Jenny Davies-Reazor

Cleaning, organizing, getting ready...

jenny — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:47:13 -0700

This week is the last push, the last week of Clay Camp. There are kilns firing daily. Projects being glazed...Kids coming and going, waiting for finished shiny treasures to emerge from the hot kiln. Hectic and exciting and generally very gratifying.

Beach weekend:

jenny — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:04:05 -0700

Sales at show in Lewes: many. (I didnt count)

Flavors of water ice consumed: 2 (Mango and coconut)

SPF worn: 90 and 55

Morning walks on beach with latte: 2

Intact clam shells collected: 14

Ideas for said shells in the studio or in shrines: 4

Books read: 2

Dolphins sighted: dozens

Baby dolphins sighted: 6?

Cost of rental umbrella: $18

Safety of the shade: priceless

Pictures taken: 0 (Sand and salt and new iphone? No thanks.)

Are you going to the beach?

jenny — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:51:54 -0700

Well, it is a holiday weekend - and here in the Mid Atlantic everyone seems to be headed to the beach (DE) or the shore (NJ). To any of you in the midwest or on the West Coast - that may seem like a conundrum. Arent they the same ocean and the same style beach, just across a state line? Yes, they are. Its just a regional thing.

Clay Camp

jenny — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:01:37 -0700

Just a few shots from my first session of clay camp - a window into the other side of my career. Ironic, isnt it - that my current busiest period is when I used to be free on summer vacation. But I enjoy teaching, more now that it is on my terms!

Clay camp was great. Looking forward to another great 2 week session in July...And a well deserved break , with some scheduled studio time, intil then!

Beady goodness

jenny — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:08:41 -0700

Last week I had a chance to go to a wholesale bead show... Rings and Things, based in Spokane, WA, does a circuit of traveling shows. Holy extravaganza, Batman!

I went after work (Clay camp) with a beader friend/colleague. We headed to Bal'mur, Hon. The show was only open from 1 pm until 5 pm. Yikes! A double conference room, rows of tables, heaped with gemstones.

DC - Day with Cooky? District of Columbia? Definitely cool...

jenny — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:08:17 -0700

What is a trip to the East Coast without a stop in the nation's capital? Cooky had never been to DC - and I was happy to oblige! All the years we lived over the river in Alexandria, DC was a home of sorts. Once a semester I took a mental health day off school to go museum hopping. (I was often planning a field trip, as well.) The Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, the Mall... classic tourist destinations; we were determined to fit in as many as possible.

May - Myth and Nature:transformed

jenny — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:39:32 -0700

So Cooky and I have gazed in awe at a plethora of fibers, and reveled on May Day at Spoutwood. Time to get a little work done...

Monday May 3rd we installed my solo show at the Newark Arts Alliance. That Friday there was an opening reception. (Sadly C had departed...) Thanks to all who made this possible, and especially to A, B, and C for hanging, arranging, and organizing food and art!

May - May Day magic and revelry...

jenny — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:58:02 -0700

(I wrote this post once and lost it. My error. Here goes...)

May - mystery, madness, mayhem!

jenny — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:05:11 -0700

Yes - I am fully aware that it is mid June. June 14th, to be exact. I know this as I started teaching my summer Clay Camp today. (Happy to report, all good so far.) But my last post was dated April. Yup, April. So I propose a series of entries - to entertain, amuse...and show you, my handful of readers - what happened in May...

Fortitude...

jenny — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:50:38 -0700

Main Entry: for·ti·tude

Pronunciation: \?fo?r-t?-?tüd, -?tyüd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fortitudin-, fortitudo, from fortis

Date: 12th century

1 : strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage