<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936</id><updated>2011-11-30T21:16:43.339-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kerith Creo</title><subtitle type='html'>Practicing an Ancient Art in a Modern World</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>35</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-9199859257358614685</id><published>2011-11-30T20:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T21:16:43.351-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ceramics Technical Magazine Article</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNGSDSOBASY/TtcGy9kYWiI/AAAAAAAAAVg/tm-4f0PiVbU/s1600/Ceramic%2BTechnical%2BPG1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNGSDSOBASY/TtcGy9kYWiI/AAAAAAAAAVg/tm-4f0PiVbU/s200/Ceramic%2BTechnical%2BPG1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681016927541549602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-duZdib-OwRA/TtcGx8s64EI/AAAAAAAAAVY/IAZLMbLl_WQ/s1600/Ceramic%2BTechnical%2BPG2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-duZdib-OwRA/TtcGx8s64EI/AAAAAAAAAVY/IAZLMbLl_WQ/s200/Ceramic%2BTechnical%2BPG2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681016910129061954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FbXbd81nPyk/TtcGxjHAVVI/AAAAAAAAAVI/9ydVMe1Mm08/s1600/Ceramic%2BTechnical%2BPG3.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FbXbd81nPyk/TtcGxjHAVVI/AAAAAAAAAVI/9ydVMe1Mm08/s200/Ceramic%2BTechnical%2BPG3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681016903259149650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Several days ago I received messages from fellow ceramic artists mentioning that, unbeknownst to me, I appeared in the very respected industry magazine, Ceramics Technical.  &lt;div&gt;After obtaining my copy and turning the pages, I found myself with full smile sat at the potter's wheel while working at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.  I was filled with delight and happiness - not necessarily for wondering what I had done (if anything) to earn my spot on the page - but more so, because the glorious memories I had of  Haystack washed over me.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the words of Stuart Kestenbaum, Haystack "represents a remarkable confluence of nature, design and creative process."    'Indeed' is the only word I can add to a perfectly stated comment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Life and it's responsibilities sometimes pull us from the things we really enjoy doing - in my case, pottery &amp;amp; teaching.    The challenge of finding the time to create is always present as I move through my busy life.     But the universe has subtle and surprising ways of reminding us to do what we know we have been put on earth to accomplish.  Viewing the photo of myself and recognizing "joy" was like a gentle finger tapping me to say "make the time and nourish the soul."  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I thank the universe and Haystack for my once in a life time experience - and the sweet reminder that came two years later. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-9199859257358614685?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/9199859257358614685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/11/ceramics-technical-magazine-article.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/9199859257358614685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/9199859257358614685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/11/ceramics-technical-magazine-article.html' title='Ceramics Technical Magazine Article'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNGSDSOBASY/TtcGy9kYWiI/AAAAAAAAAVg/tm-4f0PiVbU/s72-c/Ceramic%2BTechnical%2BPG1.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-8185812215636155067</id><published>2011-08-20T22:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-21T14:41:17.628-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Art of Hand Picking Great Teas &amp; Hand-Made Pottery Blend Together</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rxlc9MvWYCc/TlCXkZnnvgI/AAAAAAAAAT0/U4XekbegSA0/s1600/L%2527Age%2Bde%2BThe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 61px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rxlc9MvWYCc/TlCXkZnnvgI/AAAAAAAAAT0/U4XekbegSA0/s200/L%2527Age%2Bde%2BThe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643176984703385090" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recently opened on Morton Street in the West Village of New York, is a Parisian style cafe &amp;amp; tea shop filled with the finest teas selected from around the world.  Run by the world's youngest tea master and successful restaurantuar Nilesh Dawda &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"&gt;L'Age de The&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (in french meaning "The Age of Tea" and "The" being pronounced "Tay") offers a myriad   of teas from estates that honor  fair labor standards and practice organic   and eco-sustainable farming  methods.&lt;br /&gt;Additionally, executive Chef, Hergott has taken great care to create the most  delicious line of macaroons in over seventy varieties. Flavors range  from the most velvety smooth vanilla to a subtly earthy white truffle,  from a decadent pure origin dark chocolate to a light fruity and floral  apricot lavender as well as the most satisfying  High Tea Time English style sandwiches&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"&gt;all served upon sandwich &amp;amp; dessert plates I designed and  hand-made.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was most happy when I was approached to design something special for the delicious offerings to be enjoyed by guests.&lt;br /&gt;How very fitting that teas which are hand-picked and hand-blended should be accompany these tasty morsels on hand-made tableware!!!  Be sure to give yourself a luxurious break from the bustle of city at &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"&gt;L'Age de The&lt;/span&gt; and try one of their creative and rare blend teas mid-afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-8185812215636155067?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/8185812215636155067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/08/art-of-hand-picking-great-teas-hand.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8185812215636155067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8185812215636155067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/08/art-of-hand-picking-great-teas-hand.html' title='The Art of Hand Picking Great Teas &amp; Hand-Made Pottery Blend Together'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rxlc9MvWYCc/TlCXkZnnvgI/AAAAAAAAAT0/U4XekbegSA0/s72-c/L%2527Age%2Bde%2BThe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-2934931220519063170</id><published>2011-08-20T14:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-20T14:14:20.482-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Upcoming Workshops &amp; Other News</title><content type='html'>I will be teaching a workshop this upcoming week at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts &amp;amp; Sciences in NJ.    Inspired by nature and beautiful gardens, which are a work of art themselves, I came up with the idea for the following workshop:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Garden Whimsy&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday, August 24&lt;br /&gt;9:30 am – 1:30 pm&lt;br /&gt;04-AR10G-11&lt;br /&gt;Instructor: Kerith Creo&lt;br /&gt;Create your own clay features to enhance the beauty and originality&lt;br /&gt;of your outdoor garden! The instructor will teach and&lt;br /&gt;demonstrate handbuilding skills necessary to craft a beautiful&lt;br /&gt;hanging bird feeder, clay flowers to mask the tough-to-grow&lt;br /&gt;spots, or a beautiful birdhouse. All materials included. Return to&lt;br /&gt;pick up glazed work.&lt;br /&gt;Fee: $60&lt;br /&gt;Fee w/ Member Discount: $45&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also I am very happy and thankful to those that appreciate and have bought my work - in the last few weeks I have sold nearly 25 pieces out of Wildflowers Too Gallery.  Be sure to stop by to see new works put in the gallery every week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-2934931220519063170?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/2934931220519063170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/08/upcoming-workshops-other-news.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/2934931220519063170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/2934931220519063170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/08/upcoming-workshops-other-news.html' title='Upcoming Workshops &amp; Other News'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-4034048906451888163</id><published>2011-08-20T12:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-20T22:51:57.952-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Flattery from A-far</title><content type='html'>Today I received a lovely morning message in my in-box.   It's very flattering to be recognized for our hard efforts, especially when the author (a stranger to me)  has included my work in the company of some of history's finest potters - such as Lucie Rie,  early 17th C. Japanese Potters,  Otto Naztler- whose work is held in museums around the world for his brilliant glazes and  John Britt, a published author on successful oxidation firing.&lt;br /&gt;Of thousands of images  on-line I am thankful and humbled to be highlighted in such fine company as a great example of oxidation fired pottery. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lee's work is beautiful so be sure to visit her web-site and if on the west coast pay a visit to her studio on the Olympic Peninsula.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Hi Kerith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Just wanted to let you know that I featured  one of your beautiful teapots on my blog today. I like to include  pictures of great pottery that's been fired in oxidation - just to show  that you can get nice results without reduction. Your piece is here &lt;a href="http://www.leedanielspottery.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.leedanielspottery.&lt;wbr&gt;wordpress.com&lt;/a&gt;. I included a link to your website.