Jenny Mendes

Stephen Warde Anderson is a professional fine self taught artist. He is the author of Code of the the New Aristocrat, A Guide for the Post-Modern Gentleman, and Musings and Versings ...Essays, Aphorisms, and Poems, both available at lulu.com. Anderson was born in 1953 and is a lifelong bachelor. He served in the U.S. Navy. Of a working class background, he is of Scottish descent on his father's side and claims a rich early New England genealogy from his mother's family.  He also has a blog .  Lots of images on his website.  I really like his style.

This years donation to the Penland School of Crafts Auction   which is coming up very soon, is a collaborative piece I did with Paulus Berensohn  He made the pot, and I decorated it.  A painting he received as a gift from a friend in Australia inspired the exterior of this pot. We both of been very inspired by Aboriginal Austalian artists.  We are hoping to do another one this fall during the instructors retreat.

Claire Loder

Carolina's paintings were a high point for me last week during the heatwave/artshow.  They made me forget about the heat for a little while, and that wasn't easy!   See more here!

I was the featured seller on Etsy yesterday.  There is an interview with me if you are interested, and you can see it here .  It was fun answering the questions, though the one about what your memoir would be called really stumped me.  I had no idea.  I'm not ready to think about that in any way, yet.  This is the doll mentioned in the interview that my grandmother made, that kicked off my career as a maker/collaborator, ha ha at approximately age 3????!!  Actually, this did belong to  my brother Joe, but I have him now.  I can still remember being an advisor about his outfit..... quite stylish wouldn't you say?!!!  I'm really happy to still have it.  Nita Ford from Penland North Carolina made the quilt he rests on.  It is amazing, and this is the back side..... 

A snippet of a  piece I recently finished. Maybe a bird, and also a girl, perhaps dead, or dreaming, or  just lost somewhere inside herself.

We got home late......in a rain storm.  So glad it is over.  It was just too hot, but things turned out ok in the end.   Rumor has it that Claude got skunked.... Any suggestions for how to get skunk smell out of a dog???  This is a tile image of mine from a few years ago called the Evening Queen.  It feels really good to be home...

The show has been brutal in so many ways.  I hope it ends with a bang.  (and not thunder and lightening!!!)

It was super hot yesterday on the street.  Basically anyone who was smart stayed inside...But we had no choice.  I managed to make a few sales to a few people who braved the heat.  2 days to go.....

 I'm ready to start drinking lots of water.  Going into survival mode.  It's going to be a hot one......

It was really hot today in Ann Arbor.  97 and 100% humidity  in the shade!!!!    Mike Frieseman's tattoos cheered me up.   I loved the little mermaid on his inner wrist!  

Leaving for Ann Arbor tomorrow, these girls are going too!

I'll be at the Original Ann Art Fair t his week.   Come by if you can!!!

  Two New Cups

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Yoshitomo Nara

Drum-Shaped Bottle with Peony Decoration Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910); late 15th–early 16th century Buncheong with iron-painted design; H. 8 5/8 in. (21.7 cm), L. 12 3/8 in. (31.2 cm) Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Treasure no. 1387 Poetry in Clay: Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art a special exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Ewer with Dragon-Fish Head and Lotus Decoration Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910); mid-15th century Buncheong with inlaid design; H. 11 1/8 in. (28 cm), Diam. of mouth 2 1/2 in. (6.2 cm), Diam. of foot 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm)

I'm having problems with these larger format plates, with the underpainting chipping off on the edges.  This one had the least amount of chipping, but I'll still have to try and fix it.  Ceramics can be incredibly frustrating, especially for one as untechnical as me.....

See you this weekend at Cain Park! Cain Park Arts Festival July 8-10: Frid ay 3-8pm, Saturday 10am-8pm, Sunday 12-5pm FREE ADMISSION on Friday $5 per person (13 & older) on Saturday and Sunday  12 & under FREE ADMISSION all weekend long Great art from across America and our talented region in a beautiful, sylvan setting close to home. Meet the artists, see friends and neighbors, eat great food and relax to music...all in Cleveland Heights at the corner of Lee and Superior. Don't worry about parking on Saturday and Sunday! Park at Cleveland Heights City Hall (40 Severance Circle, 44118) and take Lolly the Trolley for FREE to/from Cain Park. Here's a peek at the artists  you'll see this weekend at Cain Park  (click on "Photos" in the left-hand column and select "2011 Arts Festival Artists")  as well as the entertainment.  Click  here  for a complete Cain Park schedule. https://www.facebook.com/CainParkArtsFestival ...

I love this work.  See more here.