"The Pillars Project" and Permanent Collection

"Eclipse Indifference," a diptych
high fire enamels, kiln-fired glass


"Underlying Support"
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Tonight, September 4th, we will have an opening reception at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. The Pillars Art Project and pieces from The Permanent Collection will be on display. I'm excited to see work from the Permanent Collection and the Pillars pieces as well!
They Pillars Project represents work from 12 regional artists. My two pieces are shown here. The pieces from the Pillars Project will be auctioned off during the "Art and Soul" event which will be held on September 18th at the University Center Club. Admission is $100.00 for non members and $75.00 for Basic and Patron membership. If you are a Donar member or above you will receive 2 free tickets. Corporate sponsors may purchase a table for 10 guests for $1500.00. Dinner will be served, there will be entertainment, a silent auction, and the live auction. 6:00pm until 11p.m - Cocktail attire.

Have a good evening. Come back and visit again.

'Til Later!

The Soul Mates Exhibition at LeMoyne

"Night Music"
high fire enamels, kiln-fired glass


For the Soul Mates exhibtion, we were asked to submit artwork and written thoughts about relationships.
My written submission was as follows:

Thoughts on a relationship - an open letter to my husband

In our beginning, we pledged the promises of youth and passion - loving what we knew about each other and trusting what we did not.

As we begin this our 41st year together, I joyfully renew those promises. The patina of our relationship is as varied and rich as our journey, the memories we share, and the love that we know. You are my husband, my lover, and my best friend. You have lifted me up when I needed it most. You have supported me with love, encouraged me by example, and shared my thoughts and dreams. You are the laughter in my day, the music in my night and my hearts' greatest joy.

"Patina"

high fire enamels, sgraffito, sand-blast etching, kiln-fired glass

"Lifted"
high fire enamels, sgraffito,
kiln-fired glass

Come back and visit again! Til later,

Terrie

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!

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!

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

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!

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