IMPORTANT NOTE
FOR VISITORS: The studio is open daily on a self serve
basis. If you want to be certain I will be in the studio, please
call and let me know when you would like to come out. I am happy
to explain whatever process is happening that day.
"Natural Instincts" Clay Conference:
June 26, 27, 28th at Duke Labs, North Carolina Aquarium, Elizabeth Priddy
Studios, in Morehead City, Atlantic Beach and Beaufort, NC. Sponsored
by the "Potter's Council" an arm of the American Ceramic Society this workshop
is for potters interested in learning about techniques utilized by 5 potters
whose work is inspired by the environment of Eastern North Carolina.
I will be presenting techniques I use to make tools for forming my
lanterns and how to use them to transform the thrown pot.
Texture tool making Workshop
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Saturday January 20, at Art and Materials on Middle Street in New Bern,
NC. $75.00 call for information.
NEW WORK
This year while the workhorse gas kiln
was moved and rebuilt, in addition to new raku work I was able to pull
together a major project I'd been playing with for a couple of years.
I wanted to use the metallic iridescence of raku in a sculpture of a fish,
combined with copper sheeting, mesh and wire. I had been working
out the logistics with smaller pieces learning how to handle the new medium
and finally put it all together.
Adventurer, Bernie Harberts
camped out at the Bay River Pottery on his shake down mule cruise to Aurora,
NC, and back. (Click on image to enlarge)
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Bill and Jack getting ready
for their part of the adventure. Visit Bernies web site RiverEarth.comto
follow the adventure from Canada to the Gulf. (Click on image to
enlarge)
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People Celebration Vessels
Candace is making personalized vessels
to celebrate the lives of people we love. More and more people share her
dislike of the traditional funeral process and want an alternative to a
mass produced urn or box. They prefer to honor their loved ones before
they die. Few people want to deal with these issues themselves so it helps
to have someone else arrange the details. (Click
here for details)
Pet Celebration Vessels
For years now, people have been buying
my pottery to contain the cremated ashes of their beloved pets. They
are invariably in turn apologetic and embarrassed to tell me their purpose,
yet I am pleased to know that they have chosen a piece of mine for something
so important to them. I now look forward to these requests. I can
offer a … more personalized service Knowing that people will appreciate
the permanence of incorporating their pet’s physical essence with the vessel.
Pictures of the New Studio
during the first snow of the season, and the chaos of moving day.
Candace does a Jackson Pollack
treatment to the new studio's display area.
AgriCultural Tour from Duplin and
Onslow counties visited the new studio. The North Carolina Cooperative
Extension's SE District arranged the tour of 45 people to see the studio
and other points of interest in Pamlico County. Candace did a throwing
and piercing demonstration. Fortunately, we had not moved in yet,
and were able to accommodate them in a semi finished state. (Click
on image to enlarge)
The Red Hat Ladies of New Bern visit
the studio, and get a group picture with "Bruno" and his boa. (Click
on image to enlarge)
Bay River Pottery remains the only
"free range" pottery in the country, if not
the world!!
All Thumbs???? Click
here for insights.
 Candace
has just introduced an Ikebana Vase. See this
link for more..........
(click on image to enlarge)
Candace was selected by “Pottery Making
Illustrated”, a sister publication of “Ceramics Monthly“, to be included
in their Online July Issue. The article features studio Web sites
and pottery work related to the Garden.
The article can be found at Pottery
Making Illustrated and reviews a number of web sites with Garden
specific work.
Her work was also selected this year
to be included in a book by designer Virginia Essler called "Know your
Furnishings" available in September from Amazon.com. |
