Deborah's Art Blog

It’s been a busy time in the studio with the holidays right around the corner.  I thought I’d catch you up on a few upcoming events.   Three of my pieces were chosen for the juried exhibit “Lines into Shapes” at the Estes Park Art Center in Estes Park, Colorado.  The show opens on October… read more

Our local pottery group, Potters of the Wind Rivers (POWR), just completed our first pit firing on August 17.  The results were interesting–definitely a learning experience!   The event was hosted by Jenny Reeves-Johnson in her lovely pasture along the banks of the Popo Agie River.   A pit was dug and filled with a… read more

I’ve just finished two back to back firings in the salt kiln.  Now that the smoke has cleared, I finally have the new pieces photographed and up on the site for your perusal.  All the new work is listed under “Recent” work, and you will find a variety of items–old favorites along with some new… read more

I teamed up with Mark Kronfuss for the latest firing.  In addition to the usual salt, we added soda ash to this firing (maybe a little too much!)  The work was very “wet”, and not quite what we expected, but very interesting.  Here are a couple of photos from that firing.     Interesting red-ish… read more

 Jenny Dowd’s workshop was fabulous.  It was such a treat to get to know Jenny better and to understand her process, from the incubation of an idea to its fruition.  She has a very refreshing outlook.  The surface techniques she introduced us to were inspired.  The pieces were made from bisqued tiles that were covered… read more

I have just completed grant writing to bring a very talented ceramic artist to our community for a workshop!  Jenny Dowd will be opening a solo exhibit of her work at the Lander Art Center on April 8.  The show will run through May 13, and the workshop will be conducted on May 14 &… read more

Good news!  I have just received word that I have been accepted onto the 2011-2012 Wyoming Arts Council Artist Roster!   The roster features Wyoming Artists and supports their work financially through Arts Across Wyoming grants to Wyoming non-profit organizations, schools and government agencies.   In other words, there will be grant support available if… read more

  Thank you to Connie Norman for nominating me for the Stylish Blogger Award!  Talk about giving me incentive to keep up!  I am honored that she included me and I will do my best to live up to the moniker.  Is there a Not-So-Stylish Blogger Award?   At any rate, the Stylish Blogger Award requires… read more

The Lander Art Center will host their ever popular Wine and Chocolate fund-raising event on February 12, 2011.   The teapot you see featured at the top of my home page is one of the items that will be sold at their silent auction.  I have been helping to gather donations of some very cool… read more

The last firing went well, although in my excitement I managed to break a hot pot I pulled out of the kiln too quickly and managed to drop.   As it sintered in the snow it developed some interesting textures and colors.  Hmmm . . .  It may be something worth exploring further!      … read more