Save the Date!

My pots and I are returning to Kansas City March 15th - March 19th 2016. My work will be part of a group ceramic exhibition and sale. Our show "Makers: The Independents", an official NCECA event, will be at a cool, newly renovated gallery space located in the downtown Crossroads Art District. There will be lots of pots for sale The Bredin - Lee Gallery 1729 McGee Street Kansas City, MO 64108 Hours of operation: Tuesday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm, March 15 - 18th Saturday from 10am - 2pm, March 19th Late Night Hours both Thursday and Friday evenings from 5pm - 9:30pm  Kansas City...

Change is Alway Good

This weekend I pitched out and organized 7 years of glaze test. They had multiplied under tables, in boxes, on shelves! This odyssey started when I relocated my studio to Dallas and switched from a gas reduction kiln to a cone 10 oxidation type of firing. I bought a Bailey front loader electric kiln with thick insulating walls that allow for slow cooling (helpful for certain glaze colors to form). Not all of my Kansas City glazes successfully transferred to this new firing environment. Those luscious ox-blood reds turned green in my new kiln. So hundreds of glaze tests later I now have a palette...

New work shipped to Margo’s Pottery and Fine Crafts Gallery

If you find yourself on a summer road trip to Yellowstone or Mount Rushmore stop by and visit my long time friend and gallery owner Margo of Margo's Pottery and Fine Crafts Gallery in Buffalo, WY. It's a cool historic town situated between those two national parks. Visit Margo's site or give her a call at 1-877-825-4354 to purchase my work. Margo's Pottery and Fine Crafts Gallery  

My work at NCECA 2015, La Mesa Exhibition

Santa Fe Clay Presents: La Mesa in Providence, RI, A National Invitational Dinnerware Exhibition of 150 place settings in a spectacular banquet table display by some of the country's foremost ceramic artists and potters. This exhibit is an annual event held in conjunction with the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts Conference (NCECA). Santa Fe Clay Presents La Mesa March 25 - 28, 2015 Wednesday - Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm Saturday 9:00am - 2:00pm

Studio Action!

Irresistible Blue Orchid Pot headed to Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

I'm participating in the Beyond Bounds "Electric" exhibition auction at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. In keeping with the theme of the event "electric blue" I chose two of my favorite irresistible blue glazes to embrace the mood of the theme. Saturday, October 18, 2014 7 p.m. Click here for Ticket Information "Since 1992, all BEYOND BOUNDS fundraisers, sponsored by Nerman Museum Members, have provided almost $800,000.00 to expand the college's permanent collection and underwrite the cost of exhibitions and educational programming." ~ Bruce Hartman, Executive Director

Buy my Pots? Yes!

Last week I shipped some great pots to the Signature Contemporary Craft Gallery in Atlanta. They are now posted on their online site at the signature shop.com Click here to see one of featured pottery or call the gallery at 404.237.4426 for more information.

Future Potter Born June 23, 2014

Happy and Excited to announce the birth of our first grandchild who we affectionally refer to as "Little Dude" Here is a photo of happy baby and mommy hanging out.

Let There Be Light Lilstreet Gallery Holiday Show

Be sure to check out the Exhibit Click Here for more details only a couple days left!

Fuzzy Ears’ Project

This Christmas season found me in the studio admiring sweet pet photos. Their owners had provided these snapshots  in hopes of inspiring a pot or two with their treasured pets likenesses captured in glaze.

Hootie!

Several evenings last summer I noticed an unusual melancholy trilling coming from the outside our  bedroom window. It wasn't until my husband spied this well camouflaged owl I understood the source of the plaintive whine. After snapping a pic and researching his "head shot" on-line we discovered we had an eastern screech owl "holed up" across the street. True to the description  he was hanging out in a tree cavity - in this case one provided gratis by a local electrical company years ago as they pruned trees invading overhead electrical lines. He/she has provided endless enjoyment and some unexpected...

Commission Delivered!

Texas ranch commission delivered! Scimitar and Blackbuck antelope. Here are photographs before and after the kiln firing. Thought it would be fun to share a bit of the glazing process with you.

Charlie has news for you…Volume 2 of 500 Teapots is hot off the press!

Hi everyone I'm excited to announce that Volume 2 of 500 Teapots is on the bookshelf ready for purchase. Click here to buy online at Amazon. My mom is featured on page 36 as shown below.

Akar Gallery’s Featured Artist

I'm  happy to announce that I'll will be Akar Gallery's September Featured Artist. It will coincide with the Iowa Clay conference that week. Check it out, September 20, 2013, 10:00 AM CST, www.akardesign.com.

Time to bid ! Anderson Ranch Auction!

