I am happy!  What else is there to say? I am surrounded by a wonderful supportive group of family and friends.  The time I spent at the storytelling festival was great.  I really enjoyed the interaction I had with other local ceramic artists and all of the attendees of the festival.

Things are moving forward.  I recently received notification from Lark Books that the submission I made to them a year ago has been accepted for inclusion to their upcoming publication “500 Raku” this next Spring 2011.  I am searching out and preparing work for submission to different shows and exhibitions around the country.  I hope to get some broader exposure to the work I am doing.

I now have a space at B.Y.U. to work on my projects.  I am happy to be working up there and expanding my abilities.  I have been awed by the other students work and am really excited to learn from them and Von Allen.  Von has me looking up a list of other artists to gain more insight and perspective on my own processes.  One of these artists Lisa Clague gave a great quote from another artist William Daley when she was interviewed for Ceramics Monthly; it reads, (continue reading…)