Happy Time

I finished my "Artist Statement" and my "Resume", filed my sales taxes for the quarter... shipped out my entry for the Baltimore Clayworks Teapot Show.
Ick! The whole thing makes me nauseous...REJECTION....... not one of my favorite words. BUT.It's "Happy Time"! Sorry that I digressed.
My 8 year old calls it happy time... as "Happy Hour" was said in front of him and he began referring to it as "Happy Time" and well... it caught on.

Don't you love the glow of the computer screen as it highlights my unsightly age spots... after 40, WE call them age spots..

I have my teapots for the Steamboat Show tucked up on the shelf in the office with the entries for Baltimore... so... POSITIVE VIBES people...Gotta run...
OH... AND MY BAIL OUT SALE CONTINUES...
Check out the SHOP.(click on Shop)

HOW DO YA LIKE ME NOW????

BIG BIG BIG TEMPORARY "BAIL OUT" SALE
CURRENTLY IN MY ETSY SHOP:




















HOW DO YA LIKE ME NOW????
THIS IS A TEMPORARY SALE PRICE reflecting 10-20% off the Original Price of MANY items!
I am experimenting with this pricing and do not plan on leaving these prices alone.
So if you are interested, buy now... I am trying to personally jump start the economy!
The New President can thank me later!

You must check out my latest item for the MAN of the YEAR:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15839734

Firing

Well.. I'm glaze firing those teapots in my kiln now...
The above photo is of a brand new version of my kiln...
I'm too tired to go up to the studio to take a real photo of it...
I replaced all of the elements but the top one and the bisque firing worked fine...
So I am doing the glaze fire the same way... I will then replace the top element at a later point..

This morning I had this sharp sore feeling in the same place of both sides of my rib cage and thought something was wrong... Then it dawned on me..
It was from hanging into my kiln replacing those elements...
Who would have thunk it when you decide to get more and more involved with clay... You need to be creative artist, a craftsman, a cleaning lady, a plumber(sink trap) an electrician(kiln and wheel repair),a continual student,researcher,a chemist(making glazes),a weightlifter(those buckets of scrap and new boxes of clay), a marketer, a merchandizer,a camper(tent/booth set up),business person, math wiz, accountant,computer genius,gymnast(teetering on the outside edge of my kiln replacing the inside element head first)
Oh... I am sure there is more...
Frankly it's exhausting just typing about it...

When I was a fashion and print designer I took on alot of roles but...
I gotta tell ya... this is never ending... and I made decent money THEN!!!!
Good think I love this!
Addiction. It' not pretty.

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK:

Teapots in the Process

I just couldn't look at that last post!!!
Here is my focus now...
TEAPOTS... for an Invitational Teapot Show
in Steamboat, Colorado in December/January
AND
to apply to some Teapot Shows...
Scary rejection possibility stuff...
EEK!

You win some... You lose some..

Ok... the show stunk.

The other artisans didn't ...they were great.

The turnout was down 25% and it felt like people would look around like it was a museum... 

Flattering... but unfortunately not very lucrative... 

It didn't help that all that the T.V. and radio was talking about was the Bail-Out nightmare and it POURED...

I thank anyone who bought from me... 

You do not stink... really... the people don't stink...but the whole scenario stunk.

Stink stank stunk.... 

On a brighter note... the PALS Carnival that my kids totally rocked(and I helped ahead of time) for a support group of ALS patients and ALS research was an unbelievable SUCCESS....

Just sad I could not  be there... We had such great P.R. about my friend Pam.

But... I am moving forward...

See my new Trunk Portfolio...all jazzed up:

Nice?
I have posted some new items... all available through etsy!!!

Let's hope it's a "Big Big Show!"

I set up my booth in the yard...
the tent, the lighting, the shelving, the tables and cloth,s and
the GOODS... Only had 2 CASUALTIES in the bunch... ick...
moving right along...
I am really feeling sick so, I will try to get sleep... very tired...
but... I am please with the booth AND the colors on the pieces look even better in real life...
so come see:

Peters Valley Annual Craft Fair

& Bluegrass Festival

September 27 & 28, 2008

at the Sussex County
State Fairgrounds
Augusta,, NJ

Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Tickets: $7 (under 12 FREE)
Sorry, no pets.

Home Stretch

I know this is a little repetetitve of the last post... but the shelves are a bit more congested now and and have one last bisque fire in now and a final glaze fire  after that....

So...there you go.

