Jenny Mendes

Go Tribe!!

Listened to this yesterday.  it held my attention, but was quite sad in lots of ways, still it was a bleak day, so I stayed with it.  Need to focus a lot right now, so I imagine I'll be listening to lots of books.  Today I begin another....A brief history of seven killings by Marlon James.  It won the Mann Booker Prize so I expect it to be a good one.   

trying to channel some energy that's out there..... i can almost see it....

Documentary The 15th International Ceramic Symposium Exhibition from Mohsen Gouda on Vimeo .

I met Elizabeth probably the first time I was ever at Penland in the early '80s.  She was doing small metals then and ceramics.... So fun to see this video of her and her process with Anthony Bourdain!I love the sound of her voice.....such a lovely drawl....and of course her signature pearls. This video is pure Elizabeth Brim.  She has definitely stuck to her vision over the years... Congratulations Elizabeth....so awesome to see you being recognized!  But of course we always knew!!

ANNUAL FLOWER CITY POTTERY INVITATIONAL OCTOBER 14-16, 2016 | ROCHESTER, NY Genesee Center for the Arts & Education is proud to welcome, for the second year, over 20 premier ceramic artists from across North America for a long weekend celebrating the best in contemporary clay. The event includes a special artist reception, sale, pottery exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops and talks by the visiting artists. This is a unique opportunity for collectors, clay enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates finely-crafted, handmade work to meet and talk with masters of the field and see a large body of their work. Whether you prefer contemporary design or rustic tableware, hundreds of hand-crafted pots will be exhibited, and their makers will be on site to talk about and demonstrate their work. For those of you who are new to contemporary ceramics, this is the perfect opportunity to see the range of work being made with this extremely versatile material. 2016 EXHIBITING ARTISTS ...

Embed + Show options Chill in the Kiln from mark hewitt on Vimeo .

An old friend and a new one!  That was super fun.  Our one hour demo turned into three!