Elizabeth Priddy on mon 28 sep 09
An update: =3DA0My son is in kindergarten!!!!!
How is this relevant to clay? =3DA0Well here's the deal...
I took a hiatus from selling work for the last 5 years while I cared for an=
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d tended the boy. =3DA0
=3DA0
I still worked but in research and development of new designs and working m=
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ethods. =3DA0
=3DA0
I worked really hard on my brushpainting.=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0I made a DVD (for s=
ale no=3D
w!) on brushpainting. And I started doing workshops on painting.=3DA0 I wan=
t =3D
to travel and teach with it now.
=3DA0
I challenged myself to build and fire a woodkiln. I had a Potter's Council =
=3D
Workshop at my newly built studio space, Natural Instincts.
=3DA0
And I tested color application and firing techniques a lot so that I could =
=3D
speak about them from experience rather than theory, important for me in a =
=3D
teacher and so I wanted it to be true of myself.
All things that I could do in drips and drabs, starts and stops while tendi=
=3D
ng a baby/toddler/child. =3DA0But that part of the show is over and I need =
to=3D
start making things to sell again now that I have time again!
=3DA0
I also designed an image embossing system for clay called a PRESS.=3DA0 (Se=
ri=3D
ously, a LOT of time is on your hands dealing with one small baby, time to =
=3D
think and read and sketch, but=3DA0NOT time to market and call and make.=3D=
A0 A=3D
nd we are out here on the coast with no family nearby, so it was all me all=
=3D
the time.=3DA0 I loved it but am glad to be back to my first job, clay!)
=3DA0
This is an industrial design tool that makes you able to basicly print low =
=3D
relief images on clay in any shape.=3DA0 Since I am known for tiles and mer=
ma=3D
ids were the first thing I ever painted seriously, I went with Mermaid tile=
=3D
s for my test run of the production line.
=3DA0
There are 8 mermaid designs, glazed in a blue and green translucent glaze o=
=3D
ver heavily carved images of mermaids.
=3DA0
Here is where I need help.=3DA0 I am ready to work and sell them, since he =
is=3D
in school and I have between 8-2 each day back for working and selling.=3D=
A0=3D
Staying home was a financial hit, as all of you know, and 5 years is a lon=
=3D
g time in gallery years, especially in economies like this.
=3DA0
So, what I need is a new introduction to some galleries that sell nautical,=
=3D
women's interest, mermaid, sea, or tile clay work.=3DA0 Things like this:
http://open.salon.com/blog/epriddy/2009/07/17/epriddys_new_mermaid_tile_pot=
=3D
z
=3DA0
I designed them for simple shipping and to retail at around $60 each.=3DA0 =
I =3D
am looking for 10 galleries that can sell them, probably in coastal or othe=
=3D
r water venues.=3DA0 My dream gallery sells consistently throughout the yea=
r,=3D
is in a larger city with a stable customer base, and that loves clay.=3DA0=
I=3D
have one that I stayed with over my hiatus and we are good to go, but thei=
=3D
r primary seller for me is my brush painted tile work.=3DA0
=3DA0
So for anyone with a good lead, I would really appreciate it.=3DA0 I am fin=
di=3D
ng them on my own, but I figured I would ask the people that actually know =
=3D
instead of mass marketing with the new Ceramics Monthly=3DA0Gallery Guide (=
my=3D
first plan of attack, but=3DA0wow that's an awesome =3DA0lot of informatio=
n to=3D
filter!).
=3DA0
The Mermaid PRESS Series is ready to go.=3DA0=3DA0 So if you know of=3DA0 f=
ew goo=3D
d galleries or are a good gallery owner (!) please write me offlist.=3DA0 I=
k=3D
now this is not a request that I have seen on Clayart before, but there is =
=3D
a first time for everything.
=3DA0
I will follow up with how it worked.=3DA0 I have confidence in my friends o=
n =3D
Clayart.
=3DA0
And thanks for even reading this long and weird request!
=3DA0
E
=3DA0
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
Workshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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Lorraine Pierce on mon 28 sep 09
Whee Elizabeth! It's been great to watch you and hear you over the years
becoming the YOU you are today. I am out of touch now but the Farnsworth
Museum in Rockland Maine, (Penobscot Bay), has a beautiful new selling
gallery on Main Street and there is another very good one I will check out
with my sister Pat Nick of the Vinalhaven Press. ( The Smithsonian purchase=
d
everything her press has produced a few years ago).
Is your press similar to the one designed and pictured on Linda Stauffer's
web site? I am very curious. Lori Pierce, Orange Park, Fl.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Elizabeth Priddy wro=
te:
> An update: My son is in kindergarten!!!!!
>
>
> How is this relevant to clay? Well here's the deal...
>
>
> I took a hiatus from selling work for the last 5 years while I cared for
> and tended the boy.
>
> I still worked but in research and development of new designs and working
> methods.
