Celebrating art on pottery

 I said in 2022: "I am the proud owner of two pieces of Charlie Tefft pottery."  (His home page is ctpottery.com)

I  found this neat video of him describing his process, Here.

Charlie Teft made this mug and I bought it at a pottery show in Marshall NC. I then kept a eye out when he'd be included in shows. He lives in Summerfield NC. Unfortunately an accident in my kitchen demolished this mug.

I did purchase another of his mugs, the crow to remember a good friend of many years who loved all things corvid! 

Wanting to have another cat mug, I was happy to find this one.

Not a great photo, but my last purchase was the otter, on left here in a years-gone-past-springtime photo!

Many more blog posts of ceramics by others are on my "art blog" Alchemy of Clay.

Today's quote:

Rebecca Solnit, “Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to [polarized certainties. . . .Hope] is the belief that what we do matters even though how and when it may matter, who and what it may impact, are not things we can know beforehand.”

Making art

  

Me (in my dyed-hair days of 2011) sculpting at the Community Clay Studio

Me in Community Clay Studio in 2024 trying to return (unsuccessfully) to working in clay. The needs for breathing clean air and not coughing won the day, so I quietly bowed out.

By Norman Rockwell

As an aspiring artist, I put my all into my efforts, but never once did I have this intensity. Perhaps that's why I made my living in other areas of work. However, I do remember that deadlines always gave me a headache.

Today's quote:

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.

 -Claude Pepper, senator and representative (1900-1989)

Back to art...

This is the desk where volunteers sit and greet visitor to the Red House Gallery (and studios).

I signed up Friday afternoon. It was a great opportunity to take photos (though the sun reflecting off the glass was a problem some of the time.)

So I'll offer you a few today, and follow throughout the week with a few more.

The theme of the show is Flora, Fauna and Figure. It was a take off from not only the figure drawing classes, but a journaling class which went out in nature and drew pictures in their journals.  I, and another ceramic artist also contributed our works. But most of it is drawing and painting.

 Denise Markbreit, Life's Balance, Mixed Media Monoprint, $265

 Sheila Wollam, Florals in the Mountains, Oil $300

More Native American art

More art from the James Museum of Western Art
St Petersburg, FL

Barb Baker and I both loved the art of Tammy Garcia

I loved the models...since I made some of antique cars as a kid.

Red House docent

This Sunday (with sun shining and lots of wind) I'm ensconced at the welcoming desk at the Red House Gallery and studios.  I was all alone for the first 2 hours, and the next one made up for it...already 20 people have come through at just 1 pm.  So I may post some photos, and answer questions, and maybe even sell a few things for the artists.

We are open until 3 pm today (Sunday) and there's a class with a live model at 2-5...so students will be busy after I leave.

I'll post more Red House photos this week.  The theme is All Creatures Great and Small. It's up until May 6th.

Other art at the Red House

Here are some beautiful pieces that I snapped pictures of when I was being the "sitter" on Saturday last.

The sitter is a volunteer who helps visitors, and sells the art, and does all kinds of recording of same, because some artists have studio space, and sell their art, and there are also pieces in gallery areas, which are treated differently.  I had very little training, and found the book about the procedures hasn't been updated for a few years.  So I was so very grateful that one of the artists who has a studio there knew what to tell me to do when I had questions.  I learned where the packing materials were. I learned how to do cash, charge and check purchases. 

 I watched Susan Wilkinson make these 2 pieces (above) in the Clay Studio of Black Mountain Center for the Arts. 

 Breaking Free. Collage of paper.

 see below

 Kaufman's ducks which I sold while being at Red House as sitter.

I'll show you some more art tomorrow!