june 2012
châteauneuf-du-pape, france
i remember this day well in châteauneuf-du-pape . . . sitting outside drinking a glass of châteauneuf-du-pape and sketching this chair across the plaza.
Friday, March 15, 2013
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
Thursday, March 14, 2013
holding court.
today i taught an art class at our new studio. my students were pretty good artists already, but i think that i taught them a little extra je ne sais quoi that they will never get at their normal school.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
hide + seek . . .
there is a fun thing going on at NCECA this year. we’re playing hide + seek with our pots ! 36 potters will be hiding a pot out in the streets of HOUSTON and if you find one, you get to KEEP IT ! here’s how to play . . . go to instagram: hide’n’seekah (hidenseekah) and follow the 36 potters for clues. FINDERS KEEPERS.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
clay + calligraphy.
2 of my favorite “pastimes” rolled into one. i have always been extremely passionate about handwriting. growing up, i wanted “hand writing” to be my job. i even once hand wrote my résumé for a graphic design firm and was later told that THAT was one of the reasons i landed the job. now that i am lucky enough to create my own jobs, i’ve hired my own hand to collaborate with my clay. so you see, dream jobs can come true . . . stay tuned for my new line of calligraphy on clay.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
it’s golden.
i love when my friends drop by the studio. i also love when my fabulous food stylist/chef friends drop by bearing edible gifts ! erin made this most amazing caramel corn (i think her secret weapon was honey). what better way to spend a grey rainy afternoon in the studio then by eating caramel corn + drinking bourbon ?
Friday, March 08, 2013
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
june 2012
vallauris, france
love, love, love drawing the pastries in france.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
good cut.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
oh, happy day.
i had the BEST. DAY. EVER. 3 of my absolute-ALL time-FAVORITES came to visit me at the studio ! i was out of my mind with happiness. i literally could not stop smiling. my mom loves to see me this happy. so i don’t understand why my favorites can’t come to visit me EVERY day ?
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
let there be light.
one of the the main things i love about my new studio is the natural light. during the day, i don’t even turn any lights on in the studio. i love how natural light brings out the vague contrasts + contours in my work. these simple things in life make me excruciatingly happy.
Monday, March 04, 2013
the chair.
(raedunnclay via instagram)
i have a thing for chairs. as many as i already have . . . i can always justify just one more. today was the big alameda flea market and the only thing i purchased was this chair (it’s actually more like a love seat). it will be the perfect addition to my new studio . . . maybe you’ll come and sit it in some day ?!
Saturday, March 02, 2013
the view.
i took this photo from my dentist office yesterday. i always wonder if the people working in this building ever tire of the view? for me, it never fails to takes my breath away . . . and i love that i get to see it at least twice a year.
Friday, March 01, 2013
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
june 5, 2012
antibes, france
i remember drawing this like it was yesterday. it was on the beach in antibes and it was the shoe of my fellow france resident, lisa nappa. i was always drawn to drawing these shoes of hers, the shape was so pleasing to me. that day on the beach was fantastic . . . the mediterranean sun, fromage, and fun. life should be so simple (and i do believe that was the brand of shoe ?).
