So new...

This is what 14 hours in the studio looks like in pots (including the cups in the image below). These are so new they have not been fired yet. This is a new design and series for me. I flirted with the lip of the vase by allowing elements to go beyond. Each of these pots were thrown on the wheel then cut in half and altered. I takes me about an hour to create each one. I have 16 completed.
These are my new cups. I used to make cups all the time but have not for the last few years. It felt good to make them again. I love making cups. I love the idea of someone holding it in their hands, the intimacy of them placing it on their lips and as a tool to nourish the body. I could go on and on about the beauty of a hand made cup!

A possible display for my upcoming Open House. I decided that I want to start painting again. It is an itch that over comes me at least once a year. I am going to be developing ideas in my sketchbook. My goal is to get a painting studio set up in the basement of my home and start collecting materials. I think it was Jill that asked me what the "Interstate 75" meant. It started out as a found image that I colleagued on this suitcase which inspired me to include in on one of my bowls, which is currently on show in the Academy Studio.