January 2011
9 posts
cycle: end of january...
As cycles happen with many potters in their studios, my own life has layers of cycles that keep me from my studio. But that, is ok, because I know that they are cycles-and that means I’ll be back in my studio soon!
The past few days the focus has been on my day job and the opening reception for the 3rd Annual Beyond the Brickyard. You can check out the pieces at...
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner is an exhibition opening up soon at the Clay Art Center in West Chester, New York. This plate was featured in upcoming Ceramic Monthly upfront section! My other plate is with really outstanding company (Steve Lee, Martha Grover, Jen Allen and more!!!) on the front the exhibition postcard. I had such great help getting all this together. It looks like a...
lots of cool little things
Last night I tried something new in the studio. Nothing huge, but it was fun. I’m testing some different techniques out for a wall sculpture. I draw the black designs on bisque pieces with a syringe like needle on a little squeeze bottle. This time, I put wax in another bottle to apply it to the black underglaze lines already on the bisque piece—-and it went right over the...
Re-define the word "kitsch"
I had a great conversation today with my friend Katrina Hiesterman. She’s studying at the University of Ulster in Ireland and will be presenting a paper at NCECA in Tampa. We started talking about many of the discussions taking place in the ceramics field. I was particularly interested in her statement about bridging the various discussions together and talking about “the notion of...
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A new year, new pots, a good beginning.
Free Ceramics Blog
Sometimes it is hard to sell pieces I really like. This sauce dish is one of those pieces.
My name is Emily Free Wilson and I am starting a blog today.
I am going to write about my new family business Free Ceramics. This will be the first full year that my husband Matt Wilson, my brother Bobby Free and I will be working together. Making pottery, working out new forms, new color combos,...
