ready

The "Gardens of Oz" show is up at Riverside Artist's Gallery and we're ready for Friday night's Merchant and Artist Walk.  Here's a sneak preview:

 Note the yellow brick road on the floor in above photo.

 

 In the upper right corner, the vine with ceramic flowers is a collaboration with Betsy Cook.

I went a little off the Oz path and brought in a little of the Kansas farm.

 

Some items have sold already. Last birdie standing.  And it's sold, too.

 

Articulated(?) spout on the Tin Man Watering Can.  I saw a picture of a similar spout years ago and had to give it a try. I would give credit but cannot remember the potter's name.

I am into tags. Sometimes a little too much.  The roof on this toad house was textured with a little handmade broom.  The broom was part of a trade I made with a guy who sometime sells them at the River City Farmer's Market in Marietta, Ohio.

 

I enjoy the way Betsy blends mechanical elements with nature.

Hope to see you Friday night!

getting ready

One last firing last night and that should be it for the "Gardens of Oz" show.  Well, I have a few things to put together, and Betsy and I are going to work on setting the stage, so to speak, in the gallery, so not really done yet. 

 

Below is a poster that one of the other artists at the gallery, Cathy Norosky, created for the show.  It is taken from the Riverside Artist's Gallery website and shows a picture of one of my turtles at left and one of Betsy Cook's flowers at right.  I have seen this glass and iron flower in person.  I think it's around seven feet tall.  Very much like the fanciful flowers in Munchkinland.

 

Today I spent hours cleaning up the glazing mess and trying to organize stuff.  Not nearly done.

 

Who released the flying monkeys in my workspace?