in the news & other adventures

My new Zsuzsi vase (named after my mom) with flowers from my garden

It has been a week and half since I last posted. Some of the time I spent relaxing and the rest of it working and doing my best to catch up on stuff. One of which was answering questions from the lovely Stephanie Levy for her new Friday series feature on her blog, A Studio With A View. I am honored to be the second Artist featured in this fabulous new series which looks like it's going to be a hit.
You can see it here.

Thank you Stephanie!

Also if you aren't already familiar with Stephanie's fabulous illustration and collage work you should check it out. It's fantastic.

Canteen Vase in Australian Home Beautiful
June 2008

Plus this week store owner Olivier Dupon of Lola et Moi in Sydney, Australia who carries my work so kindly sent me an image of this lovely feature with one of my canteen vases from current issue of Australian Home Beautiful magazine.

Thank you Olivier.

Wilfredo has many talents, one of which is riding atop my cart.
He makes unloading hundreds of pounds of clay much more fun.

And last but defiantly not least, one of the many things I did this past week, was take care of my favorite dog, Wilfredo. He comes to stay with me whenever his famous mom has to leave town. He is the cutest, most loving, sweet, funny and just downright adorable creature. Everyone who meets Wilfredo instantly falls in love with him. And he is most definitely a babe magnet...I get lots of attention from the boys when I am out with him plus we have all sorts of fun adventures when he comes to stay with me. Wilfredo also writes letters and sends photos to his mom while she is away (it makes her feel better about missing her boy). For some fun weekend reading you can see them here.


See you all next week with some new announcements.

Sunny Weekend Wishes to You All.

studio visit

a corner of my studio in the bayview

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my new studio space? It is so wonderful to be there and the only thing that could make it more perfect would be warm running water and it be out my back door...but I am not complaining. The light alone can't be beat.


books & tools

I have been feeling a little guilty about my neglect of this blog lately though guilt really isn't the right word for it. I am just distracted by other things and I do have to confess I have been a little enamoured with this lately. It seems to be more representative of my mood. Quiet and contemplative. Never the less I do have things that I must tell you about. So scoot on up a bit closer and have a quick listen.

First of all I have been featured in yet another magazine, Mary Engelbreits Home Companion. They even printed a quote from me. Wow what a thrill to see my words in print like that! I have been very fortunate with so much press lately. It is really lovely to be noticed and I do have this satisfying feeling watching the pile of books and magazines stack up that include a bit about me and/or my work. I never in a million years dreamed such would be so.
So thank you kind press people.
I send you a million kisses! (whether or not you want them).

work in progress

Meanwhile I am busy with so many new things. I am working on developing some small vases. My mold guy, handsome Hector, is coming to visit my studio this week and hopefully he will be making some new molds for me very soon. Also I am working on some new pieces (see above photo and no they are not large phalluses...they are upside down vessels) for an upcoming show called Line & Color that I will be participating in Atlanta, Georgia hosted by MudFire in April. I also just got an invitation to participate in an NCECA exhibit hosted by Santa Fe Clay called La Mesa that features 150 place settings. I will be one of many ceramists making a table settings for this show. So much already and its only three weeks into January.

published

So many things were happening at the years end of 2007. I got a wee bit overwhelmed and let a few slide by without immediate mention but they certainly were not forgotten. Besides I am prouder than heck...so better late than never!

I am happy to announce that my 2007 calendar is featured in a beautiful new book called Choosing and Using Paper for Great Graphic Design published by Roto Vision. The spread is gorgeous and I am in such good company...There is page after page of gorgeous examples of paper and print. If you get a chance check it out. This book is must for graphic design and paper mavens.

And then there was this lovely feature.

Boy is it a beautiful magazine and they have so many great ideas for projects. If I wasn't already so busy with my own I'd make each and every one in it.
Thank you Craft: Magazine!

centerfold

Today I came home to this lovely item waiting for me in my mailbox. A beautiful feature in Las Vegas Home and Design Magazine! It's shiny glossy pages, featuring my Dogwod Bowl spread out across the page, over flowing with ripe peaches and luscious dahlias, back lit, golden and glowing like a centerfold. Oooooh it made me feel just a little naughty and well geez...a little bit like a starlet. (clay geeks like me feel this way when they see their goods on the pages of fancy pants magazines like these.) They didn't even airbrush out any supposed flaws...Well that's because there aren't any... As many of you might already know this bowl is perfect as far as I am concerned. It looks like Las Vegas Home and Design agrees.