Take Me Away....

Looking forward to my little get-away on Friday to Asheboro, NC...
I have to say... I really can't wait to see the show Clay and Blogs: Telling a Story... AND I'd love to meet some of my otter friends from cyber space...
But really... I think I just need a get-way...
a CALGON- type of getaway and if that's driving around NC in my rental car and staying at a Holiday Inn...HOPEFULLY TRYING REAL SOUTHERN BBQ,
well... I will take it...
If you are not going to be at the show(or if you are) I would love to visit studios while I am in POTTERY COUNTRY....
Here are a couple of my pieces on display in the gallery(so I guess they arrived safely)that Meredith posted...
I HAVE been working on some changes in my work but I think it will definitely be a process...But I feel like I know where I am going for now... and one thing is... at the moment I am back to using Standard 112 which is a speckled clay... and I'm testing my established glazes, as well as toying with not spraying EVERYTHING... so... we shall see... I am not abandoning the 213 BUT I really want to dig into 266... CHOCOLATE Brown... used to love it and I really am craving RICHNESS...so... I'm on the journey ...discovering... 1 step forward, 2 steps back and all that...
No photos of the new work because I fear I need a little "time alone with the babies to bond..." or throw them out... In due time...

Out with the old...

Well.. I am finally sending off 5 pieces for the Clay and Blogs Show in North Carolina... That I will be ATTENDING!!!
October 1st!!!
I am flying in for it... I really hope a lot of the other potters will be there OR I will spend the weekend in my rental car hunting them down!!!
Here is what I am sending...

CALLING ALL POTTERS!

I am reaching out to you all as I go through some transitioning with my work.
I would love to hear from those of you who worked and developed a particular style for a while and then chose to "switch gears" as it were... move into a new feeling in your work a new direction... perhaps something entirely different than the original work.
My desire is to hear your reasoning behind your changes, your motivation, your take on your own work...
Additionally, I'd love to hear about how you dealt with logistical change...what worked, what did not, how you dealt with it...(changing clay bodies, glazes, firing, forming techniques, etc)
How long did it take for you to put your "new" work out there... ?
Although the change may have been dramatic to YOU, how did OTHERS perceive it?
And lastly, are there any of you who dabbled in the idea of change and then backed off and stayed with your current work or came back to it and why...
I KNOW, it's a lot to ask, but I think these responses may be helpful to many of us...
Particularly those of us who work fairly isolated from other potters/artists..
Like me.

Kiln has been visited by the doc.

Dr. Chris Pilko(well, he's not a REAL doctor but hey...it appears he cured the patient...my girl Bertha...as I affectionately call her...MY KILN).
I shouldn't speak too soon.
I have a glaze firing in there now...
BUT,
I DID fire it yesterday to cone 6 FAST... and everything worked... all cones touched their tips....
So, we cross everything, touch a button, poo poo poo,tuh tuh tuh ...etc.
Tomorrow night... we will know.

Hey there!

Not much to say...
Summer ends today.
Kids start school tomorrow...
Earl may attack us here on the Jersey Shore...
I've been trying to work in between other responsibilities,
kiln problems(Jen Mecca: you are not alone...)
visitors, etc....
Here are some photos...