Happy Halloween

Baba Yaga


Baba's house with chicken feet


Happy Halloween

I finished her just in time for Halloween. She has a staff of purple heart and a gourd purse for collecting mushrooms.

Bear Shadow

Bear Shadow

The Bear Shadow is here again in the mountains. He visits for a time in October and a time in February. It's the shadow of Whitesides Mountain which is sacred to the Cherokee. This area was all part of the Cherokee Nation in the 18th century.

Finished Plates

In the Garden with Grandma


Monte and Jane

Finished!

New Witch

Witchy head


Witch

This is the new witch I'm working on.
She will be a little bigger than Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga

Baba and her house

More progress on my Baba Yaga and her house with chicken feet.

Something New

Old crone


Her better side

I decided to try something new and take a sculpture class. My friend is teaching it and we started yesterday. The assignment was to make a witch and I didn't know if I would like sculpture, but I love it! She is going to be Baba Yaga and I am making her house with chicken feet as well. I'll finish her in class tomorrow.

New Plate

Monte and Jane


Detail

I just finished this plate and it is waiting to be bisque fired.

Empty Bowls

Throwing bowls


Throwing bowls


Ready to trim

We are still working on the empty bowls.

Empty Bowls

Empty bowls


Bubble bowl


Glazes

We are busy throwing pots at the Barn for our local Empty Bowls Event. We are contributing 600 bowls and have about 250 done. Here is the first load out of the kiln. I blew bubbles in the glaze to make the bubble bowl.

Nature Tiles

Nature tiles


Mushroom tile

These are my latest tiles. I've been doing a nature series.

Walking in Bear Meadow

When I was in Pennsylvania we went to Bear Meadow to pick wild blueberries.


Blueberries


Picking in the bog


We found blackberries too


Soon it will be time to pick these elderberries


We came upon this doe

We went to Whipple's Dam to hang out on the beach and paddle around in a canoe.


The path

Walking around Whipple's Dam in Pennsylvania.
This from my visit last month.

Sir Walter Raleigh

Ship

Here is a plate I carved from a picture of Sir Walter Raleigh's ship. I think it was called the Falcon.

Sideshow

Amazon Snake Charmer Plate

Behold the snake charmer! This is based on a sideshow banner by Fred G. Johnson from the 60's.

Pottery

Treebeard


Bowl


Bowl


Bowl

My niece came to see me and we made some pots. She made this great face mug and called it Treebeard the Ent. It turned out beautifully. I decided I needed some bowls so I made these. The glazes turned out great!

Lily Pond Paintings

Water Lilies


The lily pond


Water lilies

Here are the paintings of the lily pond. The first two are finished and the third needs a little more work. It was a lovely day!

Water Lilies

I spent the day painting water lilies Wednesday. My friend M has a pond covered with beautiful lilies. Breathtaking!


Water lilies


Pink lilies


Clouds reflected in the water


Painting at the edge of the pond


Water lilies


The remains of an old dock

I spotted several types of mushrooms on the path down to the water.


Little bright orange mushrooms


I think this is a beefsteak mushroom


White mushroom

We were also treated to a lovely lunch al fresco!
Spicy shrimp, fruit and vegetables, vichyssoise, Parmesan toast, served with delicious Bloody Mary's. And chocolate eclairs!


Spicy shrimp


Flowers picked fresh from the garden

It was a perfect day.


Wildflowers by the pond

coming soon: my paintings...

My Grandmother

Sitting with Grandma

I'm working on another plate. With me, my sister, my brother and our Grandma.

Swimming

Swimming in Wolf Creek

Glazed!