Grace Sheese

One of my jars will be at the Jersey Shore Clay National 2009 hosted by m.t. burton Gallery in Surf City, NJ.  This year, the show is curated by Jeff Gudio, artistic director of The Clay Studio.  The show goes from May 23 – June 22.  The opening reception is Sat., May 23, from 6-9 pm.  If you are in the area, I’d encourage you to go.  There are lots of really amazing work.

Speaking of The Clay Studio,  I have a piece in their current show “Small Favors IV“.  This was definitely a fun yet surprisingly challenging piece to make.  The piece had to fit inside a 4″ x 4″ cube.  I was surprised at how making such a small piece can be challenging.  The hardest part for me was surface decoration since there were not too much space to do my usual surface work.  However, I really enjoyed branching out and trying something new.  The show ends May 31 so there’s still time to check it out, either in person or on-line.

Jeff Campana recently wrote a really informative article about ceramics and pottery on The Storque, Etsy’s blog.  I feel quite honored to be included in his 2 part, in-depth article , which spans the entire process of working with clay.  This is a great read for those who are curious to learn more about the involved field of ceramics and pottery making.  One of the things that really struck me when I was reading the article is how versatile clay is. There really aren’t too many art mediums out there that allows for so many possibilities, in every step of the process.  Thanks Jeff for such a wonderful article.

I was recently contacted by Olan from Ofifteen Magazine for an interview.  Olan describes the magazine like this:  ”Ofifteen is an online lifestyle magazine that covers features such as home tours, interviews, videos, trendcasts, fashion and a whole lot more that is updated throughout the week. Our goal is to inspire individuals through a variety of topics that are beyond the subject of home and garden. We are an online only magazine and are quite content with that idea as we are obtainable to readers from all over the world.”

My personal favorite is this image showing you how to use beige and brown.

A big thank you to Ofifteen for being such a great magazine!