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Cheers - Lee&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:medium;"  &gt;&lt;span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"  &gt;&lt;div style="word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;Lee Daniels Pottery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.leedanielspottery.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.leedanielspottery.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:leedanielspottery@me.com" target="_blank"&gt;leedanielspottery@me.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-4034048906451888163?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/4034048906451888163/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/08/flattery-from-far.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4034048906451888163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4034048906451888163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/08/flattery-from-far.html' title='Flattery from A-far'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-7524326155079411859</id><published>2011-07-25T20:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-25T21:11:33.509-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Gem of a Gallery</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nXFMUi9Py-s/Ti4-UiDB_AI/AAAAAAAAATc/gC9d26xzLCI/s1600/Wildflowers%2BGallery%2B6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nXFMUi9Py-s/Ti4-UiDB_AI/AAAAAAAAATc/gC9d26xzLCI/s200/Wildflowers%2BGallery%2B6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633508706344893442" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DnyLjZsGk6o/Ti4-UDF4k5I/AAAAAAAAATU/oWAo9PqZnrI/s1600/Wildflowers%2BGallery%2B10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DnyLjZsGk6o/Ti4-UDF4k5I/AAAAAAAAATU/oWAo9PqZnrI/s200/Wildflowers%2BGallery%2B10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633508698035360658" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HqanAnoIJMM/Ti4-EcQ2J5I/AAAAAAAAATM/1gYjD4kjm_E/s1600/Wildflowers%2BGallery%2B3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HqanAnoIJMM/Ti4-EcQ2J5I/AAAAAAAAATM/1gYjD4kjm_E/s200/Wildflowers%2BGallery%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633508429914318738" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildflowers Art Gallery located in Barnegat Light recently opened and I am happy to be exhibiting my work there.    Crickett Luker, owner, is a wonderful energy in Barnegat Light.  An artist herself, she opened her doors July 3rd showing the works of over 20 artists and craftspeople from far and wide.  Inside the gallery visitors will find paintings, glass, photography, pottery and more.  I am very excited to be the only potter whose work is displayed tastefully throughout the gallery mixed in good company with the work of many talented artists.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-7524326155079411859?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/7524326155079411859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/gem-of-gallery.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7524326155079411859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7524326155079411859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/gem-of-gallery.html' title='A Gem of a Gallery'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nXFMUi9Py-s/Ti4-UiDB_AI/AAAAAAAAATc/gC9d26xzLCI/s72-c/Wildflowers%2BGallery%2B6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-5173826523913022584</id><published>2011-07-03T22:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-31T18:57:17.087-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Clay Times at PS 101 in NYC (pt.4)</title><content type='html'>The beautiful child who worked diligently and patiently to create this precious flower vase for his Mother's Day gift...an original. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WKLr8Vdidmk/ThFNCT1w5lI/AAAAAAAAASo/ZB5TUxIkS-Q/s1600/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2794.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625360977286165474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aLi44TJ3rYg/ThFMASB8c-I/AAAAAAAAASQ/-DAubxe3mL8/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2769.jpg" /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JJmYGHVo3uw/ThFMBbaICuI/AAAAAAAAASg/qVJ8ibO4VyY/s1600/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2785.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625360996983376610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JJmYGHVo3uw/ThFMBbaICuI/AAAAAAAAASg/qVJ8ibO4VyY/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2785.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y3z_VM4XdP4/ThFMA0SMf2I/AAAAAAAAASY/eEPg55rESg0/s1600/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2778.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625360986481131362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y3z_VM4XdP4/ThFMA0SMf2I/AAAAAAAAASY/eEPg55rESg0/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2778.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The kids getting creative with their new skills in clay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-8603709454087252908?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/8603709454087252908/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/clay-times-at-ps-101-in-nyc-pt3.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8603709454087252908'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8603709454087252908'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/clay-times-at-ps-101-in-nyc-pt3.html' title='Clay Times at PS 101 in NYC (pt.3)'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aLi44TJ3rYg/ThFMASB8c-I/AAAAAAAAASQ/-DAubxe3mL8/s72-c/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2769.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-1729551286620591008</id><published>2011-07-03T22:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-31T18:58:20.547-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Clay TImes at PS 101 in NYC (pt.2)</title><content type='html'>&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625359919947971634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kShxyW-aFg4/ThFLCvI3_DI/AAAAAAAAAR4/tP3Cj6b4yIo/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2757.jpg" /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXmPfbP9HTs/ThFLDtAqJZI/AAAAAAAAASI/n1UQ0XKsINw/s1600/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2764.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625359936556508562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXmPfbP9HTs/ThFLDtAqJZI/AAAAAAAAASI/n1UQ0XKsINw/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2764.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ExTgs9_8JM/ThFLDMD4r8I/AAAAAAAAASA/Cru7GYbO_CA/s1600/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2755.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625359927711674306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ExTgs9_8JM/ThFLDMD4r8I/AAAAAAAAASA/Cru7GYbO_CA/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2755.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The preparation stages and demonstration for the kids on the "wee" desk.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-1729551286620591008?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/1729551286620591008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/clay-times-at-ps-101-in-nyc-pt2.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/1729551286620591008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/1729551286620591008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/clay-times-at-ps-101-in-nyc-pt2.html' title='Clay TImes at PS 101 in NYC (pt.2)'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kShxyW-aFg4/ThFLCvI3_DI/AAAAAAAAAR4/tP3Cj6b4yIo/s72-c/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2757.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-3684106577551540155</id><published>2011-07-03T22:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-31T18:58:36.689-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Clay Times at PS 101 in NYC (pt.1)</title><content type='html'>&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 134px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625357980874044258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f7-IdwFhPLs/ThFJR3hn82I/AAAAAAAAARg/3V1eYc-SzbM/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2749.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 134px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625357990568788098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JiaANCM2URY/ThFJSbpCAII/AAAAAAAAARo/aytC1ZrPNW0/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2744.jpg" /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-js2vCscLn-k/ThFJSx0uu4I/AAAAAAAAARw/x78G8YAMZaI/s1600/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2748.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625357996523436930" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-js2vCscLn-k/ThFJSx0uu4I/AAAAAAAAARw/x78G8YAMZaI/s200/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2748.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another great class at PS 101 in NYC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-3684106577551540155?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/3684106577551540155/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/clay-times-at-ps-101-in-nyc-pt1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/3684106577551540155'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/3684106577551540155'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/clay-times-at-ps-101-in-nyc-pt1.html' title='Clay Times at PS 101 in NYC (pt.1)'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f7-IdwFhPLs/ThFJR3hn82I/AAAAAAAAARg/3V1eYc-SzbM/s72-c/PS101%2BClayWorks%2B101%2B%2B2749.