Leonard Koren

The design guru, Leonard Koren, wrote a primer on Wabi-sabi that I had my 3D students read, in part.  As one student reiterated the material:

all things impermanent

all things imperfect

all things incomplete

Winter Fair!

Winter Fair is coming!  See you there!

Production Mode

Stools

These are on loan from my godmother - I am going to have them copied.  The hunt for the right fabrics will fill a chilly Saturday afternoon. . .

Today, we inherit my mom's sofa (she is still alive and well in Old Louisville; she wants to clear out space for a studio so that she can begin to paint again.  Or to read while thinking of painting.  A journalist once asked Picasso if he could observe him at work in his studio.  Picasso granted permission.  On the appointed day, the journalist arrived and settled into a corner of the studio to observe the master at work.  For most of the morning Picasso just read, shuffled items on his table, or stared into space.  After several hours, the journalist wondered aloud if perhaps he should return when Picasso would be actually working to which Picasso replied, "I've been working all morning!"  Process, process, process.)

21c

The Artist Market at 21c Museum Hotel was lovely.  Jenna was with me for most of the day (she has been posting some incredible work to her blog lately:  http://jennaleighrichards.blogspot.com/

 We spent the day beneath a silver tornado,

beside Hound Dog Press: http://hounddogpress.com/ - I have a HUGE crush on Hound Dog Press.  Their papers and prints are old timey, distinct, beautiful.  I am going to commission them to print my signage for future markets. 

A selection of Weather Up Here bowls will now be in the 21c Museum Hotel lobby shop as well as online: http://shopat21c.com/ 

Black Friday!

Lots of Felt Bowls!  Come hang out with me!

Morning Light

Duh

http://www.boxedwaterisbetter.com/
Why. Did. I. Not. Think. Of. This?

Embark!

Sarah came over to play with Finn yesterday so that I could work in the studio.  She brought with her these colored pencils.  She found them in Mexico:

Chunky and indelicate.  You have to use your whole hand to draw with them.

Knee Deep in It

Here is a sampling of some of the colors that will be available at the Market at 21c this Friday (Black Friday), November 26 and at Winter Fair December 3-4.  Yes?  No?

Machine?

They say it is a machine.  An Ultimate Knitting Machine.  I say it is a quirky clunky hand loom for fast generic knitting.  I kinda-sorta love it.  It's ugly.  It's plastic.  And it requires a steady hand and continual attention.  I kinda-sorta love it because it possesses some potential for me and my practice that I cannot yet see.

Recent Acquisitions: Ceramic Guns

Blue Delft ceramic guns.

Student work from IUS: Ashley Bell.

Mugshot #5

Thanks Stephanie!

Day at the Races

Neil has all the strategy, but I won $20 on "No Song, No Dance."

Plein air

The wind is warm and blustery today and so I put some spinning outside to air dry.  It smells so, so good.

Cement

During this morning's studio visit, a cement truck pulled up outside.  Our neighbors, Jason and Julie are building a retaining wall, and the truck was here to pour the wall.  Finn, Simone and I headed out for a close inspection:

Studio Visit

This morning John and Amanda will be over for a studio visit with Neil (thus the clean studio) - I am off to buy croissants and brew more coffee.  I am using their visit as an excuse to buy some lovely jams.  Next summer, I would like to can from our garden and serve homemade jams during studio visits.  So happy John and Amanda will be over!  A morning of art - and play.  Simone and Finn will tear the house down, I hope.  Here are a few of the paintings Neil has brought out for our friends (please forgive my camera's distortion at the edges):

Clean Studio

Daylight Savings Update

The swelling on Han's snout is gone; Ruby remains unrepentant.

Lady found her forever home out on the farm in Henry Co.  Her name is now Annie Hall.

Gabriel killed a feline friend; he is headed to this weekend's adoption fair with a big "no cats" sign on him and then back to the shelter.  He is now adoptable as his coat is growing in nicely and he is certifiably housebroken and knows his "sit" command.  I am just so sorry about his unacceptable response to cats.  I will keep an eye on him at the shelter until he is adopted.  These animals all have their own stories, temperaments, needs and offerings.  Gabriel sleeps this moment at my feet and follows me from room to room, attentive, hoping to please.  Unless you are a cat.

Mugshot #4

I should probably start spacing these out - but they're so great, I just can't wait.  Here's Jenna's mugshot:

Mugshot #3

Thanks Biochikin!

Mug Shot #2

Angie's favorite morning mug.

Postmodernity

Today, in A449, we enter the postmodern era.  

Given our current and eternal political climate of cultural warfare, it seems apropos (what a word!) to consider these dead and deadly words:

 Hitler argued for an art of "the people," begging the question, "which people?"  42 years later, the Neo-Classical pediment of Philip Johnson's AT&T building in New York crowned the argument that art belongs to all people at any given time, from any given time, to be rejected or lauded but categorically accepted as a universal form of free speech.

Johnson himself had once been a Nazi sympathizer.

Hello!

This little blog allows me to identify the country of origin of those who visit.  I hope you do not mind that I checked and I want to say:

Hello United Arab Emirates!

Hey France!

What's up Uruguay!?

Good to know you Canada!

Pleased to meet you Russian Federation!
Yo Netherlands!

Hey UK!

Ciao Italy!

South Africa, thanks for stopping by!

China, Australia!  Where are you guys?!

Really, thanks so much for visiting.

New Friend

Meet Forehead

Forehead the Horse

 

Daylight Savings

This weekend went to the dogs!  First, there was Gabriel - you remember him? 

I picked him up at Lynne's in Henry Co. and brought him to PetSmart on Friday to see if we could find him a permanent home.  Alas, he had worms, so back to the shelter for treatment and an over night stay.  While I was at the shelter, a woman brought in this girl:

She did not have the $25 fee for the Humane Society and so had brought her to Metro.  I thought, gallantly, I can pay the fee, I will take her to the Humane Society, she will live!  

Once there, though, I was given scant assurance that she had much of a chance as she shook and drooled, terrified.

Before we left, I asked the people behind me in line what I should call her and they said, "Lady" as they were just then bringing in their 17 year old chocolate lab to be put to sleep.  So, meet Lady.  She is now at Lynne's in Henry Co. and I am off to fetch Gabriel post-worm treatment.  

Before I leave you, a Han update:  Swollen Schnozz.

Perhaps acquired while playing yesterday with the less-than-gentle Ruby:

Wool Baby

Angie came over last night and made this wool baby out of a piece of pink fuzz.  http://www.theartistthemom.blogspot.com/

Consider

Just opened!  I have bowls in this shop, so I went to today's soft opening to check on them - and oh, I fell in love with quite a few things:

Consider Boutique

1013 Bardstown Rd.

(Next to Jack Fry's)

Louisville, KY  40204

502-409-6300