tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33292159920274945932024-03-05T22:35:12.199-06:00Luke Langholz PotteryUpdates from the StudioLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-4940723696300871012015-01-02T16:43:00.002-06:002015-01-02T16:43:30.420-06:00Happy New Year! (or "My Favorite Albums of 2014")While I stand by my previous statement that this is not the best place to keep up with me (for that, try social media: <a href="http://facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/earthandclay" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/lukelangholz" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or stand in the street outside my house and wave as we come and go!) I couldn't pass up my annual tradition/habit/neuroses of posting my favorite Albums of 2014. Shortly to follow is the list in <strike>no partcular</strike> alphabetical order, by artist. This year was unique musically in that there were several releases from bands I love (U2, Foo Fighters, Coldplay) that simply failed to excite the way a Top 10 List item ought to.<br />
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Without further ado, my picks for Top 10 Albums of 2014:<br />
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<b>Anberlin - <i>Lowborn</i></b><br />
Their final record returns to form that would do their of <i>Friendship/Cities </i>heyday proud.<br />
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<b>The Black Keys - <i>Turn Blue</i></b><br />
Shouldn't we all be tired of the "guitar+drums+Danger Mouse=hit record" formula by now? Maybe, but I'm not.<br />
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<b>Copeland - <i>Ixora</i></b><br />
They went away 5 years ago, and announced their return to much joy/consternation on April Fool's Day. <i>Ixora</i>'s release was like a meal with an old friend you haven't seen in years.<br />
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<b>Foster the People - <i>Supermodel</i></b><br />
Their <i>Torches</i> was quite likely my most-played album of 2011. <i>Supermodel</i> lacked some of that contagion, but showed growth in crafting an album, not just a series of singles.<br />
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<b>Kye Kye - <i>Fantasize</i></b><br />
Perfect music for driving at night, summer or winter. Haunting, beautiful.<br />
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<b>Manchester Orchestra - <i>Cope</i></b><br />
First introduction to MO came at a festival performance, 4 PM on a rainy Sunday in September. <i>Cope </i>has been in heavily circulation since.<br />
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<b>Needtobreathe - <i>Rivers in the Wasteland</i></b><br />
I found 2012's <i>The Reckoning </i>to be a disappointment - whether of its own merits or simply in comparison to 2009's <i>The Outsiders</i> - but <i>Rivers</i> brought me back into the fold and did not disappoint.<br />
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<b>Saint Paul & The Broken Bones - <i>Half the City</i></b><br />
Make yourself comfortable, because you're going to want to watch all 20 minutes of this live radio set.<br />
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(Also, I didn't figure you'd believe a bunch of white guys could make music like this if you didn't see it for yourself.)<br />
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<b>Switchfoot - <i>Fading West</i> </b><br />
<i>Fading West </i>doesn't stand up as well as some of Switchfoot's outings as albums go - almost fell in with this year's disappointments - until I realized how many of the <i>songs</i> I absolutely love. It's no <i>Hello, Hurricane </i>- but it clearly earned a spot on my list.<br />
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<b>TV on the Radio - <i>Seeds</i></b><br />
Another discovery via our fall festival outing. I'll forever remember dancing in the September rain with Krystal to TV On the Radio's funky grooves.<br />
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That's it. Excited for a new year, new opportunities, new challenges, new music. Looking forward to more time in the studio, hopefully a calendar with room to put a couple shows on the agenda, motivate some serious production. Until next time - adios.<br />
<b><br /></b>Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-22896762169926954822014-12-03T18:03:00.001-06:002014-12-03T18:04:25.124-06:00December UpdateFor the most current updates, please follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LukeLangholzPottery" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.instagram.com/lukelangholz" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/earthandclay" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. It's been quite a year and I'm finding myself lucky to have time in the studio, much less time to blog about it.<div>
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In the meantime, I recently unloaded my first glaze firing in the new studio. It was not without incident as I ran into some electrical snafus in the ^6 firing cycle that did not occur in the ^04 cycle, and a couple failed partial firings may have negatively impacted some of my glazes. But the bulk of the firing was more or less successful. Hoping to have at least a small offering of updated listings on the Etsy shop this week.</div>
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Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-52596950044544408972014-02-20T17:44:00.000-06:002014-02-20T17:44:29.968-06:00Studio UpdateThere's clay on my jeans today, so that's a good place to start.<br />
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I've finally gotten back behind the wheel after nearly a year apart. She's a little touchy, and the clay doesn't seem to be quite awake yet after some hibernation, but it felt good, for sure.<br />
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Meanwhile: it's only been a month since I last logged in here! That oughtta count for something, right?<br />
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Pictures of pots soon, but in the meantime I thought I'd share a little background on my new studio - "where the magic happens," so to speak.<br />
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I've set up shop in the basement of our "new" home, again. Fortunately for me, this time around I get more than just a corner. I actually get two thirds of a proper room! We have a decent sized laundry room here complete with a double-tub utility sink, so no more mucking up the guest bath with pottery and such. Getting set up was a full process that included laying a new floor and hours of cleaning and scrubbing. Between a somewhat regularly backing up sewer drain, apparently poorly vented dryer expulsion resulting in lint everywhere, and the generally decaying status of the floors, the room needed a little work. Lots of scrubbing of the floor with abrasive tools and cleaners of all ilk. And lots of rubber gloves. Here's a "before" photo for your enjoyment (thought I think it was still post-cleaning). <br />
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We decided to go with tile for the floors after observing the particularly persnickety sewer line/drain under the sink. Explored a few different options including vinyl tile, laminate wood flooring, and some other ideas (I thought, wouldn't it be cool to just run linoleum three to four feet up the wall so cleaning up wheel splatter would be easy? Krystal vetoed.). The one thing I did know was that I really wanted to put a proper floor in my studio after learning first hand that clay will in fact strip paint of basement floors and getting clay out of the concrete was not much fun. I wanted something that was going to be quicker and easier to clean, as well as durable and more attractive for the long haul, as it is our house after all.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work in progress. Don't judge my technique. Making it up as I went along.</td></tr>
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Well, that was exciting. Next step was getting our laundry/appliances set so I could start working on studio stuff.</div>
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The final piece of the puzzle (for now) was the building of a proper wedging table. I'm not going to go into the details and schematics because I don't think they'd help you out that much. I'm a potter, not a carpenter. That said, I could probably give you some pointers on what NOT to do throughout the process.</div>
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Okay, a few details: it's a pretty basic workbench style table constructed mainly of pine 2x4's. Frame at the top supports the wedging surface while a frame closer to the floor supports a shelf. Due to not thinking things through fully beforehand, there's a secondary brace (2x4) running from the shelf to the top frame to reduce torque on the screws holding everything together. The top of the table is a hardwood frame on top of a piece of oak plywood, with a center divider to reduce the size of the plaster slab (to be poured). The plaster top of the table is one piece and affixed using L-braces underneath, so if I have to replace the plaster surface in the future, I could replace the entire top rather than trying to get all the plaster out of the boxes.</div>
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I probably could have left the wood bare, but given the amount of moisture this thing is going to be exposed to, I decide to go ahead and stain-and-seal. Plus it looks real purdy now.<br />
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In prepping to pour the plaster, I used some clay snakes to seal off the seams around the boxes edges for good measure. Didn't want any plaster escaping throughout that process.<br />
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And the finished table in place, below. I don't work with plaster nearly enough, so that whole process was a little more stressful and traumatic than it needed to be, but they're now functional wedging and drying slabs. The plaster stops about a half inch below the top of the frame which will be nice when I have extra wet clay slop to recycle. </div>