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-6844017858885723718</id><published>2011-07-03T21:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-03T21:29:32.867-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Summer 2011 Classes at Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Science</title><content type='html'>&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#901823;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#901823;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Adult Classes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#901823;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#901823;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;TIme to Get DIrty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Friday, July 29 7:00 – 9:00 pm 04-ar10d-11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Friday, august 12 7:00 – 9:00 pm 04-ar10d-2-11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px 'Helvetica Neue Light'; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Friday, September 9 7:00 – 9:00 pm 04-ar10d-3-11 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Instructor: Kerith Creo &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Come with friends, bring a date, or meet someone new at the LBIF Ceramics Studio. You’re sure to have a great time at this monthly event. our instructor will walk you through a few intro- ductory projects, or you’re free to make your own creations. Materials are included. Return to pick up work once it’s fired. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Fee: $35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Fee w/ member discount: $20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p color="#901823" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Garden WhImsy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px 'Helvetica Neue Light'; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Wednesday, august 24 9:30 am – 1:30 pm 04-ar10g-11 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Instructor: Kerith Creo &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Create your own clay features to enhance the beauty and origi- nality of your outdoor garden! The instructor will teach and demonstrate handbuilding skills necessary to craft a beautiful hanging bird feeder, clay flowers to mask the tough-to-grow spots, or a beautiful birdhouse. All materials included. Return to pick up glazed work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Fee: $60 Fee w/ member discount: $45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Clay Jewelry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px 'Helvetica Neue Light'; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Wednesday, July 20 9:30 am – 1:30 pm 04-ar10J-11 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Instructor: Kerith Creo &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Create the perfect piece of jewelry to personalize your wardrobe or give a gift to someone special. Demonstrations to create clay carved pendants, disc beads, or a brooch will be given. Learn pigment techniques and use of recycled or sea glass for a wide range of color. All materials included. Students will return to pick up completed works.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Fee: $60 Fee w/ member discount: $45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p color="#1a1a18" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p color="#1a1a18" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal 'Helvetica Neue Light'; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;FAMILY CLASSeS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;creatIve FamIly Fun WIth clay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p color="#1a1a18" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Sunday, July 10 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 04-ch86-1-11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;1:00 – 3:00 pm 04-ch86-1b-11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Sunday, august 14 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 04-ch86-2-11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px 'Helvetica Neue Light'; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;1:00 – 3:00 pm 04-ch86-2b-11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px 'Helvetica Neue Light'; color:#1a1a18;"&gt;&lt;span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Instructor: Kerith Creo &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;enjoy family time together in a creative and inspired atmosphere. handbuilding techniques will be taught to assist you in making a personalized bowl, party plate, or mug. Bring your creativity and your own ideas. All materials are included.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;Fee: $45/one adult and one child. each additional person is $20 Fee w/ member discount: $35/one adult and one child. each additional person is $15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-6844017858885723718?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/6844017858885723718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/summer-2011-classes-at-long-beach.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6844017858885723718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6844017858885723718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/07/summer-2011-classes-at-long-beach.html' title='Summer 2011 Classes at Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Science'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-7377120589686174950</id><published>2011-03-31T14:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-31T14:41:50.356-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sign up for my next workshop on April 10th! - www.lbifoundation.org</title><content type='html'>&lt;img height="193" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.303" width="640" alt="2010 Spring Banner" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs083/1102112836249/img/303.jpg" /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18.3333px;"&gt;In the Ceramics Studio: Clay Tiles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.16667px;"&gt;&lt;span style=" ;font-size:9pt;"&gt;&lt;table class="imgCaptionTable" width="198.05" align="left" style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center; "&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="imgCaptionImage" width="425" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;img height="297" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.197" width="198" alt="ceramics" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs083/1102112836249/img/197.jpg" align="left" style="text-align: left; " /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="imgCaptionText" width="198.05" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "&gt;Artist, Kerith Creo &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p size="12pt" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Clay Tiles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Sunday, April 10 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;9:00am - 1:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Instructor: Kerith Creo &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Fee: $50&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Fee w/ Member Discount: $40  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learn important techniques to make your own unique tiles. Class will cover the best bodies of clay to use, slab rolling, clay thickness, how to avoid warping and cracking, equating shrinkage, cutting and putting impressions on tiles and grooving for backing. All materials included. Students will hand paint with under-glazes the same day or select an LBIF glaze. Return to pick up works when they have been fired.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-7377120589686174950?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/7377120589686174950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/03/sign-up-for-my-next-workshop-on-april.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7377120589686174950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7377120589686174950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/03/sign-up-for-my-next-workshop-on-april.html' title='Sign up for my next workshop on April 10th! - www.lbifoundation.org'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-5540760049633896245</id><published>2011-03-05T19:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-06T21:24:55.678-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Free Abandon</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QHOaLRUzesY/TXRsDnXfQDI/AAAAAAAAARQ/isYfOAv5JNs/s1600/Dylan%2BPrivate%2B.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QHOaLRUzesY/TXRsDnXfQDI/AAAAAAAAARQ/isYfOAv5JNs/s200/Dylan%2BPrivate%2B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581204647581794354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-txvwu1Ex60w/TXRsDe82zdI/AAAAAAAAARI/zmeZS0o3BpE/s1600/DylanLesson.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-txvwu1Ex60w/TXRsDe82zdI/AAAAAAAAARI/zmeZS0o3BpE/s200/DylanLesson.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581204645322608082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_MDpu-5Psm8/TXRsDHVjbCI/AAAAAAAAARA/NREq0xerCP4/s1600/Julia%2Bon%2BWheel.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_MDpu-5Psm8/TXRsDHVjbCI/AAAAAAAAARA/NREq0xerCP4/s200/Julia%2Bon%2BWheel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581204638983744546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Put a young student on a pottery wheel and let the clay and good times roll!  I have been teaching kids of all ages in the tri-state area for nearly 5 years.  Teaching children is a great joy and poses different challenges &amp;amp; perks then working with adults.  &lt;div&gt;A fair observation built on teaching hundreds of students - children &amp;amp; adults alike - is that as humans we often become more critical of ourselves and sadly, sometimes each other - taking it all too seriously.   Our ability to jump in with free abandon wanes as the years roll by.  Luckily, not the case with most 5 year olds!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to teach the arts &amp;amp; enjoy silliness all in the same moment.  My young students are a great reminder of how we should approach  life...energized with insatiable curiosity and spiritedness.......one moment at a time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-5540760049633896245?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/5540760049633896245/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/03/free-abandon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5540760049633896245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5540760049633896245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/03/free-abandon.html' title='Free Abandon'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QHOaLRUzesY/TXRsDnXfQDI/AAAAAAAAARQ/isYfOAv5JNs/s72-c/Dylan%2BPrivate%2B.