Welcome! This is my first virtual open studio, very exciting. My name is Pam Cresswell, and I live in Missouri with my husband of 27 years. We have two teenagers, 3 cats, a dog, a turtle, a couple of snakes, a big tank of fish. Two years ago we bought a wonderful old cape cod style house that was at one time a small convent. Because of it’s previous life as a convent, it is divided up into many small rooms, unlike modern houses that tend to have fewer but bigger rooms. It works for us. I have my pottery stuff taking up about half of the basement, and recently I took over the garage for my kiln. My husband never puts the car in it anyway, so I use it. now.
I have been dabbling in art in one form or another all my life. I attempted pottery in college, but I did not get the pottery bug till much later. I signed my son and myself up for a clay class at t5he local clay guild. My son enjoyed the class but was not interested in doing any more clay work, it is kind of messy. I however just could not get enough. I re-learned how to throw on the wheel, learned how to fire several different kinds of kilns, became involved in glaze mixing and formulation. I even created a glaze for the guild that is pretty popular.
Over time I have set up a clay studio at home, where I have been making beads and charms. I prefer to let the clay be itself, look like nature shaped it that way. At the same time I want each piece to feel good in my hand, to feel interesting and sensual, a little private piece of art that you want to wear next to your skin. I tend to stay away from bright colors, preferring more earthy shades.
(maybe my last rose of the year)
(I need to trim up the shrubs, getting pretty bushy)
I will have a drawing for the first of 2 giveaways at 2:00 eastern. Check out my Etsy store, I am running a sale to go along with the BOC Open Studio
