gimme some sugar baby

yes, i would like a little coffee with my cream and sugar please.
sweet tooth creamer and sugar set.

i was invited to participate in a creamer sugar set show at the carbondale clay center in january.

chicagoland.

renegade was a success and a whirlwind of a weekend! thanks to everyone who came out for the sale. i was not prepared for the chicago weather as i did not bring sensible shoes for snow. and unfortunately i believe i brought back the nasty chicago weather to kansas city. sorry kcmo. please forgive me.

some shots of my booth from day 2 of renegade.
while in chicago, i was introduced to the candy/ice cream shop "Margie's Candies". one word: amazing. check out the presentation of my caramel banana split. they use huge clam shell dishes and yes, that's a gravy boat full of caramel. they are the home of the world's largest sundae(half gallon of ice cream), called the Atomic Sundae. two thumbs up.

NCECA.

i'm sad to say i probably will not be attending NCECA in pheonix this year. while poking around the NCECA website, i discovered that some images from the 2008 juried student show from pittsburgh this past conference have been added. they included an image of my chomp setting although it was not the piece they selected. hmmm... check it out!

the chomp setting was from the series i completed right before my residue thesis work. here is one version of it, on the NCECA website is a slightly different version.

craftacular!

i am psyched to be a vendor with my foldedpigs ware at the Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale in Chicago next weekend.
this summer's outdoor fair was blessed with torrential downpours. i'm keeping my fingers crossed that the nasty weather stays away this time.
pretty please no blizzards!

stray hair.

i just sent off some white on white work to the clay studio in philly for GIFTED the annual holiday exhibition.



some stray hairs found their way on to the surface of the work.
a montage of detail shots.no matter how many times you flick at them or try to wipe them away...
they won't budge.

D-E-V-O

hey spuds! are we not men?
i have been dreaming about this halloween group costume for some time now (2 years or so) and am psyched to see it through! this week in studio i was a bit distracted because of halloween, my favorite holiday. so honestly, my effort this week was getting the group and materials together to pull this off.

welcome to the world of de-evolution and DEVOCOM.
we ended up mixing and matching devo fashion styles through the ages. so we were "DEVO's greatest hits".

yellow jumpsuits were needed...franklin wanted to attack the yeti in the studio. rain and i did a bunch of dye tests to these coverall painting suits. the numerous dyes did not take. spray paint became the colorant of choice. the group had a bit of a crafternoon or more of a crafterevening. tom and paul sprayed the suits, and amy cut out the DEVO stencils for the suit lettering.
after figuring out the energy dome hat measurements (math is hard!) we compassed and cut out the cardboard circles and used strips of posterboard for the sides. enter the massive amounts of packing tape. rain and i got into a rythmn with the circle construction.
the bottom hat ring was cut to accommodate each individuals head size and the stacked circles were attached with MORE packing tape. red spray paint provided the finishing super shiny touch.
rain modeling an energy dome pre-spray paint. black duct tape/industrial velcro belts and cardboard/pipe cleaner glasses made up the accessories to complete the outfit.
the final product. we are DEVO. D-E-V-O. the group: rain, paul, meredith, amy, tom.
you think we like wearing these? we HAVE to wear them.

overall a HUGE hit. we only were mistaken for "the cars" once. ha!

Cup: The Intimate Object VI

i was invited to participate in Charlie Cummings Gallery show "Cup: The Intimate Object VI". this is strictly an online exhibition. please do check it out...there are some sweet cups in the show; they will be up until Dec 31st.

my stray hair mug + inside detail.

photos by charlie cummings