Sorry!!!

Shame on me. I know. It's been waaay too long since I posted, but boy do I have stuff for you! First, I finally took pictures of my glaze and scumble painting and also of my direct painting (painting directly on the canvas with color). So here they are! These two projects along with some ceramics and printmaking projects (that I have yet to photograph) have consumed my life this semester and I've had NO time for anything. I eat, drink, and sleep art these days... but I love it ;)

Glaze and Scumble

Direct Painting

Achromatic

I FINALLY took pictures of my Achromatic painting for my class and so here it is! I'm pretty happy with the finished product since this is my first painting. My still life for this one was not exactly what I wanted (notice the crotch in the top right), but I loved the tea pot and the flowers. I'm ready to get started on the next one which will be achromatic then we'll go over it with color glazes.

This is the still life that I'll use for the new painting. I'll be sure to take pictures of the process rather than just the finished product this time around.

Oh my goodness!

I can't believe I haven't posted in so long! I finally got into the swing of things with school and I've lost track of time! I've got so many irons in the fire, I don't know what to do. Right now I'm working on a "suicide" block for my printmaking class, an achromatic painting, and just popped 5 pots into the kiln tonight. I'll get some pictures taken and fill you all in on everything.

Italia Reunion

Hey guys! Today I'm going to our HUF (Harding University Florence) Art reunion! For some of you who didn't know, I went to Italy last summer for a month to study art. Not only did I learn a lot about art and the Italian culture, but I learn so much about 10 wonderful girls and our parents for the trip, Dr. Keller and his wife Sally. We all grew so close and I can't wait for all of us to reminisce about all of our adventures. Plus, my friend Jessica wants to buy some of my pottery (!!!) so I'm really excited about that too! I hope everyone has a great weekend! Ciao!

Inspiring.

This is a little "kick-in-the-butt" video for anyone who needs it.

All I can say is wow.

Justine and Gary from Monachetti on Vimeo.

Back in Black

I've really fallen in love with the idea of a black accent wall. The black makes all the colors and textures in the room stand out, plus, adds a lot of "drama" (I don't usually say that word, but it works in this sentence). Now if only the painting policy in the dorm would change...