In the upstairs gallery at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts was a group of paintings and sculptures with a floral arrangement that reflected back to the original art. Here are the rest of them.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Floral art exhibit
The Black Mountain Center for the Arts just held its big fundraising event. It started with a reception with goodies to eat, and a display of gorgeous floral arrangements that mimicked the theme of an art work (only a couple were sculptures).
The whole 3 day event is called Art in Bloom. First a Thurs. evening preview party and viewing of the floral arrangements and art. Tickets for the preview party were $45.
Then beginning 10-2 on Fri. and Sat. are the garden tours. Each year different gardens are selected, and they are usually very impressive. This year's definitely were. The tickets for the tour were $30.
Following the garden tours we were invited to also see the Floral Arrangements in the gallery, or pay $5 if one hadn't purchased the garden tour tickets. A package of the preview party and garden tours was $60.
It all supports the arts in Black Mountain.
This was the first year I went on the garden tours. In years past I've been a docent at one garden, and enjoyed greeting those who had tickets for the tours. See my other blog for each of the 6 garden tours, starting HERE.
As part of my ticket included seeing the floral arrangements in the gallery, I went today to see them. If there had been a room full of people, it would not have been as good as it was, with only a half dozen today. Though I expected some of the flowers to have wilted, I didn't notice a single one with droops.
I'll leave you for today with that...and the last is my favorite so far. More tomorrow!
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Creative granddaughter
I'm so lucky/blessed to have four granddaughters and two grandsons. They each have special talents which shine in their lives.
My granddaughter who is about to graduate from High School in Ohio, has a creative bent, and had several ceramic pieces in the "Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.
Caroline’s teapot was awarded the top 25 Governor’s Award of Excellence.
I loved the design and the whimsey of the wheels! Very cool teapot!
For her prom, there were little moons in her hair as well as all over her dress (and tiny necklace!)
Today's quote:
People forget years and remember moments.
-Ann Beattie, novelist (b. 8 Sep 1947)
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
From being a potter to supporting the art
Well, I already know how to make lots of things...whether I ever did or not.
I had twelve good years after I retired. I never made myself into a great potter. I was more into exploring different shapes and glaze combinations. And once I found a few styles I liked, I did do more of them.
When I haven't been making pots in my life, say as long as I can remember as an adult, I've purchased pottery from others...the ones going to shows to sell their wares mainly. But sometimes I've visited their studios or shops. So a local show was held last weekend, which of course had been closed during the pandemic.
And after oohing and aaahing over a lot of beautiful things, I ordered one from Charlie Tefft, and bought one in person. An otter mug this time. I had an older mug (made in 2018) by Charlie, and it's pretty much the same shape.
New otter on the left, old crow on the right!
I won't even discuss the price difference...but it's doubled!
However I wanted a cat mug, because the first mug I'd bought from Charlie even before the crow, had been a cute little black cat sitting looking at me, but it had broken by accident.
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So Charlie just sent me a photo of this, and will ship it to me!
I love it! Now I have to decide whether to use these for coffee, or treasure them on a shelf where I can see them! As my friend Helen says, I can use them and feel really special. Maybe!
Sunday, April 24, 2022
The Potters of Madison County...and beyond
After two years of cancelation, some of the local potters displayed their works. Many were still missing. I hope they are still making pots.
There weren't as many as the last time I'd come to that show. But the ones who were there had beautiful first class wares on display. And they'd been there the day before as well.
Charlie Tefft sold me a lovely otter mug. I had hoped for a cat mug, but that didn't happen this sale. So things are changeable...and the photo was free!
It wasn't as crowded as this show has been in the past, which might be due to having two days for the potters. I loved the beautiful real flowers which were provided for the potters.
I loved these figures, but they were out of my price range.
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Julia and Helen enjoyed talking together...several times!
It was fun going on to Flow Gallery, where I saw a pair of earings, shaped like headstones, in sterling silver with the words "RIP Patriarchy" on them. I had to laugh that it would take just the right woman to wear them.
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.
Thich Nat Han
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Dragon Kiln for Chinese pottery
A clip from China, where huge jars are made by hand, fired in a dragon kiln. Enjoy seeing the process, with subtitles!
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Creativity unleashed...
From Maria Popova in the Bronx waving at me...on creativity.
Today I'm playing at everything! That's my Sunday. And Maria has given this post today...
https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/01/20/nick-cave-creativity/?mc_cid=29b928a8dc&mc_eid=07332e3c3d
On Nick Cave she said...
"In consonance with Black Mountain College poet and ceramicist M.C. Richards’s lovely notion of creativity as the poetry of our personhood and with anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson’s concept of “composing a life” — which captures with such poetic precision the fundamental fact that our very lives are the ultimate creative work — Cave adds:
Worry less about what you make — that will mostly look after itself, and is to some extent beyond your control, and perhaps even none of your business — and devote yourself to nourishing this animating spirit. Bring all your enthusiasm to bear on the development of that good and essential force. This is done by a commitment to the creative act itself. Each time you tend to that ingenious spark it grows stronger, and sets afire the ordinary gifts of the imagination. The more dedication you show to the process, the better the work, and the greater your gift to the world. Apply yourself fully to the task, let go of the outcome, and your true voice will appear. You’ll see. It can be no other way."
It referenced my own teacher, M.C. Richards...who she's written about here...
and a shorter post here.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2020/02/25/m-c-richards-centering-creativity/
Sunday morning as January flows slowly away.
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