Winter Show, Green Hill Center

You can see and collect my work in many places this weekend, from Mudfire Gallery in Atlanta, to the Winter Show at the Green Hill Center in Greensboro, NC, and here at my Energy XChange studio for the Toe River Arts Council Studio Tour.

For info on the Green Hill show, read below:

Collector's Choice

Saturday, December 4, 2010 7:00-11:00 pm

Collector's Choice, Green Hill Center's annual gala and fundraiser opens the Winter Show giving attendees first look at over 500 works of art from more than 125 North Carolina artists. To purchase tickets call 336.272-0160. Order tickets online at the Triad Stage Box Office (processing fees apply). For questions call 336-333-7460. See the invitation here. See all the artists and their mediums here. See a preview of the work here.

Winter Show
December 5 - January 15, 2011

Featuring 500-plus works for purchase from more than 125 artists from Penland to Pamlico, it is easily the largest and finest juried exhibition and sale of North Carolina art and crafts in the state. Paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, woodwork, fabric and fiber works, ceramics, are presented in an articulated installation in which hundreds of artworks in multiple mediums may be viewed in a harmonious ensemble. See all the artists and their mediums here. See a preview of the work here.

Winter Show Public Opening Reception Sunday, December 5 from 2:00-5:00pm

Join us for the public opening of the 2010 Winter Show, featuring the works of over 125 NC artists. Refreshments. Free.

Holiday Sale

MudFire Clayworks & Gallery Holiday Studio Sale 2010

Holiday Studio Sale 2010 Holiday Party and Artist Reception December 4 Sale Continues Through December 23

I would like to invite you to visit MudFire Gallery during the holiday season for the annual studio pottery sale. A good selection of my work can be seen and purchased there through December 23. The exhibit features a wide range of styles and price points, making it easy to find the perfect gift for anyone. It's a terrific opportunity to give meaningful, unique gifts for your friends and loved ones. Quality handmade items carry the positive, creative spirit of their maker. Don't simply give a gift, pass on good energy. Handmade is always the best choice!



On Display With New Work Added Daily
Opening Reception December 4
Open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday
12:00pm - 8pm


Participating Artists

Annette Gates - AJ Argentina - Allya Macdonald - Allison McGowan -Amy Sanders -Barbara Chadwick -Becky & Steve Lloyd - Clay Fetish Pottery - Cara Gilbert - Christine Bentley- Cynthia Bringle - Courtney Martin -Emily Reason - Bridget Fox - Gay Smith - Gwen Fryar - Heather Knight - Jennifer Graff - Julia Galloway - Jay Jensen -John Roberts - Joy Tanner - Joseph Pintz - Joey Sheehan - Julie Wiggins - Jeanette Zeis - Kathy Phelps -Kyle Carpenter - Kristen Kieffer - Karen Newgard - Keith Phillips - Kevin Snipes - Linda Arbuckle -Linda Christianson - Lisa Pedolsky - Lora Rust - Lori Theriault - Liz Zlot Summerfield - Maria Andrade Troya -Mark Issenberg - Marlene Jack - Mark Knott - Michael T Schmidt - Lisa Orr - Patty Bilbro -Ryan Greenheck - Ronan K. Peterson - Ryan McKerley - Ron Philbeck - Becky Strickland - Susan Beiner -Steven Hill - Shadow May - Shane Mickey - Sequoia Miller - Tania Julian - Tina Gebhart - Vince Pitelka - Vernon Smith - Will Baker- and the resident artists of MudFire Clayworks -

- read more about the show -


MudFire Clayworks Location and Hours

175 Laredo Drive, Decatur, GA 30030

Regular Gallery Hours
Open Noon to 8:00 pm
Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday-Monday

maps and directions

Please call Mudfire with questions at 404-377-8033.

Loads of information and images available at www.mudfire.com

Penland Visiting Artist

Today I got to be a visiting artist up at Penland for Gay Smith's class. They are wrapping up the last few days of the clay concentration (a two month course at Penland.) Gay invited me to do a demonstration of my reed handles. I demonstrated one that I do on a vase and another one on a jar. It was a fun experience and a great honor to be invited! They were getting ready for a class pottery sale and there were great pots all around that they had salt or soda fired during the course. It was a fun morning!

Mug Sale! Nov. 20

This Saturday, November 20, at 10 am EST

Yes, you can shop online in the comfort of your own home this weekend. If you're a pottery lover like me, you know that you can never have too many handmade mugs, and they make great gifts, too! I'll be listing 15 new wood-n-soda fired beauties.

The sale is here at my online shop:

www.joytanner.etsy.com

Hope to see you there!

Photography

I've been busy shooting new images of a lot of my work these days. I love getting behind the camera to see these details; sometimes that's when I really see the pots for the first time. I always choose out the best from each firing so I can photograph them for upcoming show applications, for the website, or for my online pottery shop. It seems so hard to convey the texture and subtle variation of wood fired pots within a photograph. I've been trying some different approaches to get a more dramatically lit shot. Soon I will be adding a lot of mugs I've been holding back for an online Mug Sale I'm having this weekend at my Etsy shop on Saturday, November 20 at 10 am.

Shipping sale!

All mugs, cups, and tumblers have $5 shipping within the U.S.
Usually they are $10 to ship out, so shop now while this sale lasts!

---------> find this on my online pottery shop: www.joytanner.etsy.com

Business

Getting official these days. I've been working on these line sheets of all of the work I make, as well as a wholesale price list for galleries. Having these things organized is helpful for galleries to see what you offer. I'm always seeking out new galleries to sell my work. I mostly have my work in the North Carolina area, but am hoping to broaden my exposure in other galleries in farther regions. Every little bit helps..with some photography skills and newly learned Photoshop skills, I thought these sheets looked pretty sharp!

Where am I?

Where are you, you might ask. I've been busy in-between shows, in-between firings and a making cycle, and just doing all of the other million things a self employed artist has to do. I also notice with this studio change that I made last summer, (that I still feel like I'm settling into), my blogging has slowed down a bit. I'm still here and full of my usual energy, but sometimes not sharing as much as I used to. The main reason is because I'm trying to keep 'business' at my studio and office, and separate it from my relaxing, home time. The effect of this means I don't journal here as much, and the posts have been quicker, and maybe not as personal. I often struggle with just how personal this blog is. I sometimes want to say a lot more, especially in regard to the roller coaster of an artist's life, but usually I just try to keep things on the positive and inspiring side. I do not see the point of putting negative energy out there for everyone to read. In fact, one of the main reasons I started this blog was for me to journal my own observations and inspirations. I never realized that it in turn would become something others wanted to read and be inspired by.

But, please stay tuned; I will still keep in touch. I also love to hear from you when I do show up!

On the road

I'm off to the show- come see me at the WNC Pottery Festival in Dillsboro, this Saturday, November 6, 10-4. Snow or shine, we will be there. And I will be selling warm-looking pots from the wood kiln.

Hope to see you,

wncpotteryfestival.com

Shuffling

I've been enjoying the lingering fall. Yesterday I went on a hike in the woods in yet another discovered new area practically in my backyard: Wilson Creek in the Grandfather mountain area off the Parkway. I did a lot of shuffling with my feet in the blanket of leaves all over the trail. I love that sound of those dry leaves.

Speaking of sound, I watched an amazing documentary the other night, called Touch the Sound, about the life of Evelyn Glennie, a solo percussionist who happens to be deaf. I highly recommend it.

view from Big Lost Cove Cliffs looking toward Grandfather Mountain