watercolors – Rae Dunn - Fine Handmade Pottery

Monday, December 19, 2016

à la française.

i’m pleased to reveal the cover of my upcoming book, “France: Inspiration du Jour” (chronicle books). this is my next book which is a compilation of sketches and photos that i have taken during my sojourns in france. this book is very close to my heart and feels incredibly revealing, as i had never intended for anyone to see my personal sketchbook (let alone to actually have it published !?) . . . but i’m very much into stepping out of my comfort zone. this book will be out on may 2nd, but you can pre-order it NOW here. and you can also get a sneak peek of the inside HERE.

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Friday, September 02, 2016

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

emeryville, california
september 2016

little golf pencils will always remind me of my dad. he played golf six days a week for as long as i knew him (on the seventh day, he fished). i remember him leaving trails of these little pencil nubs all around the house. such a fond memory.

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Thursday, August 04, 2016

sketchy.

i started five different sketchbooks here in vermont.

1. the book of wilma.
2. sketching/writing with my left hand.
3. an everything sketchbook.
4. writing with something i found in nature.
5. flowers + plant life.

i’m going to be one busy girl.

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Saturday, June 11, 2016

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

tokyo, japan
february 2016

japanese boro textiles . . . so beautiful.

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Friday, April 29, 2016

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

tokyo, japan
february 2016

i LOVE boro textiles. there was such an abundance of them in tokyo. turns out, the next best thing to buying boro fabrics is SKETCHING them ! so satisfying.

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Friday, April 22, 2016

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

tokyo, japan
february 2016

two of my favorite things rolled into one: notebooks + shibori. i found these amazing shibori notebooks at the beautiful shop in tokyo called POSTALCO. we spent a long time there drooling over the goods and i left with many treasures.

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Friday, April 15, 2016

friday fieldtrip (from the sketchbook).

tokyo, japan
february 2016

i bought these very large sumi brushes at the oedo flea market in tokyo. i’ve been painting with them and can not believe how much INK they hold. painting with them is such a treat.

japan, rae dunn, sketchbook., sumi brushes, tokyo, watercolor, watercolors

Friday, February 05, 2016

inspiration du jour.

i finally turned in my manuscript to chronicle books for my FRANCE SKETCHBOOK and i feel 121 pages LIGHTER ! the book is a compilation of sketches and photos from my sojourns in france. it will be out in spring 2017 . . . stay tuned.

france, rae dunn, sketch, sketchbook., watercolors

Friday, January 22, 2016

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

june 2014
vallauris, france

this is the epitome of my summers in the south of france.

warm sultry nights. good friends. and lots o pastis.

france, pastis, rae dunn, sketchbook., watercolors

Friday, October 23, 2015

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

november 2000
anderson valley, california

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Friday, October 16, 2015

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

france.

i’ve been working really hard on my upcoming book (the french sketchbook, chronicle books). the book will be filled with sketches from my travel journals of france. curating this book is proving MUCH more difficult than meets the eye. i’m taking six sketchbooks and rolling them in one book, along with photos. i have an impending deadline and am trying to beat the clock !

drawings, france, rae dunn, sketch, sketchbook., watercolors

Friday, October 02, 2015

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

july 2007
jardin du luxembourg
paris, france.

i LOVE the scattering of green chairs throughout this garden. they tell such a story the way they are left positioned. in groupings, some facing each other, some facing away from each other, and the alone ones off by themselves. so obscure. so fascinating to me.

france, rae dunn, rae dunn clay, sketch, sketchbook., watercolors