"The Ice Cream Stand"

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I've been helping with the quilting classes being held at Cambridge Women's Center many members of which will be at this sale tomorrow. The day promises to be nothing less than amazing on all levels!

Spring Fling

Tonight is the 3rd annual Spring Fling to support the Center for Hope and Healing. Located in Lowell, MA the CHH has been in existence for 35 years. Their work supports survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence as well as primary prevention programs designed to build awareness of the issue in order to stop violence before it starts.

It looks like a great event with Hors d'oeuvres, music by Nation Beat and a demonstration by the Ankgor Dance Troupe! In addition to all of this they are hosting a silent auction...and yes, among the items being auctioned is one of my bowls, pictured here.

You can find more information about CHH at: www.centerforhopehealing.org

This is an exciting weekend in my pottery world!

Most recently I've been burning the midnight oil in order to get a few things ready for our annual May Sale at Lexington Arts & Crafts Society. It opened yesterday and let me tell you, there are a lot of extremely talented potters in my Ceramics Guild!

LACS, 130 Waltham St., Lexington, MA

May 7, 2011 10am-5pm

It's worth a visit even if you don't want to buy anything, just for the chance to see the range of style. Of course you might also end up wanting to bring a piece or two home...I'm currently craving a delicious jade green mixing bowl. It's so beautiful and sturdy I can't help but picture myself making dozens upon dozens of Christmas cookies for some future clutch of grandchildren....guess I've got a good decade before the bowl is actually needed, but it's oh so pretty!

Another potter has made a series of citrus juicers and I've got my eye on a nice deep brown (oilspot maybe?) one. Despite the above statement I have been trying to eat more healthfully, which usually requires making more things from scratch...every time a recipe calls for "juice of one lemon" I wish I had one of these. Being pottery rather than mass produced plastic or something you get to have substance & beauty while juicing your lemons!

And finally, one of our newest members has made a small platter with simple cream white glaze, she has painstakenly painted a delicate maroon paisley design along portions of the edge. Absolutely beautiful!

For the May Sale I've got a few planters with spring blooms, a few of my usual and totally unique mugs, and couple hand carved lanterns. I love making the lanterns, but they are crazy time consuming...still...sometimes you just get the urge to make a lantern, so that's what I do - make a lantern!

In addition tot his I've submitted a few pieces in the "Backdoor Gallery" which is located on the ground level of Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, open during regular business hours.

Last but not least a few pieces of mine have been hung or displayed in the Center for Hope and Healing exhibit at the Ayre Gallery in Lowell. The picture is from their card...you might recognize the pottery style on this photo!

Well, I'm off to the sale now. It's the last day, we're open from 10-5pm and located at 130 Waltham St., Lexington.

Tomorrow is the big day! Noon - 5pm and Sunday from noon - 5pm as well.

I'll be opening my home & work space swing by to say "hi" and see what I've been up to in recent months!

There are 14 participating studios, some with multiple artists, which will be open for tours and sale. Many are also planning small activities, it promises to be a great event!

Send an email & I'll forward directions...

LACS August Sale: Now - August 21, 2010

Stop by the annual LACS August sale. There are some wonderful artisans presenting their work in wood turning, metal work, painters, needle workers and of course many amazing potters!

A few spring & summer pots

These lanterns are so fun to make! They have a working drawer in the front which is filled with a bees wax candle. They body of the lantern is composed of altered slabs, appliqué, scrafito and incised stoneware. I love the relatively simple form in combination with all the action. No two could ever possibly be the same!

My mugs and cappuccino sets are also constructed from altered slabs, clay slips and layered glazes.