Thankful to have been awarded a scholarship to Haystack!

Studios remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week while workshops are in session.
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.
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

Heading to Wash, DC for Artomatic

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.

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.

PUMA Commercial Shoot

Miguel and I getting ready for cameras at the PUMA Commercial Shoot - Yes, Potters wear PUMAS!

PUMA hired me for a commercial - AS A POTTER!

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...