Archive for April, 2009

Back from NCECA

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

NCECA…A gathering of the clay tribe. Potters, sculptors, ceramic artists all..many of us are also conceptual artists, exploring ideas and pushing boundaries, no matter what the media, using clay – ceramic – fired earth as a primary material, not only the wheel as tool, but computers and imagination. We are, many of us, also teachers, [...]

Poetry & Pottery

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

This week I have been working non-stop to meet a deadline for a show opening Friday. It’s been a solitary retreat, sometimes  late at night listening to a mix of jazz and Tibetan music, chanting monks and  soulful horns,  seasoned with words of the Dalai Lama, like, “the artist’s job is to serve..to give hope..give [...]