It's been a while, hey, I've been busy!

I realize I have fallen short of my goal of weekly blogging. Uhem. It'll be ok. I'm back now.

It's been a while, so here's a brief update of the last couple of months...
I got married! -Rachel and I tied the knot with our friends and family surrounding us in a beautiful ceremony. It was a dream come true, with pottery, flowers, hemp, and homemade bread everywhere. And so far, it seems everyday just gets better and better, even with the rough spots.

I made and sold a lot of stuff. -I gave up trying to get it all on my website, and hence missed documenting much of the work.

I got a display at Coffee Friends Coffee Shop! If you are in Gillette, go check it out!

I started a not-for-profit art organization! AHA! It's the name of the organization! AHA, Artists Helping Artists, (I feel) is the breath of fresh air the art scene in our town needs. THERE! I SAID IT! One morning after drinking too much coffee, and after being a little disgruntled about a sudden commission change for a show that we ended up cancelling, my accomplice/friend/brother-in-law, Herb Kalenberg and I dreamed up a little dream of a way to utilize spaces such as restaurants, hotels, and vacant commercial spaces for art venues. Our idea is to help the artists make all the arangements, teach them how to conduct sales, display and light thier work, and cheaply advertise to create one-night art shows (we call them One Night Stands) that are at a different place every month, featuring different artists. If the artists have to pay anything at all, it will be to the restaraunt, realestate agent, or other venue owner, but in some cases, the artists will pay nothing at all! If you haven't checked it out already, DO IT NOW!!! Click here or go to www.ahagillette.com

I'm having an art show/Halloween Party at my house/Trailer Fire Studio. You should come! Click Here for all the details.

I'll be back soon to jabber on some more. Thanks for reading my sporadic tales!

Ariane

Trailer Fire Studio's first firing!

I finally got my first finished works photographed! The shiny glazes are kind of hard to get good images of, I'm doing some research on how to get better results. But, I'd rather be making pots, so for now, these will have to do.

The blue raygun is now my favorite. It is much brighter blue than shown here, and it's fin is too fun! I can't wait to assemble some more.

I am making lots of cups today, some space-mugs, and some tall cups similar to the celadon ones shown here. I've got another firing to do tomorrow, and I just received a book telling me everything I need to know to build my outdoor kiln, a 10-year-old dream, finally coming true. There's so much going on it's hard to make time to maintain this here blog!

In other news, the Pearls of the Prairie banquet was this weekend, it's an event where a local artist/art group is honored, as is a patron/supporter of the arts. I had a beautiful (i thought) set of four black and white cups for sale, a medium-sized black and white kitchen bowl, and two collaborative pieces (Jimi Wickenberg's) for sale, AND THEY ALL SOLD! I was a very happy lil' potter that night!

Emergence

Howdy! Welcome to my blog. I've started this here blog to keep folks I love, and folks I don't even know for that matter, abreast of my new adventure as a full-time artist. While I plan to use my new freedom to create like I have never created before (with discipline), I also hope to create a little online support center for myself (for when I'm lacking discipline and really should be working in my studio).

I have to say, so far, this whole life change, entitled "I'm a real artist now", is both exciting and terrifying. And also premature, as I still have one week of work left at the art center where I have been employed for the last seven years. Then I get to forget all about schedules, calendars, non-profits, and grueling unpaid hours of work. Now I'm sure there will be a "NON" profit period for a while, and unpaid grueling hours of work, and exhibition schedules. Hmmmmm.

Well, at least I'll be able to do most of it in my pajamas!