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So there's my studio. Looking awfully cozy, huh? And certainly more spacious than my itty-bitty corner of the basement at our old place. Still a few more things to work out (have another shelf to put up, still waiting on electrical work to get the ol' Skutt kiln firing, haven't even begun to think about my glaze inventory.</div>
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So that's most of what's been going on in the studio. Finally got throwing yesterday, easing back into it. Still, felt so good to be back in the clay. Outside the studio happenings have been plenty busy as well - finally running out of house projects, but lots of job hunting and such. </div>
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Last week (two weeks ago?) I got to check out <a href="http://continentalclay.com/" target="_blank">Continental Clay</a>'s "new" Denver location for the first time (needed my plaster!). Was great fun - a potter's playground. </div>
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All kinds of toys and goodies, including sample bags (two pounders?) of all their clays. I took them up on that offer, came home with their full assortment of mid-range clays to try out. I'm very happy with my clays of choice (<a href="http://continentalclay.com/detail.php?cat_id=415&sub_categoryID=272&PID=1372" target="_blank">CC B-Clay</a> and <a href="http://continentalclay.com/detail.php?cat_id=415&sub_categoryID=255&PID=217" target="_blank">CC Buff Stoneware</a>) but in the name of science I'll give the free clays a shot and see how they hold up with my throwing, decorating, and glazing style. Maybe I'll stumble into a new favorite.</div>
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In other news, we recently finished celebrating "Krystal week" in our household (a.k.a. Krystal's birthday is the same week as Valentine's Day and there's no way around celebrating both separately. This year we splurged to land some nosebleed seats to see Paul Simon and Sting down in Denver.</div>
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It was a great time - alternating solo and duet sets with band members that just kept coming and going and swapping in and out and having a grand old time. I was most thrilled with the fact that my favorite Paul Simon record (<i>Rhythm of the Saints</i>) was not excluded from the set-list, but represented in fine form with "The Obvious Child." So that's what I'll leave you with tonight. </div>
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(If you don't know this song, and you refuse to take the time to watch the full video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9HKNAhAxMAk#t=200" target="_blank">just check out this part right here.</a> Gets me every time.</div>
Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-26998850616980649102014-01-21T21:51:00.001-06:002014-01-22T09:19:05.090-06:002014 > 2013Out with the old, in with the new. It's been quite a year, friends, and certainly quiet one, digitally speaking.<br />
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On May 15th, 2013, two days after our scheduled departure for five weeks backpacking in Europe, my wife, Krystal, was diagnosed with a classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Needless to say, by this point we were certainly not doing any backpacking. Long story short, on October 15th, 2013, after four full rounds of chemotherapy, Krystal was declared in complete clinical remission.<br />
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See! Good news! We'll just ignore the bad news that came first, right?<br />
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Like I said, quite a year. But we came out on a high note, certainly. On account of having already quit our jobs, stowed our earthly belongs, and selling our house in South Dakota, we spent six months in Arizona where we got to spend some quality time with Krystal's family during her treatment. I found work that kept me busy and the medical collectors at bay, but unfortunately left me in a clay- and studio-less state. In October, my wife was offered a job in Northern Colorado. With the clean bill of health in tow, we returned to the Rocky Mountain State and are making a home (and studio) in Loveland, CO.<br />
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[That really is the shortest version of the story. Mayhaps there is more to be shared later. This is it for now. Thanks for understanding.]<br />
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So: back on the road to having a studio up and running. Still some logistical issues to sort out in preparing the house for full studio-ness, but the bottom line is that there is clay in my immediate future, and I'm very much looking forward to sharing whatever 2014 may have to offer.<br />
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Currently working on a few small projects related to getting the studio up and running and should be able to offer some sort of a post on that in the near future.<br />
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And as a PS: in as much as there's a lot of 2013 I'd like to just put in a box and forget about, please celebrate with me my favorite music from last year. Because, you know, that's kind of a thing I do.<br />
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<b>10. Justin Timberlake, "The 20/20 Experience."</b></div>
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I'll probably losing my indie cred for including this record on my list, but let's face it: this two-part project is chock-full of undeniably catchy pop. I lean toward Part I in my including it on the list, but I won't back down and am not ashamed to say that "Suit & Tie" was my jam for the better part of 2013. Check out: "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsUsVbTj2AY" target="_blank">Suit & Tie</a>"</div>
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<b>9. STRFKR, "Miracle Mile." </b></div>
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Though I'd certainly hesitate to even mention them by name in polite conversation, I was really first introduced to this band by their inclusion in one of this year's <a href="http://www.soundsupp.ly/" target="_blank">SoundSupply Drops</a>. And it's just an impeccable Alt-Rock/Pop album all the way through. This one became an almost immediate favorite of mine and was certainly perfect for summer in the desert. Check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoX9WIM6OoY" target="_blank">"While I'm Alive"</a></div>
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<b>8. Atoms for Peace, "Amok."</b></div>
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Pet project of Thom Yorke (Radiohead) notably featuring Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and the extremely talented Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronko, and Mauro Refosco. Great mood music for a long, hard year. Along the same vein as Yorke's solo outing ("Eraser") and Radiohead's latest "King of Limbs," it's a great electro-jazz groover. Check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWrUEsVrdSU" target="_blank">"Before Your Very Eyes"</a></div>
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<b>7. Citzens, "Citizens."</b></div>
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It's rare anymore that I come upon a "Christian" radio station that plays anything I'm really excited about listening to, much less introduces me to a new artist. Citizens certainly blew those expectations out of the water after I heard their song "Made Alive" on the radio in Phoenix this summer. This is just a good record for fans of music (alt-rock, specifically). Check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWQ4thTS2kA" target="_blank">"Made Alive"</a></div>
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<b>6. The Hawk In Paris, "Freaks."</b></div>
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Dark pop. Clever lyrics, cleverer hooks. Hard not to groove along with this project featuring Dan Haseltine (Jars of Clay) on lead vocals. Check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o_b-rACYj4" target="_blank">"Freaks"</a></div>
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<b>5. Leagues, "You Belong Here."</b><br />
Great danceable pop-rock here. I was grandfathered into my Leagues fandom via guitarist Tyler Burkum's previous work as a solo artist, hired gun (Mat Kearney, Matthew Perryman Jones) and as longtime lead guitarist of Audio Adrenaline (arguably his least engaging work as a musician thus far). Great beats, grooves, melodies, and harmonies throughout. Check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTL0zqioZ88" target="_blank">"Walking Backwards (Live)"</a></div>
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<b>4. The Civil Wars, "The Civil Wars."</b><br />
I hope they're able to work out their "irreconcilable differences of ambition" to bring us more music, because Joy Williams and John Paul White make magical things happen together. Check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJbmXvBJhCs" target="_blank">"Dust to Dust"</a></div>
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<b>3. The National, "Trouble Will Find Me."</b><br />
I'm a late adopter of these slow-building indie darlings (2010's "High Violet" made a believer of me). This is a nearly flawless record. Haunting and beautiful, with layers upon layers of sonic master strokes. Check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdFCD3oXMZo" target="_blank">"The National - NPR Tiny Desk Concert"</a></div>
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<b>1. TIE - Derek Webb, "I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry, & I Love You" / Jars of Clay, "Inland."</b><br />
