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<br />meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-17241358578019938692013-04-17T22:17:00.001-05:002013-04-17T22:24:17.282-05:00June 15th Workshop at Red Star Studios<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">i'm happy to announce i will be having a one day demonstration workshop <a href="http://redstarstudios.org/workshoparticle/arts-workshops-kansas-city.html" target="_blank">"Lots of Layers"</a> at Red Star Studios in Kansas City, MO on June 15th, 2013. </span></span></div>
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Participants will learn about a variety of surface decorating processes
that happen before bisque firing with underglaze or slip: paper &
vinyl stenciling and Thermofax and EZ Screens screen printing. They
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oxide transfer decals, china paint decals, and vinyl stencils.</span></span></div>
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meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-12483586531269854562013-04-06T09:00:00.000-05:002013-04-06T09:00:01.502-05:00the making of...Dot Dot Floral<div style="text-align: center;">
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meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-46279666498081415042013-04-04T21:54:00.000-05:002013-04-04T22:28:23.819-05:00"Dot Dot Floral" Wall Piece<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I am<span style="font-size: small;"> a </span>part of a group exhibition <i>Mesmerize</i> curated by <a href="http://merriewright.com/home.html" target="_blank">Merrie Wright </a>which is currently on display at the<a href="http://pearlmfa.org/" target="_blank"> Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts</a> in Spring, TX. This was my chance to make a wall piece that has been stirring in my mind for quite a while. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I have a bunch of people to thank for helping me with this project: <a href="http://rainharris.com/home.html" target="_blank">Rain Harris</a>, Jacquie Franden, Elina Jurado, <a href="http://zihaceramics.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Colin Ziha</a>, Shellie Kacillas, <a href="http://amysantoferraro.com/home.html" target="_blank">Amy Santoferraro</a>, Tom Binger, and George Timock</span></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">i'm pleased to say 10 mugs of mine were a part of the <a href="http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-08/news/34974520_1_mugs-clay-studio-ceramics" target="_blank">Guerilla Mug Assault</a>. i wish i was in philly that day so i could witness this cool project! say YES to handmade!</span></div>
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different locales with both foot traffic and an abundance of coffee shops,
teams gave away 500 beautifully crafted handmade ceramic mugs to 500
individuals with disposable cups.
A tag attached to each mug included information about the project,
the mugs maker, and The Clay Studios blog address with a statement
encouraging the recipient to post about their experiences using their chosen
mug and the relationship they develop with it."</span></div>
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meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-90833114594168234272012-11-02T22:51:00.001-05:002012-11-02T22:53:16.852-05:00THEY LIVE Halloween<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <a href="http://makeprojects.com/Project/%27They+Live%27+Alien+Masks/1571/1#.UJQ_I4Xgg2s" target="_blank">They Live Alien Masks</a> by <a href="http://youfail.com/blog/?p=3015" target="_blank">Kiersten Essenpreis</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">wowzers! amazing! so andrew & i set off to make our own... and a side note, kiersten made a kickass Evil Dead 2 group costume this year. <a href="http://youfail.com/blog/?p=3668" target="_blank">check it out here.</a> i once was annie from evil dead 2 and a friend was ash, but alas, no one knew who we were. the best guess was "car accident victims?"...and my costume was SPOT ON...oh well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">ok, so if you haven't seen They Live, what are you waiting for? </span><br />
