Clay Creations By Amy

Home again!

2011-02-05T20:03:00.002-05:00

It's been awhile since I last posted. We just got back from a month's holiday in Cuba. We had a marvelous time!! Now it's time to get ready for the summer show's.
I just found out today that I have been accepted in The Lindsay Art Gallery for the month of July. Now I have to get busy and figure out what to make and then make it. I will post some pictures as soon as I have some made. I think I will make some clocks and and do some watches. I sold all my watches at the Xmas show so I will try some more. I have been asked for business card holders so maybe I will give that a try too. So many possibilities!!!!!!!!!
I have to figure out how much clay I will need too. Oh my where to start? Have to send in some applications too I guess , they better be done first.
Guess I will go count clay packages, have a great day!

Back to Work

2010-10-05T20:30:00.002-04:00

We just got back from holidays in Cuba, where it was really warm and wet. It rained every day we were there, not all day though just part of the day. The swimming and snorkeling was great! We met some nice people although the resort certainly wasnt full by any means.

Now I have to get back work and get ready for the 2 Christmas shows and a show at the Art Gallery. I got my little studio tidied up today and made more room for working. I have already started on a box and some buttons. Will get working on them tomorrow. I think I will try to do some Christmas decorations this year as well as jewellery. Have to come up with some different designs. I will have to replenish my stock at the boutique as well. I will post some pictures as soon as I have some finished work to show.
Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi there

2010-06-22T21:37:00.002-04:00

Well it was a really rainy day here today and now its chilly. A good day to do some claying. I have been working on some new bracelets, the original design is Helen Breil's, it was in the latest edition of Art Jewelery, I believe. I have also been working on genealogy, getting everything ready for our family reunion. It's my job to send out the invitations and I have done that . I printed a bunch of books for the family , some genealogy charts that take our family back to 1500.
I am having a hard time getting motivated to clay, my muse is on vacation I guess. I think I might try some face canes, not sure what I would do with them but its a start. I almost forgot I made my first transaction on e-bay today and I won the bidding! Yay! Now to see how quick it gets here.

Have a great night!

Finally got my pictures uploaded!!!

2010-06-11T16:12:00.002-04:00

These are the pictures of my new work, clay minaitures on a clay tile.

Twice in one day!

2010-06-11T15:45:00.003-04:00

Hi again,
My pictures didnt show up so I will try again. These are my latest endeavor, miniature veggies on a clay tile. A lot of work but I enjoyed it.

I'm back!!!

2010-06-11T11:33:00.003-04:00

Good morning!!

What a beautiful day today!! The sun is actually shining , for now anyway. I have'nt been keeping this blog up like I should . However I am feeling much better and my studio is finally spring cleaned. I like it much better this way, its easier to work in.

I have been working on doing miniatures, which isnt my forte but it is addicting. After I spent hours doing research , I really enjoyed making them. I made 4 tiles for a friend, they have tiny vegetables on them. I had to hunt all over the internet to get the right colors for them , I now have a ton of vegetable pictures.
I now have to get busy and make some new jewelery for the Artisan's Marketplace and for the show this summer Art in the Village.

I am posting pictures of my finished tiles . Hope you like them.

Happy New Year Everyone!!

2009-12-31T21:00:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone,
Well its hard to believe that another year has come and gone. A lot has happened over the year some really good and some not so good. Right now my son is back in Kandahar but at least he got home for Christmas! For that I am thankful.
I will be on holiday for a month and will likely not be posting, not that I am that punctual anyway. I do hope to get organized this year for doing shows and getting a lot of claying done. I dont usually make resolutions but this year I think that would be a good one.
So have a great New Years and I will see you soon.

2009-12-14T10:39:00.001-05:00

Shows and claying finished for 2009

2009-12-13T15:41:00.002-05:00

I had a good year doing shows and with clay. I did'nt do as many as I had wanted to but it worked out much better than I had hoped. I was so pleased to have been invited to have my jewellery at The Lindsay Art Gallery, they are such gracious , helpful people . I was invited back for the members show which ends December 18.
I am really not quite finished with clay for 2009 as I want to make some pendants for Christmas gifts. I have some already cooked , I just have to put them together.

We have had a major snow storm that dumped over 121 centimeters of snow on our little community. Dh has been shoveling and snowblowing steadily for 2 days. We could hardly open our door to get out. I havent seen the squirrels for 3 days, they usually come around to be fed at least once a day. I am going to try and post some pictures of the snowstorm and of some of my new jewellery,
Have a wonderful holiday season!!!!!!

