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Another plate a day

City Paper Trunk Show

Come and Visit. There will be beer, food, music and hand made things.

Calling all Philly Peeps

Tonight at Eastern State Penitentiary: Mary Jo Boles exhibition Purge Incomplete. MJ made most of the components for this exhibition at Kohler as well as visiting Philly a few times to go to the amazing Philadelphia Anthenaeum, an amazing library with a huge collection of books relating to early Philadelphia city planning. It is going to be smashing.

Eastern State Penn. Fairmount and 22nd St. 5.30 - 7.30pm See you there!!!

Galloway: Quiescent

My last shout out for Julia......
all the cups are now online

Julia Galloway: Quiescent

Currently The Clay Studio is hosting an exhibition by Julia Galloway, one of my favorite ceramic artists.

Galloways newest body of work titled Quiescent has been installed on 400+ shelves in the gallery. Each shelf holds a tumbler. Galloway has used the tumblers as canvas for her drawings. Each surface displays an image of a bird represented in James Audoubons: Birds of North America



There is also an audio component to this show. Some of the shelves contain sound modules and motion detectors. As you pass by, a bird begins to chirp or
warble. The space becomes activated and alive, as if filled with the real live birds represented by the imagery.






First Friday in Old City is a mess of people wandering in and out of the galleries. The room was wildly loud and the bird calls were almost drowned out even though all the sounds were being activated at once.











Galloway covered the walls of the gallery with a chalk drawing that reminds me of a garden fence. This image is echoed in the glaze patterning on her pitchers.







The most powerful moments seem to come when the gallery is empty save for one person slowly walking around the room, connecting with each sound as it begins and ends.

SMALL FAVORS IV

Also.....Small Favors opens tonight. check out all the work HERE

Sneak Peek - Julia Galloway: Quiescent

I have spent this week working at The Clay Studio taking down the massive Helen Drutt Celebration show and helping install the three new shows that open tonight.

All week long Julia Galloway and her team of dedicated helpers have been transforming The Clay Studio gallery into a garden paradise.
Julia's former student Josh Harmony helps chalk the walls while the freshly painted pedestals dry
Ayumi Horie helps Julia inspect a plate while studio assistant Steven inspects another. Steven drove out from Montana with Julia and all the work.

Grad Student Patrick Coughlin traveled in from Florida for the installation. The amount of people who traveled up to help certainly speaks to how very lovely Julia is.


The rest is up to your imagination but let me tell you this is one stunning show. Come out tonight for the opening or stay tuned for a post on the finished show.

Pottery Paycheck.

I am sitting here doing the Internet thing, drinking my afternoon coffee out of my favorite Paul Eshelman cup and what do you know, Paul is one of the other artists profiled in this months Ceramics Monthly Article "A Pottery Paycheck". I am so excited to be featured along side a veteran potter like Paul. I love his work. He was one of the first potters to inspire me to get it together and figure out how to make work. I cornered him for about an hour at The Baltimore Craft Show a bunch of years ago and asked him a million questions about how he makes his work. He was very accommodating even though I did not buy a thing (poor student at the time).

The other artist in the sneak peek is Diana Fayt. My Facebook friend and maker of beautiful pots.



Ceramics Arts Daily gave us this sneak peak at the article. I am still wondering who the other six potters might be.

P.S. House update. meeting with seller on Saturday!!! this really might happen.

New for SPRING

Porcelain Pinch Pots. 1" x 2" x2" $12 for four

Corn and Cobalt - Olive Servers 1" x 1.5" x 5" $15 for three.

Today is a super dreary one with a grey sky and rain drizzling pretty constantly. I thought it a good day to sit under a blanket with some tea and finally get to updating the Soup Shop.
It is now filled with vintage, handmade and re made objects. Something for every one.

Steph and Ryan

Some Philly bloggers like my pots - Thanks you guys :)

Ceramics Monthly - Working Potters.

Just sent my images and text to CM for their feature "Work and Play: The Potters Life". It will be in the June/July issue. I am so curious about the other four people they are profiling. Anyone know?

Tumblers

Some new tumblers in the shop for those of you who have been asking. I will be listing a bunch more in the next few days.

Spring has really sprung.

Spring time is here at last. Today it is 73 degrees and so very lovely out side. I moved all my plants to the studio balcony. Including the basil, spinach and lettuce seedlings I planted a month ago. I am glazing a new batch of work for the upcoming Art Star Craft Bazaar as well as the just added City Paper Trunk Show which is coming up super fast. It will be in Northern Liberties, on 2nd street in the brand new Piazza at Schimidts. 150 artists plus music, beer and food. The date for the Trunk Show is Saturday May 16th. Come out and help me get a little closer to buying that house.

I just unloaded a glaze firing of blues and greens. Look for new work soon in the shop

Thanks to everyone who bought dishes this week. I really might just get that house after all.

Plus I added the link to my Twitter in the side bar. It is a good way to keep connected to all the Philly ceramic happenings plus Etsy shop updates.

Help me Buy a House.

So I have found it, the house of my dreams. I just need to raise a little more cash for the down payment. The only plus to the awful economy - even an artist might be able to afford a house.

Help make my dreams come true. I will have you over for tea and cake any time you like.

Buy a dish - get my dog a yard!!!! naomiclearyceramics.etsy.com

and ok, it is not the house in the picture. but isn't it cute.