Welcome to 2013! The month rapidly drawing toward a close. I spent the early part of January at lovely Curaumilla Arts Center, about 45 minutes from Valparaiso, Chile, on a bluff over the Pacific Ocean, making pots with a lovely group of people who included Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin, Randy Johnston and Jan McKeachie Johnston, and… Continue reading Mixed news
Organizing for the new year
It’s occurred to me that I don’t have enough hours in the day for what I must do, would like to do, and want to do. I figure I am not alone in this, and that the New Year is when a lot of people review and work on what they want to enact in… Continue reading Organizing for the new year
Color Stories
Designers often look at color forecasts, and make up palettes and color stories, built around concepts for the season. The 2013 Pantone Color of the Year, Emerald, is described as “…the color of growth, renewal, and prosperity—no other color conveys regeneration more than green.” Well, that’s an optimistic choice for the new year. Pittsburgh Paints has… Continue reading Color Stories
Color of the Year 2013: Emerald
My sister, Robin Wagner, is a clothing designer specializing in knitwear. She’s alerted me to color forecasting, an important concept in her field, and the industry of color forecasting. Designers may pay to subscribe to a service that determines what the trendy colors for future seasons will be. If you’re of a certain age, you’ll… Continue reading Color of the Year 2013: Emerald
New Technical Challenges
January 3rd, all too soon, I leave to teach a 2-week class at Curaumilla Art Center in Chile with high-fire potter Suze Lindsay. I’ve known Suze since she came to Louisiana State University as a grad student, and appreciate her sense of decoration and boundless good humor. We only overlapped for one year before I left the… Continue reading New Technical Challenges
More Majolica Decorating Color chat
David Gamble, lowfire clay artist, Skutt kiln expert, did an article a while back. I don’t remember where – someone out there remember? Tell us! – about the various products for decorating on majolica glaze. I asked David to recap his experiences for us. He said: When I did all my tests I found GDC’s seemed the best… Continue reading More Majolica Decorating Color chat
AMACO GDC Majolica Colors Sail into the Sunset
AMACO has announced that it’s GDC line of color for majolica decoration will be discontinued in December. It may be available through specific suppliers through the following year, but production will cease. These have been my go-to colors, supplemented here and there, for a number of years, so I’m sad to see them go. It was not a profitable line… Continue reading AMACO GDC Majolica Colors Sail into the Sunset
Packing and Shipping
Right after I finished grad school, I decided I needed to refresh my 5-year plan. During school, it was just to do the best I could, work hard, and finish school. Once the end was in sight, I needed to make new goals. It’s so helpful to have some direction when you need to make choices. If… Continue reading Packing and Shipping
IAC Santa Fe
The International Academy of Ceramics had its biennial Assembly in Santa Fe last week. The last 2 were Shanghai and Paris, but sadly I was dealing with knee problems and not traveling. Very glad that with the help of my ace trainer, Kris Gibson, I’m able to bend my knees again and travel to my first IAC… Continue reading IAC Santa Fe
Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort at the Ogden Museum
Last year’s Art of the Cup 2011 show at The Ogden Museum in NOLA is online, and still worth looking into. I hope they put this year’s up as well. My contributions for 2012 and opening announcement below. ♥ OPENING RECEPTION ART OF THE CUP: FUNCTIONAL COMFORT September 6th 6 – 8 p.m. Please join The… Continue reading Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort at the Ogden Museum