First the bad news… I've moved out of John and Tiffany's studio. It was an unexpected turn of events. It's unfortunate that Tim and I just moved 600 pounds of clay into the space the week before. It would have been nice not to have moved it in only to move it to our back screened porch.
Right now I'm planning to return to the ceramics class at the art museum this fall. As a student there I can participate in their Christmas pottery sale. It worked out very well for me last year.
The good news… Tim and I discussed the plan of building a separate studio in the backyard and figured I might as well start planning it now. It's a little sooner than I had anticipated but it's feasible and it'll be great! Fortunately Christopher is willing to take on the project and understands my needs as a potter. We have already discussed my wish list and he's working on an estimate now for building the structure and contracting out the electrical work. If all goes well, I can move in sometime this fall.
Another good piece of news is that one of my pottery pieces was accepted into this year's Toledo Area Artists Exhibition (TAAE). I feel fortunate to be among the 66 out of 757 entries that were chosen. My pot no doubt will be among the smallest and most reasonably priced items in the show. This also now means I'll be able to submit my pottery pieces for sale in the museum store. Previously they would only accept my prints because I had exhibited that medium in previous TAAE shows.
John and Tiffany's. As in all firings, in my eyes some pieces are fine, others flawed. Tim just photographed select pieces. A few are shown here.
