I’ve always been intrigued by installation art that incorporates a LOT of pieces!
And these wonderful ceramic pieces are pretty darn incredible. Such wonderful details, colors and textures. So amazing when they’re all put together into one amazing installation!!!

According to ThisIsColossal.com…
“Doubling as an artist and ocean advocate, Courtney Mattison produces large-scale ceramic installations that draw attention to conservation of our planet’s seas. Her latest installation “Aqueduct” showcases hundreds of porcelain sea creatures including anemones, sponges, and coral sprouting from a porcelain air duct. The piece asks us to imagine the plight of these undersea creatures as tropical sea temperatures begin to rise, asking where they might migrate to once their homes have been rendered uninhabitable.”

Click here to see the full article on www.thisiscolossal.com.

And some detailed looks at some of the amazing details of Courtney Mattison’s work…

You know I love a good Jamba Juice now & again…
and have a comedy crush on ELLEN… who doesn’t?
Adele’s carpool karaoke kinda won me over… but this latest video pretty much seals the deal bringing all three of them together. I love Adele when she shows off her funny side!

Click here to watch Adele at Jamba Juice… as the mouthpiece for ELLEN.
Adele was wearing an earpiece and had to follow all of Ellen’s directions
and repeat everything Ellen told her. And of course… hilarity ensued.

Just when you thought that stamping, carving, sgraffito and other surface decoration techniques were a bit too fussy and a bit too much work… imagine this?!!!!

Precisely incised porcelain. Also, difficult to say three times fast!!!

Click here for the video.

Here’s an amazing video I just found that combines four of my favorite things…
beautiful flowers, crazy creativity, incredible craftsmanship and JELL-O.
Okay, so maybe it’s some kind of special gelatin, but I still dare you to be the first one to take a bite!!!

So it appears to be a layer of clear gelatin in a form pan. Then they’re injecting something (colored gelatin?) into the base. The result is amazing!!!

Click here for the amazing video.

And now for the Big Reveal… and don’t forget to click here for the video.

After a lot of old pots… the end of the China exhibit has these great stone “sculptures.” Crazy to believe that these wonderful pieces were created by erosion over millions of years.

Okay, so you know how I love a good tie-dye.
So many of my old t-shirts have been “rejuvenated” by a good summer camp tie-dying. So much fun. But this video definitely makes me think I need to step up my game. Must learn how to do this technique. The end result is well worth the wait.

Click here for the amazing tie-dye video.

And while we’re on craftsmanship & skill… here’s another video that’s quite mesmerizing. I know I’ve posted it before, but I’m still entranced. I think this is done with colored slip, or maybe colored sand on the wheel… but I suggest we all try the same “trick” on the next platter we make. Get ready Tuesday night class… this week we cover slips, and the next week plates & platters. Dangerously groovy combination apparently?!!! Get ready.

Click here for the spinning, spiraling, evolving and ever-changing video!

And a second one…. on the video there’s a title, but I can’t read it?!

And then a third… and another title in another language… Russian maybe?

Thanks to my potter-friend Emily Murphy for sharing…
I can’t quite figure it out… and nor could she. But I love it just the same!
It looks so simple, but I’m sure it’s not. I’m sure the “secret” is in the original “silkscreened” image being altered just a bit. But how does the squishy balloon-thingy not smudge or smear the images?… or stretch them out of shape?!

If only stamping textures onto a bowl were this easy too???

Click here for the amazingly simple, yet incredibly technical video.

Little Sunday color-theory art lesson and painting fun with my niece Taylor today. Basic color wheels and color gradations with Taylor and her mom Jen… my sister.