Two beautiful records from artists that write consistently write some of the truest music exploring the depths of life, love, and faith. Definitely worth checking out, regardless your personal feelings on any of those topics. Webb returns to his alternative rock/country roots after several experimental records for this beautiful collection of songs, while Jars of Clay forges new, yet familiar, ground again with a record that simply feels more "real" than just about anything else out there these days.</div>
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Check out: Derek Webb, "Everything Will Change"</div>
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Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-69531580265331077662013-05-06T09:58:00.002-05:002013-05-06T09:58:35.272-05:00A Mid-Globetrotting Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Thought I'd pop in and send a few photos your way. In addition to "the move," we're looking a lot of travel in our immediate future (and immediate past). Krystal had to travel to Pennsylvania the last week of April for the annual meeting of a board on which she serves, so I tagged along for the trip. </div>
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We spent a couple days in Philadelphia catching the sights (historical and otherwise) and practicing for our upcoming European backpacking trip (what, I haven't mentioned that yet?) with efficient packing and hostel accommodations. As someone who has always been an automobile traveler (me), this was a great dry run on which to learn "Yes, you definitely need to bring this" and "No, you definitely don't need to bring that" and "Why is Luke's backpack smaller and lighter than Krystal's? That doesn't seem fair!" So, obviously a lot going on there. Oh, look - pictures!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found Ben Franklin's privy. Definitely not the most fascinating part of the Ben Franklin houses area, but still seemed like we ought to snag a photo of that one. </td></tr>
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We managed to coordinate our visit to coincide with the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Wednesday night "pay what you want" special. The Museum stayed open until 9 and attracted a diverse crowd and many families with kids for whom the $20 tickets might otherwise have been prohibitive, while also offering special activities for children of all ages, free guided tours, and yoga in the galleria staircase, just to mention a few things. It was great fun and a good warm-up for all the museum-ing we'll be tackling in Europe (have I mentioned that trip yet?). But anyway, saw some great art by great artists and very excited to see even more.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had really quite a tremendous collection of Picasso's works.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found some pottery in the American gallery. Something art nouveau-y. Beautiful greens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found this Qing Dynasty porcelain jar in one of the roccoco period rooms. More beautiful greens. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite her pacifistic leanings, the gallery of medieval arms and armor was Krystal's favorite. That or Renoir. So, you know, those are obvious pairings.</td></tr>
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Finished our days in Philadelphia with tours of the Independence Hall complex. While Independence Hall was nifty (you know, famous history, the actual chair where George Washington sat as president of the Continental Congress, whatever...) it didn't come off as nearly as impressive as our experience of Congress Hall which was home to the first sitting congress of the United States of America. So that was pretty neat.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We then spent a couple days just outside of Philadelphia at <a href="http://pendlehill.org/" target="_blank">Pendle Hill,</a> a charming Quaker retreat center, for Krystal's board meeting. I made it a point to have my own retreat for the days spent there as well, and was pleased to discover a full pottery studio in their craft room. I spent an afternoon throwing some pots and enjoying some great conversation with some of the resident students on campus, and left three pieces to be fired and glazed at their discretion. Was a refreshing time after having packed my studio up for the move.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three pieces to stay behind at Pendle Hill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I wasn't throwing pots and being contemplative at my leisure, I was instructed to put some effort into itinerizing our time overseas. So I did spend a lot of time doing stuff that looked like this.</td></tr>
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After almost a week on the east coast it was time to return and deal with real life stuff. Like loading a moving truck. That was a chore, but we have wonderful friends who made it possible and not miserable.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See all those blue bins? Those are pots YOU didn't buy, so I had to move them. Ugh.</td></tr>
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Now all our earthly belongs are in storage and we're taking a spell off from the real world to do some globetrotting (specifically, abroad). One week from today we'll be on our way across the pond to spend roughly five weeks hiking and train-ing our way across the continent. Should have some great stories to share when we return. <div>
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Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-37288176645909838262013-04-03T17:28:00.000-05:002013-04-03T17:28:00.755-05:00Radio SilenceThings have been quiet here lately. So here are a couple of things worth sharing:<br />
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<li>Getting ready for the "show" aspects of the upcoming Spring Zonta Sale <b>THIS WEEKEND</b> at the Pierre Mall, Saturday and Sunday. Come and say hi if you're in the area, pick up some pottery because...</li>
<li>I'm going on a studio hiatus do to an upcoming relocation. As in, out of town, out of state, here we go again. The house is sold, the studio is being cleaned and packed. I'm hesitant to announce any further details in this space until they're pinned down with some more finality. We have a bad habit of making plans and then changing them last minute.<br /><br />For fans of my work who are local, this means that this weekend's sale is the last chance to get my work locally for a while. I won't say ever, but for a while. For those non-local, it means I've had to turn down too many orders for work in the last month than I should ever be comfortable with. Thank you in advance to those who have allowed those orders to be filed as a "hold," rather than "dismiss," until we get settled and my studio can be up and running again.</li>
<li>The good news, for me and pottery fans everywhere, is that having my own studio equipment means I won't have to wait (I hope) as long to get back into the swing of things once the dust has settled.</li>
<li>Also, I'd rather not move my inventory with me, so now's a great time to make me an offer and haggle over the details on work in stock. Which is hard to do over the internet, but know that it's an option.</li>
<li>Thanks again for following along. I know at least three people read my ramblings regularly, and I appreciate all of you dearly.</li>
<li>A sixth entry, for good measure.</li>
<li>And seven because it's my favorite number.</li>
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I hope you got all that. I'll try not to disappear for too long this time. In the meantime, keep tabs of me on <a href="http://facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">Facebook </a>and <a href="http://twitter.com/earthandclay" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</div>
Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-45643671029486113922013-03-21T19:48:00.001-05:002013-03-21T19:48:29.264-05:00Firings, New pots, a show is coming up.<div class="mobile-photo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
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Perhaps there will be a good update with words in the near future. Well, there will be. Cause there's news of sorts. But not going to take the time for it right this moment. In the meantime, here are some pots from the last couple glaze firings. Gearing up for the Zonta Spring Craft Sale right here in Pierre in two weeks (April 6-7, Pierre Mall), as well as wrapping up some commissioned pieces. Most of these pots will be at the show. Not the commissioned ones, obviously. And I'm also down three mountain vases in the last week, so sorry about that. Those things just sell themselves.</div>
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Lots of glazing in the last couple weeks, all in a couple (2 or 3? I can't remember just now) firings. Nothing spectacular to share, nothing rare going on. Tried out a couple of new glazes, but mostly sticking with the old tried-and-trues. Here are the pictures: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying out a new green. Needs a little more trial/experience, but shows promise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tea set. Discovered the lip is a little bit blurbly. Blurble is a word. Just as the jabberwocky. Still, nice functionality with practiced pouring and a serving towel handy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set of four communion chalices. Shipped westward this week.</td></tr>
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That's the work, thanks for stopping by. And, of course, listening to lots of great music, but trying not to spend too much money these days. Lots of great stuff over at <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" target="_blank">Noisetrade</a>. Josh Garrels' "Love, War, and the Sea in Between" is available again and was one of my favorite discoveries back in 2011. Check it out.<br />
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Until then: take care. Stay warm. It's spring, you know.