New Show

2009-08-11T22:26:00.003-04:00

Hi
I have been so busy lately and not just with clay. We have had a lot of company which we really enjoy and then I have had a show Art in the Village. This is to raise money for the health unit. We had more people attending this year but the sales were'nt very good. However I met this lovely lady who invited me to exhibit and sell at The Lindsay Gallery for a month. I could not believe it!!!!!!! And I had only 4 days to get ready for it. I have been claying day and night for 4 days. So today I took my wares to the Gallery and was interviewed by 2 newspaper reporters and had lots of pictures taken. Even though my knees were a tad shaky it all went well. I must say I am very tired but I do have to get more clay ready to go. So I will take a day to recuperate and then get busy again. Life is good! I am going to post a few pictures, I hope you enjoy.

Sam

2009-05-15T20:52:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone,
Well this week has been a very sad week for me. My cat, best buddy, friend of 16 years died on Tues very suddenly. I am really still in shock , I cannot believe that he is gone, just like that.
He was not that sick, he was on medication for thyroid but seemed to be doing well. Although his appetite had declined somewhat, but then he wasnt that young anymore even though he looked good. We were together 24-7 so we were always together, he was left alone very seldom. He was there when I got up in the morning, accompanying me into the bathroom and sitting on the sink watching me brush me teeth Then on to breakfast where he always got fed first. He would then go my studio where he had a nap on his cushion on my worktable. We were never far apart , in the evening he would sit on my legs till bedtime. Everywhere I look I still see him and hear him. I cannot believe he is gone forever. Farewell my best buddy.

Home for a bit

2009-05-07T15:30:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone,

Well I am home for a few days and then I go to my son's for mother's day. We started out our traveling with a stint of babysitting dh's granddaughter for a week. From Sun to Fri. She was amazing!! We went to the zoo twice, she just loves it there, too bad the childrens park isnt open yet.

I went to Morrisburg for our annual conference on Thur and left dh to handle things. He did a great job. Morrisburg is from Thur. to Sun. We had some really early days while babysitting and we started our days at Morrisburg really early too. What a great time we had!!! Great classes, great teachers, and great seeing old friends again as well as meeting new ones.
I met Sandy's mom who is such a talented lady, she makes wonderful flowers. I am already looking forward to next year.

I came away with a lot of great ideas for my jewelery, a lot of surface techniques, now all I have to do is get at it. I will post some photos as soon as I can, havent taken any yet of the things that I made. Needless to say I am kind of tired right now but hopefully will catch up with some sleep soon.
Better get back to work.

Wonderful Easter weekend!

2009-04-13T15:42:00.003-04:00

Hi
We had a wonderful Easter with G's son's family , hope everyone else had a wonderful one too. Had a great Easter Egg hunt outside even though it was freezing! I spent time claying with our little granddaughter. She just loves to create and she is quite good with her colors.
I am still working on three ladies, I have one almost dressed , just cant figure out what to do with the others yet. I wanted to go bright but it didnt turn out that way. I want to finish these ladies before I get into making beads and jewellery. I am getting short on stock for the Artisan's Marketplace so I had better get busy.
I will be going to Morrisburg in a couple of weeks for our annual get together. I am so looking forward to claying for the weekend!!!

Back again

2009-03-03T22:16:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone,
Well I havent posted for a very long time but I am back to try it again. I seem to be as busy as a cat on a hot tin roof but have nothing to show for it. I am trying to get organized for 2009, I applied to a few shows and hope to get accepted in at least a few. I do think that this year will be quite a struggle to sell. People are going to be hanging on to their money.

This year I will become a great- grandmother, that's awesome. Cant figure out how my granddaughter got that old! Now to figure out what to make for the new little person. I will have to do something in clay but I am not sure what to do.
This year I would like to try my hand at teaching but just havent worked up the courage for that so far.
Tomorrow I am going shopping for some containers for my studio, the ones you get in Canadian Tire, they are for nuts and bolts. I think they will be great for holding my findings and maybe even some canes.
Have to go now, hopefully I will be back sooner than last time.

Here I am again

2008-10-30T22:30:00.002-04:00

Here I am again after many months of silence. I have been so busy with many things mainly family issues. Now I am back to doing clay. Yahoo!! I have had quite a few shows and that is new for me. I'm not sure that shows are for me. I do have 2 more shows this month and then I'm finished for the year. My next show is this Sat and then the next weekend. I hope to get to play with clay and make some new and different Christmas presents. I really like to use the mokume gane technique . I would like to experiment with it and hopefully will have more time to do this. I really like the way painting on clay turns out and would like to find out which paints work with clay. Better go now and do a little research on paint.