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-6393910773273373111</id><published>2011-03-04T14:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-06T20:50:23.304-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fun Times with the students of PS101</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KIrmOL86hTo/TXRjkrk7_QI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/YbzfX1Ezv2k/s1600/PS%2B101%2BMasks.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KIrmOL86hTo/TXRjkrk7_QI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/YbzfX1Ezv2k/s200/PS%2B101%2BMasks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581195320042978562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6MeCy7Nob88/TXFp2zJUPfI/AAAAAAAAAQg/Is7iw0mJWhY/s1600/PS101-D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6MeCy7Nob88/TXFp2zJUPfI/AAAAAAAAAQg/Is7iw0mJWhY/s200/PS101-D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580357803451891186" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c2nWD30VDds/TXFp2i0O9eI/AAAAAAAAAQY/EweLGXL1vQg/s1600/PS101-A.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c2nWD30VDds/TXFp2i0O9eI/AAAAAAAAAQY/EweLGXL1vQg/s200/PS101-A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580357799068497378" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zydvInP8ZU0/TXFp2RSrxaI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/u_gtOeBmVUE/s200/PS101%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580357794364376482" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had a wonderful day with the kids of New York's Public School 101!  The students ranged in age from 4 - 12 years old and were so much fun to teach.    With the older children we took on the challenge of making fun &amp;amp; scary masks that can be hung on the wall to enjoy.  The younger students did a great job of working with clay to create bowls, cups, or as in one case, nearly 65 mini men! (see photo)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-6393910773273373111?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/6393910773273373111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/03/fun-times-with-keys-of-ps101.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6393910773273373111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6393910773273373111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/03/fun-times-with-keys-of-ps101.html' title='Fun Times with the students of PS101'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KIrmOL86hTo/TXRjkrk7_QI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/YbzfX1Ezv2k/s72-c/PS%2B101%2BMasks.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-4170449334116889147</id><published>2011-02-27T09:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-27T09:36:09.651-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Getting Glazes Workshop - March 13th</title><content type='html'>Check out this very informative workshop I will be teaching about the wide world of glazing.  March 13th at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts &amp;amp; Sciences.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-4170449334116889147?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/4170449334116889147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/getting-glazes-workshop-march-13th.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4170449334116889147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4170449334116889147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/getting-glazes-workshop-march-13th.html' title='Getting Glazes Workshop - March 13th'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-548457511588798461</id><published>2011-02-11T01:37:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-11T01:47:23.930-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Some Recent Works</title><content type='html'>&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u1J5uXJf3cU/TVUEuJ5IBhI/AAAAAAAAAPY/GftRsTTs0NM/s200/Pitcher%2B%2526%2BMugs.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572365304916870674" /&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p7nDBkx_Yhc/TVUEuVzstuI/AAAAAAAAAPo/UTOMsd7UaJQ/s200/Yellow%2BSalt%2BPlatter.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572365308115334882" /&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LRRrFbhVQVM/TVUEuSSLBwI/AAAAAAAAAPg/5sBspcuRBB0/s200/Black%2B%2526%2BBronze%2BVases.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572365307169408770" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The large 20" platter and pitcher with 3 mugs are reduction fired.  The black carved set of vases are black burnished clay.  Inquire if interested in the platter or pitcher.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-548457511588798461?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/548457511588798461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-recent-works.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/548457511588798461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/548457511588798461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-recent-works.html' title='Some Recent Works'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u1J5uXJf3cU/TVUEuJ5IBhI/AAAAAAAAAPY/GftRsTTs0NM/s72-c/Pitcher%2B%2526%2BMugs.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-7943667537718582326</id><published>2011-02-11T01:18:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-11T01:31:34.003-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Springtime Pottery Workshops</title><content type='html'>&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lcv866cNTos/TVUAZ3LpD-I/AAAAAAAAAPA/uajwcJsfnUc/s200/LBIF%2BSpring%2BCatalog%2B%2528dragged%2529%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572360558250364898" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VSiSpijoZ1k/TVUAaO4einI/AAAAAAAAAPI/9ELP6sG2ArU/s1600/LBIF%2BSpring%2BCatalog%2BPG2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VSiSpijoZ1k/TVUAaO4einI/AAAAAAAAAPI/9ELP6sG2ArU/s200/LBIF%2BSpring%2BCatalog%2BPG2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572360564612434546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YOXh89bpsuY/TVUAak76b2I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/RXFVpxggiWs/s200/LBIF%2BSpring%2BCatalog%2B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572360570532425570" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is a great place to take inspiring &amp;amp; creative classes - not to mention it's half a block to the ocean in case you need a little more inspiration.  I'll be teaching three fun workshops as well as a kids pottery class!  Come Visit...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-7943667537718582326?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/7943667537718582326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/springtime-pottery-workshops.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7943667537718582326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7943667537718582326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/springtime-pottery-workshops.html' title='Springtime Pottery Workshops'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lcv866cNTos/TVUAZ3LpD-I/AAAAAAAAAPA/uajwcJsfnUc/s72-c/LBIF%2BSpring%2BCatalog%2B%2528dragged%2529%2B1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-5142146932078208455</id><published>2011-02-10T23:38:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-10T23:55:40.135-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Chasing the Dragon</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sPpE4qxAJEM/TVTrScCnpgI/AAAAAAAAAOg/9YbgQkPO9zo/s1600/Copper%2BRed%2BPlatter.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sPpE4qxAJEM/TVTrScCnpgI/AAAAAAAAAOg/9YbgQkPO9zo/s200/Copper%2BRed%2BPlatter.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572337340961498626" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The pursuit of the "perfect pot" can indeed become a practice of Chasing the Dragon - a term sometimes used when referring to pursuing the ultimate high.  The ultimate high for a potter is when the magic and mixology of experience, skill and luck collide to deliver a divine piece, one that you know is ever so hard to reproduce - such is the case with the dramatic and intense ruby red platter I was gifted from the Kiln Gods a few months back.&lt;div&gt;The color - "Copper Red" is an elusive beauty.   For every 50 pieces you put in the reduction kiln you may be lucky to have just one turn out with the delicious and desired color of red.    Yet, even with these challenging odds I find myself time after time selecting this fine color with fingers crossed the color will "perform" and outshine the competition.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Red" - the color of Fire and Blood, Passion, Desire, Danger and Love.  Is there a finer color in all the world's color wheel?  For some yes, but once you have opened the doors of the kiln and found your beauty sat on the shelf in its rich strength there is no turning back.  Strive, strive and strive again I will........always Chasing the Dragon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-5142146932078208455?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/5142146932078208455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/chasing-dragon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5142146932078208455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5142146932078208455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2011/02/chasing-dragon.html' title='Chasing the Dragon'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sPpE4qxAJEM/TVTrScCnpgI/AAAAAAAAAOg/9YbgQkPO9zo/s72-c/Copper%2BRed%2BPlatter.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-7429530885013814738</id><published>2010-05-19T20:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T20:26:12.790-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Summer Workshops</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SrstuzMcI/AAAAAAAAAM0/4OrbmaeXBHs/s1600/LBIClassPG1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SrstuzMcI/AAAAAAAAAM0/4OrbmaeXBHs/s200/LBIClassPG1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473188231840477634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SrlmYUelI/AAAAAAAAAMs/3yW-oGfiRcM/s1600/LBIClassPG3.