The Holidays are almost over...

December has ran away with it's days and we all seem to be hanging on for dear life as we are steered into the New Year. 

On December 21st I picked up my diploma from college. Yep, I did it! Finally! I have my BFA. It is truly anti-climactic though. I am starting my Masters degree right away. I really have no time to waste anymore. I am already in debt for college and nowadays a Bachelors degree is as simple as a high school diploma. So here I go again. On the 24 month road to my MFA. It is worth it though. It is giving me time to work on my art and learn more things that I wouldn't have had time for. I am leaning for my main focus to be more 3D than 2D. It is something I am enjoying more and I can always play in 2D stuff on my own. The 3D work is the work I need more time as an apprentice. With that said the New Year will bring me new beginning as a college graduate, and a true masters student. Something I have learned about being an art student is that everyone has a love for some kind of medium. Rather than try to be the best at all of them, it is time to focus on your hearts medium and what calls to you more. 

As I mentioned in the last blog I got my own potters wheel at home. I am busting out pieces left and right to start building my collection of things. I already have events on my schedule for 2016 where I will be attending art events to sell my ceramic art. It is truly exciting to see your dreams, goals, and work come together. So far it look like in June I will have be at Liberty Courtyard winery in Evansville, IL and in November I will be at an Art & Wine Walk in Belleville, IL. That is as far as I have gotten in my schedule for the sales events. I am running into an obstacle of needing to purchase a tent for the outdoor art fairs. There are a lot of opinions on what tent to buy. I think I am going to start with the $300 EZ Up type tent. Not that I will pick that particular brand, but something like it. Once I get that I will be able to start the process of art fairs and see if that will work for me and my medium. I would like to try 3 or 4 fairs this 2016 year to get my "feet wet" with the idea of this business avenue. I will have to find a way to fund this purchase to get things off the ground. 

Other than these two items I have been full force throwing clay and planning for next years events to try and reach people with my art. I am in the infancy stage of all this, but I am truly blessed with what I have rolling so far! 

Until the next post... Happy New year!

Blog Break...

I got my new Shimpo VL-Lite potters wheel a week ago yesterday. That has been the biggest reason for my absence in my blogging. I was having trouble with it. It seems to have a slight wobble. My husband helped me to level the wheel. Our old basement floors are not even and we thought maybe that could be the problem. It has helped a lot. I am now in the process of trying to get to work. I was thinking to throw at least two pieces a day. I think with this kind of work ethic I should be able to grow my inventory as well build my skills more and more everyday.

I am in the process of working on a commission for a church. They need two chalices and one more plate. I threw a plate last night. I actually like how it turned out. I am going to try and throw eight more. I was thinking I could do two sets of four with the same glazing design. I also was wanting to continue my work on making cups tea, coffee, cocoa, or soup. Different sizes, shapes, and glazes to create that perfect cup for speaks to someone.

Other than those initial thoughts to get going in my potters studio. I am in the process of looking into art fairs around the United States. I thought that this would be a good place to start. I am hoping down the road I am able to make a living at selling my pottery at art fairs, local shops, and who know,  maybe even out of the U.S. What a dream come true to be able to travel all over for work.

Just wanted to stop in an let you know what was going on in my world. As soon as I get some pieces drying I will shoot before pictures so you can start following the journey of my creations!

Introduction
Hello! I am starting this blog as a way to motivate myself to start working on my art everyday. One thing that has been the hardest for me in life is sticking to things. I have a tendency to runaway from anything when I get scared, bored, frustrated, or when somethings just get plain hard. I have always been good at dreaming though! I have been a daydreamer since I can remember. I can think of creative ideas all day, but that is usually the problem, I have so many ideas that I can overwhelm myself and then I give up on it all. 

I have been working on this part of me for at least ten years now, and I am on my way to getting a better hold on what I love and not give up on it. With that said I have sent my focus into two major areas of interest. I teach and practice yoga for a living, and I make art. 
Over the past four years I have really been focused on my art. It started with photography and spanned into painting which lead me into drawing. After that I went back to college and got a degree in fine art. My bachelors is focused on photography, but in that process we had to take tons of drawing and learn about all different mediums. As I was finishing up my bachelors I started to find myself taking every extra minute I had in the ceramics room trying to learn how to make ceramic art. 

That brings me to present day... I am just starting my master program in fine art and I am really interested in sending my focus in to the 3D world. Now with that said; it does not mean I will not continue my photography work. That work just calls for a different subject matter. My clay work allows me to open my ideas up into another medium that allows my daydreaming mind to run wild!

So... My hope is with this blog I can make myself more accountable to work on my art daily. I have found working on art even when I don't want to still helps me make better art. This blog will help teach me this, and show others who are scattered in mind and workflow that it is possible to achieve anything with practice and persistence!