Showing posts with label Santa Fe Clay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santa Fe Clay. Show all posts

Monday, July 11, 2011

no pots again, today

Just got back from a wonderful trip to Taos, NM. Terry and I camped, but were busy in town or in the mountains or wild environs every day.


  • hiking to Williams Lake (alt. sickness....ugh!)

  • Ojo Caliente (all I can say is WOW!...but, ash in the water from the fires

  • Rift Trail overlooking the Rio Grande

  • Taos Box raft trip (Far Flung River Rafting with Ricus)...again, all I can say is WOW!

  • bought some pots...bought some earrings in SAnta Fe

  • ate a lot of Green Chilis...even GC beer at Eske's...great beer and pizza at Marble Micro Brewery in SF, too

  • visited the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum as well...really great! Santa Fe Clay as well

  • Terry had wonderful Marg's at Taos Inn...a great place to people watch...lemon curd cheesecake, too!

Off sometime in the future to the WHW.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

pot #25

Michael Corney.
I bought this at the Santa Fe Clay's 'La Mesa' exhibit at Baltimore NCECA. Was that in 2006? I went with Todd Scholtz and Elly Biggerstaff. Elly and I walked into the La Mesa exhibit, late, and most everything was sold already. We walked over to the little table and saw all the Michael Corney cups. We both bought one. Elly's was a tad obscene on the back. I was already making BoneGuy cups, so I had to have this guy's work.

This piece is 4.25 x 3 x 3" and what you see is what you get. I am guessing it is thrown from porcelain, but I see no throwing rings...it is very smooth. It is pressed in where you see the drawn stain (or underglaze) eyes, nose and mouth. The outside surface is matt, but the inside is glazed. The lip is marked with cobalt of a blue stain. The foot is concave and glazed a vibrant yellow. There is no potter's mark or signature.

Fun cup! You can find his work at www.michael corney.com