New work, new studio

I was able to fire for the first time in the new space this weekend.  I fired tiles and I tried to get all the lingering custom orders finished.  Some of the orders lingered longer than I liked.  I am glad to get new work made and I am glad to get the space into working order.  We found an old door to use as a big counter and I found some high metal spinning stools for sale for $10 each down the street from the house.  The stools are the perfect height for the counters and have a nice adjustable back to them... and they spin!  Whoot!  That's a bonus.

tidy :-)

Along the back wall are more shelves made into counter space and my tiles molds and clay is all along the bottom shelf across the entire room.....I am so glad that my fellas helped me move all that clay!

My mom made that sculpture for me when I was pregnant with Lydia ;-)

I really like how the colors turned out on my tiles.  I love when I have multiples of the same tile in the studio.  I look forward to the day when I have a space to tile with my own handmade tiles.  For now, these will go to the Tile Gallery.... I live very close to the Moravian Tile works in Doylestown, PA

That's a town known for handmade tile.

Yeah.... I LOVE how they turn out!  I need to make more....

I made some beads too.... The long buttons are an order to be used on a cape.  Isn't that cool?  I love being able to work with other artists :-)

Most of my paintings are still at my old house, but I did find a few painted glass panels that I had started years ago around the garage to decorate the studio and make it feel more like home.

New donuts! 

And last but not least here is the finished glazed fairy sculpture that Sonya gave to my mom for her birthday...  She loves it! 

BOC--Second Saturday State of your Studio

So-- yesterday was my birthday!  I had a blast!  My mom came over with 2 cakes.  2!  We ate sugary deliciousness after lunch and then I got back to work making some beads, and pendants, and a button or two... and something just for my enjoyment-- little barrettes!  Whooo hoo!  I LOVE my little barrettes!  I haven't made them in quite a few years.  I used to joke around. I love them so much that I would never offer them for sale.  They are perfect!  I used to say that only people I REALLY liked could have them.  yep, I'm not very nice sometimes   ;-)

This lovely lady hangs around with me in the studio.  It's a birthday card that my mom gave me a few years back.  I just love her!   She says "You're just starting to Blossom" 

This was the shipping situation this morning after some clean up.  I always seem to spill over onto the floor as well. 

THANK YOU SO MUCH! 

I am sorry to be so Fast!  It seems to be the way.  If I'm not super fast blogging in a stolen minute, then I'm not blogging at all. I really wanted to add my studio post.  I think this is my 3rd month in a row. 

This post is for the Second Saturday State of your studio run by Marsha on the Beads-of-Clay blog.

You can play along too!  You don't have to make clay beads to add your link to the blog!

ALSO

While I'm talking about Beads-of-Clay---- there is going to be another Open Studio Blog event at the beginning of March.  As usual, something will probably come up and I will have to pre-schedule my posts again, but.... look forward to all the participants holding special sales and giveaways!  --- I will add a button to my blog, as soon as I can find a minute.

As for now, I'm off for a kindergarten Valentine's Day party!  Sugar!  Pink!  Whoo Hoo!  

State of your studio--(BOC second Saturday---or after)

Hey!  It's Second Saturday State of your Studio time again!  You actually have @ a month to post a photo of the state of your studio.... Just in case you want to play along.  Marsha Neal Minutella does a blog post on the Beads-of-clay blog every month and anyone who wants to can post a link to their State of Your Studio Blog post.  You should check it out!  It is fun to see what everyone is up to!

Last night I was making what seems like a million little heart charms.  I added some Heart Charm sets to my etsy shop this week and they seem to be really popular... So I got some special requests for more.  I had made them in the first place as a donation for the Beads-of-Courage organization, since I became aware that they use purple and red heart beads for their patients.   SO I since they were popular and since Beads-of-courage probably could use some more... I started a new batch.  It's a big batch so that I can donate some and add some to etsy and maybe add some to a local trunk show.

Here's a shot of everything I have added to the etsy shop in the past couple of days.

Also hanging around the studio is a T-shirt project I am working up for my Girl Scout troop.  This shirt has gold glitter on a green shirt.  I like it!  I am torn over what exactly to do with them for their T-shirts.  I want them all to have cool looking shirts, but I want them all to be able to feel like they have design control, and maybe that means letting them go at shirts with fabric paint in as they wish.  I just don't think that they will all have cool looking shirts that way ;-(

Oh yeah and there is a hat project too....   Of course I have ideas...  too many ideas?  sheesh!