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my road trip partners in crime are the lovely ladies of <a href="http://twotonepress.yolasite.com/" target="_blank">Two Tone Press</a>. </div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-5313906196640981462012-05-08T22:24:00.003-05:002012-05-08T22:26:05.707-05:00Art of the Pot - Austin, TX<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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first off - <a href="http://www.rainharris.com/">rain</a> & i moved studio spaces at the tail end of december </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(quite an undertaking!) </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">and we are now joined by <a href="http://www.pauldonnellyceramics.com/">paul donnelly</a> in the new space. i drove to <a href="http://www.arrowmont.org/">arrowmont</a> in gatlinburg, tn for the first week of the year to work with an awesome group of ceramic artists for a Surface Forum! when i arrived back to kcmo i had to get the new studio space set up.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7K_ePxqPkPRqKBdNkS3jPHG0Q5ouWj-EhUgTqBCInkZUsrHhfVmxVOxbwCz3Nq4pbDJfEnbU0wJuPvNW-wk-NyflFiRCjjLRqmB5fjJuIEmpEqqK989CtSjyeMy1I_WfDuseECczZ3GyP/s1600/IMG_1299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7K_ePxqPkPRqKBdNkS3jPHG0Q5ouWj-EhUgTqBCInkZUsrHhfVmxVOxbwCz3Nq4pbDJfEnbU0wJuPvNW-wk-NyflFiRCjjLRqmB5fjJuIEmpEqqK989CtSjyeMy1I_WfDuseECczZ3GyP/s400/IMG_1299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704033841109427954" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">i brought in the new year in gatlinburg, TN!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">i'm starting to feel settled and getting back to work...<br />more updates to follow: more about the new space, more about arrowmont, more more more...</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-66772456297199882292011-12-26T23:42:00.005-06:002011-12-26T23:51:47.982-06:00American Craft Dec/Jan 2012<div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">yay! the article Julie Hanus wrote about my work is on the news stands! i love that ron swanson is on the cover - i'm a parks and rec fan...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=12759"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-px3x_fTYsIvtdI1TRcLNHXNrN7YETUydcitN5qx-zF-4jpi8AJKF1MLkdwExz_pHGNnnaNz3p7NObDqahmSfE9qJZMW394QkKr6YZcSa5dMyTJ4aLwMTPYT9gR9g7MyVKHUjaIH59h7/s400/DJ12flat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690679972423564594" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">here is the article online: <a href="http://americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=12759">Product Placement: Connect the Dots</a> by julie hanus<br />la la la la.<br />(get it? pee wee reference - couldn't help myself.)<br /><br />the opening paragraph...<br />It's easy to get drawn into Meredith Host's cheerful Dot Dot Dash dinnerware. Patterns fluctuate and recur in layers blooming with luscious color: turquoise washes, apricot polka dots, chartreuse bands. The effect - riotous yet refined, citrus-fresh yet almost familiar - invites the eye to linger.</span><br /></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-9062054143232405592011-11-27T19:22:00.002-06:002011-11-27T19:26:55.603-06:00foldedpigs at the Renegade Craft Fair<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />it's that time again - <a href="http://www.renegadecraft.com/holiday-chicago">renegade</a> here i come! <br /><a href="http://foldedpigs.etsy.com">foldedpigs </a>will have a booth this upcoming weekend in chicago. i'm located in one of the rooms upstairs at the pulaski park fieldhouse.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.renegadecraft.com/holiday-chicago"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB4BcwP_uLJN6EEW-5HghhVGqrwVj63clSRrlCSBfV8eI6e-hYEOBSeMr43nH8nVRQIRYpFChRhAXXsCmRIzZVgVsxWUC_un6m9-EEBnKq_tlzAwpT1CA52MGqPI0t9VNMDKi7jboe7yw/s400/6310708702_b70ef9301c_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679851151559059666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-16984910709338904032011-11-14T18:19:00.005-06:002011-11-14T18:36:18.740-06:00OPEN STUDIO EVENT!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">we're having an open studio sale!