Etsy Shop UP & RUNNING!

ok, this took me awhile...an embarrassingly long time, but my meredith host etsy shop is now open!

"Dot Dot Floral" Wall Piece

I am a part of a group exhibition Mesmerize curated by Merrie Wright which is currently on display at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring, TX.  This was my chance to make a wall piece that has been stirring in my mind for quite a while. 

the wall is 10' x 24'. Each plate is thrown porcelain, 7" diameter, decorated with thermofax screen-printing and stenciling, and iron oxide decals.

I have a bunch of people to thank for helping me with this project: Rain Harris, Jacquie Franden, Elina Jurado, Colin Ziha, Shellie Kacillas, Amy Santoferraro, Tom Binger, and George Timock.

fevere bread bowl

why lookie here... one of my shallow bowls is now the olive oil bowl for bread samples at Fevere Bakery.
if you're in Kansas City and you haven't tried fevere bread - well then, you're missing out - get to it! i used to eat their delicious breads until i found out i was celiac. :( now i just enjoy the smell of them.

making, packing, shipping

more making & shipping has been happening in the summer heat. it's been a little rough in the non-air conditioned studio, but the show must go on!

hostware shipped to lillstreet art center in chicago, il
work shipped to schaller gallery in st joseph, mi
a close up of the batch headed to watershed's salad days pottery sale in maine
these are headed to the museum shop at the elmhurst art museum in elmhurst, il

and last but not least these settings went to art & light gallery in san diego, caa detail of the settings

new galleries!

so far it's been a busy summer...makin' makin' makin'...
and after the making is done, it's time for the shipping!

this batch of hostware headed to Imagine in skaneateles, ny.
this batch shipped off to Red Lodge Clay Center in red lodge, mt.

red lodge already photographed all the work and has it up on their website....everything looks awesome!
check it out here.

Small Favors VI

i was invited to participate in this years Small Favors VI at The Clay Studio in philly. this post is a little late as the show came down yesterday...but here's a pic of my little yunomi in the show as well as my last year's submission. all the work in the show must fit into a 4" x 4" x 4" plexiglas cube.dot dot pinwheel yunomi
(i wish you could see the interior - it's a lovely lime green)

dot dot doily espresso cup from Small Favors V

NMoCA

i'm happy to say that my work can now be found in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art's Museum Store in overland park, ks. thanks to whitney for snapping pics of the display!

access Ceramics

my work is now on accessceramics.org!
it's a cool site for contemporary ceramic images for use in education. check it out.

a cool feature is you can search for artists by location.

Liquid Measure

these two tumblers went off to the Liquid Measure show at Main Street Art Gallery in Edwardsville, IL.here's the postcard with all the info for the show. woo hoo!

summer update #2

while in philadelphia this summer, my Dot Dot Dash show came down and the work traveled around the corner to the clay studio.
i was lucky enough to witness the work on display in the front window! oo la la!

announcements!

i head out to philly for nceca and my show Dot Dot Dash bright and early tomorrow morning. and when i say "bright & early" i really should say "dark & early" because i have to leave the house around 4:30am. not so fun.

announcement #1:
during NCECA philly...these are the places where i will have work:
my show: Dot Dot Dash at Flotsam + Jetsam Flotsam + Jetsam, 244 race street: just a 1/2 block from the clay studio - the opening is friday night during the first friday festivities! please stop by! there are 2 other shows here by my good friends: Rain Harris: Simulacrum & Paul Donnelly: Inferred Landscape.

Watershed Showcase
room 408 of the philly downtown marriott, right next to the convention center

The Mutter Museum Shop
the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 s 22nd street

The Clay Studio Shop
139 n 2nd street

announcement #2
my website has been updated! pics of my new work have been posted!
www.meredithhost.com

in progress

my new work in progress.

paper stencils & thermofax screenings.

getting ready for the bisque kiln.

3 settings bisqued.

first round of glazing. lined & waxed.


decal-o-mania!


all the work traveled to philadelphia safely! finished pics coming soon.

Women's Work at UNIT 5 Gallery

please click on the image for a larger/readable view.

i am a part of a show opening this november first friday (6-9) at UNIT 5 Gallery.
stop on by and say hello! the show runs through December.

UNIT 5 Gallery
1920 Wyandotte #5
Kansas City, MO

floss or else.

this week in studio i made a round of cavity tumblers. this was the first week of having a studio intern (oo la la!) and she did a fabulous job helping me press out the molars...and put them in a lovely arrangement to boot!

when these suckers are all done, they may look like these bad boys.

www.meredithhost.com

i am pleased to announce... my website is no longer under construction!
check it out: www.meredithhost.com