Fall is coming!

Well I have made my first successful coil pot! I’ve tried a few times before and my pots always turned out weird, stunted and lumpy.

With Fall right around the corner I have been trying to make some items for Halloween & Autumn. I haven’t carved a face in the pumpkin, so I’ll be able to leave it out all Fall season.

The pumpkin is pretty small, so I might try my hand at a larger one to see how I do. Halloween is my favorite holiday! I actually have a whole website devoted to Halloween so if you love it to check it out: HalloweenHobby.com

John and I are entering pieces into the Morean members only show in September. We are only allowed one piece person and the theme is the “Road Less Traveled”.

September 3-25, 2010

The Way Forward: Roads Less Traveled: 2010 Members Exhibition

Annual non-juried members’ exhibition held in conjunction with a month-long series of events celebrating member-artists, including workshops, critiques, and works for sale. This years’ members show theme will encourage artists to try something new, to submit a work of art using unorthodox or unusual materials and media, or create a piece that reflects a remote place, unusual combinations, or an innovative idea.

I am going to be submitting a status called “Cthulhu” and John is going to be submitting a wheel thrown vase in an African motif. John threw the vase, we thought the shape was interesting and we decided I would carve something into it.

Cthulhu is based on a creature from the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, a fantastic horror/Sci Fi writer from the early 20th century. Lovecraft is known for his surreal creatures and mind-bending story lines. There have been many interpretations of Cthulhu, this is mine.

African style vase.

Cthulhu Statue