Just out of the kiln

August 31, 2011 in Etsy, Uncategorized, birds, bowl, bowls, ceramics, clay, cup, decoration, earthenware, etching, firing, goat, kiln, north carolina, owl, pottery, ron philbeck, sgraffito, slipware, terracotta, unloading, yunomi

Some of the pots from yesterdays unloading.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGAp61klMKg

Tomorrow, September 1, is the Gallery Crawl in uptown Shelby. My work is featured at Two Doors Down, 12 Warren Street. I also have work at ETC Gift shop in the Arts Council and at Buffalo Creek Gallery, also on Warren St. I hope the locals will come out and support the arts and our local businesses.

Announcements and Video #2

August 19, 2010 in Uncategorized, bowl, cutting, foot, lillstreet, mudfire gallery, rivercross market, ron phiilbeck

I want to let you all know that I now have some pots at Mudfire Gallery in Decatur, Ga. Only a small selection presently but hopefully I'll have more there in the future.

Also, my work will be available at the Rivercross Market in Valle Crusis, NC when they open this month. Hopefully there will be more info on their website soon.

And finally I've been asked to participate this year in the Lillstreet Holiday Sale. I'll be sending them 20 pots in November. I am very excited to be part of this event.

Speaking of Lillstreet Art Center, the 3rd Lillstreet International exhibition is online. The exhibition is entitled Bowl Me Over and I have two pieces in the show. Click HERE to view.

Tomorrow, Friday Aug. 2oth, I am going to announce a CONTEST.

Here is another video of cutting a foot, this time a little bit bigger bowl and taller foot. Enjoy.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkmbJtxjeYA

Cutting a Wide Foot

August 19, 2010 in Uncategorized, bowl, cutting foot, footring, trimming foot

Hey there. Just shot a quick video showing how I cut a foot on a small shallow dish. I like the wide dimension of these feet and that they are sort of deep. I have this in mind when making these so plenty of clay is left at the making stage. The cutting of the foot, the marks made, the shape and size of the foot is another chance to make an expression on/ with the pot. The tool used creates a specific mark too, or the way the tool is held.

Feet shouldn't be afterthoughts. Plan them when making the pot. There are many variations to choose from, this is just one.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-MLPoblHkY

Thanks for watching.

Bowl Profiles

April 26, 2010 in Uncategorized, a potters workbook, bowl, clary illian, feet, footring

This is a short clip of me talking about bowl profiles and feet.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU7lckvWKQk

For more on Clary Illian's book click HERE.

Chapel Hill

April 13, 2010 in Uncategorized, ackland art museum, ben and jerrys, bowl, campus, chapel hill, north carolina, persian, pottery, tarheels, top of the hill, unc

The campus of the University of North Carolina campus is beautiful this time of year.

Pillow fights break out from time to time.

I visited the Ackland Art Museum and saw this amazing Persian bowl

I thought of Gay when I saw this

Of course it was such a beautiful day that we had to have some Ice Cream.

Happy Belated Birthday

February 18, 2010 in February 16th 1924, Uncategorized, birthday, bowl, warren mackenzie

Warren Mackenzie had a birthday on the 16th of this month. I usually try to remember it and write a post about Warren. Well, I forgot this year again.

The small grayish bowl in the center of the picture was made by Warren. We have a couple of these and they are handy little prep. bowls, also good for condiments, or nuts. I think they are funny pots. Just look at those handles stuck on there!! Ha. Great.

So I had to make a few to pay homage to my pottery hero. Mine are a bit shallower but I stuck with the odd handles.

Happy late birthday Warren (not that you'd ever be found wasting time on the computer). It's the thought that counts.