Friday, August 30, 2013

Fishing: An Art Gallery Experience

Well, a while back, I got really interested in applying for various art shows. There are tons of call for entries floating around and I figured, why not? So I made a lot of stuff. Hence the teabowls previously. Well, I didn't make it into most of them. A little disappointing at first, but it was a good experience for me. However, I did make it into one! Photo: Our new Exhibit "Of The Sea" is bringing the work of 16 artists from 9 states to Joplin. The opening will be June 20th. We hope to bring a sea breeze from the coast right down Main Street Joplin in the middle of the summer. Mark your calendars now.
It was terribly exciting. I got accepted into a show! That was last month and I now have my pieces back, so I figured I would post the pictures of them. I made two fish, thrown on the wheel, detailed, and high fired.




The set of two fish made it into the show. I was quite pleased.


The fish with the plate did not make it into the show; I was not bother by this as it was more of a beta test than anything else. I liked the plate, but not enough to repeat it with the large fish. The fish on the plate was a miniature version, only about 3.5 inches tall. Adorable, that's for sure, but not as well done as the larger ones. Quite fun!