Hello friends,

Sun anyone? It has been raining in Maine for a week and a half now….. can you say dreary?

A couple of bright spots have been the weekend I spent at Haystack teaching at the Student Craft Institute, which invites one student from each high school in Maine to experience the trans-formative experience of making at the school. The other was the feature that I received on American Crafts blog Heck yes, Craft.  Heck Yes Craft is a series of visual blog posts that are posted every Friday on American Crafts website.

In the studio I am working on a summer feature with Joe Pintz at the Blue Heron Gallery this July. I am also beginning to work on Contemporary Ceramics 2011, a show at The Fosdick Nelson Gallery at Alfred. This show will present a cross section of ceramic work from current studio artists addressing the subject of function and the site of table or other  situations. Participating Artists: Andy Brayman, Paul Eshelmann, Tomoo Hamada, Sarah Jaeger, Ole Jensen, Paul Katula, Sandy Simon, Sonngard Marcks, Lisa Orr, Mark Pharis, Robert Sutherland, Sam Uhlick, Takeshi Yasuda and myself.

Dont forget the Woman Working with Clay Symposium which takes place at Hollins University in Roanoke Virginia on June 13- 16, 2011. An amazing group of woman will be presenting (Andrea Gill, Donna Polseno, Silvie Granatelli, Mary Barringer and Jerilyn Virden just to name a few). This symposium examines women who work with clay to create pottery, art vessels, and sculpture. The long history of women in cultures all over the world as vessel makers, artists and artisans will be explored. Please join us, a good time will be had by all.

And, well that’s it for now.

Later gaters.