POINT REYES OPEN STUDIOS

POINT REYES OPEN STUDIOS is this weekend--MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND--from Sat. thru Mon. 11 am to 5 pm each day. I have been working on the publicity committee and we have been doing everything we can to make this a successful event. And it looks like the weather is going to co-operate as well! We have 17 artists participating in many different mediums. It's a great event and a really fun weekend. We get all kinds of accolades for the quality of the work and of the event itself. So come to Point Reyes this weekend and enjoy!

I just finished firing some ceramic pieces that I will have on display. Above is a preview.

Pictured:

Quail Tile

Pomegranate Tile

Poppy Bowl

Pair of Pears Plate

Bunny with Veggies Serving Platter

All my ceramics are food safe and fired to cone 5. The clay I used for these pieces is Hawaiian Red.

BRANCHING OUT

Mill Station Ceramics Studio in Sebastopol

Making Tiles with Press Molds

My front porch studio in Pt. Reyes Station

8 Tiles in wet clay

Closeup of Quail Tile

Closeup of Pear Tile

A big THANKS to Laurie Curtis for the photos of me working on the porch

So much is happening I can barely keep up. With my changing situation regarding doing ceramics (no place to fire) I have spent a lot of time looking for something that will work and allow me to continue in clay. (I'm just really getting back into the swing of it--and loving it) I tried using a firing service and didn't have a good experience so I have decided to bite the bullet and take advantage of an opportunity that came my way.

I just joined up with a co-operative studio space in Sebastopol called Mill Station Ceramics Studio. We currently have four artists involved and are undergoing a reorganization, since several people left & there are 2 of us new people. I will reveal more in a later post.

And--most exciting for me--I have bought my own kiln and it is being hooked up at the studio this weekend---so no more problems for me getting things fired!

Another thing I have been working on is tiles and making molds. I am working out the process and have made 4 pretty successful molds and now have 8 tiles in wet clay that are drying and hopefully will be part of my first bisque firing in the new kiln!