Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wow, tropical storms will never mean the same again!
Goodness! We are inundated with rain and high winds. Since we live in the woods, rain-soaked hardwoods (especially after the deficit rainfall this year) means that limbs and trees will come down. Our neighbor has a huge tree growing up through their deck (about 40 inches in diameter) and it came crashing down about 3am this morning. It took out their deck and many trees in the woods. They are so lucky that no one got hurt! We have a lot of little limbs hitting the roof, but no big one yet. Another neighbor lost a really tall tree. It fell yesterday taking others with it. This water-logged situation will stay with us even after "Fay" has passed on through. I made a video from the porch of my studio.It is on Google video. I can't seem to load it here. (It would give you an idea of the rain amounts). The winds are coming in gusts!
Everyone stay safe!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Hot, hot, hot!
"Patina"
high fire enamels, sgraffito, sandblast etching
Yikes! it is so hot today. i guess it is nothing compared to Dallas and other parts of the Southwest, but we have some incredible humidity, too!
Last week we held the opening of the "Soul Mates" exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. It was held on Thursday night and we had a really good crowd. There is a little something for everyone. I gave the Gallery talk and also sold one of my paintings in kiln-fired glass (the one posted here). I want to go back and see the exhibit again. You never really get to look at the work on opening night!
The Women's show at the Airport has closed. I thought it was a very nice show.
We mailed my pieces to Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas on Monday. I was so relieved to get them in the mail. I am one of the featured artists in the Featured Artists Series which opens on August 23. Michael says that they arrived safe and sound. Whew! My husband is a very very good packer! He made some of the packing boxes. When you are mailing 14 pieces of glass, well, it is good to know that they all arrived on time and safely!
We are looking forward to our trip. We will visit some old friends in Texas and some of my husband's former students. We are looking forward to stopping by Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas. I am really looking forward to visiting with Michael and Barbara in person. We have talked often by phone and corresponded by email, of course!
Well, we are getting a summer thunderstorm right now, so I will sign off. I hope this publishes, I have had some problems with my blog today. (no offense blog guys, it's the first time I have had a problem).
Til Later!
high fire enamels, sgraffito, sandblast etching
Yikes! it is so hot today. i guess it is nothing compared to Dallas and other parts of the Southwest, but we have some incredible humidity, too!Last week we held the opening of the "Soul Mates" exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. It was held on Thursday night and we had a really good crowd. There is a little something for everyone. I gave the Gallery talk and also sold one of my paintings in kiln-fired glass (the one posted here). I want to go back and see the exhibit again. You never really get to look at the work on opening night!
The Women's show at the Airport has closed. I thought it was a very nice show.
We mailed my pieces to Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas on Monday. I was so relieved to get them in the mail. I am one of the featured artists in the Featured Artists Series which opens on August 23. Michael says that they arrived safe and sound. Whew! My husband is a very very good packer! He made some of the packing boxes. When you are mailing 14 pieces of glass, well, it is good to know that they all arrived on time and safely!
We are looking forward to our trip. We will visit some old friends in Texas and some of my husband's former students. We are looking forward to stopping by Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas. I am really looking forward to visiting with Michael and Barbara in person. We have talked often by phone and corresponded by email, of course!
Well, we are getting a summer thunderstorm right now, so I will sign off. I hope this publishes, I have had some problems with my blog today. (no offense blog guys, it's the first time I have had a problem).
Til Later!
Friday, July 18, 2008
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
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
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Good week!
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!
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!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Painting and tennis anyone?
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
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
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Another nice reception!
Joy in the Morning
high fire enamels, sgraffito
and sandblast etching
Tonight we held the opening for "Women Artists" at the Artport Gallery. The opening reception was very nice and we had a good turn-out! The show looked wonderful. Kudos to Leslie, Janice, and Susie who did a fine job hanging it. This event was sponsored by the Council on Cultural and the Arts. The 12 women artists were comprised of the Artists' Steering Committee for the Florida Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
I enjoyed meeting some new people and talking to some old friends. It was a nice balance. One of the pieces I have in the show will be going home with someone else! That piece is posted here.
In two weeks, we will have the opening for the All-Media National Juried Exhibition at 621 Gallery. That should be fun, too.
Well, I need to get some shut-eye so that I can get some painting done over the next couple of days. I also need to mail some work to Dallas. Let's all go out and have a nice weekend!
