this is my version of french leaves. there are so many beautiful blooming plants + trees around here in the south of france. the sights and smells remind me exactly of my childhood. i love being surrounded by an abundance of fruit bearing trees. i feel so at home.
here are some quick teapot ideas i sketched out.
and here are a some of them in progress.
these are some bottles i made here in france.
i was first inspired by these clay chimneys that i saw in paris.
and then by my new favorite bottle of rosé that i found in the south of france.
i love how things evolve.
this is the canvas on my work table. i love the unsuspecting patterns that the dark clay leaves behind. bits and pieces of clay, traces of patterns . . . i couldn’t have made this if i TRIED.
i have moved on to the dark clay here in france. this just might be my favorite clay EVER. it’s a spanish black clay and it is DELICIOUS. it’s the perfect consistency, like heavy wet sand, it is easy to hand build with, and so VERY forgiving. i am in heaven.
luckily, my studio tools are very minimal . . . my main tool is my left thumb !
i’ve started working in the studio, but for some reason i am off to a slow start (well, slower than last year). we went to the clay store the day we arrived. i decided to start with french porcelain and then move on to my FAVORITE spanish black clay. since my studio is small, working with white + black clay at the same time is near impossible. more studio updates soon . . .
i finally made it down to the south of france to start my residency, and it’s as if i had never left. the weather here is just perfect. it’s like coming home again . . . i grew up in fresno, california which has mediterranean climate and so it feels subliminally familiar to me. i am ready to get my hands dirty and to see what inspires me. this is where i will be living for the next 5 weeks . . . top floor.
i leave on wednesday for my residency in france . . . i’m so ready to be in my french studio on RUE REY to make some NEW WORK ! i’ve been advised by my advisors to NOT close my online shop, but rather leave it open for purchases that will be shipped in JULY. there is an announcement in the shop, but i think very few people actually read the small print, so . . .
if you order between now and july 1rst, your order will be shipped mid july.
merci beaucoup.
a stack of my plates used by the fabulous food stylist erin quon. we worked together YEARS ago at the slow club and became fast friends. the whole gang of us that worked the slow club in the mid 90’s all went on to do BIGGER and more creative things. it’s really quite amazing.
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