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SrlmYUelI/AAAAAAAAAMs/3yW-oGfiRcM/s200/LBIClassPG3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473188109608057426" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SreSyvFTI/AAAAAAAAAMk/CU7AmaU39Jk/s1600/LBIClassPG2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SreSyvFTI/AAAAAAAAAMk/CU7AmaU39Jk/s200/LBIClassPG2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473187984091059506" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SrVax4SrI/AAAAAAAAAMc/4erC1uInrmI/s1600/LBIClassPG4.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SrVax4SrI/AAAAAAAAAMc/4erC1uInrmI/s200/LBIClassPG4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473187831616129714" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This summer I am thrilled to be teaching several workshops at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences.  Additionally, I will be teaching workshops &amp;amp; classes in East Hampton, New York City, and California.  Posted are the workshops as seen in the course catalog for LBIF - they selected several pieces of mine to put in the catalog.  I will post the additional workshops as they are printed.  Spread the word amongst friends and family and get your hand in clay!!!!&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-7429530885013814738?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/7429530885013814738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/05/summer-workshops.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7429530885013814738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7429530885013814738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/05/summer-workshops.html' title='Summer Workshops'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S_SrstuzMcI/AAAAAAAAAM0/4OrbmaeXBHs/s72-c/LBIClassPG1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-6467941159964438428</id><published>2010-04-06T15:38:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-06T21:34:39.099-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Great Feedback!</title><content type='html'>Teaching the ancient art of working with clay is one of my life's greatest pleasures.   I have had wonderful opportunities to teach hundreds of people from all walks of life from first time beginners to the advanced potter, all age groups from 4 years old to 80 years old, different learning levels, mentally handicapped, autistic children as well as teaching large groups in a celebratory atmospheres - birthday gatherings, bachelor parties, anniversaries and corporate events.&lt;br /&gt;Truthfully, in all the time I have taught I have enjoyed every moment.  The feedback has been extremely positive and I am grateful to somehow have found the ability to teach in a clear, creative  and inspiring way.  The best part about teaching is that it has made me a better potter and challenged me in my own work and how I approach it.  As much as I teach, I learn from all the students who sit in front of me on the potter's wheel.&lt;br /&gt;Following is some of the recent feedback (as well as some from other students) I received from a group of art teachers I taught in a one day workshop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;"Kerith Creo is a wonderful clay instructor. She is clearly talented and conveys information in an easy to understand manner. Her throwing class was a lot of fun and I learned quite a bit in a relatively short time. She was very patient with everyone regardless of their ability level going into the class. I would recommend Kerith's class to anyone who is interested in learning to throw clay from an accomplished instructor."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-style: italic;" dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Joan Richie, Art Educator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;"I just have to say that I had a great time at the workshop because I really enjoyed your class.  I have worked with many different clay instructors over the years, but I learned more from you in 3 hours than all of those other classes combined.  You have a unique style - a way of getting through to your students that is genuine, thorough, and kind.  I not only feel more confident about my limited clay skills, but you gave me tools and ideas to use with my own students in the art room - and some very useful tricks to help keep them on task and feeling confident - which is what keeps students of all ages on the road to success.   So thank you, for sharing your knowledge, your time, and your ability to encourage and inspire. "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Deuber, Visual Arts Educator, Stafford Intermediate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; "My boyfriend and I went on the Valentines Day surprise (AWESOME!) and the last part of our adventure was pottery lessons at Mud, Sweat and Tears - definitely the best part of the day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; Julia Surette (Student from one day workshop for couples)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=" font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;"I think the surprise was great!! It was fun getting the clues and trying to figure out what we were going to be doing together. Our instructor at the pottery place was insightful and very helpful. We all enjoyed it and are considering doing a class in the future!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lauren (student from a surprise one day workshop with her family members)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;"Thank you Kerith.  My kids had such a great time - we will be sure to repeat with you later in the year.  They are still talking about your class, weeks later."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kevin (father of eight year old boy and a ten year old girl)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Kerith in February 2009. At the time we had just found out that we were pregnant and it wasn't until we recently picked up our pieces almost 2 years later (beyond embarrassing) that we were able to look back and think about how special the artwork we made together was/is.  Kerith was a pleasure to work with and she was patient with us during the creative process. We&lt;br /&gt;are excited to take our daughter to the Mud, Sweat and Tears studio to create some beautiful pieces that we will be able to enjoy as a family for years to come.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="im"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nan Sue Marsh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="im"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="im"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;"Kerith possesses a unique ability to really connect with children, as she did with my 7 year old son. It was his first time using the potter's wheel and she exhibited a perfect balance of patience, guidance, and encouragement. She was able to help inspire him to create with a gentle hand. She's a true artist who is so open to sharing her talents, that people can truly find the artist within themselves."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="im"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;John Sprei&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-6467941159964438428?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/6467941159964438428/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/04/few-testimonials.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6467941159964438428'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6467941159964438428'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/04/few-testimonials.html' title='Great Feedback!'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-2166268335316610074</id><published>2010-03-30T00:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-30T00:53:09.074-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Surface Tension</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S7Gt3CJ9M4I/AAAAAAAAALM/yKtO8DwRLiE/s1600/winterceramics2010+067.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S7Gt3CJ9M4I/AAAAAAAAALM/yKtO8DwRLiE/s200/winterceramics2010+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454331784705422210" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S7Gt2hwjpsI/AAAAAAAAALE/CKcSl0ul9hY/s1600/winterceramics2010+063.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S7Gt2hwjpsI/AAAAAAAAALE/CKcSl0ul9hY/s200/winterceramics2010+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454331776008955586" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have previously mentioned that often, clay represents visual metaphors in life.  It is my selected medium and it is the  best way I know how to express all that I experience in life...the good, the bad and the ugly.&lt;br /&gt;Lately, I have been playing with the idea of "surface tension" - the tension that can inhabit both our clay and our lives.  The contradiction of what is happening on the inside of both vessel and mind can be very different from what is shown to the world.  Pushing limits, stretching ourselves to points we couldn't imagine, compromising our very being and sometimes temporarily having to give over to being someone other than our "true or desired self" can produce such tension as to produce millions of tiny cracks.  The cracks can be both beautiful and ugly - but none the less, they are there to deal with - and even with those cracks we must find a way to stay whole and together lest the whole "vessel", "person" fall apart.&lt;br /&gt;The images of the pieces were created by working while the piece was freshly thrown and very wet on the inside - the outside I treated to a fast drying making for a piece very different on the inside and out.  Like a human our insides being, warm and fleshy, soft, and very much alive yet on the outside, our skin represented to world so to speak, taking the disappointments of life bravely - our shell, our skin toughened to a point of dried leather - always protective, sometimes tough and looking quite different than if we could see like a razor sharp beam straight into the heart of human.&lt;br /&gt;In this tension and contradiction I find beauty.  It reminds me to listen in carefully, to know when to stop pushing and to know when it is OK to push harder.  My hands doing all the work I really don't need my eyes to know.  The intuitive nature of all things...and more importantly simply to think of nature.