before drawing a pattern onto the surface. Carefully layered glazes and underglazes complete the vibrant, abstract designs before the second trip to the kiln.

I got a kick out of her excellent linear work with a wax pen (probably) to separate each area of color! The lines are almost invisible, but do create the basic design before she applies the colorful glazes and underglazes. Very tedious work!

Today's quote:

One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.

LUCILLE CLIFTON

If Hermionie Granger wrote the Harry Potter story

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Birth of Degas

 .French Impressionist Edgar Degas, was born in Paris on July 19, 1834' best known for his paintings and pastels of ballet dancers and his bronze sculptures of ballerinas and racehorses. After he became completely blind in one eye, and nearly so in the other, he began to work in sculpture, which he called “a blind man’s art.” Degas remained a bachelor his entire life, saying, “There is love and there is work, and we only have one heart.”

Happy birth anniversary to Rembrandt

 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn  15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a total of about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and two thousand drawings.

Unlike most Dutch painters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of styles and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes and animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.

Source: Wikipedia

Today's quote:

I have never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from other men. There is not much harm in a lion. He has no ideals, no religion, no politics, no chivalry, no gentility; in short, no reason for destroying anything that he does not want to eat. -George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel laureate (26 Jul 1856-1950)

Creativity and your muse

 Nearly all creative possibilities are related to the muses that inspire us.

From Daily Om

You will know that you have found your muse when you encounter a force that makes you feel courageous enough to broaden the range of your creativity.

and...

Once you have identified your muse, embrace it by giving yourself over to the creative inspiration it provides. No matter what you are moved to create, you will find that neither fear nor criticism can penetrate the wonderful bliss that goes hand in hand with the act of taking an idea and turning it into something the whole world can enjoy.

Arthur Gonzalez and sculpting expressions at Penland

 Penland School of Crafts has a wonderful guest teach program, so people come for workshops of several weeks, based on the time of year.

Here's a wonderful post about clay sculptures.

HERE.

When sculpting insecurity, mischief, skepticism, jealousy, contentment… asymmetry is key.

Today's quote:

We seldom accept negative comments from others; however, we so often accept our own inner negative chatter.

Last Week's Tailgate Market

 June 29, 2024 

I had a big spread of pots that I really would like to sell (or maybe almost give away at half price!) I did sell Mr. Dragon (to a woman who knows about the various fantasy shows with dragons in them! I don't know a thing about them!)

And If you have very good eyes and look closely along the right side of the table, just past the yellow mug, is a baby vase, in dark red. That sold too!

Thanks to  Brian and April for donating the violets, which have been happily added to my kitchen window sill.

Today's quote:

Break Free From the Habitual Responses That Aren’t Serving You