Pollack!

November 28th, 2006 by Tammy Vitale

Women V, hand and Slab built raku wall sculpture by Tammy Vitale

Here’s the last of the raku batch from the other day.  Pay close attention to the left side of the mask and the wonderful turqoise crackle.  I’m thinking maybe it’s oxidation that gives me that and so I’ll have to experiment a bit with timing before I put that glaze into the fire.  I would love to get a full torso with that turqoise crackle all over it!

Have been the grasshopper this past weekend, fiddling with Luxor II (silly game) and shopping for office furniture with husband instead of packing for 3 load ins this week.  On of which is today at the Bead Boutique in Prince Frederick Maryland.  So this must be short and I must be off to the studio and be a good little artist.

Lucky for me, friend Dianne sent along a lovely little link which I used to make today’s AEM – a total goof:  http://www.jacksonpollock.org/.  Anyone who knows me knows I don’t think he’s  an artist but whoever came up with this little jewel is okay by me.  You get a blank white slate.  Click your mouse and you have a color, click again and the color changes.  She sent it for my grandson, I wrote her back and said:  are you kidding?  I’d play with this all day (but must get into the studio).  See, if I type it enough it won’t feel all that bad, getting into the studio and packing.  Sigh.  I just want to be off for a while. 

Some would say I’ve been off for a long while! (smile)

thought for the day:  Begin where you are.  Attend to your current state.  We tend to skip this part, leaping blindly toward wherever we think we should be.  But there is gold to be mined from what we find in our habitual and automatic states.  Victoria Castle, The Trance of Scarcity:  Hey! Stop Holding Your Breath and Start Living Your Life

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10 Responses

1. mary ann
   November 28th, 2006 at 10:53 am

   wow tammy! your sculptures/artwork are amazing!

   just bopped by to finally tell you how much i appreciate your lovely comments on my blog!

   now that i've found you, i will be back to visit!!!
   mary ann

2. AscenderRisesAbove
   November 28th, 2006 at 12:50 pm

   begin where you are… i often try to get back to where I was when I stopped last time (creatively); that can be frustrating and more often then not – impossible.

   Thanks for the reminder!

3. RetroAlchemist
   November 28th, 2006 at 3:37 pm

   Women V is magnificent! She looks thought-full and curious, I think it's the tilt of her head. And what rich colors, especially that turquoise crackle you pointed out on the mask. You are very talented and full of rich colors, curiosity, and thought-fullness yourself:-)

4. windyangels
   November 28th, 2006 at 5:26 pm

   Hi Tammy, Wonderful art. It's totally beyond where I'm at. The link – I've seen it. How cool. I could easily see myself using it as a procrastination tool.

5. kat
   November 28th, 2006 at 6:21 pm

   good god, woman! that pollock site totally ate up a good portion of my morning. it was so mesmerizing!

   i love how this woman has come out. they will make such a great set!

6. kat
   November 28th, 2006 at 6:21 pm

   good god, woman! that pollock site totally ate up a good portion of my morning. it was so mesmerizing!

   i love how this woman has come out. they will make such a great set!

7. krista
   November 28th, 2006 at 10:13 pm

   Being where I am is my absolute biggest challenge right now.

   Thanks for the reminder. I love Jackson Pollock's work. It's really quite amazing, his paintings are so large you totally lose yourself in them.

8. krista
   November 28th, 2006 at 10:15 pm

   Oh, I didn't it in my other comment, so I'll say it now- I love your sculpture. It reminds me of one of my favourite artists/story tellers Brain Andreas of Story People. Something magical about it.

9. susan
   November 29th, 2006 at 9:03 pm

   this guy is great!

10. Jana
    December 1st, 2006 at 1:39 pm

    I love your "thoughts for the day"!!!!

    I've never seen colors like the ones you use on your pottery… i am absolutely amazed!!!!!

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