The opening reception gala of the 50st International Exhibition at the San Diego Art Institute was on March the 20st. My husband, Adriaan, son, Arjan, and I drove down from the Bay Area. We stopped at Arjan’s dorm house in Los Angeles. They drove all the way and it took us ... Continue Reading
I received the news that my “Golden Lotus Horsehair Vessel” is accepted by the San Diego Art Institute: Museum of the Living Artist in their 50th International Juried Awards Exhibition. The exhibition is from March 20 – May 10, 2009. Continue Reading
Today, I received the wonderful notice that my “RED TEAPOT” is accepted in the International Contemporary Teapot Exhibition with the title: “Beyond the Function”. The description of this show is to be an exhibition interested in the exploration of new dev ... Continue Reading
Last Friday was the reception of the opening of the Holiday Show at the Gallery House. The show looks great and I made some new 2D Horsehair Wall Art. I had fun making the “Flying High Wings”. They are made from one plate. Some red war in the front room of the ga ... Continue Reading
Yesterday, I went to Fresno with Yonsoo Chung to go to the reception of the California Clay ’08 exhibition with selected works from the Association of Clay and Glass Artists at the Fresno City College in the Art Space Gallery. They used my horsehair plate for the invitation ... Continue Reading
I made some new Horsehair- and Red Ware during my weeks in the US in August and September. A lot happened. I went to San Diego to visit my oldest son Roland and celebrate his 1/4 of century birthday and to watch my youngest son, Arjan, play water polo in the USC team. He is a sen ... Continue Reading
Last week, I did have openings of 2 exhibits. The first was the opening of the Coupa Cosas Gallery in Palo Alto with the show of the “Art of Tea and Coffee”. Art of Tea and Coffee June 6- July 5 I had fun preparing the show, because it has been a while for me to m ... Continue Reading
The Fire on the Mississippi banks of New Orleans, Louisiana, NOLA Fired-Up! It was a great success! Beautiful sculptural kilns and great fires all around! Filling up the paper clay “VASE KILN”. Closing of the kiln. Starting the fire. Fire from within. Continue Reading
Next day, I put the clay slurry with magazine paper on the in- and outside of the kiln. Thicker paper and with colors (the chemicals in the ink) on it make it more refractory. Around 3pm a group of high school kids from an NOCCA art center came to have a look and they helped me ... Continue Reading
On Wednesday, February 27, I arrived in New Orleans to participate in the NOLA Fired-Up Conference. I arrived at midnight. It is an easy city to drive in, so, I found my hotel alright in the French Quarter. It is an old city and where I’m building the kiln, the devastation ... Continue Reading
