S.P.A.C.E. show and Virginia break

Whew! Well the S.P.A.C.E. show is up and was a success! There was such a good turnout the night of the opening and I sold a piece! Now I need to focus on developing an itinerary for the collaborative workshop I am doing with another artist in the show (Mary Cale Anderegg). I was so stressed out right before setting up because an element in our kiln was out and it wouldn't reach temperature. Needless to say we were not stocked on those elements (because the kiln is only a year old), but we got the element in time and finished our firings. I was left with a final 05, 08, and 017 firing less than a week before the show deadline, and my boss needed to do an 03 and 05 firing too. Craziness! :)

I was able to shoot some images of the work before putting those pieces into the show. Above is my "Picnic Teapot Set." I was also able to drop off a decent amount of work to The Gallery and make the owner very happy. I learned that they were closed for the month of February due to flooding damage. My work was obviously not effected.

Now it's time for a short vacation. My husband and I are going to Virginia to visit some friends and enjoy some well deserved time together. Happy Spring Break to me!

Terra Sig and S.P.A.C.E. show

In undergrad, all of my work was high fire. Since being at SCAD, I have transitioned to using terra cotta/white earthenware. Recently, I have been admiring work from Amy Sanders and Elise Pincu, and decided that I should try my hand at making a terra sigillata. Terra sig is a mixture of the finest particles of clay and water. When you add it to greenware, burnish it slightly, and fire the clay, you have a satiny shine. I like the softness that terra sig gives a piece over the high intensity shine of a clear glaze. So I did some digging and found a fascinating article by Vince Pitelka detailing the ins and outs of terra sig, so I set about to work.

I found that I was very impatient regarding the setting time, but I left it alone for approximately 4 days. I will soon test the result in a kiln firing coming up to see if all my hard work paid off.

I have been at SCAD using the ceramics facilities because my studio has been freezing. I can't wait to move back in during the Spring, but for now SCAD works. I have found that I am very prolific when I come in and focus on the weekends. I've been investing about 25 hours each week, while maintaining the 40 hr job at SCAD. I've been trying to prepare for a show at Savannah's Place for Art, Culture, and Education (S.P.A.C.E.) Gallery in March that is rapidly approaching. Meanwhile, my work that is in The Gallery has been selling, so I need to restock. :-O!