&lt;br /&gt;When I viewed the pots from a distance I saw an earth, scorched and tried, used and taken advantage of, desperately trying to stay a whole while little was being given back to replenish - no drop of water to return the outside of the pot to a soft and flexible being, hands continuing to push the pot to a near point of fracture so great it would determine the end of the very organic alive state it was existing in.  Had I pushed further it would have turned into something else...and I too would have been someone else.&lt;br /&gt;Art has always been available to teach us things about ourselves, others, nature and all that makes up beautiful earth.  Knowing limits, knowing patience, knowing listening, knowing intuition and knowing acceptance are all here to serve us on a journey of hopefully more peaceful warriors.&lt;br /&gt;For now, I'm keeping a bit of my leathery skin and staying as soft on the inside as I can.  It will be the viewer of the "pot" and of myself who determines if this work of art has struck the perfect balance of contradiction and surface tension.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-2166268335316610074?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/2166268335316610074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/03/surface-tension.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/2166268335316610074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/2166268335316610074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/03/surface-tension.html' title='Surface Tension'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S7Gt3CJ9M4I/AAAAAAAAALM/yKtO8DwRLiE/s72-c/winterceramics2010+067.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-4038563710970645593</id><published>2010-03-28T17:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-28T18:03:02.842-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Coffee Time</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S6_8ETV5TvI/AAAAAAAAAK8/0qZa33y2FbI/s1600/winterceramics2010+043.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S6_8ETV5TvI/AAAAAAAAAK8/0qZa33y2FbI/s200/winterceramics2010+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453854824610746098" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S6_70mDLFUI/AAAAAAAAAK0/81hqRp4yopw/s1600/winterceramics2010+046.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S6_70mDLFUI/AAAAAAAAAK0/81hqRp4yopw/s200/winterceramics2010+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453854554754585922" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artists are constantly working with their hands...furiously creating.  After years of getting a piping hot cup of coffee only to set it down to grow cold because the clay demanded my attention, I figured why not make myself a lidded-coffee mug?  Eureka!  Granted this solution was not Archimedes discovering the method for determining purity of gold but, it was a simple and welcomed solution to keeping coffee &amp;amp; tea hot.   Another welcomed note was that my vessel would not be a tacky Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts traveling man mug...it would possess integrity and have a much more pure intention,  - the determined intention I transferred from hand to wet clay on the wheel as I happily created  a bunch of swirling and spinning mugs.&lt;br /&gt;The strange thing is for years I drank coffee and tea out of a silly non-descript Christmas mug that I am sure was mass produced somewhere in China - my own home lacked decent hand-made coffee cups.  This was a rather pathetic and embarrassing point I had to admit.  I have since made ammends and corrected such an abhorent  situation - my home is currently filled with mugs made by fellow potters and friends from around the globe.  Each morning I start my day drinking out of a well crafted vessel I find beautifully functional.  I think of  the potters I have met and shared time in the studio with both creating and learning.  I think how grateful I am for the simple morning ritual...a cup of hot coffee...&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-4038563710970645593?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/4038563710970645593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/03/coffee-time.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4038563710970645593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4038563710970645593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/03/coffee-time.html' title='Coffee Time'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S6_8ETV5TvI/AAAAAAAAAK8/0qZa33y2FbI/s72-c/winterceramics2010+043.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-4863533124699041866</id><published>2010-03-02T21:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-15T23:37:49.189-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Potters for Prosperity</title><content type='html'>I am in the beginning stages of launching a non-profit event  "Potters for Prosperity".  In light of the challenging economic conditions many nations face, particularly of late Haiti and Chile with the catastrophic events of natural disaster the seed has been born as an artist and "potter" to assist.&lt;br /&gt;Our first event will be the "Throw Off" with many studios participating in an evening of creativity, humanitarian effort, spiritedness and our contribution to global generosity and peace.  Additional information will follow so that you may be a part of this event and "place your bet" live and in person on the artist who throws the most bowls in one evening!  Your up-front purchase of one "bowl" - the symbol of food, family, and plentifulness will help support others that face great challenge simply to survive!  We look forward to your support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-4863533124699041866?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/4863533124699041866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/03/potter-for-prosperity.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4863533124699041866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4863533124699041866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/03/potter-for-prosperity.html' title='Potters for Prosperity'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-8468170390332693908</id><published>2010-02-15T20:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-15T20:45:56.130-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Winter and Potting in the Caribbean</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S3oiynBArVI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Mz1r7jj3td0/s1600-h/St.+John+2010+012.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S3oiynBArVI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Mz1r7jj3td0/s200/St.+John+2010+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438697752865320274" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S3ogIXtvECI/AAAAAAAAAKk/u2dhNbCYxCw/s1600-h/St.+John+2010+036.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S3ogIXtvECI/AAAAAAAAAKk/u2dhNbCYxCw/s200/St.+John+2010+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438694828180181026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S3ofRXZEyfI/AAAAAAAAAKU/XEimKeLbigo/s1600-h/St.+John+2010+041.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S3ofRXZEyfI/AAAAAAAAAKU/XEimKeLbigo/s200/St.+John+2010+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438693883200719346" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While the Northeast has been getting their fair share of blustery chill and snow I have been enjoying life in the Caribbean.  Luckily potters are everywhere and I found this amazing pottery studio.  It is a gem of a place and its reassuring to know that this large extended family I am a member of - potters - can be found all over the world.  Where there is clay...I'll be there.  Luckily, I can add sun, swimming &amp;amp;  snorkeling in turquoise waters to creative days well spent.&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-8468170390332693908?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/8468170390332693908/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/02/winter-and-potting-in-caribbean.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8468170390332693908'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8468170390332693908'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2010/02/winter-and-potting-in-caribbean.html' title='Winter and Potting in the Caribbean'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/S3oiynBArVI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Mz1r7jj3td0/s72-c/St.+John+2010+012.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-3173371312289530164</id><published>2009-09-23T22:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-23T23:08:00.431-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The organic nature of creating</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsMe9bEUWI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/cKWg0Tss7fs/s1600-h/LBIF+Ceramics+010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsMe9bEUWI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/cKWg0Tss7fs/s200/LBIF+Ceramics+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384911505475260770" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very often the conversation with clay is one that is on-going...even as our hands are fast at work thinking we are creating a "certain something" it often turns out to be a "certain something else".  I have often seen my work with clay and the nature of it as a metaphor for life...there are many stages to go through before we reach "success" and often we have to be prepared for the cracks and disappointments that can arise both in the kiln and in life, alike.  Sometimes the key is to stay flexible and purely imaginative.  Being willing to stay open to surprise will sometimes produce a unique delight.&lt;br /&gt;This piece was one I had intended to be "something".  Initially as I sat at my wheel looking at the beginning stage of what I deemed a disappointment, a conversation started to happen or rather a few simple words - "Moroccan Carnivale".  The piece went from looking like an un-balanced and boring genie bottle to something much more lively - the fish going round and round concealing the "evil eye" to ward off dangers and dark spirits, the rings for a circus like gaiety.  I imagine I am influenced by potters who potted a thousand years before me...the conversation and spirit of the ancient art of clay yet again passed through my hands and in the end I too was surprised.