</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">stop by and have a snack while you shop for great gifts from:</span><br /><a href="http://www.meredithhost.com/">Meredith Host</a> : <a href="http://www.rainharris.com/">Rain Harris</a> : <a href="http://www.pauldonnellyceramics.com/">Paul Donnelly</a><br /><a href="http://foldedpigs.etsy.com/">foldedpigs dinnerware</a> : <a href="http://lusterbunny.etsy.com/">lusterbunny jewelry</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCx4kX1GY2mqWwn-cfhCHbrSvGAdMcC-xM1EJjHKV-6d5b-LnOVAQmuvp8eDbxsVnIdRDji_vuO1oCTPlHVGAk9fT4bbX2IevroxGvLgIKRnLrC4splI-KGlSXJ3542URNYgPKG9qLum3/s1600/STUDIO+FLYER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCx4kX1GY2mqWwn-cfhCHbrSvGAdMcC-xM1EJjHKV-6d5b-LnOVAQmuvp8eDbxsVnIdRDji_vuO1oCTPlHVGAk9fT4bbX2IevroxGvLgIKRnLrC4splI-KGlSXJ3542URNYgPKG9qLum3/s400/STUDIO+FLYER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675011253787455154" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">there will be great sales on our work as well as on quality seconds! just in time for the holidays!<br /><br /><br />meredith host:<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.meredithhost.com"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyVOIc7YbMvCT8pDXQy2yJMYTyYt0Ckfh9dIaxQDi0yPDQjSuAF63iSdJ4BELQm3l6M-Q3Q2CAu2o_Up0r_0fOOBhzmg76YVRtdnEPF-tBrNdQjKYM5hohtUIp_wnWS58OG2_TjQUe4Qy/s400/host+tumbler+set.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675013949336330274" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br />rain harris:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rainharris.com/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakh8buKjFI0owsw7D6TSGtYSNhdwQELn6xPo8M2ATzuZ1upn_O0YUyNNojOLsnoOntpmnEAu7dR7mnFkOhk1DyutaZLujo6Il18avp0lO7HEERf2jNVD0_zYV_5eeoWGILzYvlbV-Vsct/s400/984x588-RpbhPa7c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675011238552840770" border="0" /></a><br />paul donnelly:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pauldonnellyceramics.com/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADxfZmTlOGxJQugW4grmF5InwUvAx2VIzK0q2Rz4nbA8g4pX_jHVGtFmqe_z53GAIP5cb-Y-UpZloBHktxa54m0LVi_prbrFFdQaQ54bF69EPQynIdGaw2jy1DnxvvtOGx220rfAgPmcn/s400/WJB_kghWGIRvqVVp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675011234231074402" border="0" /></a><br />foldedpigs dinnerware:<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINwQvCn_p1MWjRUE5M1PXhZPyTjWuIZ1QPIPoebmLMS5AfQJMphPEQZmPDRhes5vJb4_8pdW3HEeGwj7MqIaGH_baSGVBY5QzXPm_4bDcLPTCHM0ZcyCnAKsxV7NSTH6DDGa0sDHh_G33/s400/skull+child+set+blk+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675012750808377058" border="0" /></a></span></span><br />lusterbunny jewelry:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHB_vYPl32Ci6wyhPzlXn300mmNS8VPpt3MhHXH4nfQ734dx_Kz2FSTEW3eUNOJvLpw5IkkIaQzd4RJSxTIcp22TTplyJ-F8FRBiuB9C_juLKoprw3pjJtxz5Mg70ZK-kigkLT6tmX0DE/s400/il_fullxfull.195936178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675011232284896818" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">ALLSMAN BUILDING<br />708 E 31st Street, KCMO 64109<br />friday: 5:30-8p<br />saturday: 10-4pm<br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-78274459774016648132011-11-07T22:40:00.002-06:002011-11-07T22:44:49.325-06:00Western Illinois University - Visiting Artist Gig<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdEeqyZdgXrC7oX5TcBgoIVItwgFPUsF-j8yw3Rqi9fAJ-mrd0S5KyVL9W7GXs_gYHcOmVff5cYGPq3ZK_qin0FsdfyaYNYvigi1IH7gxwg0OubeK9cdWXBIxS6MFoe-83iXY6wZSD14z/s1600/319117_10150428010085141_626180140_10370566_1029794239_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdEeqyZdgXrC7oX5TcBgoIVItwgFPUsF-j8yw3Rqi9fAJ-mrd0S5KyVL9W7GXs_gYHcOmVff5cYGPq3ZK_qin0FsdfyaYNYvigi1IH7gxwg0OubeK9cdWXBIxS6MFoe-83iXY6wZSD14z/s400/319117_10150428010085141_626180140_10370566_1029794239_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672480796767107314" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">demos for classes during the day & artist talk in the evening!<br /><br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-42989824580026031972011-11-01T21:33:00.010-05:002011-11-01T22:21:20.785-05:00by the power of greyskull<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">it's that time of the year again...the obligatory halloween post:</span><br /></div><div style=" text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">HE-MAN HALLOWEEN!