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What, <i>am I getting my monthly post out of the way already?</i><br />
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<i>No</i>, I'm trying to make a more conscientious effort to stay connected. So here I am, writing to you on March 2nd, and thinking Maybe - <i>just maybe - </i>you'll here from me again before April Fool's Day comes around.<br />
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If
you don't follow me on Facebook, you might not know that I've got some
pieces I'm featuring as a bit of an inventory reduction movement sale thingamajig. These
are pieces that just don't travel to shows with me anymore, as they are
either no longer representative of my style (older pieces) or never
representative of my style (experimental pieces). I think I've
currently got twenty-some odd pieces listed with dimensions and prices
over there, including those pictured below. For the complete inventory
with dimensions and pricing, please check out the full album at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.493642327344442.103403.408362815872394&type=1&l=004d6d086f" target="_blank">Luke Langholz Pottery Facebook</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arizona Jar #3 - $50</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">A<span style="color: blue;">rbor Bowl - $40</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flared Bowl - $25</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medium Bowl #1 - $30</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medium Bowl #2 - $35</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set of Bowls - $60</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tea Set - $80</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottle Vase - $45</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;">And for a limited time (while they last) <span style="color: blue;">I'll be <span style="color: blue;">including a small bowl <span style="color: blue;">from one of my <span style="color: blue;">first glaze-test firings with any <span style="color: blue;">pur<span style="color: blue;">chase. An<span style="color: blue;"> assortment are seen above.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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And this is just a fair sampling. There are more pieces listed on Facebook, as well as more details on each piece including dimensions and glazes, etc. <br />
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If you're interested in something listed here, there are a few ways to let me know:<br />
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<li>Leave a comment on the blog indicating which piece you'd like, and we'll go from there.</li>
<li>Shoot me an e-mail at lukelangholz (at) msn (dot) com, indicating what you'd like.</li>
<li>Find the photo on Facebook and leave a comment or shoot me a private message about which one you'd like.</li>
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Sales are on a first-come basis, and I will accept payment via check, Paypal, or (if local) I'll take cash or credit card. If you'd like, I can also post a requested pot to Etsy listed as "RESERVED FOR..." and carry out the sale transaction that way.<br />
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Note: Local sales will be subject to SD State Sales Tax.<br />
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Enough business, though. Enjoying a beautiful, sunshiny March day here this weekend. The air is warm and the grass is... well, most of it is still dead. But it feels practically springy. Of course I see we've got snow in the forecast for later this week, but that's the way it goes. All that to say, it's hard to drag myself into the <strike>dungeon </strike>studio when it's sunny up above the ground, but I'll get down there. Got some work to finish up this week, and then I'll be firing soon. Lots of firing. Uff-da!<br />
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This week in the studio I've been listening to a lot of music I've picked up from <a href="http://noisetrade.com/">Noisetrade</a> over the last couple of weeks. In case you don't know, Noisetrade is a site that promotes new and established artists by releasing singles, EPs, samplers, and full length albums for FREE LEGAL download in exchange for your e-mail address and zip code.* It's a great place to discover new music, risk free.<br />
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Recent highlights receiving a lot of playtime on my iPod include (in no particular order): The Stone Foxes (blues rock), Panda Panda! (electric/eclectic), Rogue Pearl, The ACB's (both alt/rock), Thad Kopec (alt/folk), and a stunning concept record by Heath McNease inspired by the writings of C.S. Lewis (umm... acoustic/singer-songwriter/hip-hop/spoken word?). So I guess recommend checking them out.<br />
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Well, I guess that's it for today. Hope things are sunny in your corner of the world and thanks for indulging these verbal expressions. Adios! <br />
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<i>*For more information on this business model, </i><a href="http://derekwebb.tumblr.com/post/13503899950/giving-it-away-how-free-music-makes-more-than-sense" target="_blank"><i>here is a fascinating read from singer/songwriter and Noisetrade co-founder Derek Webb on the reasoning behind giving away music for free.</i></a><br />
<br />Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-16174775928933720172013-02-24T15:00:00.000-06:002013-02-24T15:00:16.166-06:00Happy Valen-Birth-Presi-National Pancake Day!Because those are the holidays I have celebrated since I last posted.<br />
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(If you want more frequent updates I could just be a better blogger, or you can go <a href="http://facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">LIKE </a>my pottery page on Facebook to get the regular updates when they're actually, you know, updated. If you'd like to opt for me to just be a better blogger, why don't you leave a note so I now you exist, eh?)<br />
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Anyway, since it's the last week of the month I did think it was an appropriate time to share what I've been up to in the studio. Mostly in pictures. Because I don't words right now.<br />
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In no particular order, here's what I've been up to in and out of (but mostly in) my studio:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quartet of communion chalices has been ordered. A quartet of communion chalices has been made. Quite satisfied with the shape and proportions of this set, all around.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The disembodied hand! Well, okay, that's mine. I guess I was trying to capture the "Here's what I'm up to right this second!" look for Twitter. You tweet? Follow me <a href="http://twitter.com/earthandclay" target="_blank">here</a>!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are my buds. My bud vases. Playing with textures, working through some bags of nasty clay. We had our ducts cleaned out in November and some amount of refuse and debris blew out of the furnace and into some of my recycling clay. I'll be picking those bits and pieces out forever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrated Krystal's birthday a couple weeks ago! We are now in the three months of the year that I really rub it in how much older she is than me. Which is three months. But for these three months it's <i>almost</i> like she's a whole year older than me. And that's a number I'm not at liberty to divulge right now. But we had a lovely celebration with friends and cake made my yours truly and hot tea. And then more cake. And then more tea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to look like it may be time to load the kiln. That's close to half a load on that shelf alone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a special order undertaken this winter: a single serving pour-over coffee maker. Hopefully it functions, but right now I'm proud of this handle. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More stuff waiting for the kiln. That's starting to look like a full load. There are those chalices again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stein. Special order. Want one? Shoot me an e-mail, leave a comment, or get working on your smoke signals!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weekends not spent in the studio have looked more or less like this. Which is pretty great when it's snowing outside. Or cold. Or just gray, regardless of temperature. Either way, there have been more than a few hours when I could have been potting and instead I was sitting and reading and sipping hot tea and eating crumpets, etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few small pieces of throwing productivity. The two on the right are to go with Teapot #2 (below).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teapot #1. That was not the final lid. Genie not included.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teapot #2. The cups to match are above. Starting to get more comfortable with my handles. Still don't like them - like a wrench in the gears of my productivity, but necessary evil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teapot #3. Full set. For the record, these are being made for fun and are as of yet unspoken for. So if you're in the market for a new teapot, just let me know.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puppy also has spent plenty of time in the window, keeping the couch warm. It's a hard job, but somebody has to do it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a "finished" piece ready for the kiln. Yup.</td></tr>
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That's the story. Taking it easy, making pots for fun. I have a pretty full inventory of "basics" to get me through any shows this spring, so this winter has been about fun things and one-off special orders. I don't suppose I have much else to report on.<br />
