All Fired Up was last night. All in all, it was a long, wonderful day. Before the fundraiser for Clayworks called 'All Fired Up', there was 'Art on the Green' a juried event in Davidson.
There were a bunch of booths in Davidson with all kinds of art. It was hot, so I didn't stay as long as I had originally thought. Check out these mini birdhouse clay ornaments.
Robin Briggs is one of the resident artists at Clayworks. She sold her art there. Great, varied colors.
Roger Strom's pottery was there too. With some of his pieces, he threw the form using two types of clay. Shoppers seemed intrigued.
Courtney Fall Tomchik makes raku sculptures. Check out her work
here. These pieces in this pic above are hollow. Her booth was popular.
Check out these plates. Gorgeous!
I forget the artist who made these birdhouses. How unique! There were a bunch more artists there. Lots of beautiful jewelry in particular.
On Saturday evening, 'All Fired Up'' took place. There was plenty of great silent auction items such as Ben Owen III's vase (in red) and Gary Rith's pig teapot. Both were popular items.... more on the teapot later.
Each that attended received a roly poly or whatever it's called. These turned out beautifully!
This was a popular item too. Thanks, Michael Kline! Lots of artists were so generous in donating their art.
The food was incredible. It was a catered event with desserts brought in by many. I like it that the whole event was in the studio and that the glazes were close-by!
A new part of the event was the Clay Olympics, where five potters competed against each other in certain categories. Each was asked to make something in an amount of time. For instance, the most recognizable animal was a task to make in a minute. Here, Greg, one of the contestants is wedging some clay to get it ready. Check out the categories on the dry erase board.
All the while, my yunomis (on the right) waited to be glazed.
Another shot of the dessert table.
Minke getting some wine at the bar.
Clay Olympics was fun and full of laughter!
Hard to see, but here the contestants (Amy Sanders, Greg Scott, Cary Pickard, and Tomoo Kitamura and one other) are making their tallest pot in a short amount of time.
Outside a few pieces were put into the raku kiln. Blurry pic, but they turned out well!
At the end of the night, Brenda was thrilled that she won
Gary Rith's teapot. It's a gift for someone in her family who has a pig farm. She said this was the best part of her night.
Right before Brenda won, it was funny to watch folks watching closely their favorite pieces in the silent auction. Brenda is right in front of the teapot, intent on getting what they want. All in all, it was a great evening. I was told that less folks participated, but it was well worth everything. I think next time, I'll get more people pics though.
There were a bunch of booths in Davidson with all kinds of art. It was hot, so I didn't stay as long as I had originally thought. Check out these mini birdhouse clay ornaments.
Robin Briggs is one of the resident artists at Clayworks. She sold her art there. Great, varied colors.
Roger Strom's pottery was there too. With some of his pieces, he threw the form using two types of clay. Shoppers seemed intrigued.
Courtney Fall Tomchik makes raku sculptures. Check out her work here. These pieces in this pic above are hollow. Her booth was popular.
Check out these plates. Gorgeous!
I forget the artist who made these birdhouses. How unique! There were a bunch more artists there. Lots of beautiful jewelry in particular.
On Saturday evening, 'All Fired Up'' took place. There was plenty of great silent auction items such as Ben Owen III's vase (in red) and Gary Rith's pig teapot. Both were popular items.... more on the teapot later.
Each that attended received a roly poly or whatever it's called. These turned out beautifully!
This was a popular item too. Thanks, Michael Kline! Lots of artists were so generous in donating their art.
The food was incredible. It was a catered event with desserts brought in by many. I like it that the whole event was in the studio and that the glazes were close-by!
A new part of the event was the Clay Olympics, where five potters competed against each other in certain categories. Each was asked to make something in an amount of time. For instance, the most recognizable animal was a task to make in a minute. Here, Greg, one of the contestants is wedging some clay to get it ready. Check out the categories on the dry erase board.
All the while, my yunomis (on the right) waited to be glazed.
Another shot of the dessert table.
Minke getting some wine at the bar.
Clay Olympics was fun and full of laughter!
Hard to see, but here the contestants (Amy Sanders, Greg Scott, Cary Pickard, and Tomoo Kitamura and one other) are making their tallest pot in a short amount of time.
Outside a few pieces were put into the raku kiln. Blurry pic, but they turned out well!
At the end of the night, Brenda was thrilled that she won Gary Rith's teapot. It's a gift for someone in her family who has a pig farm. She said this was the best part of her night.
Right before Brenda won, it was funny to watch folks watching closely their favorite pieces in the silent auction. Brenda is right in front of the teapot, intent on getting what they want. All in all, it was a great evening. I was told that less folks participated, but it was well worth everything. I think next time, I'll get more people pics though.
5 comments:
Wow, love all the photos of the art fair and what a great time the party and olympics seemed to be.
Amy, GREAT pictures! The art fair in Davidson looks like it was quite an event!
Great shots Amy! At AFU I got stuck on trying to capture the atmosphere with all the lights and you zeroed in on some of the items which I completely missed. Thanks for covering my omissions. :^)
great reporting job Amy. Wish I could have been there.
do I count 3 pictures of my teapot??? Thanks for the pics and the mention---you folks are a long way away and I am excited to see what happened---boy, you folks get up to some exciting stuff!
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