eagle

I saw the eagle again just now. WOW. He flew upstream then circled around and flew right back at me, maybe to get a good look at this one who disturbed his lunch again! Its been several weeks since I saw him the first time, is he living here? I remember now what it is I’m doing living here in this remote place where I’ve been snowed in since Sunday, and its going to rain and, who knows when I’ll be able to get back across the river….that nagging ego voice is silenced! I surrender with gratitude to the beauty of this life.

the river is coooooold

flowing downstream...big chunks of ice are churning over and over.... and frozen edges go out from the banks 10 feet into the river. wow. will this river freeze over tonight when it gets down below 10 degrees? these cold winters are amazing and new to me.

going to the BIG CRAFTY, sunday, december 5

My new creations are taking me out of the wild woods to the Big Crafty, this sunday,
December 5, 12-6pm
Park Place,
Downtown Asheville.

See you there! ; ) http://www.thebigcrafty.com/

eagle blessing

what a beautiful day..i went down to the river with 5 new owls to photograph for my etsy shop. what fun! i was chuckling to myself seeing these sweet owls looking so at home standing on a round river rock or perched on a tree branch...that really would have been enough to make me happy but then on the way back to the house i saw an eagle!!!!! wow! he was standing by the river hunting his lunch when he heard me and flew up spreading out those big black wings and fanning out those bright white tail feathers. he flew jsut a few feet above the water going downstream... i followed praying jsut to see hima again...he landed in a tree above a special spot where i sit sometimes...he flew again back up the river out of view....then i saw him again way up high circling... i remembered my camera!!! and got one tiny shot before he disappeared!!!!

Owl Person-----WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO Singing

Singing her truth, sending out her heart energy connecting with all.

50 new pieces

......going into the kiln today, 50 owls, birds and horses with terra sigillata. ( 50, not counting the little owls. they look kind of cute on the sofa,,,,, owl family sitting around on the sofa, eating...uh well never mind)

this is the first firing that they will get. the terra sig goes on bone dry clay, then i buff it for a slight sheen.....ooooooooo. as soon as this thunderstorm weather passes on through i'll fire it up, for a couple of days, cool for one day so by saturday they will be ready to come out and get the underglaze......and then back into the fire.....

artist statement..... and my name, Blue Fire

bLUE FiRE
clay...fire...dreams

I work with clay, fire and dreams. for me, artwork is the practice of perceiving the sacred in the moment..
.....and honoring that truth... bringing sacred dreams from the mystery into the literal world.

......using clay and my hands i bring into form the dreams in my heart...holding my attention on that dream, i work with the clay, co-creating with the clay....watching and assisting the artwork as it emerges from the MYSTERY into being...this feels so exciting, this is what i love, this is what i live for....i leave the marks of this exciting process visible in the clay surface.... after the first firing, i brush colorful underglazes onto the clay, emphasizing the texture and shapes. the piece is fired again at least once. underglazes while permanent have a soft look allowing the texture of the clay and the forming process to remain visible.
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.......... art is a sacred process for me....the hand-built clay artworks i create are expressions of my joyful relationship with beauty and the sacred dream of love and power...they are gifts from the Great Mystery, the energetic ocean of Creation...

............. beauty, the sacred made visible .............

bLue FiRE.......
............this name was given to me by my spiritual teacher about 12 years ago. it is the name that describes my sacredness, my truth, my heart. we are all sacred beings. my art work is one way that i remember myself, my sacred self.
....i've been working in various mediums since i began this lifetime. encouraged by my father, a professional modern art painter and teacher, i was introduced to art processes at an early age. over the years, a few of the mediums i've worked in are graphic design, photography, silk screening, drawing and painting. artwork is an essential part of my life. i'm grateful now to be working with clay. i've been making and selling my clay creations for 20 years.
... Before moving to Asheville in 2007, i lived full time for 2 years in the wilderness in the Nantahala National Forest where i forded a river to get home. my neighbors being trees, owls, bears, stars and the dream of love and power. Now I spend about half my time there being nurtured and inspired by that sweet sweet land and the other half of my time being with the amazing, creative and inspiring two legged humans who call Asheville home.