Fleisher Art Memorial 124th Annual Student Exhibition

Philadelphia’s Fleisher Art Memorial is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year!  And it’s also mounting its 124th Annual Student Exhibition.   And what a difference 125 years makes!  Fleisher now offers classes in digital photography, animation, video art, and digital illustration  in addition to the traditional fine arts mediums that  were its forte back in 1898.  The works in the show are a mix of the old mediums and the new.    

Click on the dot next to the above pictures so see the slide show.

There is too much work for me to show it all here. If you are in Philadelphia, stop by and take a look. Many of the high-quality artworks are for sale. The show is free, open to the public, and runs until January 27. Fleisher is located at 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147.

What Inspires You? Cat Pottery

I’m back from Clayathon with too much to do today so this week’s post will be short. What inspires you?  I am not ashamed to say that my cat Boris (and animals in general) is a big source of inspiration for my pottery.

Boris I’ve started throwing again after a hiatus because of thumb problems.  And I like to draw on the pottery which is white earthenware clay.  Here are some small bowls that came out of the kiln this week.

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We have sponge eating monsters  in our pottery studio, so I marked my cleanup sponge accordingly:

 

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Remember this is a joke.  Just don’t walk off with my cleanup sponge!