<br /><br />for a few years now i've wanted to get a group together to be he-man characters. i claimed teela - the head of the royal army and had 2 others join my crew: he-man & the sorceress.<br /><br />first off...reference photos...<br />teela. action figure & cartoon. i went for a hybrid of both.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1B1k5-A51Vq64q671PHNnypkjFKngEv9xSNtKLnIDQX3Y0G5g75k7BKtxy5K2-QFuNvzBgFfXfq8G95ftFFU7f_YVirun8PXnjY9nIQ09OcF3FZwnTMQlwNVnpCB_stFhlVeOGwF1yf2/s1600/teela+for+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1B1k5-A51Vq64q671PHNnypkjFKngEv9xSNtKLnIDQX3Y0G5g75k7BKtxy5K2-QFuNvzBgFfXfq8G95ftFFU7f_YVirun8PXnjY9nIQ09OcF3FZwnTMQlwNVnpCB_stFhlVeOGwF1yf2/s400/teela+for+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670229699367466674" border="0" /></a><br />the sorceress & he-man.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1B1k5-A51Vq64q671PHNnypkjFKngEv9xSNtKLnIDQX3Y0G5g75k7BKtxy5K2-QFuNvzBgFfXfq8G95ftFFU7f_YVirun8PXnjY9nIQ09OcF3FZwnTMQlwNVnpCB_stFhlVeOGwF1yf2/s1600/teela+for+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SvOcSlbXxFmTWsNAglVW22kBQx-HAXgP8sN5XY_A353sA1HlZBJniVKiQdV9KlZclzYjJOOLg5bYTInpGou4eOHU_2mIJX3cU6a7s2LGY07-i_ezvRXf1ALlURQ6ohzuVE76IuGc1dhY/s1600/heman+for+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SvOcSlbXxFmTWsNAglVW22kBQx-HAXgP8sN5XY_A353sA1HlZBJniVKiQdV9KlZclzYjJOOLg5bYTInpGou4eOHU_2mIJX3cU6a7s2LGY07-i_ezvRXf1ALlURQ6ohzuVE76IuGc1dhY/s400/heman+for+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670229700345556802" border="0" /></a></span>i was quite proud of myself to have busted out my sewing machine that i don't know how to use. my roommate kelley gave me a tutorial, and holy craft! i sewed! he-man & battlecat over saw the process.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWyMndSsITq58PhRvlTnDgdBNkIW6XPmIdB4ACeVJAFkcKXEjS7b5u2K7W7pbswOlvlJu5AXVqSAX15QHfp1xcLfUlYEYhfygVo88SLTpIiFRPk1eg1tRvJAxj_9m7HHI5PmlWz10PJhG/s1600/heman+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWyMndSsITq58PhRvlTnDgdBNkIW6XPmIdB4ACeVJAFkcKXEjS7b5u2K7W7pbswOlvlJu5AXVqSAX15QHfp1xcLfUlYEYhfygVo88SLTpIiFRPk1eg1tRvJAxj_9m7HHI5PmlWz10PJhG/s400/heman+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670229702385332770" border="0" /></a></span>i built teela's snake battle gear out of cardboard & duct tape. i saved a bunch of toilet paper & paper towel rolls to make the cobra staff and edging on the armor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAyZ0k4lkoDj_f4G6rh7UOSGDPAKoxZAzGirJD59VUTOJDJCwyFLWVcJl20tSC2G80x3Eqa2Cp00JAxwa8esgUdL_WF6EHWUeaorT8v2ddKvD76HqT1yEbTnSCRZ6gwXNfLHdioAp-AXn/s1600/heman+2.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWyMndSsITq58PhRvlTnDgdBNkIW6XPmIdB4ACeVJAFkcKXEjS7b5u2K7W7pbswOlvlJu5AXVqSAX15QHfp1xcLfUlYEYhfygVo88SLTpIiFRPk1eg1tRvJAxj_9m7HHI5PmlWz10PJhG/s1600/heman+1.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAyZ0k4lkoDj_f4G6rh7UOSGDPAKoxZAzGirJD59VUTOJDJCwyFLWVcJl20tSC2G80x3Eqa2Cp00JAxwa8esgUdL_WF6EHWUeaorT8v2ddKvD76HqT1yEbTnSCRZ6gwXNfLHdioAp-AXn/s1600/heman+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAyZ0k4lkoDj_f4G6rh7UOSGDPAKoxZAzGirJD59VUTOJDJCwyFLWVcJl20tSC2G80x3Eqa2Cp00JAxwa8esgUdL_WF6EHWUeaorT8v2ddKvD76HqT1yEbTnSCRZ6gwXNfLHdioAp-AXn/s400/heman+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670229707266895458" border="0" /></a></span></span>a couple of crafternoons later and here we are...<br />miss amelia as the sorceress, me as teela, and miss whitney as he-man himself.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAyZ0k4lkoDj_f4G6rh7UOSGDPAKoxZAzGirJD59VUTOJDJCwyFLWVcJl20tSC2G80x3Eqa2Cp00JAxwa8esgUdL_WF6EHWUeaorT8v2ddKvD76HqT1yEbTnSCRZ6gwXNfLHdioAp-AXn/s1600/heman+2.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MULSPKql3Y31ixiB2iM11Z6cxkFIkfuUVV8lgtJ0LA068UpDqCHJ2_ZvjeUirpIZcLEfTM-vDWkN76FYQFtJ9ZxTQW7zYe4bmnoQ5wsfngX2mfqY85aSZ6-VESGVFkEepjQHK6hJ514b/s1600/heman+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MULSPKql3Y31ixiB2iM11Z6cxkFIkfuUVV8lgtJ0LA068UpDqCHJ2_ZvjeUirpIZcLEfTM-vDWkN76FYQFtJ9ZxTQW7zYe4bmnoQ5wsfngX2mfqY85aSZ6-VESGVFkEepjQHK6hJ514b/s400/heman+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670229711094692818" border="0" /></a>snake battle gear.