poem – Crooker 3.16.2023

REQUIEM for Judy by Barbara Crooker It is early March, each day a little bit greener, crocus and snowdrops already in bloom, daffodils sending up the tips of their spears. When summer comes, we will take you to the river, trickle your ashes through our fingers. You will return to us in rain and snow, …

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new 2d works 3.2.2023

Here are a couple of my latest 2D works. It Doesn't Do to Dwell On It I, 2022, mixed media on paper It Doesn't Do to Dwell On It II, 2022, mixed media on paper

where do my ceramics live? 2.16.2023

I found a map that I'd been storing in my map collection and decided to put it to good use. After gluing it to a piece of foam core, I attached a picture hanger to the back and hung it on the wall near my ceramics studio. Each time one of my ceramic pieces goes …

grief quote – Renkl 2.2.2023

Reminders take every possible form — the feel of pine needles underfoot, the scent of a passing woman’s perfume, the tail end of a song on a coffee shop radio, a letter tumbling out of a long-unopened book, the taste of boiled peanuts, salty and warm. The reminders loop between past and present, between one …

photographing ceramics 1.19.2023

Let me start this post by admitting that I've not had any type of instruction in taking photos. You could say that I'm a self-taught photographer. I've tried a variety of locations around my home for taking photos of my ceramics. The couch, the piano bench, next to a window, and outside, on the back …

wordless and green 1.5.2023

annual donating in 2022 12.22.2022

I donate a percentage of all my ceramic sales annually to charitable organizations. It’s important for me to give back to my community, and I do so by volunteering in my personal life, and by donating a percentage of all sales in my Rachel as Artist life. I'm fortunate to be able to do this. …

wood firing documentary 12.8.2022

I recently watched a 3-part short documentary series about a ceramicist who wood fires her work. Part 3 is here. You'll need to scroll down to almost the bottom of the page to find the film. Parts 1 & 2 are here, where eventually Part 3 will land. The films vary in length, from 15 …

potato print wrapping paper 11.24.2022

I made some holiday wrapping paper with potato prints on brown kraft paper. It's fairly simple, and I share the process in these photos. Here are the supplies I used: a roll of brown craft paper, a flat plate plate to roll the ink on, potatoes, block printing ink, a brayer, a paring knife, and …

wordless and green 11.10.2022