Goal Completed!

I have completed the work for the juried show, Flow and Control for the Fourth Annual Conference of Encaustic Painting in Beverly, Mass.  There have been lots of first steps taken to get to this point but I am very proud on what I have accomplished, both in terms of the work I submitted and in the supporting effort that needed to be taken to get this far.  The photographs I had taken did not all turn out quite like I had hoped but the three most important pieces photographed well.  I am working with the photographer to improve the outcome of the photos...attempting to build a relationship that will be benificial for both of us.  So although some of the photos had problems, I want to continue to work with her and both of us will develop as artists.
This is the third time you've seen this pot.  It is 6" x 4" and I flowed the wax off of the top edge by hanging the pot upside down on a rod.  It is one of the three pots I submitted to the Flow and Control show.

Another important project at this time of year is making chalices for the first communion kids at my church.  I have sample bases and bowls and glaze samples so each kid can design their own chalice.  I'm pleased to do it and I think it adds a lot to this important milestone in their lives.  Those chalices are in the bisque kiln, will be glazed and fired tomorrow and ready for them to use on Maunday Thursday.

Now it is time to look toward the Spring Show and Sale at the Guild that takes place in late April.  That means birds and birdbaths!
I also plan to continue work on the "Optical Illusion" and "Insomnia" pieces.  Those tiles are in the bisque kiln with the chalices.  And I look forward to getting back to throwing functional pieces, the usual mugs, bowls, salt pigs and all the other 'useful and unusual' pots that I make.