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Of course, always listening to lots of music. There's new music on the horizon from the likes of Phoenix, Atoms for Peace (Thom Yorke, Flea, et al), and The Strokes, but I can't say that I'm crazed with anticipation for any of those. Phoenix should be great, but AfP just reminds me I really ought to listen to more Radiohead and as much as I thought 2011's <i>Angles</i> was solid, if not anticlimactic, if I really want to feel like it's 2001 again I'll probably be listening to <i>Is This It</i>. Speaking of nostalgia, I have been listening heavily to the records that I associate with my high school days: a lot of "Christian" alternative and Top 40/mainstream rock circa '99-'02 has been providing some variety in the studio and early morning workouts. Turn of the century records from the likes of Audio Adrenaline, Skillet, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Santana, Lenny Kravitz... you know, the usual suspects.<br />
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Thrown in the mix and worth mentioning this month are the debut LP from Leagues (<i>You Belong Here</i>), records from The Heavy (bluesy, danceable rock), Local Natives (alt-folk; think less ethereal Fleet Foxes), and Gary Clark, Jr. (Again with the blues rock. Check him out!).<br />
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Until next month, unless I get a bee in my bonnet to provide a quicker update this time around, although still not likely to happen before next month, so that statement stands. Thanks for stopping by. Keep making things. Always love to hear from you. Tell me, what are you listening to these days? What's keeping you occupied through the winter? Or are you still in hibernation mode?<br />
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Take care.Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-80271233176825967362013-01-24T12:52:00.000-06:002013-01-24T14:20:20.965-06:00Happy New Year!It took me long enough, but here's the first update from this side of 2013!<br />
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I haven't been able to spend as much time in the studio in the last few weeks as I'd prefer, but sometimes that's the way life goes. Once we started taking down and putting away our Christmas decorations (or, as Krystal would say, "Putting up the Christmas stuff," which is, confusingly enough, the same verbage used to describe the initial decoration) we sort of got sucked into a spiral of premature spring cleaning. So, in addition to small bits of throwing here and there (always in smaller bits than I'd prefer) most of the time in my studio has been spent doing some long overdue mopping, sponging, recycling (of clay and actual recyclables), tidying, and laundering of pottery towels and such + inventorying and sorting/packing pots up in the non-studio portion of the basement. I've also been working on photographing some older "clearance" pottery for listing on Facebook in the near future. Perhaps by February 1st I'll actually have something worth showing for it.<br />
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So what* else have I been up to if I haven't been throwing?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes Temperance tries to play hide-and-seek without telling us we're playing. This is her trying to blend in with a wool throw on the ottoman. She's also dangerously invisible on the bathroom rug. And most of the carpet in the house. So, mostly: watch out for the invisible dog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had some company that warranted a trip to the Casey Tibbs SD Rodeo (Center? Museum?) earlier this month. Learned bunches and bunches about the rodeo. And took this rad picture. Not pictured: Krystal riding the non-mechanical Bullride Simulator. A/V experience only, no automotion involved. Big bummer there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sending pots out and about, still. This one went to Virginia. It's an exciting thing, sending pots out and about. Since December 1st I sent pottery that would end up in Colorado, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Virginia, and points unknown international. Thinking it's time to start a map wall with color coded push pins. Put that on my to-do list. </td></tr>
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At the start of the year, I was pleased to present the communion set I had been commissioned to make for Resurrection Lutheran Church (our congregation). The communion wares were dedicated and used in service on Sunday, January 6th.<br />
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But then I have been in the studio, too. Not a non-existent time, just not as frequent as would be preferable. Here's a bit of progress on things:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bits and pieces this week. Teapot #1 for 2013. A small one. We'll see. I'll have to do something decoratively oriented with it. Not sure what that might be. The creative process requires patience....</td></tr>
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So that's about it. Some little bowls happening here and there. Other things. Might actually get down to some heavy-duty throwing this weekend. Sold off my giant mountain vases, so that might be an upcoming project.<br />
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In the meantime: enjoying tunes lately from <a href="http://www.leaguesmusic.com/#" target="_blank">LEAGUES</a> (debut releasing 1/29/13 - have been enjoying my early bird preorder copy), <a href="http://www.weareleastofthese.com/" target="_blank">Least of These,</a> and <a href="http://ascendthehillband.com/music" target="_blank">Ascend the Hill</a>, as well as perennial favorites like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Astronomy/dp/B000TPXJYU/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_4" target="_blank">Bleach </a>and <a href="http://mutemath.com/" target="_blank">Mutemath</a>. So check all of them out. They won't disappoint.<br />
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Back to the grind y'all. Stay classy, have fun, make stuff, be creative.<br />
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Or something. Always on the hunt for a good mantra.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Note: if you type faster with one hand than the other, sometimes keys get pushed out of order, sometimes to hilarious result. For example, at first run-through I mistyped "So what" as "Sow hat" which is something completely different, I suppose. And mildly amusing for me. Deal with it.</span>Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-50255083215412765852012-12-31T18:16:00.005-06:002012-12-31T22:57:25.579-06:00It's the end of the year as we know it...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy Almost-New Year's Day! We all survived another apocalypse that wasn't, and so here's one more blog post to go out with a bang before ushering in 2013. On my radar for the new year: more pots. Big pots. Teapots. Mountain pots. That sort of thing. In the even more immediate future, maybe even something like "My favorite pots made in 2012!" or something. I'm not that organized yet.</div>
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A great big thank you to those of the readership that continued to support my creative endeavors over the last year. Off the top of my head, highlights include heading to my boyhood hometown for the Clear Lake Art Sail (tons of fun, my first "real" outdoor show either in years or ever, depending on how you're counting. Lots of work, lots of challenges, supremely rewarding) and the launch of my online store at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">Etsy</a>. Actively using Etsy as a source of making new customers and also as an EASY format for purchasing my work by longtime supporters turned out to be quite successful in its first weeks. Obviously the pre-Christmas shopping rush accounts for a lot of that, but I'm excited to see what might come of the online storefront in the new year. I'll try to be keeping a regular amount of work stocked and available to ship year round, so please check that out if you're looking to add some of my work to your collection. Find it at :: www.etsy.com/shop/lukelangholzpottery :: and as always, if you're ever looking to order something specially made just for you, just shoot me a message either <a href="mailto:lukelangholz@msn.com" target="_blank">here </a>or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Came down with a spot of the flu before Christmas and I found myself drinking an awful lot of hot tea. This time it actually involved me busting out a spare teapot I'd made as back-up for a custom order and using the teapot, as opposed to just filling a mug, made for a surprisingly enriched tea-drinking experience. So I may be exploring teapots a bit this year as a result of that renewed personal interest. </div>
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I also have said "good bye" to my token "large" mountain vase which will be going off to its new home shortly. That's always a good thing, and now I may have to work on a couple large pieces this winter to fill that hole in my <strike>heart</strike> inventory.</div>
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Anyhow. Back to the studio soon enough. Back in the clay. And I have some pots to share (photographically) soon enough. But now, for those who care for such things, here are a dozen of my favorite albums of 2012. Or, 12 for 2012.</div>
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With the full disclosure, of course, that I'm not trying to make any sort of argument (necessarily) for the "best" music of the year. For example, everyone knows that Jack White released his debut solo record this year and it was a smashing critical success and what a record! And all the superlative statements about how he finally can do whatever he wants and let his genius run free... and it was so phenomenal. No, really. In all seriousness, it was a great record and I appreciate it deeply. But <i>Blunderbuss</i> simply wasn't my <i>favorite</i>.</div>
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So here's the completely unscientific list, in alphabetical order, based on a combination of my personal ratings, play counts, and gut instincts on what were my favorite records for the year. It would have been an easier process, I think, to cut it down to 5 or 6, or expand it to 18-20, but 12 seemed like a good number.</div>
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<li>Aaron Espe, "Three"</li>
<li>Alabama Shakes, "Boys & Girls"</li>
<li>Civil Twilight, "Holy Weather"</li>
<li>David Crowder*Band "Give Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys])"</li>
<li>Father John Misty, "Fear Fun"</li>
<li>The Followers, "Wounded Healer"</li>
<li>House of Heroes, "Cold Hard Want"</li>
