ken holding a woodcut with cat jumping in flowers--chasing a bird
haven't been here in awhile--hope alls well with you all.
I thought i'd share this new #woodcut.
Happy #caturday to all those who celebrate!
#printmaking #handmade #craft #kentucky #art
Hi Tony! Thanks so much for your interest! I’m out of town for a week, but I’ll send you one when I get home. No need to pay. We can exchange zines if you want to? Just send your current mailing address to by via email or dm
acrylic painting depicting john p parker helping a family cross the ohio river. the village of ripley ohio is i the background.
Happy #juneteenth Everyone!
I live a couple of miles from the #Ohio River, where the river represented the border between freedom and slavery.
This painting honors John P Parker, a former slave and abolitionist who lived in Ripley, Ohio. His home is on the far left
#art #blackhistory #painting
ken holding a zine with the title 'studio notes'
If you haven't already gotten your copy, there's a NEW EDITION of my ZINE available! You can pick one up at my studio and I'm also mailing them with any online orders.
Communicating online is great (i guess), but I've really enjoyed creating something I can print and hold and send in the mail.
a canvas pencil case with a hand printed frog linocut patch sewed into the cover with an orange thread. Pencils are visible sticking out from the case.
I wanted to sew a patch on my pencil case, but since I couldn't put a needle through the case, had to sew from the FRONT with on upholstery needle.
This was a new skill for me to learn, so I think i'm one of the cool kids now.
#art #sewing #frog #printmaking #craft #handmade #linocut #kentucky
oh wow! I'm honored! The woodcuts on fabric (bags/shirts) have been an experiment-mostly for fun. I'm still troubleshooting and not ready to wholesale, but I can let you let you know as soon as I work it out! Thanks so much for thinking of me!
Thank you!
So nice to meet you! I only sell pots in person (im in Kentucky-near Cincinnati, ohio) but also paintings and prints online. your non-profit's website---super cool! I have been studying at the Arrowmont school in the smoky mountains, and black bears live on the campus-such magnificent animals!
4 photos of a handmade porcelain teapot. the pot is decorated with hand carved red maple leaves
awhile back, I made a teapot to give as a gift to my Canadian friend.
It just came out of the kiln. I think she is going to like it!
#pottery #tea #teapot #canada #elbowsUp #handmade #craft #kentucky #art #bridgesNotWalls
ken leaning over a press, holding a piece of fabric with a green frog printed on it
Happy #Patch Tuesday!
inspired by the frogs chirping from the creek by my house.
If you have a favorite shirt that needs a repair, or a bag that needs some flair (see what I did there?)
#printmaking #art #handmade #craft #sewing #visiblemending #frogs #linocut
You are a master!!!! Amazing shirt! What kind of ink are you using?
9 wheel thrown unfired demitasse
getting ready to do some glaze testing, so I made a batch of little itty bitty demitasse cups to test on. Test tiles would have been more time efficient, but not nearly as cute
#pottery #art #kentucky #porcelain #mastoart #coffee #espresso #craft #handmade
To celebrate international #tea day, I want to share this cobalt blue porcelain #teapot that just came out of the kiln. Cheers!!
#pottery #art #bear #spring #handmade #craft #kentucky
i love the idea of craftivism-not just fun, but a way for workers to seize the means of production and reject consumerism.
wish i could remember who originally said it, but the idea of 'do you want to make art about the problem, or the solution' echoes in my mind. of course, you can do both!
here's a follow up from my recent teapot challenge: I love how the new color experiments turned out, and heres THE POUR TEST!
it pours GREAT-no drips! now if only i can remember how i did that?!
#pottery #tea #teapot #fox #handmade #craft #porcelain #kentucky #art
i caught the live presentation thanks to you sharing the invite earlier. I'm so grateful -- she is an inspiration! (like YOU) thanks so much for sharing these ceramics resources!
I'm in the testing stage, but once they are ready, i'd LOVE to send one over to the Pacific northwest! Will let you know when they are ready. Thanks for asking!
Thank you! that's what I'm going for :)
ken standing by his rusty trusty press holding a freshly printed tote bag. the design is a bear drinking tea, or coffee, or whatever
YAY!!! It took a few tries to get the ink and pressure right to print a woodcut on textured canvas, but all my tea drinking bear tote bag dreams have finally come true!!!
#printmaking #art #woodcut #bear #tea #coffee #handmade #kentucky #mastoArt
Nice kiln! that bowl is purrrr-fect!
a canvas bag with a work in progress woodcut laying over the surface. the design on the woodcut is a bear drinking tea. Another woodcut on paper (with a bear drinking tea) is on the right of the photo.
Excited about a new work in progress!
I'm carving a woodcut (based on one of last year' designs) to decorate canvas bags-you can use for carrying sketchbooks, teapots and the other essentials in life.
stay tuned!!
#printmaking #woodcut #tea #bear #coffee #handmade #kentucky
a little handmade porcelain cup with a handle
update on our little itty bitty porcelain cup.
it wanted to be an #espresso - or little #tea cup
so i put a handle on it!
this is going to be a fun one to decorate :)
#pottery #art #kentucky
a tiny little cup held by hand in a pottery studio. there are other pottery forms in the background
i'm trying to stay away from making cups (my #pottery comfort zone) but after throwing a bunch of lids and spouts, i had a little nub of clay left, and decided to make this tiny little shot glass or espresso cup 'for fun'. it's sooo cute!!!
#craft #handmade #kentucky #porcelain #art #coffee
never enough yellow :)
that nix is fascinating! Had to look it up.
a woodcut of a bear holding a heart in a forest. There are birds and a star in the sky above. More woodcuts are drying in the background.
Just finished printing some woodcut notecards. Hanging to dry. Been awhile since i've done any printmaking---love the smell of ink in the studio!
#printmaking #bear #peace #love #kentucky #handmade #craft #art #woodcut
Thanks! it'll be a deep cobalt blue after firing!
the #nest
unfired #porcelain ready for the kiln!
The daily #teapot challenge has been a lot of fun, but after 16 teapots, but it's time for something new. Thanks all for following-hope you will stay tuned for more #art!
#pottery #tea #birds #kentucky #sgraffito #craft #flowers #handmade
thank you!
Thanks Tony! It would be nice to see you, but surrogates are allowed. It's always a pleasure to see M & M--would be nice to catch up and have them relay a pot to you. Thanks again!
