oh sweet nothings

i can't even tell you how much i am looking forward to summer weather...  it has been a week full of rain, wind, hail and storms in colorado.  ugh.  it got my mood a little blue, but things are looking up after rain flurries today!  I WANT SUMMER!  heat, sun, long days :)  i love and want all of it!!!  Even though i was depressed with our weather, the yard loved it.  our dirt patches are transforming into lush green growth!!  i will have to post before and after pics when we are ready to take down the fence, it's really incredible! (but not quite ready for pup traffic yet)

Jared officially did his end of year check out today!  He came home and introduced himself as "summer jared" lol I know he is really happy to have completed his first year teaching - and looking forward to summertime bliss!  Also found out he will be going back next fall and taking on more classes - he will not only have his 7th and 8th grade art but also a 6th grade tech. class and his own homeroom group of kiddos.  pretty exciting stuff :)  For now he is getting ready to do a summer camp through UNC called creative spaces - it is 2 weeks long and the kids will be doing collaborative clay projects!  couldn't be a better medium :) 

one of jared's students gave him an end of year treat, how sweet is this cake?!? 

pretty cute stuff if you ask me!

I have been in the studio just about non-stop.  i reorganized and cleaned, mixed three glazes, did 2 glaze firings, and threw a batch of pots... in the last week :)   and i am so excited to show off some pictures taken with my new graduated vinyl backdrop!!  it is makes every shot look a little more professional, it is just what i needed to kick up our pics a notch!  30 bucks well spent on our professional image ;)

i still need to work on the lighting and framing.... but it is a start :)  can't believe our first show is less than 3 weeks away!!!  and even bigger news;  I am applying to get into madison and main gallery the first week of june!  i wasn't just talking goals last month... I'm doin them.  makes me a little nervous, but in a good exciting way :)

we wish all a happy beginning of summer!  life is beautiful <3

hugs & love

xoxo

studio peek

hi all!  just snuck out to the studio with my camera to share some of the exciting stuff going on in my little creative world :)  I have been trying to get back to some of the themes and techniques i used in my exit portfolio  - mostly lacework!  I kind of took a break from this tedious process but realize how rewarding it is to see the beautiful effects...

 these still need to be glaze fired, but lace is def. making a come back on my pots!  also tried some new glaze recipes that come out brilliant!  

 i love the rustic burnt around the edges look - has an old feel to it!  and this little wall piece came out with wonderful detail & glaze

yey!  i will be making many more of these to sell at our craft sales this summer :)  

I am also very excited to be doing my first giveaway through a wonderful little blog, the Ive Twines!  Bethany did a great little review about ArtHaus Ceramics and featured some great pics of our stuff.  you can still enter to win an owl mug or magnet set from us over at her blog.  here is the link to check it out :)  thank you Bethany!

Graduation was a blast last weekend, i was so happy to see all my fam and celebrate!  way to go chad!  Gma and Gpa Robinson had the chance to make it up to severance to see our little place which was wonderful :)  We also got to spend mother's day in in Arvada with lynn, rusty, and david!  Managed to fit all of our family in one weekend, love it when that happens :) 

 lil miss

 buff stadium

 the graduate

 Jared carrying payton to the car.. they were so cute and silly together.  def. on the same level lol

and this pic looks so cool - taken by shanda on her iphone!  (i want one)

well that's all for now, hugs and love! xoxo

yay for may

hard to believe it is May already!  but we are so excited for summer :)  only 3 more weeks until Jared is done with school!!  and we are celebrating friends and family graduating from college this week!!  So happy to have the day off on friday to go to CSU's graduation ceremony to see chad walk -  Grandma & Grandpa Robinson will be there along with mom & dad, can't wait!! 

Jared's last track meet is on friday too.  the season went by so quick!  I got to go watch him coach at Eaton last night, so cute to see how much the kids love him.  he has a little following that walks around with him :)  

 

I was very excited to get an e-mail confirmation last week that we made it into the Taste of Fort Collins!!  It will be our first show this summer on June 11th & 12h :)  for all the info and to see what all will be going on here is the link.  the pics they have are amazing & i can't wait to see what it's like!!

