A tree of my life

I've been teased a lot about this sculpture.  But I kept working on it.  I didn't plan it out before hand, it was one of those "process" kinds of creation...where it was developed as I went along.  Next time I want to do a "process" sculpture, I may not put heads on a tree.  Or maybe I will.  who knows.

Potters of Madison County - part 2

 Ben Owen, of Seagrove pottery fame (if you watch PBS pottery shows, especially. his pots have been given when people pledge a certain amount of money to PBS during fundraisers.) His family have run the pottery in Seagrove for generations (I just looked it up...the family came from England in the 1700s and brought their pottery skills to NC, when large pottery jars were for storage of many home and industrial materials.)

We missed some of the potters who have been invited in the past...maybe they will be here again next year.

Potters of Madison County, part 1 of 2

 Thanks Nick, for posing with your work!

 Becky Lloyd's wonderful sgraffito work is well known.

 Though I thought these patterns were decal work (and I probably still do) the potter assured me that he used tape and hand painted these glazes.  I didn't want to argue.  Some of it might be tape resist, but I've seen that honeycomb pattern before!

 And it was great to run into Amelia, another potter from our studio.

 The Permetiers are well known for their lamps and designs on their work.

 I really enjoyed these large sculptures...and didn't find out how they were done (or what kind of clay it was!)

 Joey Sheehan was busy talking with someone, so I didn't get to ask.

 Helen was delighted to see these flowers in tiny bowls. Anemones are all over the displays today.

 Yes, these are real flowers!

 But wait, wasn't I supposed to be looking at the pots!

This display was in a studio, where various wonderful dishes to eat for lunch were available to purchase. (I've covered them in another post.)

But wait, there are more potters (just one more blog.)