we found Q...

we found Q..... up the Lobethal Road turn right on to Onkaparinga Valley Rd Woodside at you're there Barristers Block Winery and the Q gallery....very sweet space and it will definately work for us for our SALA show in August... The show is title '3 Seasons in One Day' and we're working on wall themed work with some complimentary works in a plinth area too...


It should be nice, after our chat we Beck 'Q Gallery owner' the chocolate factory up the road was calling us!! never been to Melbas they had everything I remember munching on as a kid and their dark chocolate was rather good... next door is a cheese place too but no sheeps cheese...boo..


The board meeting continued at Oakbank pub with some swanky outdoor furniture on deck only problem the seats were rain blessed and a tad damp after one had been sitting for a while :P I lucked out with the only dry seat I think hehehehhe... so meeting over lunch and Rose is now 'the pursuader' Ali 'the Pr Pr person' and me 'a rock star' apparently must be the jacket!!! we are pretty much sorted except for writing the artists statement pffft I'm rubbish at these so this will be fun... sourcing some extra lighting will be necessary but everything else is sorted, oh that and creating the work in time....wooho

hello cocky....

outdoors entertaining area at Barristers Block Winery

Q space

Rosa and Ali pondering the setup

melbas chocolate factory mixers hmmmm concrete??

no really they were!!

exit pose :))

monday monday...

I can't believe I have been home for a month and just today I'm compiling the last of my trip movies, tonight's is of Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish of Bandana Pottery Bakersville, NC.... we headed up into the Hills for a Day trip with Ron Philbeck and first stop including lunch was with this lovely couple...they have a sweet little cottage on a hillside with their workshop and gallery and kiln space just a walk away, we gushed and ahhhed our way through their sweet gallery unfortunately I was well out of cash but Hannah, Doug and Ron made up for that with quite a lovely collection of purchases... anyhoo without further ado here's naomi and michael..

like it...

Oh nothing like a couple of hours in the studio to cheer oneself up!!. Thursday has been cold and wet and cold and I'm over it already do we really need winter, it's just so hard to get up into a cold studio but I made it, cranked up the lil bar heater that is my source of warmth, stacked the water jug infront to warm it up and got stuck in...

I did already have an idea of the style of work I wanted to get into today just not fully intent on form I looked quickly at the batch of bisque pots from last week and they're loose just not quite loose enough but you never can tell til a piece is glazed and maybe they're just right... 

I wonder about the market place and how it will receive this type of work but have a determination now since coming home to give it a go and really put some work out there that represents the gusto and groove that the US trip gave me.... It's difficult to put into words but I want to take some time to develop a fresh look, of form and set work.. so todays studio bash albeit a short, 2 hours developed from a piece from my last shino firing I refired a tiny cup that say it all for me...it's sweet and kinda wobbly but not very.. the glaze work really sells it for me it's shino and carbon and all that i love about firing in my gas kiln... so todays efforts I started with the tray and moved into small bowls, then some tiny cups from about what's half of 3/4's of a lb.. I say lb's coz that's what the scales measure that I weigh out my clay on... I'm also in a privileged position to be using clay already pugged and grogged from my big pot making sessions in march and enough to keep going for another session me thinks, then back to the processing!!

This week has been awesome for hearing about SALA shows, Ali and myself spent Monday putting together our registration for a group show between us 3 and I caught up with Rose after work to keep her up to date with our progress....got it all sorted and completed by 11.30 pm so why does it take us so long to normally organise a show???? So for SALA our show is called '3 Seasons in One Day' @ Q Gallery Woodside, we've already had interest from Adelaide Hills magazine hopefully this is a good sign and the emails keep coming this week about SALA shows.. I have the opportunity at this point for about 5 during the month of August and we'll see what works out the closer it gets, it will be one very busy month!! 

anyhoo going on a bit, I'm a tad tired and need some good sleep really... last wkd took some toll on me and my market wares are still very wet, I'm currently drying them out a box at a time in my studio :)) well cheers and here's to the end of the working week.. friday be good..

oh look...seriously....

oh look seriously how much rain do we need on a sunday it's market day after all!!!!

Ha!! totally exhausted from saturdays wedding vid shoot.... sunday looked promising.. no rain all the way on the road up to Stirling but seriously folks it didn't last we got set up and down it came.
I successfully gathered buckets of water in our pots the roof gave way towards the end and gushes of water spilled on to our tables.. My ski jacket is good for the cold but basically absorbs the rain and i was drenched..

The market was officially shut down at 2pm with gusts of wind flying up the street we held on tightly to our marquee and all was good....Drenched I headed of to woolies loo to dry off under the hand dryer I seriously looked like a drowned rat and managed the best i could you know those hand dryers just arent intended or have the gusto for drying hair :P

So we headed off to Roses place donned the jammies gladly and a very spec dressing gown whilst my clothes dried off in the dryer....we had a few nice glasses and watched Isacc Buttton do his thing along with Nic Collins ate an early tea of wedges, chicken and green salad before i headed off home to fall asleep on the couch... all in all a spectacular day!!! .......enjoy the drips!!!!

Sundays Market Day...

Stirling Sundays a coming!!! and these lil babies are going to be there fresh from the kiln yesterday...

Just having a short break from videoing a friends wedding today to load up my car for tomorrow....

Hope to see you, it may be a cool one but Stirling is lovely this time of year the leaves will be falling and the market will be teaming!! there's lots to see and lots of yummy food and coffee and of course some great art & craft and produce including our wee stall!!

Hmmm maybe bring ya coats too :P.... We're on the lower deck between 2 groovy clothing stalls, just up from Mrs honey and groovy glass man Mr Tim Shaw....stop by and say hi.