annual donating in 2020, and a poem 12.31.2020

This year, in keeping with my desire to "give back" by donating a portion of my art sales to charitable organizations, I'm donating to the Madison School & Recreation pottery program. Their mission statement is "MSCR will enhance the quality of life for individuals in the Madison Metropolitan School District and for the community by …

giving back 1.23.2020

As I wrote earlier this month, I "give back" in my life in a variety of ways. I volunteer my time at Atwood Pantry, a local personal essentials (non-food) pantry, and at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. My husband and I donate financially to a variety of local and national non profits and organizations that we think …

annual donating in 2019 1.2.2020

A percentage of all my ceramic sales is donated to charitable organizations. It’s important for me to give back to my community, and I do so by volunteering my time and money in my personal life, and by donating a percentage of all sales in my Rachel as Artist life. In 2019, 5% of everything …

weekend events 5.2.2019

This weekend I'm participating in two sales: First is the bi-annual Madison Gallery Night, this Friday, May 3 from 5-9pm. This time, I'll be selling my wares with other ceramic artists at Madison College, 2125 Commercial Avenue. There will also be items for sale from the Jewelry Art Metal students, plus free tours of the …

annual donating 12.28.2017

A percentage of all my ceramic sales is donated to charitable organizations. It's important for me to give back to my community, and I do so by volunteering my time and money in my personal life, and by donating a percentage of all sales in my Rachel as Artist life. 10% of everything I sell …

changes 1.26.2017

I've decided to close up my shop at Big Cartel and open up an Etsy shop. Last March, I purchased my rachelimsland.com domain and used that at Big Cartel, a site where you can setup your own online store. Big Cartel was easy to use, and my web store looked great! I did sell some, …

annual donating 1.5.2017

Happy New Year!  When I decided to start selling my art on my website earlier this year, I decided I'd donate a portion of sales to good causes (imho). 5% of my painting and drawing sales are donated to the Sierra Club. 10% of my ceramics sales are donated to Potters for Peace. I didn't …

ceramics show and sale 5.11.2016

Last Friday, the ceramics studio I belong to participated in Madison's twice-a-year "Gallery Night," where studios and shops throughout the city host artists and their work. About 7 Midwest Clay Project members participated. We covered the large work tables with brown paper, and I had about half a table to display my pieces. I had so …

new website! 3.12.2016

I finally started, or opened, my very own website: rachelimsland.com. There's a link to my web "SHOP" at the top of this WordPress site, along with my other links. I was contemplating opening an Etsy site, but after a bit of research and thought, I decided to go with bigcartel.com. The rachelimsland.com site has my …