At Play
high fire enamels,
and sgraffito on kiln-fired glass
Well, hello everyone! It has been a very productive week! I've attended quite a few meetings and I have put in my time working in the studio.
I was glad to talk with my brother and sister-in-law who have both been to Orlando and San Francisco since I last saw them. They shared some of their photos and looks like they had a wonderful time in both cities.
My brother also went to a meeting in Las Vegas. He sent some photos of some glass that he saw while he was there.
We were looking forward to a visit from my Aunt who lives in North Carolina, however, she has had to cancel. We are disappointed, but hopefully it won't be too long before we see her.
The opening of Soul Mates at LeMoyne is July 31st. Then on August 4th, I need to mail my work to Kittrell/Riffkind in Dallas. Their opening is August 23. We are trying to plan a trip out there. We would like to be there for the opening reception, but may not be able to make it in time. We will visit the gallery for sure. We also want to have dinner with some old friends whom we haven't seen in a very long time. Our plans are to visit The University of North Texas in Denton (30 miles outside of Dallas), where we both attended school, and then drive to Huntsville, Texas (70 miles outside of Houston) where Chuck was on the Music Faculty and I received my BFA degree and finished all but two classes (plus my graduate exhibition) on my MFA. We really had some good times at both places. It has been a long, long, time since we were there, however.
I have several places that I would like to go! I want to spend some time at the beach, I want to go back to Asheville, NC and we would like to make a trip to NYC. So - - - -when would we do all of this?! Who knows!
Well, I hope everyone has a good Friday evening. Come back. See you soon.
Terrie
Old Cypress
high fire enamels
Well, it has been a fine week so far! We celebrated our anniversary on Tuesday and enjoyed a wonderful dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. I have had a good week in the studio. Had some good firings and got a lot done - amazing considering that I have 4 meetings this week! Yikes.
The exhibition at LeMoyne opens on July 31st. Tomorrow is the last day of the show at the FSU Museum. Then in August the exhibition in Dallas opens. The show at 621 comes down soon and the Airport show will be up a little longer also. When it rains it pours!
We also received a wedding invitation in the mail today. The wedding is the same day as the opening in Dallas...what are the chances!
Well, the screen is jumping, I'm not sure if it is my computer or the blogsite, but I am going to say good night for now.
Til later!
Fuel the Spirit
high fire enamels
Well, I hope that anyone that loves the game of tennis watched Federer and Nadal play at Wimbledon today! What a match!
It was wonderful.
It has been a nice 4th of July weekend. Thursday we started off by visiting a restaurant where a friend of ours was performing. We really enjoyed hearing Steve play and visiting with Marianne and Charles.
On Friday our good friends and neighbors, Jean and Jerry, had a 4th of July cook-out. We stopped over for a minute to say "hello" (My Mom was there, too) and then we had to leave to attend the opening of ANJE III (All Media National Juried Exhibition) at 621 Gallery. I had a piece accepted in the show. We also visited with friends at several other galleries at Railroad Square. It was First Friday. A lot of people were out celebrating the 4th, but there were some who did do the Gallery Hop. We returned home and the cook-out was still going on. We had an opportunity to visit a little plus Jean sent us home with the absolutely best made-from-scratch (including her own little limes that she grows) Key Lime pie I have ever tasted! Way to go Jean! They also said that my Mom had made the best baked beans for the cook-out. She is a great cook. I did not get that gene. My husband, on the other hand, is an excellent cook, too. I'm lucky.
Saturday, Chuck and I both worked in the studio. We actually got quite a bit of work done. . . thank goodness! I have a number of things that are distracting me from my studio work. I have several shows in August, one in Dallas, and one here. My schedule is getting full and I don't mean studio time! Steven Pressfield calls these distractions "Resistance" in his book, The War of Art (I call them scheduled meetings and projects). There are always distractions. The question remains whether we have the strength and professionalism to keep distraction, or resistance from preventing us from doing our work - putting in our time - creating. It is an on-going battle for artists, as those of you involved in the visual or performing arts know!
Anyway, I was glad to get a lot done yesterday so I could watch Wimbledon today! I'm looking forward to a busy week. I do love working hard in the studio and I try not to let too many other things prevent me from putting in my time!
Hope everyone has had a nice holiday! Let's all go out and have a good week! Come back and visit soon!
Til later,
T
Well, hello everyone! It has been a very productive week! I've attended quite a few meetings and I have put in my time working in the studio. 
