A Couple More

A little back on track! Been doing morning yoga using the online website YOGAGLO... kind of love it... check it out!

Facebook vs. The BLOG

I know... I know...
Everyone has an opinion.
I have to say... I like Facebook... It's easy access...
I have my Judi Tavill Ceramic Artist Page too....
Posting is a click away... uploading photos from anywhere at anytime is pretty easy...
no formatting and POOF.. it's there...
I was Twittering a bit but it is a bit redundant... not done... just not on it now...
and then I do like to do Foursquare when I remember...
I once got 10% off my whole table's check because
I happen to check in and there was a special...
my friends(7 people) liked me that night...
I don't care about my rankings or being ousted as mayor...
because I never get to be mayor where it counts for anything....
Then I started pinning on Pinterest...
I like that because I can make Boards....
I am a big list maker so that is great...
I like to put areas of my life in boxes...
you know...subsets within the greater set...
But then Pinterest had a glitch and I couldn't get to anything...
Unhappy Pinner Chick... right here...
As opposed to unhappy PIN-UP CHICK...
I am not into THOSE types of sites...
Sorry... fairly G and PG... except for my occasional Gutter Mouth
or that of my "friends".

Back to the original point...
Did I have an original point?
Oh YES... so... on Facebook I tend to take photos late at night
in the studio and post them so i wake up in the morning to comments...
This is always fun....
But I feel bad... I neglect the blogging set...
Like Tracey who really isn't a Fan of the big BLUE...FACEBOOK...
So... I want to give you more studio ..
More process... unless you could give a damn...
Well... we shall see... for now... here are some recent
IN STUDIO shots of greenware since SEPTEMBER:

FORGET "Black Friday", "Small Business Saturday", and "Cyber Monday"... Tomorrow is "Ceramics Tuesday"!!!!

Also known as "Tavill Tuesday".
I'm ready...almost.
I mean I could have more...
I feel like the work can ALWAYS be better...
More demonstrative of my voice, more evolved....
But It's the holiday season and I'm Having my
Judi Tavill Ceramics
Open Studio and Sale
Tomorrow...Tuesday...
9am-9pm....
Be there or be SQUARE...
(wheel thrown pots are not square...I mean...you could alter the pot...
OK...I digress...)
Here is what the set up looks like...basically...

What's happenin' ?

On the shelf...Out of the kiln...


















Working...

















Developing...

Things are happening.

I know.

It's a process.

I have been doing a lot of glaze tests and this speckled clay definitely absorbs the mason stains/ glaze and pulls the color out a lot.
Actually the glazes are just totally different some times...
I will also start testing the 266 chocolate brown with the glazes too....
I am making headway and I like the pieces but I think I have a lot more exploring to do and I am trying to teach myself something I have been trying to teach myself FOREVER.

PATIENCE.

Not one of my strong suits.
BUT I tell you, I am seriously working on it, while enjoying the ride.
Because really, isn't that all we really have?
The ride.

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.

The place settings for the Registry are complete and an "Experience".

Here are the place settings for the bridal registry I was working on!
Whoot!
They only need to have one more setting purchased to complete their 8!


















































































And I donated a 3 hour "Experience" in my studio to The Rumson Education Foundation fundraiser's silent auction back in November and the "winning ladies" came for Part 1 today!
I will fire the pendants, etc that they made and Part 2 will be when they can glaze on Friday!
They had a great time...which was cool.

Yesterday...

This was my table yesterday.
The Kitchen Tour Boutique went rather well...
One thing that was a bit of a problem was that the ladies on the tour were not expecting the boutique so many came in without wallets....
I know this was not an excuse because some went back out to their cars to get $$$.
I sold several pottery pieces and more jewelry...
The ladies love the trinkets...ya know???
My love is making the pottery but I have fun with the trinkets so it's all good.
PLUS...I was wearing a cuff bracelet I knitted out of sterling silver wire with fresh water pearls and it was a bit of a hit too... this is a more portable endeavor that I have planned on coming back to anyway...play with wires, beads...see where it goes...
Most importantly I can take it "on the road"...

In the Studio.... Soon to be OUT of the Studio???

So... I have the Rumson Kitchen Tour Boutique that I will be selling my stuff AT on Thursday... This Thursday, May 13th...'You can Buy TICKETS HERE!
The Boutique is at House #3...
It is NOT Springsteen's House...
It's across the street...

So I have pulled together what I am going to pack up...







Lots of Fun Happy SPRING COLORS!















And then we have a few of my deeper tones...





















Some Jewelry like before and some new...
In my home-made glaze colors(the bottom portion)...






















And these are a few new vases I am working on.



They will NOT be at the Boutique.
All that doesn't go will start up loading to My Etsy Shop on Thursday or Friday...

I got a new camera...
Very Excited.
It's a Canon Power Shot G11...
BUT I haven't "learned it" yet...
I will!!!
ALSO... I plan to open another little Etsy Shop...
JTTrinkets : J.T. Trinkets by Judi Tavill:
jewelry(ceramic, etc) little items...
They need their own home...
AND I am happily working a wedding registry with pieces listing on ETSY for a couple tying the knot in AUGUST!
6 three piece place settings are already purchased...
Now I have to list some serving pieces for the lovely couple...
Busy, Busy...
Be careful what you wish for...
That's all I'm sayin'.

The Cups are Done!

They are patiently waiting to go to their new home!!!
The Copper Canyon

51 First Avenue
Atlantic Highland, NJ 07716
Call for reservations:
721 291 8444

Unique Delicious Southwestern Culinary Flair!!!
Best Tequila Selection!!!

Make sure to order Coffee or tea after dinner in a Judi Tavill mug!
They are all a little different so...
you'll have to go a few times for the real feel of them!
(But you'll want to go back just for the spicy food!!!)

(P.S. Sadly..the photos aren't showing some dashes of red in the cups that make them look rather HOT!)

East meets West

I was contacted twice today about being in Etsy Treasuries!
One is a Treasury East (the newest kind)...





















and the other is a Treasury West
it came before East...are they saying the west coast is faster...???)






















Dunno... but attention is nice!
Mugs are cooling....
have a great weekend.

Halfway there???

Insides are glazed!
Originally uploaded by judi tavill

The interiors are glazed...
I hope to spray the outsides in the A.M.
Now...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Keywords: handmade ceramic pottery : unique, elegant, modern, contemporary, sculptural, sophisticated studio, ceramics, art, blah blah blah...

So... I re did my listings and I tried to have the words attract people who would be looking for WHAT I MAKE... it does become rather scientific and sterile.... HOWEVER... the internet is definitely a venue for sales... In the mean time...I will approach Galleries/ Brick and Mortar... Just want to make sure they are the best fit...
I have some opportunities and now I have to think about which to pursue...

I can't thank you guys enough for your super feedback.
It gets a little "lonely" in the studio....

MEANWHILE... I am having
an Open Studio Sale Next Wednesday, April 28th at my studio...
ALL DAY: 9am-10pm...
WITH Refreshments...
So you can feel REFRESHED(of course)...
email here if you need directions: jtceramics@aol.com
Mother's Day is coming...
Wedding and Anniversary "Season"...
of course...there is always the WEBSITE to beat the RAGING CROWDS!
and...yeah...I am kidding...
a little...