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I had a pretty good run this past summer and fall, at getting back to my clay work after a long time away and focusing on helping a non-profit, creating two fundraising Galas for them (check them out! Iowa Bird Rehabili...

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It's been a long time, but I've come back stronger and more engaged and inspired! I've had two complete kiln fires since July and I'll be posting them here for your review as you see fit. I hope to be at some art fairs...

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Hi! It's been a long time since I've posted. It's been a busy spring and with other responsibilities coming up and relaxing after having to over come a medical issue last fall. I've not spent much time in the studio, ...

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It's been a busy end of the year and I haven't had the chance to update my site in a timely manner.  This was my 4th year at Christkindlmartket, Des Moines.  The weather was challenging, most of the time temperatures wer...

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I am very happy to be able to announce that my work was accepted into the \"Wine and Clay\" show, to be held November 12th at the Valley Junction Activity Center on 5th Street in West Des Moines. I have a few new pieces m...

","url":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/a-new-show-wine-and-clay-by-the-des-moines-arts-festival","title":"A new show, \"Wine and Clay\" by the Des Moines Arts Festival ","summary":"I am very happy to be able to announce that my work was accepted into the \"Wine and Clay\" show, to be held November 12th at the Valley Junction Activity Center on 5th Street in West Des Moines. I have a few new pieces m...","date_modified":"2022-11-10T16:34:50Z"},{"id":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/mugs-for-women-lead-change","html_content":"

I spent most of September creating 25 mugs for the \"Women Lead Change Conference\" held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA on October 25-26. (www.wlcglobal.org).

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My first Riverssance Festival of Fine Art in Davenport, Iowa is in the books! The location on a bluff, in a park with great big trees overlooking the Mississippi River was perfect. Unfortunately the weather was not perfe...

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Just under two weeks to go before the Riverssance Festival of Fine Art! It's Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th in Lindsay Park in the Village of East Davenport. I believe I have all the pieces I can get done, done....

","url":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/gearing-up-for-the-show","title":"Gearing up for the show","summary":"Just under two weeks to go before the Riverssance Festival of Fine Art! It's Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th in Lindsay Park in the Village of East Davenport. I believe I have all the pieces I can get done, done....","date_modified":"2022-09-04T22:52:16Z"},{"id":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/a-great-glaze-fire","html_content":"

Today was a very good day. All of the pieces I fired came out as I had planned. That's a miracle. Just three months to the first show, I think I'll have enough pieces to make a good show of it.

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It's a rare time when I open the kiln and all the pieces come out as I had envisioned. Today was the day! I was thrilled with this little Hawaii plater created from brown speckled glaze. Some new patterns for mugs mad...

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I had some exciting news yesterday! I learned I was accepted into the Riverssance Artfestival in Davenport on Sept. 17 & 18. It's in Lindsay Park which is on an oak filled bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. This...

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Waiting is the hardest part. The kiln has been done firing for hours, but it takes hours for it to cool enough so I can take my pieces out of the kiln without them cracking. So, it's like waiting on Christmas. I do ha...

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It took me a while, but the first batch of mugs and plates are glazed and are ready to go! Thematically, most of these mugs are my corn pattern, but I have two new patterns too. Look for the pine cone mugs and the blue...

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This year's Christkindlmarket at Principal Park in downtown Des Moines was a great success! We were blessed with great weather, a huge crowd every day, and sales, sales, sales!

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Ready or not, here I go! All my work has been fired, inventoried and packed away carefully for transport to the Christkindlmarket on December 2nd. This last fire has been mainly mugs and ornaments. Check my gallery fo...

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I'm taking a break from glazing right now to write this blog, because frankly, my eyes are beginning to glaze over. Glazing takes more time when you brush it on, rather than dip. As a small studio, instead of finding o...

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On a very hot weekend, (97 degrees!) I was privileged to be invited to show and sell my work at the 68th annual Beaux Arts Fair in Davenport, Iowa. Even with the high temperatures, and the Iowa/Iowa State football game ...

","url":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/september-11th-the-beaux-arts-fair-in-davenport-iowa","title":"September 11th, the Beaux Arts Fair in Davenport, Iowa","summary":"On a very hot weekend, (97 degrees!) I was privileged to be invited to show and sell my work at the 68th annual Beaux Arts Fair in Davenport, Iowa. Even with the high temperatures, and the Iowa/Iowa State football game ...","date_modified":"2021-10-22T14:14:30Z"},{"id":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/kiln-is-fixed-but-there-are-issues-to-iron-out","html_content":"

My first run through the kiln with a glaze fire had some disappointing results. Many pieces ended up with pin holes in the glaze, that basically render them unusable. Of course, they were the mugs I liked the best, ah ...

","url":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/kiln-is-fixed-but-there-are-issues-to-iron-out","title":"Kiln is fixed, but there are issues to iron out","summary":"My first run through the kiln with a glaze fire had some disappointing results. Many pieces ended up with pin holes in the glaze, that basically render them unusable. Of course, they were the mugs I liked the best, ah ...","date_modified":"2021-08-04T21:58:07Z"},{"id":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/good-news","html_content":"

I recently learned I have been accepted into the fall Beaux Arts Fair in Davenport, Iowa! It’s exciting and makes me a wee bit anxious hoping I have enough stock and that I am on the level of the other artist involved....

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I noticed it was February that I last made an entry. Seems like yesterday, and here it is the middle of May. Yikes. Since that time, I've had a couple of good kiln fires, and I'm putting some of the successful images ...

","url":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/spring-that-came-quick","title":"Spring-That Came Quick!","summary":"I noticed it was February that I last made an entry. Seems like yesterday, and here it is the middle of May. Yikes. Since that time, I've had a couple of good kiln fires, and I'm putting some of the successful images ...","date_modified":"2021-05-19T17:37:28Z"},{"id":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/you-never-really-know","html_content":"

Every time I glaze something, I definitely have it in mind how it will turn out. About one time in five does that happen. Location in the kiln, thickness of the glaze, glaze combinations and length of time for a hold, ...

","url":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/you-never-really-know","title":"You never really know...","summary":"Every time I glaze something, I definitely have it in mind how it will turn out. About one time in five does that happen. Location in the kiln, thickness of the glaze, glaze combinations and length of time for a hold, ...","date_modified":"2021-02-10T13:41:00Z"},{"id":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/military-mugs","html_content":"

Recently, I had a request for three mugs with a common theme for a military mom who was going to gift two of the mugs to grandparents and keep one for herself.

","url":"https://threeinoneartworks.com/f/military-mugs","title":"Military Mugs","summary":"Recently, I had a request for three mugs with a common theme for a military mom who was going to gift two of the mugs to grandparents and keep one for herself.","date_modified":"2021-01-06T23:24:28Z"}]}