Hot Rainy Day!

2008-07-09T12:34:00.002-04:00

I'm back again. I have been so busy and don't seem to have accomplished much. I went to Sudbury to visit my son and his family for a few days. It was a nice drive. And then we had our granddaughter visit for a few days. I also put in a whole new bunch of jewellery in the Artisan's Marketplace. Now I have to get busy and do some new jewellery for the August show. I'm thinking I should do something different than jewellery, not sure what . I have some half finished sculptures,should finish them I guess. Transfers on glass might be a good thing, I want to do some for my son. He takes marvelous pictures and I want to transfer some of his pictures onto a set of glasses for him.
I am just not very motivated in this weather and the clay is so soft in this heat. Guess I better go and get busy with something.

Back to Claying

2008-06-13T16:12:00.003-04:00

I finally started to do some claying again, not much mind you but some. I have a sculpture in the oven right now, I want to do something exotic with her, not sure what though. It's a beautiful day although hot but it certainly is better weather than what we have been having.
I already have booked our holiday in January ,2009, in Cuba. It might be the last time we go , with the rising costs of gas, it puts the airport taxes up and by next year who knows how much it will be.
We are going to the city tomorrow to spend the weekend with G's family, hope the weather will be good for us

I went shopping yesterday to Michaels and bought a batch of clay , it was onsale for only $1.00,imagine. I guess I better get busy with dinner.

Back Again

2008-06-11T19:41:00.004-04:00

I haven't been around much to do much posting, I have been so busy getting ready for my first large show and then recuperating from doing it. It was a cold and miserable weekend and the crowds were just not coming out. However I met a lot of nice people and learned a lot. I have another small show coming up in August and then nothing until October. I posted some pictures of my booth at the show.

I am a messy worker and my little studio was such a mess, I could'nt fine anything. I am just about finished rearranging my studio, so hypothetically speaking I should be able to find all my tools and such. However I have forgotten where I put everything. I guess I will have to get busy and do some claying so I will get used to it. I'm not sure what to do next , I havent thought that far ahead but I guess I should start. I think I would like to do something with translucent or some mokume gane, love that technique.
I have also been considering doing some demos but I have never done anything like that and I'm really nervous.
I better go and read my mail , have a great night.

Back From Morrisburg

2008-04-29T10:27:00.002-04:00

Good morning world!!!!!
Morrisburg is over for another year, darn. Had a marvelous time seeing old friends, meeting new ones. There is such an aura of friendship and sharing there. Margi and Vio do a marvelous job.
I do hope Cristine is doing well, she took ill on Sat night.
Now its back to work, I have 2 shows coming up in May. I really dont know what I was thinking,but whatever it was it must have seemed right at the time. BB2shoes taught us how to do the porcelain look and I think I will try that. Got some great Japanese patterns from Georgia,so will have to try them out. Sandy used a stamp that was on the grab table,I loved the effects, so will have to try that. So much to do and so little time.
I will have to do better at posting, there seems to be fewer hours in each day but I will try.
Have a great day!!!!!!

snow,snow,snow

2008-03-01T10:32:00.002-05:00

Well seems like we are getting more darn snow this morning.Dh is blowing snow again so we can hopefully get out and go get some food. Not that we are out of food but the freezer is getting low.
I recieved a great surprise this week, the occupational therapist is coming to see me in my home next week. To help me with my hands, I have arthritus in my hands quite bad, they are beginning to really be painful and are beginning to be misshapen. Any way she is going to help me find easy ways to work, and find some good exercises. Yay!!!!
I am working on new jewllery for fashion show that is coming up in April. I said I could have ten pieces ready for them .What was I thinking!!!!! I takes me a little longer to get things ready but so far I have quite a few beads , just have to put them together and find a few new designs.
I will post some pictures of my new pendants when they are done. Have to get back to work now, have a great day!

Good Morning World!!!!!!

2008-02-22T10:19:00.003-05:00

It is a great day even if it's snowing(still) We went shopping yesterday,which entails an hour and a half drive. However the day was great, no snow and the sun tried hard to shine. I had a gift certificate for Michaels so that was one of the first places we stopped. They had findings on sale for less than half price so loaded up on some. yahoo!! The clay was on sale for $1.49,so got some of that too. Now I 'm ready to get to work. I have this idea rolling around in my head for a pendant so will try and see if it works.
I hope all the ladies attending Sojourn will have as great a time as we do at Morrisburg!!!!!!! Have a wonderful time!

I'm back!!!!!!

