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Ceramic Arts Daily December 29 2008

Ceramic Arts Daily December 29 2008

Hello everyone!  I’ve taken a bit of a blog break over the holidays, but have been forced out of my stupor to share some exciting news with you.  In late October, local ceramic artist, Annie Chrietzberg, contacted me out of the blue to find out whether I would be interested in being part of an article she was writing for Pottery Making Illustrated featuring my handbuilt/wheel thrown mugs using lino-cuts which were inspired by a workshop I took last summer that Annie taught.  Trying hard not to appear to eager, I calmly responded, “Sure, why not?” without trying to show my true crazy self that was bursting with excitement on the inside.

Two crazy busy weeks later, we had images, interview, how to’s etc. completed – did I mention that this happened the week before the Fall Colorado Potters Guild Show?  I work well under pressure – sad but true.  Annie retreated to write the article with her usual witty, yet informative style of writing and I went on with life as I know it.

Just today, I received a voice message from Annie alerting me to the fact that Ceramic Arts Daily featured her article in its daily email – hence the first blog post in a week.  Thank you Annie & Bill Jones (editor) for including me in a great publication!   To read the full article (for those of you who don’t subscribe to PMI – which I’m guessing is quite a few), here is a link to the full text on Ceramic Arts Daily.

Meanwhile, I’ve been working on the Colorado Potters Guild website the past few days.  Progress is slow, but steady and the site is still most definitely under construction.  As a bonus, I think I’ve found a new WordPress template for myself and while I’m in web mistress mode, I might as well make a few updates around here because my template isn’t totally compatible with the new version of WordPress 2.7.

Have a good week,

~Cynthia

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17 comments

  • ang

    December 29, 2008 at 5:57 pm // Reply

    how exciting, good on you.. and the guild sites looking good too, v nice template i like the ‘torn edge look’, is wordpress mac friendly?? i had a quick look around and didn’t find anything about mac or pc…I’d like to start doing some sites for myself and also build for others without spending heaps of $$..

  • Ron

    December 29, 2008 at 7:42 pm // Reply

    Hey, Congrats on the article. I’ll keep my eye out for it. Hey I’ve finally done some work on my WP site. Please give it a look when you get a chance. I’m using Tarski, which I think I like. ?? I still have stuff to add and maybe find a better header. I like this template. If you change templates does all your content stay in place? Widgets etc? Oh and are all comments moderated?? I’m not used to that w. Blogger, I just let people go willy nilly. Maybe I’ll moderate now. Sorry for all the questions. You’re the one who inspired all this WP stuff you know :-)

  • Cynthia

    December 30, 2008 at 10:10 am // Reply

    Meredith – :lol: “And in my mind I am thinking- oh- I know her!”

    Janet, Judy, Patricia, Anne, Jerry, Chae, Todd & Linda – Thanks!

    Ang – :) Yep – WordPress works on both Mac or PC. In fact, the “elegant grunge” theme I chose for the Potters Guild site was designed on a MAC. Most theme developers make sure the themes look good in multiple browsers and operating systems. There’s a whole slew of forum threads related to MACs – http://wordpress.org/search/mac?forums=1 if you need any light reading…

    Ron – I just answered your questions on your new site, which looks fabulous!! “You’re the one who inspired all this WP stuff you know.” Oy vey – I’d better be careful what I write! ;) After the initial adjustment, I think you’ll come to appreciate wordpress and how flexible it is. I know I do.

  • Mary T.

    December 31, 2008 at 3:59 pm // Reply

    I meant to come by yesterday and didn’t make it. those last minute, oh my, the new year is almost here and I haven’t finished . . . those kinds of things got in my way. I loved the article and thought it looked and sounded really good.

  • kriss

    January 4, 2009 at 3:26 pm // Reply

    Congrats! I really enjoyed reading about your art….you are the reason I traveled to Denver for Annie’s October workshop…thanks for your blogfull inspiration.

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