ART PETCH CERAMICS

I wasn’t able to take proper photos of the new pieces for today’s sale but here are some that I was able to get and mess with to hide the clutter of the background.
I had one feeder that I was playing decals on.
First I put on an overall image of the woodlot on my street. Then I added bits from a photo of tree litter on a neighbour's lawn and that wasn’t what I was looking for so then this week I added an graphic I had made from a photo of tulips by my daughter in Toronto last spring.
I made a cylindrical feeder last month on which I put an image of the bark of one of the white elms in my backyard.
I also made a series of Faïrieland feeders that started when I put yellow bulged flowers on a feeder and Joan said "that looks like it is from Fairy Land". But being a Tolkien fanatic I not only spelled it differently but also moved on to create a series of Radagast the Brown wizard bird feeders. 

Bird feeder brought back from Faërie.

On March 23 and 24 this year I participated in a swimming meet for the first time. The Master Swim Ontario Champs 2018 was held in Ottawa this year and it was a real treat for a neophyte swimmer like me! What a great experience.  I even saw a 94 year old woman competing! Yes 94!  And she even did the 200 meter breaststroke!!!

​Last weekend, May 5 and 6, I participated in a studio tour for the first time. It was organized by the National Capital Network of Sculptors.  It was also a great experience, and as a bonus it was probable the sunniest and warmest weekend of 2018 so far!  
I put out many of my pieces in the back yard and it worked out just wonderfully.

I met many neighbours and a few fellow artists who were kind enough to come by and take a close look at my studio and see first hand the facilities, equipment and materials I have to provide decal, glaze and kiln firing services for myself and others. 

​I changed things around the second day and pulled Helen Stone's sculptures that I had in a garden setting the first day and put them on the studio porch where her wall hanging now lives (Helen is now living permanently in Equador).

​I also displayed thirty, and even sold a few, of the Populous flowers and feathers that the Guild put on display at the Nature Museum as part of the Canada 150 celebrations last year.
Above are a few photos taken at Alpine Clayworks during the weekend.