2008-02-13T16:15:00.003-05:00

I haven't posted in a very long while. Been busy with Christmas shows , then Christmas itself and then we went to Cuba for a month. Had a wonderful warm time. Came home to all this snow and cold!!!
I am now ready and eager to get claying. I have a few shows lined up so I have get busy creating. If only I could decide what. I have to have several sets ready for April, I'm participating in a fashion show, so the jewellery should be a little showy I think. And I have a two week show in July so I need quite a bit for that, There are a couple of others I am going to enter as well, hopefully I will be accepted. First before I start claying , I think I will try and tidy my studio. A major job in itself. I know I'm procrastinating , but it still needs to be done. So off I go to start cleaning.

"Tess" my new Art doll

2007-11-16T13:03:00.000-05:00

We are having a gorgeous day here,although it did start out snowy. I delivered my new artdoll "Tess" and some new jewellery to the Art Gallery today. One more show tomorrow and then I'm finished, literally. I had thought of putting some things in the show in Haliburton but I wont be here when I have to collect them. " Tess", my new art doll, is only about 6 inches high, and she was quite a challenge, working that small. I have to get ready for tomorrow so will finish a few pendants and maybe another little art doll. She is half finished so hopefully I will get her done.

My Show

2007-11-05T12:38:00.000-05:00

Yahoo!!!!!!!!!! My first 3 day show was a huge success for me!!!!!! As BB2 would say I'm chuffed!!! Our show was held kind of out of the way but the people found us. There were 8 of us and we each did something different. I made 4 sales before I had unpacked. There is another show next weekend for 2 days at the same place. . I have a show on the 17 and perhaps one starting on the 21 . I wont have to be there for the last one though, they will take a commission. Not sure if I will do that.
So I am busy claying and making jewellery, have to get busy on the Ornament swap and the Winterfest gift. I need another pair of hands.
A lady dropped the lower half of my secretive woman on the cement floor!! There wasn't a mark on it. Whew!!!! The lady nearly had a heart attack though. So off to clay!

Back from the Studio

2007-10-30T07:41:00.000-04:00

I have been chained to my clay table for the last 10 days and haven't posted. Today I am done whether I am ready or not. We have to go tomorrow to the granddaughter's for Halloween, we have done that since she was born. We wander the street with her and enjoy her reactions.
Today I will finish what ever needs finishing and pack up everything for the show. I had originally thought that it was a one day show on two different week ends, now I find out it is five days over two weekends, yikes!!!!!!
Sure hope there is enough stock!
I have 4 girls in progress, they are small copies of what Gera taught us. I used a small liquor bottle , like the ones you get on an airplane. So far haven't been able to get the faces right, the girls aren't co-operating. I did start the Christmas ornaments, so far have only 5 done. Have to work on that next week. I really don't know where the time goes!!!!! It seems to go faster the older you get.
I was up early today, thanks to Sam, my cat, who decided at 5 am that he needed food. He walks all over me or chews on the electrical cord, he knows I'll spring out of bed for that one. That's not a pretty sight!! So here I am trying to get caught up with some posting. I am off now to finish some beads.

Saturday, October 20./07

2007-10-20T12:58:00.000-04:00

Its kind of a miserable day here , again. Well at least it isn't snowing. I have been doing some claying today, doing more glasses and a small art doll. She's giving me quite a fight with her face though. I will just put that away now and just get some clay ready for the dress.
I'm waiting for my sister to get here so wont be doing anymore clay till tomorrow night.It will be good to spend time with her. Have to get back to my clay.

Gone Shopping

2007-10-18T07:11:00.000-04:00

Good morning! I haven't been up this early in a long while. Sam, my cat had a hairball and he decided he needed me . Yuck!
We are going to Michael's today,I'm going to pick up a makins pasta machine. I use a lot of translucent in my beads and I'm really tired of picking it out of the rollers. I will see if the pearl clay is in yet as well and then run like crazy. I don't want to spend anymore than I can help there. Then on to grocery shopping as my sister is coming for a visit. Yahoo!! Will be fun.
I took my donation in to the Cultural Center yesterday , I sure hope it gets auctioned . Now I will have to finish my wine glasses, sanding and polishing. Not my favorite thing to do. Catch you later.

2007-10-16T13:49:00.000-04:00

I haven't posted in a few days, quite a few. We have had company so haven't been able to use the computer. I haven't done much claying either, darn. Now I have to really get busy . My first show is Nov 3.
I have another wine glass set done, not photographed yet though. It's rather plain, various shades of black and white. I also have to do something to donate to the Cultural Center for their yearly auction. Always makes me nervous, what if no one bids on it.
Off to clay , have a great day!

Clay Day!