33rd Annual Art Auction Saturday, August 10, 2013 Many excellent works for sale in our live and silent auctions. Online bidding is available until Thursday, August 8 at 6pm MST: http://paddle8.com/auctions/andersonranch On Saturday, on-site Auction registration opens at 11 am. https://paddle8.com/work/lynn-smiser-bowers-/18903-monkey-tray

Santa Fe Clay Presents: La Mesa; in conjunction with NCECA Houston

Santa Fe Clay Presents: La Mesa Santa Fe Clay Presents: La Mesa, a National Invitational Dinnerware Exhibition of 150 place settings in a spectacular banquet table display by some of the country’s foremost ceramic artists and potters. This exhibit is an annual event held in conjunction with the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts Conference. Join us for our Mad Hatter style dinner party March 20 - 23. Artwork will only be sold in person at La Mesa in Houston during the times listed below. Due to the nature of this four-day pop-up show, we are unable to put this dinnerware...

NECECA Gallery Expo 2013

47th Annual NCECA Conference Gallery EXPO March 19th-22nd, 2013 Located at the George R. Brown Convention Center Free to the public In addition to a variety of presentations and demonstrations for clay artists, this premier ceramic arts conference hosts a special exhibition area for ceramic fine art galleries from around the country. 18 Hands Gallery is pleased to be one of the galleries invited to participate this year. Artists Participating in the EXPO: Marion Angelica, Patty Bilbro, Sandra Blain, Lynn Bowers, Cindly Buehler, Amy Chase, Chandra DeBuse, Todd Van Duren, Jessica...

2013 Commission Work

2013 started off with a Dog Cat themed commission. A Dallas vet placed a Valentine's Day order (Mugs, Tiles, Bowls) for her staff. The doc requested that each pottery piece feature the staff member's animal family. One person wrangles 15 cats! I received 8x10 glossy photos of each precious pet and used them as an inspirational reference as I began to glaze each piece.

Endless Variations II: A Shino Extravaganza

One of the NCECA 2013 Exhibitions and also part of the Wednesday Downtown Bus Tour - Stop #1 Lone Star College-North Harris Fine Arts Foyer 2700 W W Thorne Dr, Houston 281-618-5617 Feb 26-Mar 26. Mon 9AM-4PM Tue 9AM-4PM Wed 9AM-4PM Thur 9AM-4PM Fri 9AM-4PM Sat Closed, Sun Closed. Reception I'm honored to have my Shino teapot included in Malcolm Davis's Shino Extravaganza. His laugh and presence will be missed.  

2012 Special Commission Work

Here is a look at some of the special commission work that I created for customers in 2012. It's great fun working together with clients on glaze colors, their image ideas and shapes. "Bespoke" you might say borrowing from the British term to personalize something. This custom vase with hollow handle was added to a client’s collection of my work.      This client wanted to incorporate all the things he loves seeing near his cabin in Carbondale - especially the bears.     These Chili Bowls were Christmas gifts for my client's five children - each bowl highlights a child's hobbies,...

Signature Gallery – Don’t Box Me In Exhibit

Signature Gallery - Don't Box Me In Exhibit Join us this Saturday for our new show: "Don't Box Me In" 30 plus artists interpretation of the box in a variety of media. Opens Online: Saturday, December 1, 10:00 AM Reception: Saturday, December 1, 6-8 PM    

Carbondale Clay Center Cup Auction 2012

Cup Auction 2012 Join us at the Clay Center on Friday, December 7th from 6-8:30pm for our annual Cup Auction event. With over 200 cups available, donated by local and national artists, our cup auction gains more momentum and popularity each year, and draws many discriminating collectors and supporters to the Clay Center for this one night only auction opportunity. Thanks to the presence of the Artsteam, Carbondale's only traveling gallery, auction attendees will still be able to shop our holiday sale. Cup auction items will be in our studio, Clay Center holiday sale wares will be available...

“Our Cups Runneth Over” The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston MA

Cups Runneth Over my studio! This November I will have 13 cups included in this exhibit at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston.  November 16, 2012 to January 19, 2013 Opening Reception: Friday November 16, 6pm - 8pm Click here for more information about the show Our Cups Runneth Over is a biannual exhibition and sale of contemporary ceramic cups featuring the work of 33 artists from around the country. The exhibition attracts the attention of regional and national collectors and has become an important educational destination for students to learn about the various formal, conceptual...

“Handle with Care” at Santa Fe Clay Gallery

Just wanted to announce that I will have 3 mugs in this show titled "Handle with Care" at Santa Fe Clay Gallery This mug show will run from November 2nd to December 8th 2012 with an opening reception on Friday, November 2nd. Invitational postcard for the upcoming show - click here for additional show news - News | Santa Fe Clay.