I have been messing around photographing pots for summer cards with our show schedule - they are still yet to come as we wait to hear if we get accepted to a couple more big ones :)  but i can't help but show sneek peeks of the cute pics lol

(i'm in love with these watermelon tumblers)

for now i am preparing to get my butt kicked at work this weekend.  HOw is it that graduation & mother's day fall on the same weekend?!  2 of our busiest days of the year, and i'm bartending..  wish me luck ;) 

hugs and love 

xoxo

project: Grass

that is what i am calling the operation going on in our backyard lol.  project grass is 100% jared's labor of love for all of us, mostly the pups.  we went to the home depot and got all of the supplies to fence off half of the yard - and 'even grows on pavement' grass seed.  we'll see about that :)  

2 more days and we should see grass starting to pop up!!  (i hope it does!)

xoxo hugs and love

spring is in the air..

 and it is making me so happy! I love this time of year when everything starts to perk up and feel alive again.  we have the most gorgeous trees in our yard and they are blooming like crazy.  there was a little rain storm last night which turned everything a bit greener :)

 

 

my hubby is adorable.  he got a new toy this weekend and was like a little kid putting it together.  (think i might need a nurf gun so we can have missions together lol)

(is the backlight on this one epic or what?!)

 he happily struck up as many poses as he could think of.  great photo shoot.

 (jared's teapot)

Seems like all our free time is spent in the studio - love it!!   we have been making about a kiln load a week - kickin' butt you could say.  Jared finished CSAPS last week and it has been glorious!  he put in over 65 hours doing all of the organizing, make-ups, and manwork behind the tests.  so proud of him!!  and happy he has more time on his hands now!  His track team got snowed out last thursday which means a make-up meet tonight and another on thursday,  GO BULLDOGS!

 (mini sauce boats)

I found an old sketchbook from about this time last year and got really inspired by how enthusiastic i was about graduating and doing art full-time - It was really cute to "revisit myself" a year ago - how excited we were to find the severance house that had a studio!!  how amazing it was to own our wheel!!  and how i felt like i had everything in front of me to do anything i dreamed!!  It was just what i needed to be reminded of how amazing my life is, and how blessed I am.  Life is beautiful.

i was also moved by my passion - i lived and breathed my work and time in the studio everyday.  that said i am rededicating myself to clay.  and pursuing getting my work into a gallery!  yey for new goals!!  Jared has been listening to me talk about this for the past year and he asked me what i was waiting for.  I said i wanted to be as good as the people who are in them right now.  He told me none of them are my age, if i wait till i am 'as good as them'  i will be waiting for 20 years.  haha  he is so right.  time to stop being afraid!  

can't wait to see what comes out of our glaze fire tomorrow!  new designs & glazes!!  eeek!

hugs & love

xoxo

fun little things

some fun little pics of jared at work coaching middle school track;

i have to admit this meet was freezing cold and i didn't stay for more than an hour.  haha some fan i am.  it was cute to see the kids run and jared walk around the center of the track to coach them on at certain points.  i could hear him telling his boys to pass the guy in front of them!!  

I went to my first live comedy show last weekend - jared, david and i saw the Skalar Brothers at comedy works in denver.  one word; hilarious!  we are big fans of their podcast and to see them live in person was pretty cool.  we had a great time!

cool project that you might like to do yourself;  turn an old frame into a necklace holder!  i can't remember where i saw the idea for this but it is so handy - no more jewelry lying around everywhere.   it's also a space saver just hanging on the wall.  all you need is a frame and some sort of wire, string, or cord to staple across.  30 seconds later you have brilliant necklace holder!

We have been busy busy (on top of work) in the studio.  Jared has been making platters, mugs, and noodle bowls like crazy!  gearing up for the summer craftshow season ahead, it's so exciting :)  i've been experimenting with new glaze techniqes and fresh designs.... I may give a peak depending on how they turn out hah.  

time to fire!

hugs and love

xoxo

(gotta love a little playtime in the dirt)