So today was full of both ceramics work and quilting work, but mostly cleaning work, 5 hours of it. I'm not a dirty person, but who boy am I messy. Stuff everywhere and still don't have a good place for everything. Also I am always shocked that no matter how much time I spend at the ceramics studio, I never get it all done. Today I worked on some tall vases and boxes, and some ornaments and dishes. My extruded shapes of hexagons were speaking bees to me so I worked with that idea, even though it was not my intention. It always amazes me when my intention doesn't match with what I actully get done in the studio,  but I've found that it's better just to ride what is happening rather than fighting it. The brain is funny like that.

When I got home, I wa pretty whipped, but I wanted to start sketching some quilting ideas for the Hazel Park show which will be my first!  I contemplated Christmas items, but August seems a bit early, so I went for my favorite holiday instead, HALLOWEEN!  I did some sketching and just had to try it out, so out came the sewing machine (and so the mess begins again...)

I'm not 100% in love with it right now, def needs some tweaks, but it is a really good start!   I'll be posting my edits and will post the final pattern once I figure out what I want it to be!

Scrappy skull

Have a wonderful day! 

Lana

A great day at the studio

So normally I can't make weekends at studio when they are available for open studio, but this weekend I made an extra effort to keep it clear so I could spend as much time there as possible.  I wrestled with the extruder, which gave me some items that I thought were gonna be useless, but in them I have found a perfect quilting ceramic mash up that I am so excited to work on.  After I did get it going, I was able to make some circular and hexagonal shapes, which will likely end up a mix of boxes and planters.  I also was able to make some cycle ornaments and some small dishes that will be interesting to see how they fire since the clay had sat in a box and had gotten, how shall I say, funky, during that time. 

All for now and I hope you all have a lovely evening

Lana

so much space, just means more work in progress!