Speaking of Metal Sculpture...

This photo is me using the "third hand" tool made by our class TA.  It worked perfectly!

Kiln Run Today...

Just finished loading the kiln and started it up!  I have several pieces that are part of my metal sculptures one of which I will be presenting to the class on Thursday, so here's hoping all goes well!

I forgot to shoot a pic of the second shelf...

Too Big!!!

Well, I made my "Mostly Moose" wall mask yesterday.  In addition, I moved my "Broken Rabbit 2" from my working board to a kiln shelf after it dried and by golly if the ear did not break again.  It broke where I had a stamp impression and the clay was to thin in that area.  Lesson learned.  Anyhow the broken ear is in one piece and I will be able to use it as an embellishment on the final piece of art.  However, I think I learned that I need to move the piece before it is completely dry and less brittle.  So, I moved the moose piece this AM and it is too big for the 1/2 kiln shelf.  Scary, but I got it moved into the kin without a major break.   I did loose the wing of the flying pear, but I think I have that successfully repaired.  Next time I will scale it down a bit!  LOL

Sold!

I sold my first art piece!   My "Appearently Wired" which hung in the PCA Art Gallery  "Light & Shadow" show sold after about 10 days in the gallery!  It was exciting to get the call.  A friend, who was recently in town told me she wanted to buy it, but I talked her into waiting until the show was over then I could give her the "friends & family" discount!  Luckily she was not upset when I told her that it sold.  A local artist bought it and it is now hanging in her house...

On the new art front, I approached another gallery Tis and they are interested in my art.  So I have been added to their email list and will be alerted to their themed gallery shows. 

My metal art class is keeping busy, but I need to get into my studio and create some new clay work.  I have ideas for three new wall masks...

Finished Masks...

Below are the finished masks.  I have plans for another with rabbit ears and one with moose ears.  I just need to get into the studio!  Especially to clean it up!!!

"Friends"
Sold

"Broken Rabbit"
currently hanging in a local gallery

Finished Wall Masks - coming soon...

I have almost completed the two wall masks I have in production.  Both have been fun to work on and I have plans for several more.

I present the finished commissioned mask to my friend on Sunday, after which time I will post the finished masks...

"Green" mask...

Honorable Mention 3D - (3rd place)

I won Honorable Mention - 3D in the Light & Shadow show at the PCA.  The artists reception was held on Friday, September 5th.  I got to the reception early to find few people in the gallery.  However, a few fellow artists offered me positive feedback about my work...  The 4th Friday Walk is coming up on September 26th which brings in more of the public to view the show.

Two PCA shows, two awards.  I am pleased...

Ap"pear"ently Wired

I am submitting this piece to a call to artist show.  It is called Light and Shadows.  The pictures below are it hanging outside on my garage.  Stucco is the best background for photos, but I wanted to show the "shadows".  I will know next Friday if it got juried into the show.

It's a bit wild.  When my neighbor saw it, he asked if I had been doing drugs!  LOL

Whoever Said Loading the Kiln Was Not A Challenge!!! Not me...

This morning I loaded the kiln for a bisque fire.  Now, I know that I have some very fragile greenware in this load.  I am doing very little underglaze work on the greenware because of this fact.  However, it is the set-up of the shelves that can be the problem.

After a slight a bump, I knocked one of the vases off the self and it fell into the rabbit mask below breaking the ear beyond repair.  So, the title for this piece is now "Broken Rabbit"!  LOL  I am no  longer upset about the breakage (mask and vase).  However, at the time, perhaps even my neighbors could hear the  #0%*#!$ I yelled!!!

Shelf one, but was later changed...

Newly arranged shelf one...

Yellow vase on top fell on rabbit ear before the orb was on the shelf (thank goodness!)...

Broken rabbit ear...

Top shelf and ready to go!