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9LZ-cnH6nHkVd14izMZ91Axgv0a_kwXVcMEr-i0yYcU-yYN-ISBDnBHh7QR72QnE0VMgR7TFNlR5JJYQKVYZr-q9wWveH3gRgJAVNWVwFcywbRJftlTe7SyIayOBT6_PkC2rhM2SAQwy/s1600/heman+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9LZ-cnH6nHkVd14izMZ91Axgv0a_kwXVcMEr-i0yYcU-yYN-ISBDnBHh7QR72QnE0VMgR7TFNlR5JJYQKVYZr-q9wWveH3gRgJAVNWVwFcywbRJftlTe7SyIayOBT6_PkC2rhM2SAQwy/s400/heman+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670229814906622962" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-41304746470789935092011-10-30T21:54:00.005-05:002011-10-30T22:06:11.167-05:00fevere bread bowl<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">why lookie here... one of my shallow bowls is now the olive oil bowl for bread samples at <a href="http://www.fervere.com/">Fevere Bakery</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRKLenzlx6XAsfmbmeKN47YbFJT18lKkncxorYvtit1GCDYQHafGxMI-NShQ6rO-AAZRzoz4WRa5OUS4fST7yQ6tLvHwXr0WnDt3WIiZs_DQp-TZvlvdD1VQO73pPxEjqOoAQ7kJtwKtX/s1600/309852_293089270702383_100000039367892_1187976_157844333_n-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRKLenzlx6XAsfmbmeKN47YbFJT18lKkncxorYvtit1GCDYQHafGxMI-NShQ6rO-AAZRzoz4WRa5OUS4fST7yQ6tLvHwXr0WnDt3WIiZs_DQp-TZvlvdD1VQO73pPxEjqOoAQ7kJtwKtX/s400/309852_293089270702383_100000039367892_1187976_157844333_n-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669484912270170418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />if you're in Kansas City and you haven't tried <a href="http://www.fervere.com/">fevere bread</a> - well then, you're missing out - get to it! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh_5LHf34bO6vRRfYXea5_gyjNtmmJogiF_B0dbVfxRZzQ-GvbxzczgtpPqqNEadjVL0yogD0X3hLBHu0LqZWCp70e3peLKq6FzpxG6dRadWjwNnGDQ625OwivZMEgT5E2Z6h-l1x_AcH/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh_5LHf34bO6vRRfYXea5_gyjNtmmJogiF_B0dbVfxRZzQ-GvbxzczgtpPqqNEadjVL0yogD0X3hLBHu0LqZWCp70e3peLKq6FzpxG6dRadWjwNnGDQ625OwivZMEgT5E2Z6h-l1x_AcH/s400/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669484915061134050" border="0" /></a>i used to eat their delicious breads until i found out i was celiac. :( now i just enjoy the smell of them.<br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-60712111651174585082011-10-21T20:33:00.003-05:002011-10-21T20:46:48.329-05:00Heck Yes Craft<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">julie k hanus of <a href="http://americancraftmag.org/index.php">American Craft Magazine</a> posted a "<a href="http://americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=12718">Heck Yes Craft</a>" blog post about my work today! totally rad! it's a precursor to the article she wrote about my work that will be in the december/january issue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=12718"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpWRbdsd1WgEoaCYwq_5bcJmJmwnTJRdg0yvyfaU1N3JmA8THvs5FXTynY5GaS8fYxaxbRePmDyHC9ZZ6qEK8coCAVP7np2nBnEtOPFfJQRsg8MEPdEHRlluYmOqxZUNgEgiaUT_XBbuS/s400/host+dot+biscuit+setting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666125576386043618" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />from the American Craft website:<br /><em> <a href="http://americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=12718">Heck Yes Craft</a> is a series of visual blog posts with a simple mission: to show off amazing work. Come back every Friday for more.</em><br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-30803414047956364402011-10-09T22:03:00.004-05:002011-10-09T22:15:36.281-05:00watershed: tumblers<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >while at <a href="http://www.watershedceramics.org">watershed</a> this summer, i threw a few tumblers with the watershed clay body. memories of working with this clay while making my 2005 salad days plates came flooding back. there are little bits (sometimes big bits) of "magic" (aka rocks) in the terracotta. i quickly remembered why i press molded the 500 salad plates and did not throw them. after making these 6 cups, i switched to hand building.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >the tumblers in the greenware state. the iron in the clay is green, but fires red.