29 posts tagged “pottery”
In an effort to consolidate all things bloggy and potty (euw)...I'm moving most of my blogging activity, posting of items and all general stuff to:
But that doesn't mean I'm abandoning this space. At least...not entirely. I'll try to crosslink updates and of course, I need to keep this account active to keep an eye on you hooligans.
This three dish set is avilable on Etsy if you're interested. I'm crazy about lidded items lately so if you have any requests (that you can receive after the Christmas rush)...don't hesitate to drop me a line.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Hey there friends. Yes, it's that time of year again. The time when I post photos of my clay babies and announce I'm selling them on the innurnets.
I try to limit how often I do these updates here, especially since I have a pottery blog that I use neglect for those purposes. But I did want to share my progress with you because I figured you'd like to see them I could use the supplemental income.
I've graduated to lids, casserole dishes and bigger bowls and plates. We're moving on up.
To ooh and ahh, see below. To shop, you can find me here.
This weekend, I was flying on air. I had an extremely productive day in the studio, throwing mugs (on the wheel not at people's heads) and ramping up to share the exciting new website with friends and family). The director of the gallery suggested it was time to start featuring some of my work in the gallery. This would be the equivalent of Ghandi coming down from the heavens and telling you that you are officially enlightened.
I came home and basked in the glow with my friends and loved ones and ended what was a good weekend on a very bright note.
I woke up on Monday and decided to work from a cafe downtown. With my sister in tow, we headed downtown on a sunny Austin Monday morning and set up shop. Somewhere around 12pm, I started getting a real sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I hate that feeling because it brings on malaise and I know something is coming but I'm not sure from which direction. I told her I needed to get out of there and we packed up and headed back to my place.
When I logged in again to my work server, there was the delivery of that foreboding. An email from my boss saying that despite all of his efforts to juggle the budget, he had no choice but to....
...and you know how the rest of that goes, in these economic times.
I've never been in the position to have to seek employment. I do not say this with any ego attached. I'm just sharing the realization. Jobs have always come to me, luring and inviting me to step up to a greater challenge. Just at the right time when I might be open to a new horizon. This was the first time I was pretty comfortable with the challenges and rewards of this position when the 'change' came.
So now, all the career coaching and advisement I've offered to others turns to me. Now it is my time to face some fears, challenge myself and find the gift. Oddly enough, I know there is one. In fact, I'm fairly sure there are several.
In the meantime, I've got a few projects I can sink my teeth into. And, I'm open to new projects as well. So if you know someone looking for a marketing/communications consultant with a ridiculously cute pitbull and a penchant for playing in the dirt...you know where to send them.
Oh and the website? Stay tuned for more details on that. I dare not attach it to this post. However, if you are interested in learning more about sibbotery (my pottery adventure)...feel free to add me on twitter.
The pottery studio that has become such a big part of my life is having a gallery show and sale this Saturday to help stimulate the economy. Specifically, stimulate the economy enough to keep the gallery and studio doors open past the fall.
While it's not dire, we're taking it seriously. So...there's this event that will feature over 60 local potters and their incredible works. I'll be there too, doing some demos. Please do not pet the potter. (I kid. But at least tell me about my eyes first.
If you're local, please come out. Say hi. Buy a pot or two. If you're not local, send us some good thoughts. This place means way too much to me and many others to see it disappear. To learn more about the studio and the event, visit us online. Clayways Studio and Gallery
It's so much easier to just show them in bulk. If you see, you like and you want to buy (like ANYONE wants to buy anything in this market)...
Visit Sibbotery if you'd like. If not, send me love notes. I like those, too.
New items have been posted on the Sibbotery Etsy page. If you are so inclined, please don't hesitate to come on over and shop around. There's also a sale going on items remaining from 2008.
Thanks as always for letting me bore you with these updates!
Happy Inauguration Day.
"Man. I haven't spoken to you since last year." I just have not had my eyes on the blog prize, now have I?
Well, that's not completely the truth. I am working on a new website for my pottery stuff and that will include blog content that I'll likely cross post here because, well...vox is like a friend and I don't do well with leaving quality friends behind. I might not be here like I was when it was all fresh and new, but I will always be around. I'll share the site link later - but for now it's still under construction and I don't want to bore you with the details.
So um...what's new?
Novel found it's plot shift. Finally.
Well, we have a new year and I found a breath of fresh new air for my novel. Translated, that means I had a great epiphany about an area within the plot that's been causing me grief for nearly six months. I'm trying to nurse that epiphany to the completion of this albatross about my neck work so that I can move forward and actually go about *gasp*...seeking to publish it. Nag me about this in three months will you? There's still writing to be done and I don't even want to THINK about editing.
Pottery
Pottery has been taking more and more time and I'm excited about that. I have two additional classes I'm going to be taking this winter, one targeting glazing and the other called, "Finishing the Pot." Etsy should be be reloaded soon and of course I'll bore you with updates on that. And don't forget there's that new site coming soon.
365 Days of Face.
Since I know my blogging will likely slow a bit this year, I've taken up the 365 photo challenge that floats around flickr. I tried it once before and quickly grew bored with looking at myself. However, I want to honor my commitment I made to an incredible friend - so I intend to see it through in '09. I'll be sharing some of those here when I can't think of anything else to do they are particularly amusing.
Social Media Work and Play.
I tried to avoid it, but it appears I'll have to spend a lot more of time in '09 using social media for my alter ego existence as a marketing person. It's funny, the more I use it for those purposes, the less I tend to use it for my own. I'm trying to strike a balance, but so far, work is winning. Perhaps it's because I don't get paid for play.
At least, not entirely.
So that's all the news that is fit to print. Til next time I hope you do three things:
1. Don't fret about the economy and the state of the market. Fretting makes messes, not solutions. Whatever will be, will be and you better believe there's some rhyme or reason for it all that is bigger than you or I.
2. Make a commitment to a random act of kindness for someone you don't know.
3. Experience at least one of your heart's desires.
Sorry it's been so long, but the shelves are restocked with new items just in time for the holiday season. I've been in love with vases, and doing some carving as you'll see in the items posted. As usual, they are available in my Etsy shop, Sibbotery. Also, I'll be announcing the new site, Sibbotery.com in the near future. A place where I can keep my online gallery, chart my own progress and rant about all things clay. I hope you'll visit me there, too.
I feel like I'm turning some good corners, and I hope there's lots of good stuff to come. Thanks for coming along on the experience and letting me share my progress with you.
