pot #48

Another lovely, sweet little thing. This one was purchased at the Brookside Art Annual a few years ago...5-7. I think the name on the bottom reads "Pishe." (?)...hard to tell.

It is very delicate...porcelain, about 1/16th of an inch thick. It was made starting with a slab base...a slab cylinder placed on that and attached, then folded at the shoulder. This makes 2/3rds of the height. "Leaves" were slab constructed and attached to the base and to themselves. Little "stems" were added for handles as well as "stems" on the leaves. My guess is that it has been stained and then glazed...fired to ^6. The entire piece is 2 1/4" tall, 2 3/4" wide and 2 1/8".

Brookside Art Annual

*whew*...it's over and I am exhausted. Taking the day off of all things clay (except the BLOG)... (and reading some clay mags)
It was a nice show for me...not fantastic...but nice. The weather was kooky...nice on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday!...wintery.

Thanks to all friends and customers who purchased and stopped by...including students from Longview...Billy, Danielle, Tracy and Jackie...you made my day! A special HI to Jeanine Akins. We were in graduate school together and is the only one of 22 I run into...ever. She teaches Art at Lee's Summit North HS. She is also the Art Dept Chair.

April 29 and 30 and May 1...this weekend

I will be showing and selling artwork at the Brookside Art Annual in Brookside, KCMO.

I am in the center center....both 31.

See you there!

Holy Cow!...how do I say that in French?

She came out 'alive' and in one piece...MarieA, 2011. *sigh*

POT #6...I missed Saturday

I bought this pot in the 1980's. I think I paid quite a bit for it in 1980's money...$25.oo. The date on the foot is 4/86 to be precise. I purchased this Crystalline glazed pot at the Brookside Art Annual.

(I will be in this show this April 29, 30 and May 1.)

The artist is Frank Neef. Read up on him at the following address:(www.potterybyfrank.com/crystalline.html)

This tiny piece is 3.5 x 3 x 3". It was thrown and trimmed on the wheel. The lip appears to be thrown and then folded over to create a rather ragged and uneven lower edge. Average crystal size is 3/4"...the smallest budding crystal is 1/8" and the largest being about 1 3/4 to 2". The base color of the glaze is green with crystals of various hues of geen, silver and a tiny bit of black or deark green. The is made or porcelain.