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjI0_OZ-nEqEoz6-3TKXsGfCQ-xJ7SSBgll1MoJuc_K8SfqE7MgtK9_qG5u3u0Yi93ST4U_R7LFsmWC5qRxRfPQyEwMY18G1nCQ3Kv-SDrSSiss2LjW5mdx4iPFJ9YXIIDMOgBvx55AMw/s1600/tumblers+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjI0_OZ-nEqEoz6-3TKXsGfCQ-xJ7SSBgll1MoJuc_K8SfqE7MgtK9_qG5u3u0Yi93ST4U_R7LFsmWC5qRxRfPQyEwMY18G1nCQ3Kv-SDrSSiss2LjW5mdx4iPFJ9YXIIDMOgBvx55AMw/s400/tumblers+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661694747284377250" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >the tumblers fired. i'll going to further investigate a darker color palette.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPj5-X1saE5Z46j5qNTu038o-OXQw93NzmNk2AWcab4giGjaA9hcUa9cNpoxK0GQXnP0ltPAQWEnznv0dDcdkN4wyirP0qGQpZrxoSQcv_eQa7VKhM5SiR1DCcyVt7U6F7dBsFTl8hf-e/s1600/tumblers+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPj5-X1saE5Z46j5qNTu038o-OXQw93NzmNk2AWcab4giGjaA9hcUa9cNpoxK0GQXnP0ltPAQWEnznv0dDcdkN4wyirP0qGQpZrxoSQcv_eQa7VKhM5SiR1DCcyVt7U6F7dBsFTl8hf-e/s400/tumblers+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661694742597135330" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >i love the orange-red color of the unglazed clay. <br />the bright orange specks are embedded glaze in the divots where i dug out the "magic" bits.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONPXF1wtX6So_ykjl9wFvWQKr-sKO3dHz6el5NwvVm3BB81_VfdGiKmq5RLatPViQFEKGdbFNH9OiWa6vBNwSEuxNuZ_DkYcuLSzxoT7hPyRoI2kjYAsjUE3YlBRMNKXzbiMlOr7aOBDl/s1600/tumblers+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONPXF1wtX6So_ykjl9wFvWQKr-sKO3dHz6el5NwvVm3BB81_VfdGiKmq5RLatPViQFEKGdbFNH9OiWa6vBNwSEuxNuZ_DkYcuLSzxoT7hPyRoI2kjYAsjUE3YlBRMNKXzbiMlOr7aOBDl/s400/tumblers+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661694737936192130" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-36955135056657545192011-09-16T22:15:00.006-05:002011-09-16T22:40:51.127-05:00BRIGHT.<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">the work i sent to the <a href="http://www.schallergallery.com/index.php">Schaller Gallery</a> is in a show called "<a href="http://www.schallergallery.com/exhibition-list.php?id=72">BRIGHT</a>" featuring renee brown, arthur halvorsen, & myself. it's up from september 4th - 20th.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >also here's my new <a href="http://www.schallergallery.com/artist-list.php?aid=140">artist page</a> on the gallery's site.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.schallergallery.com/artist-list.php?aid=140"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjn-ZnKjqVP3IwHCbVEur75LslbvREln8Wa8tXcFFoQdt5drVcOh1hvXEZWY2nuSjBAxKJI8U2SU3OkV1xf1be9tw0KL6-hko2-TelEbwIZgetHOfoYLxHEQUYpkVpTQWoSzEQ5NAJvdm/s400/schaller+artist+page.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653167682550745378" border="0" /></a>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-57509563443280461402011-09-05T21:19:00.002-05:002011-09-05T21:24:49.377-05:00foldedpigs at the Renegade Craft Fair<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E5R6LJqXm92C3mexQMHwXvXmSvIv5O-SHRunZxccxhbDN42XwViIXsX7mURRbwCltC3EM-VxqZhS2tloZHjHqNp-GOyWCcpQYh4fVdCfyQs_t4L1Am1mimUnRmWtSQLoQaGtPIPa1Z1A/s1600/6053771957_1544d78325_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E5R6LJqXm92C3mexQMHwXvXmSvIv5O-SHRunZxccxhbDN42XwViIXsX7mURRbwCltC3EM-VxqZhS2tloZHjHqNp-GOyWCcpQYh4fVdCfyQs_t4L1Am1mimUnRmWtSQLoQaGtPIPa1Z1A/s400/6053771957_1544d78325_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649065795939719730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >once again i will be vending at renegade craft fair with my <a href="http://foldedpigs.etsy.com">foldedpigs </a>ware in chicago next weekend! i'm booth #125, on division street, between Wood & Paulina.<br /><br />keeping my fingers crossed for a rain-free weekend. <br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-80483499758522984472011-08-27T08:26:00.007-05:002011-08-27T10:12:59.530-05:00cup board, mugs, & tumblers, oh my!<div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">as a maker of objects, i am also a collector of objects. this will be the first of my collection posts - so watch out for more soon.
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<br />first up: CUPS!
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<br />this cup board has been a project in the works for awhile - now it's finished with the help of <a href="http://www.pauldonnellyceramics.com/">the amazing paul donnelly</a>. it's mounted in my kitchen and looks lovely if i do say so myself.
