Monday, July 14, 2008

Botero, Inspiring...

Yesterday I visited the New Orleans Museum of Art and saw an exhibit on Botero. It was beautiful. Not only that but as the title of this posts suggests, inspiring. I awoke in the middle of the night with an idea of something new I want to try in pottery. Keep your fingers crossed that I can bring the idea from my mind into reality.



Here's just a smidge of what I saw:




















The sculptures are really my fave.







My favorite of all the sculptures... ^^





In this piece, notice that in the breasts, bellybutton and folds of flesh, there is a smiling face. My friend Virginia was kind enough to pose with her.








I didn't realize at the time that the picture was blurry. :(
The glare from the sun was so bright.

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5 comments:

  1. Cheryl Alena KinzelJuly 14, 2008 at 1:50 PM

    So are you thinking about sculpture? I love those wake up in the middle of the night with great pottery idea moments. However, I seem to forget and get all caught up in the regular same-old production routine. I have got to change that! Good luck with your new vision.
    :)

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  2. Michele D.July 14, 2008 at 11:45 PM

    Thanks Cheryl. What I'm thinking of is a combination of hand building and throwing. I'm going into the studio this week to see if I can make it happen.

    More experimentation...

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  3. Cheryl Alena KinzelJuly 15, 2008 at 3:52 PM

    Email me at dragonflyclay at uniserve.com and I will pass on the blue glaze recipe that you like so much.
    :)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 16, 2008 at 10:45 AM

    I love Botero's work and weird thing is that I was just thinking that I should find some images of his the other day.

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  5. Cheryl Alena KinzelSeptember 2, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    Michele,
    Where are you? Are you making Botero inspired things?

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