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Sunday earthshard workshop
There’s something about the new studio space that is inspiring – either that, or I had some incredibly talented clay workers in yesterday’s workshop. Could be a bit of both, but take a look at some of...
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Discovery: The Blue Stuff
I am passing on to you a tip about something which, until this morning, I had never tried and is pretty amazing – it’s blue (and white) stuff. I ordered it from a place called Cool Tools, which...
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How (not to) fire a kiln
Being away from the Studio for two weeks meant playing catch-up when I got back. There were a lot of things I could do art-wise while I was gone, but creating earthenware and firing it was not one of...
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You, too, can make a rooster shard . . .
Rooster shard necklace and other pendants by Lyn Belisle Sunday’s Earthenware Shard and Adornment workshop will be fun, and there’s one space left for a brave soul. We’ll play with clay and create...
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It’s showtime! Come fling with us . . .
Spring Fling springs open tomorrow morning at the Studio. My pals Lesta Frank, Alison Schockner, and Jan Longfellow will join me in our first show and sale of the year – hope you can drop by. There’s...
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Solstice Weekend report
Thanks to everyone who came out to greet Pablo and Beverly Solomon this weekend. We had fun with them – we even got a chance to visit the Matisse show at SAMA. It’s astonishingly good and wonderfully...
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Trust the process . . .but visit Papa Jim’s
I’m showing some new work at La Vida Gallery, opening on December 5th, and, in my typical procrastinative way, I’m still figuring out exactly what to do. So far, I know that some of the new work will...
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Creating with invisible directions
It’s hard to explain how it feels when the parts take over and show you where they need to go – sounds kind of weird. But I just finished a Shardian assemblage that did just that. This figurative piece...
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Curious evolution of a work on canvas
Where do art ideas come from? Darned if I know – Here’s a piece that invented itself from 12 clay face slabs I made last week just because I didn’t want to throw away too-dry clay. The piece is called...
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Making stuff – a LOT o’ stuff
Hope your Thanksgiving was super – mine was blessedly relaxing – a real day off from work. For some reason, I had forgotten what it’s like to get ready for a studio sale since encaustic exhibits and...
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Inside an Etsy shop
No matter what else is going on in my life, my Etsy shop is open for business and humming along in the background, taking online orders from people all over the world. I opened Earthshards in 2012....
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Convoluted combinations and creative decision-making
Have you ever gotten part-way with a piece, loved it so far, but were afraid to continue for fear of messing it up? Every artist has probably been there. I sure was this week when I worked on this...
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Nine Antlers
“Nine Antlers” (detail)Lyn Belisle 2018Clay, plaster, gauze, fiber, found objects14×28″ This mixed media work on canvas, titled “Nine Antlers” is my second entry for the Fiber Artists juried show. It...
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