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Creating Community Continues

I am so excited, once again, to pair up with The Cellar Door for Creating Community, this coming Friday, June 21 from 3:30-6:30 (here’s a map). Bryan and Karen of The Cellar Door have become fast friends, as my husband and I have discovered the fascinating and wide, wide world of wine. For all ofContinue reading “Creating Community Continues”

7th Annual Blossom Fest Sale

In a couple of weeks I shall crawl out of the cave of graduate school for a couple of days and drink in the fresh woodsy air of the Hood River Valley. Oh, and I’ll bring some pots along with me. But really, it is time for my annual studio sale, where I clean outContinue reading “7th Annual Blossom Fest Sale”

Twist, a Photo Archive

Well, I took my show down yesterday. Overall, I’d say it was a grand success, but I’ll never again agree to do a show like this with only two months notice! The reception was lovely, and I was so moved that so many of my friends and family made the trek to Gresham to showContinue reading “Twist, a Photo Archive”

Twist

At this very moment two kilns are cooling, each full of potential show pieces perhaps destined to be on display in my first show in five years, Twist. While I’ve been included in several group shows, in addition to art & craft festivals and fairs, it’s been a while since I’ve put together a comprehensiveContinue reading “Twist”

On the Edge

One of the biggest ceramic events of the year is the annual conference for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, or NCECA. The conference brings ceramic artists, teachers, and students from all over the world for four days of exhibitions, demonstrations, lectures, and panel discussions. In addition, galleries, schools and other institutionsContinue reading “On the Edge”

Local 14 and Columbia Gorge Celebration

This year has been one of many firsts for me, including new shows and sales. Just yesterday I sent off a piece (actually the one you see to the left) to be included in the Strictly Functional Pottery National, an annual show out of Lancaster, PA. This past weekend I held a studio sale atContinue reading “Local 14 and Columbia Gorge Celebration”

Pottery & Apples in the Valley

I love having sales out at the site of my first studio, Middle Mt. Pottery, off the Fruit Loop in the gorgeous Hood River Valley. I always meet lovely people who stumble upon my sale, in addition to old friends who stop by to catch up. It’s a beautiful setting, in the woods of theContinue reading “Pottery & Apples in the Valley”

Photography: Thank God for Digital!

Some years ago my ceramics teacher at the time encouraged me to begin learning to photograph my work. This was the early 2000s, and although it doesn’t feel all that long ago, digital cameras had not yet replaced 35mm, at least in the realm of art documentation. So I drove into Portland to find theContinue reading “Photography: Thank God for Digital!”

Marketing Mondays

Today is Marketing Monday, episode two. I’ve decided to stay home on Mondays, instead of commuting in to my studio, so that I can spend some QT marketing myself and my wares. This will save me about $20-25 per month in gas, however, the idea is that the big dividends come from the fruits ofContinue reading “Marketing Mondays”