finished owl

Here's the finished owl. I like it a lot!

Green lady in Progress

Here's Green Lady. She will be greenish with fiery red spiraled hair (I think). She'll be ready for the garden a couple of weeks.

Owl in Progress

Here's my owl, she's being finished up right now. In this picture she is underglazed and ready for the first firing.

Getting ready for Second Saturday

I feel sheepish. I never finished my artist statement. Oh well! One thing I like about my artmaking is that I can do whatever I want, and sometimes that means not doing something.

So, we at the Sacramento Art Complex are gearing up for another Second Saturday in Sacramento. If you don't know what that is, its a thing we do in our downtown and midtown areas where all of the art galleries stay open late so people can walk around and see art and maybe BUY some art as well. Second Saturday is one of the main reasons why I obtained a studio work space. It been going on for a few years and its been getting bigger and bigger. Now it resembles a fair. There is music on every corner, lots of art galleries and art ranging from fine art to artists just starting out. There's also a lot of crafts.

The Sacramento Art Complex gets LOTS of traffic on these nights. I was open on Valentine's Day weekend and boy, I had many strangers in my studio. It was a new experience for me.

This was the upstairs. there was way more traffic downstairs. Andy was a a great help as usual!

Writing My Artist Statement

Wow. It's a very important thing for any working artist to have a good artist statement. For me, I need to convey why I do what I do. My art comes to me, not in words, but images. It also comes from a deep place inside of me that needs expression. How on earth does a person put that into words. Words, I enjoy hearing them, reading them and I have a lot of respect for people who have a way with them. I also know, I very important part of me would die if I could not make art.

After a simple Google search, I found a great piece online by Master Certified Coach, Molly Gordon, called "How to Write and Use an Artist's Statement". http://www.mollygordon.com/resources/marketingresources/artstatemt/

I've been working much of the morning following the directions she has and it seems like an excellent exercise in to explore why I make art and how I can convey that to my potential customers.

Like I mentioned, my work comes from a deep place inside, that speaks in symbols like colors, images and forms, so I wonder how to convey that without sounding corny or trite. Believe me! It's all true, I am a deep serious person at times. :)

I have been instructed to write my statement and revisit tomorrow. We will see how it goes.

The Sac Art Complex is INDEED Changing

Oh, you don't know the half of it. Alister Oliver and Susan Rabinovitz just filled me in. We are under new management! I was frightened and unsure, as so much of my life is changing (self induced of course) and yes, all of my insecurities are rearing their heads.


BUT, this is not about my own neurosis, word has it, we are going to have a new store front, a regular gallery space, regular hours, with regular shows, space for community classes, and, and, and, non profit status coming in the near future.

SOOOO this is a good thing. We are excited about the changes.
I'LL BE POSTING PICS AND LINKS TO THE OTHER GREAT ARTISTS IN THE sac SOON.

Two of our wonderful in-house artists!

http://www.littlerelics.com/- Susan Ravinovitz, she makes wonderful jewelry
www.alisteroliver.com Alister Oliver, is a great photographer