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Never explain.
Elbert Hubbard is quoted as saying, “Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.” I agree with the root of this. Do I have enemies? If I do I’m not too...
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Blink.
The original title for this post was “Readying for the next exhibit”. The draft, describing how I prepare for an exhibit, has sat in my unpublished folder long enough that the exhibit has been packed...
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Exhibition.
Or exhibitions! So pleased to have these opportunities to show my work throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. Here goes: First my jack-a-lope sculpture, Douglas Loves a Good Fish Story, will be at the...
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The statement.
The artist statement is one of those things that is required with an exhibition. I wonder where this requirement started. Can’t think any artist in any of the workshops I’ve attended saying, “Yipee!...
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Well. Yes. Ok.
The reception for the Confluence on the Western Edge exhibit with fellow North Dakotan, Cris Fulton, was Thursday the 11th. It went well I think. Cris spoke eloquently on her process of pastel drawing...
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About handling demand.
Hope all of you are well. And your hounds too. And families and friends and the bunny that lives under your porch too. Hope we all are well. It is a New Year! The year of the sheep (or goat or ram)....
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About bowls.
The entire foray into pottery making is a big experiment for me. Challenging. Good to learn new things. Plus I’m interested in the ways it will affect (and has affected) my sculptural work. With every...
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The urge to innovate is constant.
As you can see from the last posts, the spirit of ceramics is one of innovation and understanding of the materials. The clay material is versatile and the results can be variable. The challenge is...
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Photographing and organizing.
Along with the rabies vaccine, sulfa drugs and hot water heaters, digital cameras are a truly awesome invention. I’m taking photos for the online shop for the sale on January 25th. I remember doing...
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Exploring new shapes.
I unloaded the glaze kiln this morning. Things have been fairly busy around the studio. Every surface is being used. I’ve been trying to remedy this, but with only one of the big kilns functioning it...
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Joining the marching band.
I read a weekly opinion column in a somewhat local newspaper. Couple of weeks ago the topic centered around the writer’s experience in his high school marching band. Tidy metaphor about joining the...
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