WORK IN PROGRESS

I have been working on this painting of a barn owl in a persimmon tree. It is close to being finished (I think) And I have been having encounters with REAL barn owls since I started working on it. (This is what always seems to happen to me--somehow I "call in" what I am painting to where I am seeing & experiencing it up close & personal.....always interesting & always a thrill.
And I "discovered" that I have a timer on my camera (who knew?) & I figured out how to use it (imagine that!) so that enabled me to take this "self-portrait" of me working on the painting. Those of you who are technology-challenged, like myself.....will understand this---the rest of you can just roll your eyes. :-)

NEW DIRECTIONS

Well, maybe I shouldn't say "New Directions"--I have done ceramics off & on since the 1970's. But it had been AWHILE--like since 1997. YIKES. And I missed doing it, but I didn't realize how much I missed it until I started again. (Funny how that works) And the most interesting thing to me is remembering how the ceramics and the painting complemented each other & bounced off of each other---& what an incredibly fertile time it was, when I was doing both at the same time. And now that is coming back--how wonderful!!! It feels just right.

And I will be debuting my new pieces (whatever I can get finished) at my Open Studios on Thanksgiving weekend. (That will be the Fri.-Sun weekend of Thanksgiving from 11-5 at my studio in Pt. Reyes Station) After that, I will be adding ceramics to the rest of my display at the Farmer's Markets.

The pieces pictured above are all hand made in either Navajo Wheel or Hawaiian Red clay---fired to cone 5 and glazed with blue and green cone 5 glazes in an electric kiln. Some of the raw clay is left between the glazed areas. I love that look & feel.

I am experimenting a lot, so it's hard to say what you might see in the upcoming months. Come by & check it out!

NEW MARKET

I have been showing with the Marin Farmer's Markets Association for about 5 years now.....

They just started a new market this summer in the Stonestown shopping center in SF.........

It is held year-round, on Sundays from 9 AM-1PM--in the parking lot behind Macy's.....

I was there a couple of Sundays ago for the first time.......

It is a small market at this point, but quite varied--these pictures will give you a little taste...

There was live music and vendors selling prepared foods, as well as fruits & veggies....

The neighborhood is very excited about the market & the turnout was pretty good....

The location is near my old neighborhood in the city, so I felt quite at home....

It was foggy and cool that day, which was perfect for me as I had Joey (my St. Bernard) in the truck.....

Here's what my booth looked like....

And here are some paintings done by my friend Mike, who was next to me....

Hope you enjoyed seeing these pictures.....

Stop by & check it out some Sunday when you are in the neighborhood!