Still workiing

Here we go... some pics of what I've been up to and am still up to...

exhausted

this is me.
tired as I look at the screen...
this is how my computer usually sees me.
nice.
right?
catching up...
cranking for the Peters Valley Craft show on Sept 27th and 28th...
did I work out today?
no.
i did not.

UH OH

Ben Stark just Tagged me!!!

Ok, so here is my tagging thing. Enjoy!

Here are the rules of tagging:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog. (this is what you're now reading.)
3. Write 6 random things about yourself (see below).
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them. (This is only a game.)
5. Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.

Six random things about myself:

1. I love to eat sea urchin sushi.
2. I was the head fashion and textile designer of Lilly Pulitzer in my old career.
3. I was very into acting and singing as a child and did dinner theatre as Marta in the Sound of Music!
4. I believe in past and future lives.
5. I have been married for almost 15 years to a guy who has been obsessed with kiteboarding for the past year... and wake boarding, and snow boarding...
6. I make a mean sweet noodle kuggel....


I am tagging the following.

whitney smith
cynthia guajardo
patricia griffin
jen wolfe
amy esther
jessica sharrah

PETERS VALLEY CRAFT SHOW

Coming up  September 27th and 28th!!!!!

MY WORK!!!!!

at the

Peters Valley Craft Show...

A fun weekend DAY TRIP!!!!!

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!!

Great kids activities too!

and...

A BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL!!!

Click on the title for the link!!!!

Now I'm Cookin'...

Beginning to get some quantity developed to bring to Peters Valley in September... 

Throwing, carving etc...
Big glaze experiment plans but just moving along with this currently...
because my time is going to be cut up!!!
Excited to say I will be taking Kristen Keiffer's Workshop
August 1-3rd
at Greenwich House Pottery in NYC...
so it will cut in...but hopefully in a good way...
and then the big 4-0 birthday trip...August 5th- 10th... San francisco and Carmel....Also exciting but..
.more time away not working and then
at the end of August I'm taking my boys to Girdle Tree, Md for their annual visit with my dad...
this time I will be accompanying them..
I plan to drag some handbuilding supplies with me...
you never know...
Wish me luck!

Gallery on Grant Reception: Thursday, July 17th 2008

Monday, July 7th my work is going into an exhibit that is being set at the
JCC of Greater Monmouth County
100 Grant Ave., Deal Park, NJ 07723
Its a $500 and Under Exhibit
It will run until August 7th
Artists showing:
Nanci Hersh, Karen Belfer, Claire Boren, Arleen Mollow, Anthony Migliaccio, Judi Tavill, Judy Mamiye, Sandra Kund, and,Joyce Spalandorff

Opening Reception:
Thurs. July 17 / 6:30-8 pm

It is prior to the Jeff Blumenkrantz concert at 8 pm:
This award winning actor/composer acted in or composed numerous Broadway productions, including Urban Cowboy, A Class Act, How to Succeed in Business, Damn Yankees & Into the Woods.
Jeff's film & TV acting credits include Dear Diary, Anastasia, Will and Grace, Law and Order and Conviction. Jeff received a 2003 Tony nomination for songs he contributed to the score of Urban Cowboy.

732-531-9100 ext. 142
Tickets: Adult $25, Senior/Student $20

Here are some examples of my work in the show:

Recent Work

Some recent Special Orders... FUN!

STOREWIDE SALE TODAY ONLY!!!

BIG SALE IN MY ETSY SHOP 10% off EVERYTHING TODAY ONLY!!!!!

What I've been up to!

A few little things for the Little Silver Kitchen Tour tomorrow... as a  vendor.... at the HEADQUARTERS!!!

Shout Outs!

Just want to shout out to some lovely bloggers(15) who popped me onto their blogs...

artfordailylife

thedecodetective.blog

etsymini

keepsakecouture ...this one included me in her loverly newsletter a little while back!

inthenightkitchen

artdiggity

sunshinecitylassie

inspired to flower

divadea

redstar13wists

jessicasharrah

cuteable

pinkkisspottery

craftyeyecandy

purplepinkandorange

Updated Website

CHECK IT OUT!!!!
Constructive Criticism is appreciated!
Thanks Mike!

http://www.jtceramics.com

My good Friend Mike Amter's latest...1800FRAMES AT CWOW

He's part of this cool thing! Below is his!!!
It's the Fourth Annual 1800FRAMES Film Exhibit is showing at 'City Without Walls'.
http://www.cwow.org/see/feature.php?f_id=163&s_id=2&c_id=3