I'm getting ready to send out this group of my best pots to Baltimore Clayworks for their
Winterfest 2009 Exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland. After the last two kiln firings, I held back a large grouping of my best pots for the show at Baltimore, as well as another collection of pots for my next gallery exhibit, 'All in the details' at
Pottery 101 in Salisbury, NC. That exhibit is a duo show of pottery put together by myself and from my friend and potter Annie Singletary
from Black Mountain. A few years ago, Annie and I were both resident artists at the same time at the Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts in Asheville, NC. Since we moved on into different journeys of our life, we have continued to remain friends in mind and in clay. I have always felt we have similar roots in our passions for clay but interestingly branch off into our own interpretations of those inspirations. Annie has a new website and blog that you can visit
here.
So for now, I'm deciding which pots go where. I need to send about 12 pots to Baltimore, of which I'll probably include a teapot, pitcher, vase, basket, ewer, reed jar, bowls, tumblers, mugs, cups and a small pitcher. So it's packing tape and bubble wrap for me as I prepare all of these pots to be shipped!
Then it's deciding which pots and how many I need for the Salisbury exhibit. Annie and I are sharing the entire gallery floor, which means that's a lot of pots! I was so lucky that I fired so many pots in the last couple of firings to get through all of the big October retail craft shows and still have enough show pots for the gallery exhibits.
I'm getting ready to send out this group of my best pots to Baltimore Clayworks for their Winterfest 2009 Exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland. After the last two kiln firings, I held back a large grouping of my best pots for the show at Baltimore, as well as another collection of pots for my next gallery exhibit, 'All in the details' at Pottery 101 in Salisbury, NC. That exhibit is a duo show of pottery put together by myself and from my friend and potter Annie Singletary from Black Mountain. A few years ago, Annie and I were both resident artists at the same time at the Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts in Asheville, NC. Since we moved on into different journeys of our life, we have continued to remain friends in mind and in clay. I have always felt we have similar roots in our passions for clay but interestingly branch off into our own interpretations of those inspirations. Annie has a new website and blog that you can visit here.
So for now, I'm deciding which pots go where. I need to send about 12 pots to Baltimore, of which I'll probably include a teapot, pitcher, vase, basket, ewer, reed jar, bowls, tumblers, mugs, cups and a small pitcher. So it's packing tape and bubble wrap for me as I prepare all of these pots to be shipped! 
Then it's deciding which pots and how many I need for the Salisbury exhibit. Annie and I are sharing the entire gallery floor, which means that's a lot of pots! I was so lucky that I fired so many pots in the last couple of firings to get through all of the big October retail craft shows and still have enough show pots for the gallery exhibits. 
2 comments:
Just earlier today I learned that you were part of the Baltimore exhibition. That is about an hour or so from me and hopefully I will be able to make it there for the show. I'd love to get one of your pots!
it's an interesting exercise that i don't enjoy... deciding what goes where. i always imagine that i know what my best pieces are but even if i do, i'm always wrong with how they're perceived by viewers. so deciding is something i agonize over and never feel like i made the right choice... i guess it goes with the territory. beauty pots in the pics
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