2007-10-12T20:55:00.000-04:00

Today I really want to get a lot of claying done, ha, that probably won't happen. Seems I'm just not as fast as I would like to be. How ever I do have a batch of leaves ready to be applied to the wine glasses and 2 Santa's ready for their clothes. I sure hope it works out. I will post some pictures when I finish. Have a great day!!!!! Well here I am back again. I have just finished for the night and I'm quite happy with myself. I did wine glasses, a bunch of beads, covered a box, did some wineglass identifiers, 2 bracelets ,a necklace and put the final covering on a Santa Claus. Of course it all has to be finished but that's for another day.
Just found out we are having company on Sunday,means I have to clean tomorrow and cook, not much time for claying. Unless I get up at the crack of dawn, :0(
Have a great night!!!

Wine Glasses

2007-10-09T09:59:00.000-04:00

Good Morning! It's a rainy day here, again. So much for walking, guess it will have to be the treadmill today. Hopefully it will stop and the sun will shine.

These are some of my wine glasses that I covered with clay. They aren't completely finished yet, I have to glue ,sand and polish yet. I have quite a few left to cover. I hope to mix some clay for a new batch oaf beads today as well. I now have 3 shows in November so I need a lot more stock. Hopefully I will sell it. If the wine glasses don't sell, guess what everyone gets for Christmas?

I am off to town now to do some shopping, it's a pity we have to eat isn't it. Takes too much time and money.

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-10-08T10:10:00.000-04:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving! We had family here on Fri and Sat. and we will be going out today for a Thanksgiving dinner. However before that I have to do some claying. I now have 3 shows to do in November and I need some Christmas items.
I had a great Studio Tour, sold more than I had imagined I would, yahoo!!!!!!
I had people even ask where and when my next show would be, I'm a happy camper!!!!
Our granddaughter was quite upset that I didn't have enough time to clay with her this weekend :0( I will have to set aside some special time just for her so I can do some clay with her.
Now to figure out what to make ,I will post some pictures when I get something made, hopefully it will be today.

Studio Tour

2007-10-06T20:37:00.000-04:00

What a day!! Woke up to thunderstorms and a torrential downpour. Today is the first day of the studio tour, have to get to Peggy's and set up and put out the signs. We had to wait awhile until the downpour quit or at least abated some.

I had an awesome day! I sold 3 times more than I thought I would and people were asking when my next show would be. I am a happy camper. Now I have one more day of the studio tour, it would be nice if it was just as good.

I'm off to do some more jewellery. Have a great night!

Not a good day but it had redeeming qualities

2007-10-03T17:34:00.000-04:00

I started this day about 2.00 a.m. , we had a cat fight outside our house. I was afraid my furry friend Sam had escaped and was into mischief , but he was safe and sound trying to see what was going on too. Then around 4.00a.m. this same furry friend decided he wanted food. He got my attention by pushing everything off my bedside table. When that didn't work , he proceeded to walk all over me. I finally gave up at around 6:30 a.m. We were getting up early anyway to go to Lindsay to pick up our freshly brewed wine,then on to Peterborough to get my clay from Michael's that had just come in yesterday. I had a rain check from when it was on sale. I had ordered premo pearl, and they had saved a bag of it for me. Alas, they saved the wrong one, they saved sculpey. I was a little upset after driving all that distance to find it was the wrong one.
The really bright note to the day was a dollar store in Peterborough had a going out of business sale,yahoo!!!!!
I picked up a lot of really neat stuff. We had a car full of grocerie's, wine, beads and all sorts of things to be used with clay.

So tonight I am going to try and make a Santa using Gera's technique. I have the perfect bottle for it , I hope it works out.Then I will finish a set of wine glasses, I just have to apply the clay and cook.

Some of My Work. Tuesday,Oct 02/07

2007-10-02T12:27:00.000-04:00

Well I am going to try and upload some photo's of my work. Hopefully it will work but I only have dial up so it could take all day. This is a set I did using Helen Breil's technique.

The blue doll "Starlight" was made at Georgia Ferrell's Beek Lane Studio during Gera Scott Chandler's workshop. It was a very inspirational workshop. The red doll "Water Lily" I just finished. She was quite a challenge, could'nt make up her mind who she wanted to be.

I am slowly getting the hang of blogging, hopefully. I am going now to see how to add links. Wish me luck.

First Time

2007-09-22T19:52:00.000-04:00

Well I did it. I created a blog. Now what do I do? I guess I will have to look around and see how to add photo's. I would like to put some of my work up here. I am a clay artist and I specialize in jewellery. Now I'm off to see how this works.