<li>The Killers, "Battle Born"</li>
<li>Matthew Perryman Jones, "Land of the Living"</li>
<li>Mumford & Sons, "Babel"</li>
<li>Norah Jones, "Little Broken Hearts"</li>
<li>Sons, "Keep Quiet"</li>
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Honorable Mentions :: For whatever reason not on the list, but definitely on my shortlist as great music from this year, including releases from Owen Thomas, Jason Aaron Coons, Pioneer, The Royal Royal, and the O.C. Supertones.<br />
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Thanks for following along, see you next year!!!Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-5056153454646535542012-12-05T12:53:00.000-06:002012-12-05T14:19:49.189-06:00Luke Langholz Pottery now available at Etsy!That's right! You can now buy my pottery online via Etsy,<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LukeLangholzPottery" target="_blank"> right here</a>!<br />
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There are a handful of pieces available right now, and will be updating to provide a variety of work, or at least a reasonable sampling of all styles that I do. Of course the challenge of this sort of thing is deciding how many pieces to list when there are individual listing fees and keeping track of that inventory and blah blah blah... mostly I'm glad to be able to share this!<br />
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Prepping the shop has been keeping me busy - shooting pictures, tracking measurements and pottery dimensions, setting up the account... in addition to throwing and trimming and all that jazz in preparation for some Christmas orders folks have gotten in to me. So lots of that going on as well.<br />
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Anyhow. Go check it out! And maybe buy something, eh?Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-86747707962276529552012-12-02T18:06:00.000-06:002012-12-02T18:06:15.147-06:00A quick picture for Carol, by request. :)<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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A very brief, pictorial update for Carol who inquired about some smaller vases I may have in stock at the moment. Behold: I am short-stocked. I have another similar to the red vase on the left. </div>
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To everyone else: Happy Advent! Today, of course, is the first Sunday in Advent, the liturgical season of preparing for the birth of the Christ Child. So we've been doing Adventy things like marveling at the 70-degree weather, playing with Temperance in the yard, and putting up our tree. </div>
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I was out and about yesterday for a last-minute show across the river in Fort Pierre, and a great thanks to all who came out and especially those who supported this local artist. Krystal was on hand with me and enjoyed bartering up a storm of my pottery in exchange for shiny things to call her own. We make a good team.</div>
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I have news in the works, too. Stay tuned, keep posted. I'm excited. Very soon. And I've also been throwing pots for a pre-Christmas firing. I'm still willing to take any orders this week for those looking for the perfect gift. </div>
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That's all for tonight. Talk to y'all later, and thanks for reading! </div>
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Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-41487169826529985312012-11-15T20:53:00.003-06:002012-11-15T20:54:36.925-06:00Post-Show Review and Such.Hey! Thanks to everyone who came out to see me at the Zonta Craft Sale this (last) weekend! The weather turned sour Saturday afternoon and remained icy through Sunday, but plenty of souls still braved the elements to support local artisans (and other vendors and such...).<br />
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This was definitely one of my better shows in terms of feeling prepared beforehand. Everything went smoothly, and I tried out a new-ish configuration for my booth setup that was kind of exciting.<br />
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I normally keep my booth space open, rather than closed, but with the way this show was configured that would have left me no room for getting behind the display to pack up purchases, go through stock, etc. - I would have had to do that in the aisles. So I rocked the "Closed L" display this weekend, which worked out pretty well. I ended up with a bonus table inside of my L-shaped booth area, so I used it as a dedicated wrapping/packaging space which was a welcome change from always doing that stuff from under a table in the back of the booth.<br />
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I of course had more pots than I possibly could have sold over the course of one weekend (and if I had - how awesome would that have been?!), and the new checker/brickwork pieces were quite popular, if I may say so. I have, of course, plenty of work available now to fill any Christmas orders you lovely people may have. <br />
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It also turned out to be, in very subjective terms, a very fun sale for me. Lots of chatting with friendly folks and sharing about my work and techniques and stylistic choices. Above average crowd by that measure, actually.</div>
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I've realized I may have to adjust certain aspects of my display with regard to marketing my name and brand and such, specifically when I'm doing shows like this that are not quite on the "fine art and craft" side of things, in that for every artisan (potter, painter, jeweler, photographer, woodworker, baker) there was at least one, maybe two booths of retail/resale vendors. Which is great. It creates an environment full of products at all price points and attracts shoppers who may not come to an exclusively "art" oriented show.<br />
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I'm always amazed (aghast? surprised?) when the first question a person asks me, looking at my display, is if I made "all this." No, wait. The question, usually, is: "So where do you get your pots from?" To which I respond I make it myself, and THEY are amazed (aghast? surprised?). It's just not something I would ever question. My name is on the cards, my name is on the pots. But what I assume is sort of beside the point if it's a matter of uncertainty. I certainly do my best to take these questions courteously and try not to make anyone feel bad for asking the question. But it also begs the question, do people who pick up a bowl, see the price, and put it down again assume that it's handmade or that it comes from some supplier overseas? Because that could make a difference, I guess, in some peoples' minds.<br />
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So in the future, Krystal suggested to me (always clever, that one!) that it might not be such a bad idea for sales like this to have some signs that can sit on my booth that say, proudly and boldly, that all pottery herein is one hundred percent handmade, by me, start to finish. <br />
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But anyway: I had a great weekend. I think the turnout (and consequently sales) would have improved if we hadn't had our first taste of winter, but I was glad that things were clear and dry for both setting up and tearing down. Looking on the bright side. And I did well enough (sales) that maybe I can buy some Christmas gifts this year. Bolster the economy and all that.<br />
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I'm going to try to get back into the studio sooner than later. I'd like to produce a full kiln of work to fire before Christmas, so if you're looking for something special, just le me know. Bolster MY economy and all that.<br />
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In other news, I'm starting to see year-end lists or movies and books and music popping up, so maybe I have to get on the ball and share my favorite pottery-making music releases for 2012. Or something. We'll see.<br />
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In the meantime, I'm already anticipating an early 2013 album release from Leagues, who have just released the video for their first single, "Spotlight." They released a too-short EP last year which was just delicious and I can't imagine how their long-awaited debut record won't end up on my "Best of" list next fall. Here's <a href="http://youtu.be/uOTXM5obLcA" target="_blank">"Spotlight," from Leagues</a>:<br />
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That's all for now. See y'all later, and thanks again to everyone who came out last weekend!<br />
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If you were super cool and followed me on Facebook or Twitter you could have seen this, like, 5 hours ago. Your loss. Overall: very good firing. Couple disappointments. </div>
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Discovered one of my kiln shelves is completely wash-free and has been stealing bits of stoneware from the feet of my post. Hadn't really noticed it before, but it's become noticeable. 1.5" chunk pulled out of the foot of a beautiful vase, another one inch wedge pulled out of the foot of a bowl. Have never had this problem before. I guess it's time to re-wash the shelves before my next glaze firings.</div>
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Come see me this weekend at the <b><a href="http://www.travelsd.com/Events/Details?did=55433" target="_blank">Pierre/Fort Pierre Zonta Holiday Craft Show & Sale</a>.</b></div>
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<u>Also, for those interested: Music I've been listening to heavily as of late.</u><br />
1. <a href="http://www.ocsupertones.com/" target="_blank">The O.C. Supertones.</a> Because they have a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/For-the-Glory/dp/B009MFJQ7W/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_9" target="_blank">new record</a> out today, their first in (7? 8?) years and ska is not dead.<br />
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Garden/dp/B005SMUZNM/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352244170&sr=301-1" target="_blank">sosaveme "The Garden."</a> Because I just can't get over how great this album is. Period.<br />
