Ceramic Inspirations

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ceramics by shosana parry
Shoshana Parry is a ceramic artist located in Marin County, California. Recently she wrote about working with clay textures, with photos of her work:

“I love texture. I love all the bumps, spikes, ridges, scratches, swirly grooves, twisting branches, and overlapping scales that make my pieces so much more interesting. You already know that I’m constantly inspired by nature, and it seems that everything I find captivating and beautiful to look at either has a texture or a pattern — and textures are what we’re talking about today. continue reading

A Tidbit from Dad…

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Jerry and daughter Irene at observatory in Australia — at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia

Jerry and Irene at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia, while on our total Eclipse Tour of 2012.

My daughter Irene invited me to be a part of her art blog. I consider it an honor to do so. A very brief description of me:

I’ve been around here for 77 years. I have three major loves of my life, my children, science, and spirituality. Before retirement I worked as a rocket chemist, an organic chemist, a biochemist, and a clinical chemist. I plan to draw from my life experiences and observations to give you little tidbits of information I have encountered, that you may wish to reflect on as an artist. – Jerry continue reading

Making a Birdhouse

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bird house in the garden, by Irene Rowley

final bird house in the garden

Hello!  I recently made a birdhouse for my mom (Oma), since she loves to work in her garden, more than anything. I am looking forward to Spring and seeing if any little birds make their nests here, to keep my mom company. I thought I would share it with you, as an idea for Valentines Day presents this week.

Here are the steps for making a simple garden birdhouse: continue reading

Art Scraps Blog Moved

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pastel drawing of wolf, smelling flower, by Irene Rowley

wolf smelling a flower, by Irene Rowley

This blog moved locations on the web to artscrapsblog.com. Please change your bookmarks. I moved it in December, but just like a newbie, I forgot to tell and include the people who were already subscribed to the blog.  So here are the articles you may have missed in December and January:

In these recent blogs I have begun to ponder some deeper issues, about island wisdom for art and life, and what I’d consider golden rules of being an environmentally-aware artist.

I am currently working on the next post now, on making and painting birdhouses! Stay tuned!

Irene