>
> I worked really hard on my brushpainting. I made a DVD (for sale now!) =
on
> brushpainting. And I started doing workshops on painting. I want to trav=
el
> and teach with it now.
>
> I challenged myself to build and fire a woodkiln. I had a Potter's Counci=
l
> Workshop at my newly built studio space, Natural Instincts.
>
> And I tested color application and firing techniques a lot so that I coul=
d
> speak about them from experience rather than theory, important for me in =
a
> teacher and so I wanted it to be true of myself.
>
>
> All things that I could do in drips and drabs, starts and stops while
> tending a baby/toddler/child. But that part of the show is over and I ne=
ed
> to start making things to sell again now that I have time again!
>
> I also designed an image embossing system for clay called a PRESS.
> (Seriously, a LOT of time is on your hands dealing with one small baby, t=
ime
> to think and read and sketch, but NOT time to market and call and make. =
And
> we are out here on the coast with no family nearby, so it was all me all =
the
> time. I loved it but am glad to be back to my first job, clay!)
>
> This is an industrial design tool that makes you able to basicly print lo=
w
> relief images on clay in any shape. Since I am known for tiles and merma=
ids
> were the first thing I ever painted seriously, I went with Mermaid tiles =
for
> my test run of the production line.
>
> There are 8 mermaid designs, glazed in a blue and green translucent glaze
> over heavily carved images of mermaids.
>
> Here is where I need help. I am ready to work and sell them, since he is
> in school and I have between 8-2 each day back for working and selling.
> Staying home was a financial hit, as all of you know, and 5 years is a lo=
ng
> time in gallery years, especially in economies like this.
>
> So, what I need is a new introduction to some galleries that sell nautica=
l,
> women's interest, mermaid, sea, or tile clay work. Things like this:
>
> http://open.salon.com/blog/epriddy/2009/07/17/epriddys_new_mermaid_tile_p=
otz
>
> I designed them for simple shipping and to retail at around $60 each. I =
am
> looking for 10 galleries that can sell them, probably in coastal or other
> water venues. My dream gallery sells consistently throughout the year, i=
s
> in a larger city with a stable customer base, and that loves clay. I hav=
e
> one that I stayed with over my hiatus and we are good to go, but their
> primary seller for me is my brush painted tile work.
>
> So for anyone with a good lead, I would really appreciate it. I am findi=
ng
> them on my own, but I figured I would ask the people that actually know
> instead of mass marketing with the new Ceramics Monthly Gallery Guide (my
> first plan of attack, but wow that's an awesome lot of information to
> filter!).
>
> The Mermaid PRESS Series is ready to go. So if you know of few good
> galleries or are a good gallery owner (!) please write me offlist. I kno=
w
> this is not a request that I have seen on Clayart before, but there is a
> first time for everything.
>
> I will follow up with how it worked. I have confidence in my friends on
> Clayart.
>
> And thanks for even reading this long and weird request!
>
> E
>
> Elizabeth Priddy
> Beaufort, NC - USA
>
> Workshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
Elizabeth Priddy on mon 28 sep 09
Thanks for the lead!...
The PRESS is a soft, flexible material with an image raised up on the surfa=
=3D
ce that can wrap in and around 3-D forms. =3DA0Not like a slab mat or a rub=
be=3D
r stamp, but a print transferring medium that works on any shape of clay. =
=3D
=3DA0You set it in the clay slab or form and then manipulate the form until=
y=3D
ou have the shape you want, then remove the PRESS, and your image is there =
=3D
where it remained protected while you worked the surfaces. =3DA0The image, =
cu=3D
ring, and prep take about one day and can be any size, from a small name to=
=3D
a logo to a large mermaid drawing.
...
So the only reason these are flat is because I make things that hang flat f=
=3D
or the most part and it is convenient for the studio set up....
It is an individual rubberized stamp embossing system, not a tile press at =
=3D
all. =3DA0...
So, no, not like that! =3DA0But it makes production of very unique items qu=
ic=3D
k, painless, and cheap. =3DA0...
I am wood firing a large group of pots with the fish designs later this mon=
=3D
th, so I will have more pictures then.
...
These were made with the fish design.http://open.salon.com/blog/epriddy/200=
=3D
9/05/26/one_fish_two_fish_left_fish_right_fish
...
And these were made with the ocean series.http://open.salon.com/blog/epridd=
=3D
y/2008/08/06/potzthe_ocean_series
...anyone know how to make chrome scan write when posting a yahoo email?
E
Elizabeth Priddy
=3D0ABeaufort, NC - USA
=3D0A
=3D0AWorkshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
=3D0A
--- On Mon, 9/28/09, Lorraine Pierce wrote:
From: Lorraine Pierce
Subject: Re: need help finding mermaid tile gallery venues
=3D0A=3D0A
Is your press similar to the one designed and pictured on Linda Stauffer's =
=3D
web site? I am very curious. Lori Pierce, Orange Park, Fl.=3D20
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