Opening April 25th, 2008
5:00 – 8:00pm
“Fine Art of Craftâ€
Center for the Arts Evergreen
Address: 32003B Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen, Colorado 80439
Phone: 303.674.0056
April 25 – May 23
I have been in overdrive for the past month getting ready for this show and also the Colorado Potter’s Guild show and sale which opens the following weekend and runs May 1 – May 3. Of course you’re invited to this event as well. 
I pushed my luck and fired the work for the “Fine Art of Craft” show the day before the work was to be delivered. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when the kiln was finally cool enough to unload and made the drop off deadline to boot. Only 3 pieces will be on display in the gallery for the month and then the rest is for immediate sale in the gallery gift shop. I know many of you will not be able to attend, so here’s a sampling:
Porcelain Boxes, sizes vary, either slip transfer or hand-painted with underglaze, ^6 oxidation
Relief printed stoneware box, 6.5″ x 4.5″ x 4.5″, ^6 ox.
Relief printed stoneware tray and 4 cups, ^6 ox.
I’m much calmer now that I’ve delivered the work for the show in Evergreen and have mapped out my plan for the next 2 weeks. I’ve also dropped a few things from my schedule and feel much saner now. On Friday, I will be bisquing work that will be fired in the guild’s gas kiln on Sunday, glazing and loading the kiln Saturday and then spending most of the day at the Guild on Sunday doing the glaze fire. I’ve been told it will take 12 hours from start to finish – so I’ll have lots of time to try out some equipment I’ve been meaning to work with at the guild such as the electric slab roller, the extruder and the spray booth. I plan on making some glaze test tiles for my own use since I’m so unfamiliar with reduction glazes and I borrowed Extruded Ceramics by Diana Pancioli for inspiration.
Meanwhile, my very first “note from the universe” courtesy of TUT arrived in my inbox today to get me started with my vow to change my self destructive ways.
I’ll catch up with you on Saturday with a review of the show,
~Cynthia
18 Responses to ““Fine Art of Craft Show” Invitation”
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I love the stoneware, Cynthia – especially the cups. There is something about the square base and circular rim that I really like!
Good luck with the shows.
Roland
This work is beautiful. Best wishes for the show.
Wish I could come to the opening but my daughter’s bday party is sat/sun. Fun!
Thanks for the comments and welcome Roland!
Totally understand, Lisa – Evergreen is a hike, especially from Parker. Happy B-day to your daughter!
I’ll be there, I hear they have good snacks.
*gasp* All of the pieces are so beautiful! I never imagined that they would look even better than they already did! I wish I could come to see your work, but… well the UK is a bit far!
The glazing turned out great. I would imagine you will do well at the show.
Hey Cynthia…good luck with the show. Those porcelain boxes are sooooooooo divine
I’m planning on being there for the Sale at the Potter’s Guild on Friday or Saturday. Yippee. Probably Sat. I love that sale.
The pieces are divine. I didn’t see the little box I love so I hope it went to a place where I can buy it. Did it? You may mark it sold if it is in the sale. I’ll buy it.
Blessings on the beauty, Cynthia.
The boxes turned out so beautiful. I happen to love the color of your glaze. And the relief printed tray, cups and box are wonderful too – they have an antique quality to them. If we can’t attend the sale is there a way to purchase one of your porcelein boxes? Or will you have more on etsy? I would love to purchase one – I am having a hard time choosing which one though – right now I like the ginkgo leaf, the dragonfly and the butterfly. Wish I could be there for the show, I am sure you will do well, good luck to you.
Understandably, Undaunted!
Fingers crossed, Janet.
Thank you, Melody!
I haven’t glazed the wee little boxes yet, Mary – they’re not functional though – I have to warn you. They’re only about .4″ square on the interior.
Thanks, Linda – right now the work is at the gallery in Evergreen, but I plan on making more of these in the near future and will be posting them to my etsy shop. I bought a new tool that will make constructing these boxes easier – hopefully it will arrive in the mail soon.
Where is that tiny little box with the ginkgo leaf on it??? Am I missing it?
This work is all gorgeous, Cynthia, and I wish the best to you for the sale next month!
You have peaked my curiosity on a tool to help construct boxes. I’ll be checking your etsy shop in anticipation. Good luck with your sale.
Those boxes and cups are incredible! I hope you sell out…love and luck to you!
Jean – front right bottom – it’s 4″ x 3″ x3″. You know how I love those ginkgo trees. I’m so excited, we planted a ginkgo last year and it didn’t die over the winter. It’s getting ready to leaf out.
I just emailed the maker of the tool Linda – since I haven’t heard from him yet. I’ll let you know for sure.
Thanks Heather – a friend of mine who’s also in the show helped me price them. I thought they were kinds of high, but she said “what’s the worst thing that can happen?” They don’t sell, but then I still have the work to sell on my own. So, either way it’s all good!
Cynthia, I love the new boxes and the tray and cups are beautiful. You’ve been so busy. Relax a few min. Breath, inhale, exhale.
Beautiful work.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 2nd 2 photos…#1 is great but… #2 and #3rock…very seriously!!!
Congratulation on your show Cyn and that platter looks so perfectly beautiful and I hope you can share a pic after it’s fired!
Hi! I’m chasing my tail so several blogs are sidelined for pre-breakfast back-reading…including this.
Congrats on successful firing and showing and SELLING! And I love your relief print work and the lidded boxes. You just go from strength to strength.Attagirl!
Thanks for all your comments!