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<br />cup placement will change as the collection grows.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzry_4iwPlDANHPFkFYLEg3H4BFMFUF2YVLf4GWHvngIJUJ4imuWpNuVgjDgy2AJStlXJljhiT4Dp30QEDnXjE9N9pMOhgSxpNYxcug-R_ii099YXa8rFrUnCj4ErYL9GFKvqM8ISOUOk/s1600/cupboard+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzry_4iwPlDANHPFkFYLEg3H4BFMFUF2YVLf4GWHvngIJUJ4imuWpNuVgjDgy2AJStlXJljhiT4Dp30QEDnXjE9N9pMOhgSxpNYxcug-R_ii099YXa8rFrUnCj4ErYL9GFKvqM8ISOUOk/s400/cupboard+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645526806763599138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">if building your own cup board and you plan on painting it...one suggestion: paint all the boards before assembling and once it's put together just touch up paint. getting this sucker painted was the BIGGEST thorn in my side.
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<br />now here's where i come in... DECORATING TIME.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNppzQYSVqXf6OJ7qVC4MaP090eIMje3c5GOFjvBX5rROr5ERKVNqxwnt_XVRuC9agq3X6dEtgXww48lkVZ8gsoWd5tJS5DBGOJ9snZxff76h5WHoXzzDP4h_zTR_OmfOhtksjQqlS7jzQ/s1600/beck+collab+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNppzQYSVqXf6OJ7qVC4MaP090eIMje3c5GOFjvBX5rROr5ERKVNqxwnt_XVRuC9agq3X6dEtgXww48lkVZ8gsoWd5tJS5DBGOJ9snZxff76h5WHoXzzDP4h_zTR_OmfOhtksjQqlS7jzQ/s400/beck+collab+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643064076279850066" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">i chose to use the Dot Dot Doily pattern from my collection. i was debating between this and another pattern - but on a trip to town we stopped at a church basement/rummage sale. their bathroom had the Dot Dot Doily pattern for their paper towels, so i took it as a sign.
<br />after all 3 were decorated - assembly started.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1k2uA_3MBvIjoaJiwanD7eS3JXaRrXOiT-QWZhGD8hmpD7jrZgBOJtK2FvEvkwVcAvRzJF7HzdNpz02DFe2Va1xyTwJyqL9KVSVsKsvF7q_93020w8p7Hjd1eECYYax_r4m6BPWDSH74/s1600/beck+collab+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1k2uA_3MBvIjoaJiwanD7eS3JXaRrXOiT-QWZhGD8hmpD7jrZgBOJtK2FvEvkwVcAvRzJF7HzdNpz02DFe2Va1xyTwJyqL9KVSVsKsvF7q_93020w8p7Hjd1eECYYax_r4m6BPWDSH74/s400/beck+collab+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643063762781709554" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">glazing. team work is key people.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD3VTwf6NmV0VeEfGdJvEYpTXC0hnmVIy7wsnzkMTOy1nhskYUhJb5APSYw99_iPYnfXKryGc369uqSMeW9xeI7uuAnc0GNnlFoitmoh2jDH714L8R9meFMUbZm6FJsKvVH_ZVE6lUZOk/s1600/beck+collab+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD3VTwf6NmV0VeEfGdJvEYpTXC0hnmVIy7wsnzkMTOy1nhskYUhJb5APSYw99_iPYnfXKryGc369uqSMeW9xeI7uuAnc0GNnlFoitmoh2jDH714L8R9meFMUbZm6FJsKvVH_ZVE6lUZOk/s400/beck+collab+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643063762305019810" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">collaborating is fun!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD6k0BKOaXPwwxpik0WbyLqmkYsL-dsynEn81SFVjQoXzGd-c64lsZ2vw5f-0joyCp5hUvL7GsRYwYzmxxgYPl73yFUPk6VQ2PtudZa-Ca66yxepmizNat_SI7Sx1DpnBqNW5afa7-Y01/s1600/beck+collab+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD6k0BKOaXPwwxpik0WbyLqmkYsL-dsynEn81SFVjQoXzGd-c64lsZ2vw5f-0joyCp5hUvL7GsRYwYzmxxgYPl73yFUPk6VQ2PtudZa-Ca66yxepmizNat_SI7Sx1DpnBqNW5afa7-Y01/s400/beck+collab+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643063754739336562" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">after once firing. i love the reddish orange of the watershed brick clay.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LS3jGT7J60R8ucXyDg_mBExHlBAC1e1lrnAgIVdSAa5iQTzZ4CbDVKCi4vh8ZB_nbJ-yQPiALY7KnC-nwld3YIrRJEtR5Ivt_qt2lOMQwwseOS4a1WY_cf3hrpnwHtQ_9Sb3zESuvw7i/s1600/beck+collab+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LS3jGT7J60R8ucXyDg_mBExHlBAC1e1lrnAgIVdSAa5iQTzZ4CbDVKCi4vh8ZB_nbJ-yQPiALY7KnC-nwld3YIrRJEtR5Ivt_qt2lOMQwwseOS4a1WY_cf3hrpnwHtQ_9Sb3zESuvw7i/s400/beck+collab+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643063747187147154" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">the finished piece.