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-3173371312289530164?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/3173371312289530164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/09/organic-nature-of-creating.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/3173371312289530164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/3173371312289530164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/09/organic-nature-of-creating.html' title='The organic nature of creating'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsMe9bEUWI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/cKWg0Tss7fs/s72-c/LBIF+Ceramics+010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-5104890674293219645</id><published>2009-09-23T22:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T23:26:42.283-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Firing with a Master</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/StVvFsw45EI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Ki-AyLJe3fk/s1600-h/October2009+061.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/StVvFsw45EI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Ki-AyLJe3fk/s200/October2009+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392338272552281154" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsGHANfpgI/AAAAAAAAAFI/egNCcG5pMKk/s1600-h/LBIF-Jack+Troy+workshop+048.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsGHANfpgI/AAAAAAAAAFI/egNCcG5pMKk/s200/LBIF-Jack+Troy+workshop+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384904496837010946" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsGGUlZ_AI/AAAAAAAAAFA/TkTMPB2OXPE/s1600-h/LBIF-Jack+Troy+workshop+058.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsGGUlZ_AI/AAAAAAAAAFA/TkTMPB2OXPE/s200/LBIF-Jack+Troy+workshop+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384904485126142978" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsGF1_ZnTI/AAAAAAAAAE4/YGFnPL0ldiM/s1600-h/LBIF-Jack+Troy+workshop+054.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SrsGF1_ZnTI/AAAAAAAAAE4/YGFnPL0ldiM/s200/LBIF-Jack+Troy+workshop+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384904476913671474" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spending time with the Master Potter, Jack Troy was certainly a highlight.  His work and book on salt firing are internationally recognized.  We worked with what we had in terms of a fairly challenged kiln but along with artist, Mark Walnock we got some results by the second firing - a photo of the results is included  I wonder if I will still be happily potting as Mr. Troy when I am in my seventies...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-5104890674293219645?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/5104890674293219645/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/09/firing-with-master.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5104890674293219645'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5104890674293219645'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/09/firing-with-master.html' title='Firing with a Master'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/StVvFsw45EI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Ki-AyLJe3fk/s72-c/October2009+061.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-8392133830176280563</id><published>2009-08-08T16:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T16:28:14.874-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"COLD SOULS" clip on Conan O'Brien Show</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;This is a clip from the movie "Cold Souls" which stars Paul Giamatti.  I was part of the art department crew and the clip shows one of the larger sets we worked on.   The film just opened in LA and NY so go check it out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/paul-giamatti-pt2-073009/1140765/?__cid=thefilter"&gt;http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/paul-giamatti-pt2-073009/1140765/?__cid=thefilter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-8392133830176280563?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/8392133830176280563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/08/cold-souls-clip-on-conan-obrien-show.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8392133830176280563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8392133830176280563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/08/cold-souls-clip-on-conan-obrien-show.html' title='&quot;COLD SOULS&quot; clip on Conan O&apos;Brien Show'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-6064570925807972515</id><published>2009-08-02T13:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T14:15:16.036-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Newspaper Story</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SnX1fBXfPyI/AAAAAAAAADQ/82LVixtNmoc/s1600-h/The+SandPaper+Article+072509.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365464444373516066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SnX1fBXfPyI/AAAAAAAAADQ/82LVixtNmoc/s320/The+SandPaper+Article+072509.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This article came out in a NJ newspaper last week. I had no idea the writer would share as much about me as he did. However, I'm hoping many people saw it and will jam the lines at the Long Beach Island Art Foundation with people wanting to put their hands in clay - the Foundation is a GREAT place!!! Come Visit! &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-6064570925807972515?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/6064570925807972515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/08/newspaper-story.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6064570925807972515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/6064570925807972515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/08/newspaper-story.html' title='Newspaper Story'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SnX1fBXfPyI/AAAAAAAAADQ/82LVixtNmoc/s72-c/The+SandPaper+Article+072509.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-4087297360482664942</id><published>2009-06-19T11:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T11:39:58.040-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Create Art in a Beautiful Location - Take one of my classes at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts &amp; Sciences</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjva6vUQD-I/AAAAAAAAADI/yPETC7MbfXg/s1600-h/LBIF+Teen+Classes+-+2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjva6vUQD-I/AAAAAAAAADI/yPETC7MbfXg/s200/LBIF+Teen+Classes+-+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349109685101268962" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjva6BPsfZI/AAAAAAAAADA/XOJuQ5XZH9Q/s1600-h/LBIF+Adult+Classes.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjva6BPsfZI/AAAAAAAAADA/XOJuQ5XZH9Q/s200/LBIF+Adult+Classes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349109672734129554" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjva59FQWII/AAAAAAAAAC4/sYnj_tctQkk/s1600-h/LBIF+Catalog.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjva59FQWII/AAAAAAAAAC4/sYnj_tctQkk/s200/LBIF+Catalog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349109671616600194" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-4087297360482664942?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/4087297360482664942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/06/create-art-in-beautiful-location-take.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4087297360482664942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/4087297360482664942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/06/create-art-in-beautiful-location-take.html' title='Create Art in a Beautiful Location - Take one of my classes at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts &amp; Sciences'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjva6vUQD-I/AAAAAAAAADI/yPETC7MbfXg/s72-c/LBIF+Teen+Classes+-+2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-462646881747094018</id><published>2009-06-16T16:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T17:11:14.735-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Great Times at Haystack</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SjgzxGSCIBI/AAAAAAAAACI/OaJTrsxM0_Q/s1600-h/Haystack+2009+063.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348081476095320082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SjgzxGSCIBI/AAAAAAAAACI/OaJTrsxM0_Q/s320/Haystack+2009+063.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjgzwm2c8sI/AAAAAAAAACA/TNFNi_2K5no/s1600-h/Haystack+2009+007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348081467658138306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sjgzwm2c8sI/AAAAAAAAACA/TNFNi_2K5no/s320/Haystack+2009+007.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Words are not enough to share how magical Haystack in Maine truly is...every artist should experience a place like this at least once in their lives. The intensity of the place - the studios located a stones throw from the mighty ocean, the architecture and the residential buildings like tree houses nestled in the pines, the sounds of nature all creating a haven for artists to explore true creativity. There is a great freedom to explore new ideas and a wonderful community that nourishes us each day supporting our artisit visions. Glassblowers, wood workers, potters, painters and poets all joined together in creative harmony - working diligently, laughing heartily and sharing generously...a gem of a place. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A few photos to share.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The first photo is me inside the kiln as we get ready for our second salt firing - the first firing was amazing and I suspect the second will be even better. The kiln will be packed with the works of many hands, then fired to intense heats and the salt will be thrown to add the final bit of surprise to the finished pots - Can't Wait!!! Check back for the results...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The other image is the glorious view I was lucky enough to take in everyday.....aaaaaaaaaaahh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-462646881747094018?