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Original Clay Monoprint 21" x 33" |
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Monday, January 1, 2018
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Empty Bowls Naples 2017
These
are two bowls I painted for the annual fundraising “Empty Bowls 2017”. It is an
event on Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 11 AM to 2 PM in Cambier Park, Naples.
With a donation of $20 you will receive access to the event, a commemorative
bowl, and the chance to taste soups from over 45 restaurants and clubs! The 2016
event raised over $97,000 to benefit the Harry Chapin Food Bank of SWFL in the
fight to end hunger!
Saturday, July 16, 2016
My new Logo
Developing a Logo can be quite challenging: it needs to be simple, graphic, and yet say it all. I'm quite happy with my design and the outcome of weeks of hesitations, that got me into a compromise between the desired elements:
My name, the name of my art studio/gallery, the colors of a Florida sunset, the contemplating eye that is also a Floridian flower basking in the orange light.
The address is:
Artisan Plaza, 5760 Shirley Street, Naples, FL 34109
www.artinflorida.com
Monday, May 30, 2016
My newest hand-built ceramic bowl
My newest hand-built ceramic bowl
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| Hand-Built Ceramic Bowl 13" |
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| Hand-Built Ceramic Bowl 13" |
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| Hand-Built Ceramic Bowl Detail |
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| Hand-Built Ceramic Bowl 13" Detail |
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Francoise-Marie Thein: the ancient art of the Péckvillchen (Pack-Fill-Chen).
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| A clay bird called Peckvillchen |
Francoise-Marie Thein:
the ancient art of the Péckvillchen (Pack-Fill-Chen).
The “Péckvillchen”, a
bird built with clay and fired at high temperature is an ancient Luxembourg
tradition. The little sculpture, hollow inside, if provided with a number of
holes will emit bird sounds, when blowing into it.
The technique of creating
these earthen objects can be traced back to 4,500 BC. The cultural tradition
has been somewhat institutionalized by the Luxembourg potters guild from the
Middle-Ages. The potters’ guild honoring the biblical Emmaus on Easter Monday
would gather for a mass at St. Michael’s within the old fortress of Luxembourg,
followed by a market where they would offer pottery and earthenware. The
Péckvillchen used to be the “hot” must have item. The beginning of the
traditional market cannot be traced. A first written evidence goes back to
1823, when it was suggested to move the market 100 yards up street to the
“Fishmarket”. The annual event is called “Emaischen”, derived from Emmaus. It
draws large crowds every year, and many buyers of the Péckvillchen are
collectors. It is true that some Luxembourg artists have taken the Péckvillchen
to new heights. With Francoise-Marie Thein, the Péckvillchen became a migrating
bird, nesting now in Florida.
The three pictures below show
the three stages in the process of creating a bird:
(1) The raw clay product after a first
firing at 1,730ᵒ F
(2) Painting/decorating the bird
(3) Glazed birds after a second firing at
2,150ᵒ F
Sunday, March 20, 2016
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