New work from a recent firing...

 

 

 

 

 

This Front Page Etsy Treasury Featured One of My Stoneware Mugs

 

 

Stoneware Loving Cup

Rain and humidity have dominated our weather this summer in NEPA and nothing is drying in the studio. I recycled this clay from my slop bucket a week ago. It's been on the plaster slab the entire week and I could barely wedge it today. It's still really soft and sticky.

I've been experimenting with some new ideas for photographing my work. It was about to rain (again) and the light was just perfect in the garden. I love this old oak stump. It's been on the edge of the garden as long as we've lived at this house. It acquires more character and moss every year. I thought the color went well with this porcelain bowl.

Tiny tumblers from a recent firing...

Oak Platter

Rowan on the tire swing.

Rowan

Can't stop that girl from singing!

Evening Fishing at the Dam

Ian casting a few at sunset at the F. Walter Dam.
A beautifully relaxing time on the water.

Pottery in the Garden!

EC/DC Online..

Our show at Marquis was featured in the Electric City and Diamond City regional entertainment guides. That's one of my porcelain Celtic bowls!

The city of Scranton is known as "The Electric City" because it was the first city in the nation to introduce electric trolley cars. Wilkes-Barre is called "The Diamond City" in reference to the the city's coal mining heritage. Coal often being referred to as black diamond.

The EC/DC guides are published weekly and keep us up to speed on what happening in arts and entertainment in the Woming Valley.

ArtWalk

Thanks to the dozens who ventured out on a bitter cold evening to attend the Third Friday Artist's Reception at Marquis Art and Frame. The overnight temperature fell to as low as 15 degrees below zero here in NEPA, but that didn't keep us from enjoying a night out.
I sold a number of pieces and was glad to see one happy gallery guest head home with her newly purchased stoneware incense urn. (Enjoy your Nag Champa, keep warm and hope to see you at the next "Wild Women, Wine and Wheels Night!" )
Even some impromptu art was created in the form of a "Portrait of a Carrot" (Thanks to my daughter Rowan.) and some "Calamari Art'' courtesy of Bear Creek's one and only modern day legendary folk hero.
Thanks again to everyone who attended!

Bear Creek Pottery will be exhibiting in a group show at Marquis Art and Frame...

The opening reception will be on January 16th (5-8pm) and is part of the Third Friday ArtWalk. Joining me will be painter/photographer Kim Hughes and abstract painter

Ed Kastreva.
If you're in the area please join us and bring a friend for art, wine, food, music and fun....and if you don't want to walk you can always take the antique trolley to visit all the venues on the ArtWalk!

MARQUIS Art and Frame
122 South Main Street
Wilkes-Barre PA
570-823-0518
Exhibit Continues Through February 28, 2009
Gallery Hours Monday - Saturday 11:00-5:00pm