Today I announce major updates to the website of the NMPCA. Previously, we had two sites: the public website at www.nmpotters.org and the membership website at http://nmpca.onefireplace.org. Now, the two sites are one in address and content. The background of the website is a combination of an image from the flames of our paper-kiln firing … Continue reading
Fires everywhere, storms brewing in the Gulf, temperatures soaring in the Southwest…we need rain! So, I got some pictures from Daisy Kates of the wheel we bought for the Tarnoff Art Center in Pecos/Rowe through the Armstrong Grant. It is nice to be able to post about something positive. See the Tarnoff Art Center website … Continue reading
Dear NM potters and clay artists: We are in need of volunteers to help us with our after-school and summer program with the Pecos Area Youth (middle schoolers). We teach classes every Tuesday and Thursday to these kids free of charge (after-school), and in the summer we teach full time M-F for three weeks; this … Continue reading
NMPCA members: Tomorrow begins the much anticipated NCECA Critical Santa Fe symposium. As you are aware, we sponsored a scholarship contest to send two members, Betsy Williams and Andres Payan. Several other members are planning to attend the event as well. I will be there. I know that some of you are not able to … Continue reading
All NMPCA members are invited to drop in on a board meeting…Its fun! You can keep the board members in line, find out what’s happening, have input to what the organization should be doing, and also connect with old and new friends. The next meeting is October 31, 2010 at 12 noon at the home/studio … Continue reading
12 of the 13 members of the NMPCA board met at the home of Linda Kastner. In line with my idea of bring the “clay” back into NMPCA board meetings, I made a brief presentation at the beginning showing my recently completed house-shaped journal boxes, just finished with journal writing lazer decals. The impression on the … Continue reading
I have a book in my personal art-book library, The Artist Within – A Guide to Becoming Creatively Fit, by Whitney Ferré. When I first bought this, I wanted a book about design principles of making art. I found out the subject is living life creatively. The author discusses and has exercises in using design … Continue reading
Today was the annual meeting of the NMPCA. I was elected to the board by the general membership and then as president by the board following the annual meeting. Even though I had agreed to do this, I am feeling a little overwhelmed by the responsibility of leading a group of artists for the benefit … Continue reading
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