Til later,
Terrie
high fire enamels, sgraffito
and sandblast etching
Tonight we held the opening for "Women Artists" at the Artport Gallery. The opening reception was very nice and we had a good turn-out! The show looked wonderful. Kudos to Leslie, Janice, and Susie who did a fine job hanging it. This event was sponsored by the Council on Cultural and the Arts. The 12 women artists were comprised of the Artists' Steering Committee for the Florida Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.I enjoyed meeting some new people and talking to some old friends. It was a nice balance. One of the pieces I have in the show will be going home with someone else! That piece is posted here.
In two weeks, we will have the opening for the All-Media National Juried Exhibition at 621 Gallery. That should be fun, too.
Well, I need to get some shut-eye so that I can get some painting done over the next couple of days. I also need to mail some work to Dallas. Let's all go out and have a nice weekend!
Til later,
Terrie
Saturday, June 14, 2008
What a week!
"Purrls"
cat fur beads, hand-rolled and hand manipulated
placed on sterling links.
No cats were harmed in the making of this project -
groomed thoroughly, but not harmed.
Collaborators include: Shade,Yam, Roundface,
Purrble, and Bump
Hi Everyone!
What a week it has been! Art, then meetings, then art, then meetings!
"Go Green" opened at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Art! - we had a good crowd and the exhibit is both colorful, interesting and thought-provoking. Our challenge was to say something about the environment, recycling, re-plenishing, preserving green spaces, making green decisions, etc. A county official gave a brief statement and then the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes and honorable mentions were awarded. Representing the Professional Development Committee for the Artists' League, I was delighted to present the Professional Development award to this year's recipient, Mari Knight.
My (recycling and re-purposing) contribution to our "Go Green" exhibit is seen here. I can honestly say that it is the first time that I ever enjoyed the laughter of fellow artists and patrons as they looked at my work! It was a fun evening. My husband and I also purchased a piece that we will enjoy for many years to come. After the reception we enjoyed margaritas with friends at 'San Miguels.'
Next Friday we have an opening at the Artport Gallery. It will be comprised of the artist steering committee for the Florida Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. I will have 3 of my paintings in kiln-fired glass at that exhibition. Then in 2 weeks, there will be an opening for All-Media National Juried Exhibtion (ANJE III) at the 621 Gallery. I was notified just last night that my work was accepted. So that is exciting. For those who are familiar with the journal Glass Craftsmen, there is a nice article about the online exhibition entitled "Self Portraits in Glass by Warm Glass Artists." Cynthia Morgan's terrific piece is featured on the cover. Kudos to Cynthia Oliver for all of her effort (and patience) in putting the exhibition together. She also initiated and produced a self publishing book about the exhibit! the online address is:
http://firedglassportraits08.blogspot.com/
Well, I need to get to the studio - time's a-wasting!
'Til Later,
Terrie
cat fur beads, hand-rolled and hand manipulated
placed on sterling links.
No cats were harmed in the making of this project -
groomed thoroughly, but not harmed.
Collaborators include: Shade,Yam, Roundface,
Purrble, and Bump
Hi Everyone!
What a week it has been! Art, then meetings, then art, then meetings!
"Go Green" opened at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Art! - we had a good crowd and the exhibit is both colorful, interesting and thought-provoking. Our challenge was to say something about the environment, recycling, re-plenishing, preserving green spaces, making green decisions, etc. A county official gave a brief statement and then the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes and honorable mentions were awarded. Representing the Professional Development Committee for the Artists' League, I was delighted to present the Professional Development award to this year's recipient, Mari Knight.
My (recycling and re-purposing) contribution to our "Go Green" exhibit is seen here. I can honestly say that it is the first time that I ever enjoyed the laughter of fellow artists and patrons as they looked at my work! It was a fun evening. My husband and I also purchased a piece that we will enjoy for many years to come. After the reception we enjoyed margaritas with friends at 'San Miguels.'
Next Friday we have an opening at the Artport Gallery. It will be comprised of the artist steering committee for the Florida Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. I will have 3 of my paintings in kiln-fired glass at that exhibition. Then in 2 weeks, there will be an opening for All-Media National Juried Exhibtion (ANJE III) at the 621 Gallery. I was notified just last night that my work was accepted. So that is exciting. For those who are familiar with the journal Glass Craftsmen, there is a nice article about the online exhibition entitled "Self Portraits in Glass by Warm Glass Artists." Cynthia Morgan's terrific piece is featured on the cover. Kudos to Cynthia Oliver for all of her effort (and patience) in putting the exhibition together. She also initiated and produced a self publishing book about the exhibit! the online address is:
http://firedglassportraits08.blogspot.com/
Well, I need to get to the studio - time's a-wasting!
'Til Later,
Terrie
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