I attended an Eagles concert the other night. The music was great! And it made me think about my own work on a couple of levels. Art is about communicating feelings and emotion. It is timeless. My goal with my work is to transfer the joy and happiness I get out of making my clay art into each piece so that the user can experience the same feelings for years to come. I believe every pot tells a story from its design to its shape to its color to its purpose. It’s one of the ways I communicate.
I get inspiration for creating from all kinds of places and people. I saw the video of Gary Hirsch making bots a few weeks ago and knew I wanted to 'steal his idea' and make some bots of my own. I bought the necessary materials including blank dominoes and oil-based sharpie pens and started creating. Hearts, love and valentines day are some of my favorite themes -- so 'luvbots' became my bot of choice. It was really a lot of fun! Maybe you'll be inspired to make some bots by watching the video of Gary, or seeing this post. I hope so.
Luvbot - a small piece of (he)art to remind you to give and receive and share love throughout the year!
As the saying goes, 'you have to start somewhere,' so here goes. My first post on my first blog. I have been on hiatus from the studio and spent the month of February working on a new website complete with connections to the social world. It will be tweaked and improved as time passes and I get more familiar with this new form of communication.
I'll share images of what I'm working on and other thoughts about my work.
Even though I've been away from the studio, that doesn't mean I haven't been creating. My fingers have been busy with yarn projects and fun creations I've coined, 'luvbots'.
These luvbots are made using oil based markers and blank dominoes. I got the idea from an artist named Gary Hirsch.
Here is one of the sweaters I knitted while away from the studio. The next project is a pair of socks! The yarn and pattern for this sweater are from The Knot House in Frederick,Maryland. I did change the sleeves of this pattern a little bit to mimic the flounce at the bottom of the sweater!