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/462646881747094018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/06/great-times-at-haystack.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/462646881747094018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/462646881747094018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/06/great-times-at-haystack.html' title='Great Times at Haystack'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SjgzxGSCIBI/AAAAAAAAACI/OaJTrsxM0_Q/s72-c/Haystack+2009+063.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-8625421845409998566</id><published>2009-05-25T09:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T09:37:46.442-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thankful to have been awarded a scholarship to Haystack!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/ShrJJb-45UI/AAAAAAAAABY/Ltf7MG0DuqM/s1600-h/Haystackphoto.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339801472168682818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/ShrJJb-45UI/AAAAAAAAABY/Ltf7MG0DuqM/s320/Haystackphoto.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Studios remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week while workshops are in session.&lt;br /&gt;Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine. The school offers intensive studio-based workshops in a variety of craft media including clay, glass, metals, paper, blacksmithing, weaving, woodworking and more.&lt;br /&gt;The unique experience to be found at Haystack is owed to the combination of internationally-renowned instructors, intensive and focused studio time, the exploration of other art forms including music, poetry and dance, a diverse student body, and an award-winning campus. Students live, eat and work at the school, and studios remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Over the past 50 years, the school has created international workshops and conferences, innovative sessions for high school students and local residents, a visiting artist’s program, scholarship opportunities, and more. Haystack continues to evolve with the interests and ideas of those who visit here &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-8625421845409998566?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/8625421845409998566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/thankful-to-have-been-awarded.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8625421845409998566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/8625421845409998566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/thankful-to-have-been-awarded.html' title='Thankful to have been awarded a scholarship to Haystack!'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/ShrJJb-45UI/AAAAAAAAABY/Ltf7MG0DuqM/s72-c/Haystackphoto.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-606881952385738064</id><published>2009-05-23T16:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-23T16:29:54.170-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Heading to Wash, DC for Artomatic</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/ShiGgushLjI/AAAAAAAAABQ/I9XZ0srYWRI/s1600-h/ARTOMATIC+PIECES+006.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339165255096413746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/ShiGgushLjI/AAAAAAAAABQ/I9XZ0srYWRI/s320/ARTOMATIC+PIECES+006.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am excited to be heading to Washington, DC for ARTOMATIC, an amazing art show which runs through July 5th. Even more exciting is my collaboration with dear friend and super talented artist Richard J. Bailey - I hope those who are able will head to ARTOMATIC to check out some of our work, as well as hundreds of other artists. Richard created a brilliant series of illustrations titled "Strangelets" that will framed up by perfectly unique pieces of mine - each ceramic frame has been inspired differently based upon the illustration. The collaboration is a welcomed blending of our aesthetic styles, rich madness of mind, and a firm commitment in our belief to create art, sometimes with much loved friends. The process of creating the slightly distressed frames was one inspired by antique lace, things Edwardian, fragility of certain material objects, beauty and of course a bit of dark humor.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A small sampling of the "stage" Richard's illustrations will be set upon is posted. To see the final collaboration you will have to visit ARTOMATIC 2009.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-606881952385738064?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/606881952385738064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/heading-to-wash-dc-for-artomatic.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/606881952385738064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/606881952385738064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/heading-to-wash-dc-for-artomatic.html' title='Heading to Wash, DC for Artomatic'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/ShiGgushLjI/AAAAAAAAABQ/I9XZ0srYWRI/s72-c/ARTOMATIC+PIECES+006.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-7587192349565576672</id><published>2009-05-08T15:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T19:02:42.123-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/SgSuFQATIlI/AAAAAAAAABI/oGmYCSQ7nzY/s1600-h/KCpostcard[1].JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-7587192349565576672?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/7587192349565576672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/past-works.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7587192349565576672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/7587192349565576672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/past-works.html' title=''/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-5847560474045907912</id><published>2009-05-03T00:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-03T00:10:14.909-07:00</updated><title type='text'>PUMA Commercial Shoot</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sf1DRoZRR7I/AAAAAAAAABA/VrLTMR1MLtg/s1600-h/Puma+-+Miguel&amp;amp;Me.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331491504056780722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sf1DRoZRR7I/AAAAAAAAABA/VrLTMR1MLtg/s320/Puma+-+Miguel%26Me.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Miguel and I getting ready for cameras at the PUMA Commercial Shoot - Yes, Potters wear PUMAS!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-5847560474045907912?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/5847560474045907912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/puma-commercial-shoot.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5847560474045907912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/5847560474045907912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/puma-commercial-shoot.html' title='PUMA Commercial Shoot'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sf1DRoZRR7I/AAAAAAAAABA/VrLTMR1MLtg/s72-c/Puma+-+Miguel%26Me.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-2660671322064560286</id><published>2009-05-02T23:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-02-12T23:26:36.760-08:00</updated><title type='text'>PUMA hired me for a commercial - AS A POTTER!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sf1AjRDJATI/AAAAAAAAAA4/B0KeRm8T8AQ/s1600-h/PUMA+Commercial.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331488508492710194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sf1AjRDJATI/AAAAAAAAAA4/B0KeRm8T8AQ/s320/PUMA+Commercial.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A day well spent. I was hired for a PUMA commercial to do what I do best - pottery. It's certainly a good day when a major footwear and sporting clothes company embraces the ancient art of clay. Keep your eyes peeled for the commercial. A few shots from the shoot follow...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-2660671322064560286?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/2660671322064560286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/puma-hired-me-commercial-as-potter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/2660671322064560286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/2660671322064560286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/05/puma-hired-me-commercial-as-potter.html' title='PUMA hired me for a commercial - AS A POTTER!'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sf1AjRDJATI/AAAAAAAAAA4/B0KeRm8T8AQ/s72-c/PUMA+Commercial.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697918155882893936.post-3150125687073546282</id><published>2009-03-04T14:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-04T15:04:45.397-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to my Ceramic Blog...more to come soon</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sa8IEZyfCcI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UWitGiyOXZk/s1600-h/Ceramic+Artistry++1453.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sa8IEZyfCcI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UWitGiyOXZk/s320/Ceramic+Artistry++1453.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309471357428238786" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7697918155882893936#" onclick="togglePostOptions(); return false"&gt;Post Options&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7697918155882893936-3150125687073546282?l=kerithcreo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/feeds/3150125687073546282/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/03/welcome-to-my-ceramic-blogmore-to-come.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/3150125687073546282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7697918155882893936/posts/default/3150125687073546282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kerithcreo.blogspot.com/2009/03/welcome-to-my-ceramic-blogmore-to-come.html' title='Welcome to my Ceramic Blog...more to come soon'/><author><name>Kerith</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11003900572252598679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--f2IljtVmMg/TXFnj8l3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPw/XT4bzDPOt3E/s220/kcsnap.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h15iN4OslTA/Sa8IEZyfCcI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UWitGiyOXZk/s72-c/Ceramic+Artistry++1453.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