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H58rAENOX7BQH7xxbW3pBJ57PkCUERIVwUIUZluXYqt5ZL-YZmXvReNtsLun5kcGD1H5RBWkmDRxUoI7F_TE1Sjj9Lz16b3twqN_JjGvXCPuJUb9DjJirQA2_KUy7HUBGay-6kOvhcww/s1600/beck+collab+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H58rAENOX7BQH7xxbW3pBJ57PkCUERIVwUIUZluXYqt5ZL-YZmXvReNtsLun5kcGD1H5RBWkmDRxUoI7F_TE1Sjj9Lz16b3twqN_JjGvXCPuJUb9DjJirQA2_KUy7HUBGay-6kOvhcww/s400/beck+collab+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643063742328301858" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">this piece is now on display at <a href="http://www.annstreetgallery.org/">ann street gallery</a> in newburgh, ny as part of the exhibition: <a href="http://www.annstreetgallery.org/2011/08/featured/breaking-boundaries-a-survey-of-contemporary-ceramics/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Breaking Boundaries: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics</span></a>
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">i spent the last two weeks at <a href="http://www.watershedceramics.org/">watershed</a> and had a BLAST!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFzAPafE-AWVI3lt9WBAri8yU2zB_Y2TnvKmz-xVrBz_B9J8jrUYVDj3A2w_LUkskL400Pq_7D4AuRKLMIqr2odVn19Db97bm9jOlMjwb_cYAJohX4zZqevE0R-tOrb3tzkIpLbH5rmEI/s1600/IMG_0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFzAPafE-AWVI3lt9WBAri8yU2zB_Y2TnvKmz-xVrBz_B9J8jrUYVDj3A2w_LUkskL400Pq_7D4AuRKLMIqr2odVn19Db97bm9jOlMjwb_cYAJohX4zZqevE0R-tOrb3tzkIpLbH5rmEI/s400/IMG_0400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641675335060872866" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">queen anne's lace in full effect on the way down to the factory.</span><span style="font-size:78%;">
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">not only did i get to go swimming, jump off rocks, drink my favorite root beer, eat ice cream, go on nature walks, and hang out with an awesome group...i also made some stuff in the studio!</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> more posts to follow.</span>
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<br /></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835335414697462336.post-49504530222009077372011-07-21T08:50:00.003-05:002011-07-21T08:59:36.647-05:00RIC RAC ROUNDUP!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">it's that time of year again when i start peddling my <a href="http://foldedpigs.etsy.com/">foldedpigs</a> ware at craft fairs!<br /><br />this saturday 9am-4pm i'll be set up at the <a href="http://www.ricracroundup.com">RIC RAC ROUNDUP</a>!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_AVoRZLb3BjYPUtOPzo_nqfajlhBwWW29_5w5hWIRUzG8UNfUiJczwISkzslZDCM7QzxLLNkhVsbZ7NeoW12o20UUtbnuMArLkcYta9L2M2qzGF_QyukGP6GXrTDJXnMJ3thbWRC6bE3/s1600/206.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_AVoRZLb3BjYPUtOPzo_nqfajlhBwWW29_5w5hWIRUzG8UNfUiJczwISkzslZDCM7QzxLLNkhVsbZ7NeoW12o20UUtbnuMArLkcYta9L2M2qzGF_QyukGP6GXrTDJXnMJ3thbWRC6bE3/s400/206.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631804225375588482" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">here's a little blurb on the news featuring foldedpigs. oo la la!<br /> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" salign="l" flashvars="&titleAvailable=true&playerAvailable=true&searchAvailable=false&shareFlag=N&singleURL=http://wdaf.vidcms.trb.com/alfresco/service/edge/content/ebb4cb88-e780-43e8-a74a-f4bcf4228d0f&propName=wdaf.com&hostURL=http://www.fox4kc.com&swfPath=http://wdaf.vid.trb.com/player/&omAccount=triblocaltvglobal&omnitureServer=fox4kc.com" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" menu="true" name="PaperVideoTest" bgcolor="#ffffff" devicefont="false" wmode="transparent" scale="showall" loop="true" play="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://wdaf.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf" align="middle" height="450" width="300"></embed><br /></span></div>meredith hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15468774285597195453noreply@blogger.com0