Tuesday, March 20, 2012

stretching


I haven't had a lot of production time over the past two weeks, but I feel so much better and I've kept up with my drawings and plannings and my coursework, and I am really really excited about some of the things that are happening.  This chicken cup is one exciting thing:  I really like using mishima- even though it's a bit time consuming, it's also immediate and really a lot faster process than drawing and bisque firing and then coloring and glazing and firing again.  I'm looking forward to making more of these, in red and in blue, and in drawings that aren't necessarily chickens. 





Though I am happily chicken-obsessed.  Admittedly.  Chickens, bees, pots, gardens, food- my passions.  I am bringing home three new chicks in the next few weeks- one has already been "adopted" and named by my dear friend and studio assistant, Natalie.  One little chickie will be Trudy, named after her mom.  I'm excited to have a little namesake.  Edna and Pearl are both named after Gary and my grand and great-grandmothers.  I like the old fashioned names.  Maybe there will even be some baby chick pieces that come out of our adventures in chick-raising again.

I let the girls out this morning, as I do most mornings that I'm puttering out in the garden.  They are so curious and come running towards me when they lose sight of me.  This is from this morning, when I did some light gardening and sprucing up with my coffee.  Mmm, toes.
Pearl is the bearded araucana chicken.  Edna is my star layer, a black-star chicken.

Happy Spring, friends.  Oh, and if you're chicken-obsessed like I am (or you love someone who is), these chicken tumblers will be in the shop when they're ready in another 2 or 3 weeks.

9 comments:

Courtney said...

gorgeous! cute chickens too.

Janet said...

Love the chicken cups-- simply delightful!

Jacqueline said...

Oh, I love the chicken mug, perfect for a cup of tea!

jacqueline

thistledowns wool & cotton said...

oh, i think there will be some chick inspiration for sure!
glad you're feeling better!

Jenna said...

love these tumblers, and your girls, so much!

amy h said...

When my mom saw on Facebook that I liked your chicken cup, she thought it was one of my cups and said "I didn't know you liked chickens so much!" It took a minute to figure out what the heck she was talking about. You are now known to her as the chicken lady. :)

angesdavis said...

Hooray for baby chick pieces! I am so excited about your inspiring work(as always)and about the impending arrival of the baby chicks and their well-chosen names. I, too, adore chickens and old-fashioned names! I wish I could see them and help do some work with them. Edna and Pearl are just gorgeous and work wonderfully as pottery models! LURVE all of it!

Anonymous said...

Must have a chicken mug!

Laura Matthews said...

These are divine! Cups and chickens!