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Announcing Winners to thegreatceramicsgiveaway #2!
Announcing Winners to thegreatceramicsgiveaway #2!
Hello Friends, thank you for participating in the second of my ceramics giveaways! This time, was 2 sets of Porcelain Leaf plates lined with white gold trim and made from a Catalpa tree, see above. Today’s
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Studio Visit, Putting the Pieces Together
Studio Visit, Putting the Pieces Together
Hello Friends, I'd like to finish out this week with a few images showing some current work on the Pool House Mosaic project which is an Hawaiian landscape, loosely titled LŌKAHI, referring to the value
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greatceramicsgiveaway #2: Leaf Plates With White Gold Trim
greatceramicsgiveaway #2: Leaf Plates With White Gold Trim
Leaf Plates, retail value $22-$27 USD each Good day friends, my giveaway continues with week 2 of 5. Today I’m giving away 2 sets of pressed leaf plates and once again there will be 2 winners, so get your
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Winners From My First greatceramicsgiveaway!
Winners From My First greatceramicsgiveaway!
Good Morning Friends, today I picked 2 winners from the 8 entrants to my first of many greatceramicsgiveaways for handmade pigmented porcelain incense burners. I want to thank everyone who entered and
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Studio Visit: Visual Update on Pool House Mosaic Mural
Studio Visit: Visual Update on Pool House Mosaic Mural
cat with Birds of Paradise flowers just cut in wet clay Hello fellow Steemians, to finish out the week I’d like to give you a visual update on my pool house mosaic mural project. This past week has been
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The Great Ceramics Giveaway #1
The Great Ceramics Giveaway #1
hand-carved porcelain incense burners The great ceramics giveaway begins! Over the coming 5 weeks I’ll be giving away plates, mandalas, little tumblers, glaze paintings, and other miscellaneous ceramic
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Studio Visit, Remaking to Get it Right
Studio Visit, Remaking to Get it Right
Yesterday I cut a section of a palm tree with climbing flowers out of clay. This is a part of this large mural project that is consuming my studio life these days, and if this is new to you scroll down
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How Do You Keep Track of All Those Tiles?
How Do You Keep Track of All Those Tiles?
One of the most frequently asked questions about my process of making ceramic mosaics is “how to do you keep track of all of those pieces?” and it's a very good one. @ddschteinn asked me this question
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My Mentor 31 Years Strong, Blockchain Memory Project
My Mentor 31 Years Strong, Blockchain Memory Project
I just returned from 3 days in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico visiting my mentor who is also one of the best friends I’ve ever had. From the moment I arrived to the moment I left I just felt so happy
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Studio Visit: Overwhelmed? Do it anyway.
Studio Visit: Overwhelmed? Do it anyway.
Some mornings I get to the studio and I’m so overwhelmed that I'm basically useless. Today it was like this and from experience I know to immediately make a list and get out all the things circling around
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Studio Visit: Rhythms of Daily Work
Studio Visit: Rhythms of Daily Work
sections of my large drawing cut up and ready to be copied Good afternoon friends, I hope you're enjoying your weekend so far! When working on a large scale ceramic mosaic there’s a whole lot of process.
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A New Adventure Ahead
A New Adventure Ahead
Walking up 5th Avenue, NYC I’ve spent the last 4 days on a dash around the New York City area finding a place to live. Yes you read that right, to live. I currently live in Portland, Oregon, my home for
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Studio Visit, Glazing the Hawaiian Landscape Mosaic
Studio Visit, Glazing the Hawaiian Landscape Mosaic
For a few months I've been working on a large scale Hawaiian landscape pool house mosaic and am in full swing now with the cutting which is going very well. However, it's also time to dive into the glazing
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Line + form, Drawing in Clay
Line + form, Drawing in Clay
There is very little that is quite as satisfying for me as pulling a line through supple clay. It’s drawing and sculpture all in one. The header photo shows a french bulldog’s nose cut from porcelain.
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Meeting My Mentor, the Early Years Part 1
Meeting My Mentor, the Early Years Part 1
Me and Sadie with my tiled sunflower planters, 1988 Recently I came across some photos of the first 10 years or so of my art career and over the coming months I’d like to make a series of posts about this
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Pursuing Receiver Reward From Whale With Filter Technique
Pursuing Receiver Reward From Whale With Filter Technique
For some steemian, when the post becomes a trending is a pride of its own. To make a post a trending, it takes a lot of struggle and sacrifice, and also must be accompanied with adequate knowledge. If
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It’s All in the Plan
It’s All in the Plan
putting together the WHEAT repeating design Last week I clarified some of my goals here on Steemit, namely that I want to do more collaborative work with Steemians and also to always ask myself whether
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An Art Nouveau Fireplace Mosaic For an Atlanta Home
An Art Nouveau Fireplace Mosaic For an Atlanta Home
A few years ago I received an email from a woman in Atlanta, Georgia who asked if I could create a fireplace surround for her home despite her small budget. She had saved photos of my work for 5 years
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Studio Visit March 9, 18
Studio Visit March 9, 18
Hello Friends! Periodically I create a post that is an overview of what's happening in my studio. Some weeks we work on one thing, others we work on 50 things. Last week and this week have been of the

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