2005
oakland, california
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
patience is a virtue . . .
. . . and sometimes it gets you FREE BOWLS.
about 7 years ago i sold some bowls to a customer. 2.5 years ago he decided he wanted more of the same so he ordered 3 more bowls. this man patiently waited. sometimes gently nudged. checked in every now and then. waited. tapped his fingers. asked how they were coming along. waited. gently nudged. checked in with me. waited. and waited. and waited. finally, 2.5 years after he ordered these bowls, they were ready and yesterday he came to pick them up. i couldn’t bring myself to charge him for these said bowls. he was such the IDEAL customer. so patient. never got angry. never mad. no threats. quite understanding. and very pleased with his 3 new bowls.
moral of the story:
1. it would be nice if more customers understood the theory of CUSTOM HAND MADE objects and what goes into it. lots of failure, time, and motivation to make something that you really don’t want to make in the first place. (the first batch of these bowls came out too small, the next batch 2 of them cracked in the kiln, this was the 3rd batch . . . 3’s a charm ? i don’t think so)
2. to check in with MYSELF before i accept a custom order (in the future i will be accepting a LOT less of these).
end of story.
Friday, October 21, 2011
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
2005
san francisco, california
this was in my clay sketchbook.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
the emeryville art exhibition is closing THIS sunday.
there is a LOT of really great work there this year.
don’t miss it !
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
the mystery drink . . .
today was ALL about the color “butterscotch-caramel.”
it started out with these crazy pantaloons that i wore to the studio.
and then on my apron pocket (fabric from erica tanov) . . .
i was painting MANY plates with this . . .
a new gingham series for terrain . . .
and ended the day drinking this drink.
the FIRST person who guesses EXACTLY what was IN this drink will win 2 free shot glasses.
(enter as many times as you need to)
GAME OVER . . . the drink was correctly identified !
Monday, October 17, 2011
and the WINNER is . . .
today wilma helped me pick a name out of a hat for our CONTEST. thank you everyone who played, it was so great to hear all of your words. there will be many more free giveaways to come. the lucky winner will be getting a vase in the mail this week.
Friday, October 14, 2011
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
september 2007
athens, greece
there were amazing pots at the acropolis museum.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
FREE GIVEAWAY.
these are from my new hieroglyphic vase series HOT out of the kiln. i designed these in france but you can be the FIRST person in the U.S. to own one by entering the contest on my facebook page. the winner will be announced there on monday.
just go HERE to enter.
(for those of you who DON’T use facebook, my next giveaway will be right here)
Friday, October 07, 2011
do you "like" me ?
i mean do you “really” like me ? . . . if you are not a fan on my facebook page, now might be the time to DO IT ! not only will you get a more behind the scenes look at my work life, but next week i am starting my first FREE GIVEAWAY. i will ask a question and a random replier will be chosen out of a hat. tell me, WHO doesn’t love free STUFF ?!
click HERE and join in on the fun.
(you must be a “fan” to win)
Friday, October 07, 2011
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
june 2011
vallauris, france
these are sketches of the french porcelain spoons i made during my residency in france.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
cute as a button.
are you a member of the BUTTON CLUB yet ? it’s a great way to get frequent FUN mail in your mailbox (how often does THAT happen these days ?). i was asked to be the september guest artist. you can read about it H E R E .
Friday, September 30, 2011
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
2010
berkekley, ca
painting/sketch on porcelain.
