Getting to an Art Show...

Gaia is the name I use for the goddess of mother nature.
She's in charge of trees, rivers, plants, weather and earthquakes. (Some of this has been posted today over on "When I Was 69) But here are the pictures of some of the pottery.

So when us piddly people plan an event, and Gaia has other ideas, guess who wins! The opening of the show has been postponed till next Thurs. evening. Of course the pots are already for sale.

 We love the playful animals on Ron's work!

 One end of my display

The other side of my 6 foot long table. I've had a few of these pieces in another show, and there are also some new ones1

 I couldn't quite figure out how he used stencils (if that's how he did the designs!)

Yes, this was also part of Vicki Gill's display...she had 3 tables but they were smallish. And her pieces were kind of big!

Then there were really big pots by Doug Knotts.

This display lost power by having the beautiful fabric. It is a good lesson that plain table coverings do bring out the pottery itself.

Yes, a few more photos tomorrow.

Dragon Girl Bird

 She (they) finally got finished, just in time to go to Shelby for the Art Show which will be up until March.  Of course by the time you read this, we either will have gotten to Shelby in the rain, or maybe drowned in our efforts to get there. (Rain almost continual on Thurs.)

Mandala Puzzle to go to the show

I've hemmed and hawed (whatever that means) and finally decided to take the Mandala Puzzle down to the pottery show in Shelby NC Thursday.

It's kind of my favorite of the two which I made, but it probably is more sturdy with a board back than the other one with just a cardboard backing. When it's going to be displayed, and probably handled some for a month, I think that was a deciding factor.  

It, and 3 other tubs of my pottery are going to the Cleveland County Arts Council for Treasures of the Earth.  

However, this is more what our weather will be like driving down to Shelby. Rain and flooding are expected all in the areas we'll be driving...through these mountains. So the hour plus 15 minutes may take a bit longer.  I don't mind that at all. And I'm ever so grateful that Tim, my good buddy who comes through in a pinch, will be doing the driving. He has a van which can hold all our set-up stuff and tubs of potter, as well as myself and friend potter, Cathy.

The unloading and bringing things inside will be wet going, if the weather man is correct.  Oh well, I'll try to remember some towels in my handy dandy everything to take bag. Which I haven't packed yet. Now where is that white table cloth that I always put on the table?

Hope to see you at the Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC

Women decorate themselves

 These are some of the ornaments which we shared as our own decorations last Sunday. I was pleased that everyone was willing to share their jewels. I am supposed to make them into a collage, but I don't have the photo program I used to use any more, and that means I can't do it. So I'll just share them all here for a place to remember seeing them

 I'm including this very out-of-focus shot of a beautiful necklace, since I think the blur is another way that the force of it's meaning comes through. Who knows...

Having beautiful braids on her head, one woman didn't wear any jewelry. I think her braids made a beautiful crown.

Mug shape variation

Nutmeg liner glaze with 2 shades of green on the outside.

But the shape is one that I seldom make. I find I get confused when my drink is going to get to my lips, and then suddenly I'm pouring it down my front, when there's that flange shape. But some people like it.

Different mug shapes

 No glaze on bottom outside of mug.

 It's fully glazed on the inside though.

From last year's work

I am finally getting my work glazed which I made at the end of the year...before the studio was closed for 2 weeks, and I went out of town.

So this is one of the pieces that I actually didn't remember making. I glazed it, and surprise, it came out ok.

I wonder what delicious delectable would work well in it. Mmmm.

Fond memories