3. Vintage (or what seems to be getting close to) CCM from the likes of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Underdog/dp/B000TETI1E/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352244356&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Audio Adrenaline</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Supernatural/dp/B000XQX9AO/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352244381&sr=301-1" target="_blank">dc Talk</a> (for example). Sometimes you just need nostalgic, feel-good music with a message, as they like to say. Shuffly mix courtesy of Apple Genius mixes provided plenty of Bleach, Pillar, Third Day and the like. Solid stuff.<br />
4. More and more appreciative of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blunderbuss/dp/B007U8UBGI/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352244496&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Jack White's "Blunderbuss"</a> the more listens I give it. Funky, experimental, enjoyable.<br />
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Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-2681670398185830002012-11-02T12:51:00.000-05:002012-11-02T13:39:44.944-05:00Glazing, Firing, and RememberingI'm breaking with tradition to bring an update within only a fortnight. It still leaves only one post in October, so hopefully you'll forgive me for my diversion from habit.<br />
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I've been doing a lot of glazing and firing. Glazed all day last Saturday and had a kiln full of pretty blue bowls by Sunday night. Good, clean firing but nothing really groundbreaking within. Beautiful, but now getting to be predictable results. Well, I guess I shouldn't say that - I did glaze some of my checkered bowls in the rich cobalt glaze, and while getting it to stick to the inside of the bowls was a little off, the exteriors were rather stunning.<br />
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Two bisque loads this week - one packed to the gills and one less than quite fully packed. Disappointing, bu the way it has to be sometimes. One day I'll be able to plan ahead to a degree that results in evenly packed and easily loaded kilns. Alas...<br />
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EDIT: LOOK!!! PICTURES!!! YAY!!! TALK ABOUT BAIT AND SWITCH!!! EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER!!! WHY AM I YELLING?<br />
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In any event: enjoying finishing up the last couple months' worth of throwing into glazed and fired pots. Not my favorite part of the process, but I am enjoying the results.<br />
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Yesterday was All Saints Day (or the Feast of All Saints, for my Catholic friends), the day on which most Christians following the liturgical calendar remember and honor the great host of saints gone before us. Today marks another day of remembrance in our household. It was four years ago today that my <a href="http://www.langholzpottery.com/" target="_blank">Uncle Tim </a>passed away quite suddenly. <br />
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Tim was an artist, making his living as a potter but also frequently exploring new territories in paint, charcoal, sculpture, mixed media, or temporal works (i.e. annual igloo builds). I wrote at length several years ago about my experiences working with him (read: <a href="http://www.lukelangholzpottery.com/2009/05/about-uncle.html" target="_blank">About an Uncle</a>), so I won't dwell too long on those thoughts, just to say that this time of year, moreso than others, I'm drawn to exploring his work as inspiration and guide and gold standard, and remember also the great spirit with which he poured his creativity out into the world. I guess today I just want to publicly say that I miss my Uncle.<br />
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On that note: This weekend I'll glaze with joy in his honor and try to remember to take each day as a gift worth celebrating.<br />
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Y'all have a good weekend.Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-60182844318151819152012-10-16T18:05:00.000-05:002012-10-16T18:05:00.708-05:00Throwing, Glazing, Slacking: the monthly update.Right on schedule, time for my monthly update. I'm keeping myself busy lately which means I'm spending more time on pots and less time on posts here. However, I have been doing a relatively decent job of sending quick updates out into cyberspace via my presence on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LukeLangholzPottery" target="_blank">Facebook </a>(just pottery!) and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/earthandclay" target="_blank">Twitter </a>(shenanigans of all sorts!). So if once a month is simply not enough of me for you, go ahead and give me a follow at one of these locations.<br />
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For those not interested in the social media angle (ye antisocial mediites), here's a recap: throwing. Lots of throwing. And trimming. And decorating. And firing. And glazing. And more firing. And more throwing. Rinse and repeat.<br />
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No, but seriously - I've been pretty diligent about my studio time this fall. Krystal's been having to do a lot of professional traveling, so I've had lots of time to commit guilt-free to the pots. I've been focusing on making fun pots, and not stressing about quantity or volume for my next show (November 10-11, here in Pierre). I always have more than enough work, so I shouldn't stress too much. That's my goal anyway. Also continuing to play/experiment with shape and texture in addition to my old faithful sgraffito.<br />
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Here are some snapshots:<br />
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This week I finally got around to glazing a load of pots and was quite thrilled with the results. Every firing is a little different and I usually try to include at least one or two experimental pieces per firing. Looking forward to finishing up more work this fall.<br />
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Final thoughts before next month (post-show summary?): Lots of great new music this fall from Mumford & Sons, The Killers, No Doubt and more, but I've been letting the iPod run on shuffle for the last couple weeks and have enjoyed happening upon such wide and varied selections as Switchfoot's 1997 debut, Led Zeppelin's 1976 live concert recording "The Song Remains the Same," older (and newer) Ben Folds (& Five), Bob Dylan, America, Jimmy Eat World, and so on and so forth. Last night Apple up and shuffled me into a jungle of Krystal's Ani Difranco selection which simply didn't last very long. I of course reserve veto rights. But it's been enjoyable to not put any thinking energies into picking my soundtrack and taking what comes my way. Within reason, of course.<br />
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<br />Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-72387919647816740382012-09-13T13:00:00.000-05:002012-09-13T13:10:59.231-05:00Happy Birthday! And stuff...Well, I did it again - successfully went a full month between updates. Apparently I've been doing things other than pottery. Mostly. When I do get into the studio, I'm much more apt to post a picture on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/earthandclay" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.<br />
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Because, also: you should <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">go like my Facebook page</a>. More pictures, more frequently, and sometimes other things that you might like. Generally things that I like. Music, other artists, thoughts and ponderings. Anyway. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">Check it out!</a><br />
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Speaking of, Facebook informs me I have 4 friends who were born on this day in history. That seems like a relatively high amount for one day. So that's, you know, worth noting. But more importantly, today is my father's birthday. And he was actually born IN history. When I was in high school we actually learned about stuff that happened AFTER he was born, so that's significant. I wonder how late they're teaching history these days anyway?* But that's really not important. What's important is that he was born, and then he lived for some years, and now here he is and he's my dad and has been (since before I was born, actually!) for some time now and that's pretty cool. So happy birthday, Paul (Dad) Langholz!<br />
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On to the important things. If I haven't been throwing oodles of noodles, where I have I been? Here's a guide... <br />
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After my show I thought it would be healthy to step back, take a little break, collect my thoughts... and then we had company for a few days and I got sick and things just sort of went from there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took in some live music in the Sioux Falls area over Labor Day. Pictured is House of Heroes, headlining an amazing night at the festival. I saw them once in 2005 at a tiny little hole-in-the-wall club in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. They've come along way, and they were amazing. Check them out.** </td></tr>
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So that just about brings us up to speed. I have a show coming up (8 weeks out) and I'm realizing I'm a bit understocked. But I'm also not willing to stress out about it because I've decided that I'd rather enjoy the process of getting there and feel a little picked over at the end of the weekend than maintain a fully stocked display for the duration of a show but spend the months prepping for it in constant agony over my volume. There's a happy medium in there somewhere (something like don't ever take a month off from throwing and maintain a steady base inventory) but oh well.<br />
