To Flatter:

These are a few images from my Senior Show in Nov.

Its called "To Flatter:"

It was held in the gallery at our University. Its called the "back room" gallery. Its called this because it is located right off the main gallery space.

I was super excited to show my work in this space because in the "main" gallery space was a Ceramics show by Erin Furimsky.

I love her work and admire her!

I feel so lucky and honored to show in a space even NEAR her work.

(pics of her show soon)

It makes me that much more aware that THIS is what I want to do with the rest of my life...to be an artist.....to make for myself and to just be happy.

View of the gallery space.

Senior Show Progress.

My work has completely changed from what I was doing in Aug.

Why did my work change? It changed because my life changed completely and because of that the way I looked at my work changed. I became less uptight and proper. I "jumped off the cliff" and let myself go. Caring too much can hinder ones thought process.

Its almost Dec! Holy Moly

I've already had my senior show. It was pretty successful. I received alot of great feedback from many people.

Here are a few shots of the peices in progress. (green and bisque)

I've completely let symmetry go and focused on the movement of the clay in my hands whilst throwing. The "puff" forms are inhabiting the vessels and function is no longer available.

Soft Palette

individual photos of my cone six exploration.

Cone 6 Adventure

This is my first (offical) start of my cone 6 journey.
The soft palette is growing on me.

Working through some more

Slips are on and bowls are in place.

Finished slip detail. My poor fingers hurt from slip trailing.

POLKA DOTS.

Next up is my cup "ecosystem" try out.
This is just me working out ideas that were in my head.

Working through

I had an idea .....at 4 in the am one night/morning. I had to jump out of bed and draw, draw, draw my ideas out of my head so I could be able to sleep. My thoughts were of a "Functional Ecosystem" ....(thanks Bio class) Quirky fuctional ware amist a world of their own.

Or something like that.

So here is the first proto-type.

Two bowls are sitting on their hill.

I've been inspired by Rebekah Bogard's mystical world of fantasy creatures and plants.

Other side

Top view

I've also been working on some cone 06 glaze testing.

K.C Coalition

My work was accepted into a undergrad regional show at the Kansas City Artist Coalition.

I recently went to the opening and the work was really nice. The 2-d work was especially nice.

The juror was Stacy Switzer the director of Grand Arts here in KC. She picked out some nice pieces. The show was very mysterious and edgy.

Ceramic

Wood and Rope

This artists' statement was nicely written. We spoke alittle about what exactly the latter is about and it is apparently a latter that is used in the navy. Interesting

Ceramic

My jar is on the left. It is angled weird. I wish I could of moved it even an inch to the right. Plus my lid is on crocked. BUT it looked great behind the glass box. My jar and the bottle to the right were the only functional ceramics there.

Soft Shock

Welcome to My blog :Soft Shock.

Soft Shock is how I describe the work I make.

Soft as in delicate and Shock as in unexpected.

Here are a few of my peices

Self vitrifying black slip...yum yum

Dots....Dots....Dots

Puffy Handles!