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But I have been throwing the last couple weeks/days. I've spent a lot of time messing about with larger pieces, most of which end up scrapped because I'm a bit too picky maybe. And one very nice, large sectional piece that I accidentally left uncovered for an undisclosed amount of time before it had been trimmed to shape and thus it was fail and sadness. But I'm getting back to the nitty-gritty functional throwing now to replenish what has been sold and distributed for selling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with mugs again. Ways to incorporate my "voice" a bit more than simply splashing about with glaze.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2-pounders. Conspicuously absent from my inventory these days. A good problem.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of these guys. Right now sticking with the 2-pounder size. There are a couple larger ones already drying, and I'm sure I'll throw a hump of baby ones later this month.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Broad, broad bowl in this style. </td></tr>
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I've also been commissioned to create a set of Communion service wares for our congregation, so that's a fun little project I'll be embarking on in the near future. </div>
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And that would be everything I've really got time to share right now. If you're at all interested in commissioning something special (or reserving something of a specific style) for the holidays, now's the time to do it! Drop me a line at lukelangholz (at) msn (dot) com or contact me via private message on Facebook or Twitter - though really, e-mail is currently still the best method of proper communication. So it's back to the grind.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by, y'all. Have a great weekend!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*I'm totally chasing this thought, as distracting as it may be: at what point do they decide what to cut from history classes? Because with every passing year there's more history to teach. The last proper history class I took was American Heritage History my junior year of high school. As I recall, we spent close to a month on the Civil War, and then America post-Vietnam got approximately half of a class period's worth of attention the day before finals. And believe it or not, there's a whole extra decade of material to cover since then. Just curious at what point you decide, "Eh, it's time to throw out the carpetbaggers and reconstruction, and might as well toss the Era of Good Feelings too, no matter how memorable it is - gotta make room for at least ten minutes of classroom discussion on post-9/11 foreign policy and God forbid we actually shorten our coverage of the Civil War..." Anyhow. Back to the regularly scheduled content.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">** Other highlights from the weekend of live music included:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Jenny & Tyler</b> (an adorable husband'n'wife duo out of Nashville who make beautiful alt-folk together).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Sosaveme </b>(indie band out of Michigan who make beautiful "aggressive alternative" music together - I highly recommend their most recent release, "The Garden."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Run Kid Run</b> (nothing dramatically original or different going on in this pop-punk outfit, but one of the better non-headliners we saw).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Five Iron Frenzy</b> (ska-punk-all-out-frenzy of a show. If you don't know about Five Iron I'm not going to try and describe them now, but WOW. My favorite from them is their 1997 sophomore release, "Our Newest Album Ever.")</span></li>
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<br />Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-79081272141479000782012-08-13T17:52:00.000-05:002012-08-13T18:02:19.344-05:00Art Sail and Beyond!Well, I suppose I've been away long enough - two weeks past the Art Sail (my big summer event this year) and I'm ready to get back into the studio. Trying to plan the coming batches of work to be efficiently productive for fall sales and also with enough room for creative growth. I squeezed a little bit of experimental work into the last batch of pots for the Sail, and I'd like to go back and pursue those further. Looking forward to mixing some things up.<br />
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But first, a look back!<br />
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A great big thank you is in order for any and all who came out to the Art Sail at the end of July! It was a wonderful day for an art fair, with plenty of sunlight, moderate cloud cover and just enough breeze off the lake to keep things refreshing. The sun never stayed out long enough for things to get truly HOT, but it was never cloudy enough to scare anyone away. Rain fell north and south of town, I heard, but we stayed dry all day long. Late that night, after the pots were long packed away and I was tucked into bed, the thunder finally rolled in and we fell asleep to the sound of the rain pelting the window panes. Beautiful day. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down Main Street USA the morning of the Art Sail.</td></tr>
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Sales were steady and, as far as I'm concerned, very good for a one day event. Seeing as how Clear Lake is my hometown there were a lot of familiar faces - folks I haven't seen in many cases for close to ten years. But great fun catching up and sharing what I've been up to.<br />
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I didn't know quite what to expect for this show as it was my first year doing it, but the Clear Lake Art Sail attracts quite a crowd from all demographics - young, old, local, vacationers - all sorts. And getting to meet everyone is just such a treat.<br />
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My favorite incident from the weekend came in the form of a man who approached me while I was standing out in the street in front of my booth doing some people-watching. After asking if that was my work, he began with "You know, I really don't like pottery," before continuing, "but man, I really like your stuff!" Even from out in the street, he said, the decoration stood out boldly amid the shapes and colors and really exuded the style of my work without getting busy or overpowering. We chatted for the better part of 15 minutes, going over my process and stylistic influence and he left with one of my sgraffito bowls with a Retro Blue-Green interior.<br />
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It's for the stories like these that I love the shows.<br />
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It's for a lot of the rest of the stuff that I wring my hands and fret and become a mess. I had a few "Ah, #$%&" moments while loading up the chariot for the commute to the show before finally squeezing everything in with barely enough room for my copilots.<br />
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And then the first in-the-field trial of tent and pedestals and such brought their own challenges (shout-out to my father and brother, Paul and Noah Langholz, for some assistance in my set-up and tear-down!). But overall, I think I'm figuring things out pretty well. Maybe a couple more of these things on the schedule next summer? We'll just have to wait and see!<br />
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In addition to the sales the day of the show, I was grateful for the opportunity to fill a wholesale order for the owners of a couple local jewelry & gift stores in northern Iowa, and also took some time to restock the <a href="http://clartscenter.com/cgi-bin/index.pl" target="_blank">Clear Lake Arts Center</a> with more of my work for the gift shop. All told, I was able to come home with half of my bins empty, which meant that I had a functional rear view for the drive home. Hot dog!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After we were done setting up she ditched me for a long run. Devoted, that.</td></tr>
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And no show recap would be acceptable without mentioning that none of it would be possible without the unwavering support of my lovely wife, Krystal. Leading up to the show means sacrificing nights and weekends and free time and many, many fun times of the summer-y sort. And to top it all off she's on-site the day of helping with set-up and tear-down and selling pots while I take potty breaks (<-"Potty" breaks? It's funny!). So she's awesome and y'all should be amazed. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Oh, hey - thanks for stopping by!" Just your friendly neighborhood Potterman.</td></tr>
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<b>Edit: </b>I realized shortly after I hit "Publish" that I'd forgotten something very important. I'd also like to give a great big thank you to everyone who helped make the Art Sail a great experience - it was a very well organized and pleasant event to be a part of. Big thank you to Jacky Garlock as well as Kim Larson and Amy Palmer at CLAC for all their hard work and for allowing me to be a part of North Iowa's premier art festival! </div>
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On the non-pottery front, we were very excited to be in-state for the arrival of the newest member of our family, nephew #2 (congrats to my big brother Sam and sister-in-law Kristin on their beautiful boy!). We couldn't have planned it better, and we were so happy to be near enough to meet him right away!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Krystal loves being an auntie!</td></tr>
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I got back into the studio last week a little bit, and so will be back to a more regular schedule of throwing now I think. Tackling some larger mounds of clay, right now focusing more on practice and form than intent of finished project - meaning I'm not so attached to these pieces that I won't decide they need to be recycled at some point pre-firing, but here are a few things I've done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's pot. 25#. Not 100% pleased with the top, but there might be some room for adjustment yet. Decent amount of weight to trim out of the bottom, though not so bad as it could be.</td></tr>
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In addition to the big pots, I need to re-stock some of the things that sold well this summer. It's always a little predictable, but there are some things that I do always need to have on hand. I also need to spend a little time this fall hanging out with mugs, trying to find common ground that doesn't harbor any hostilities. Explore creative expression with mug as a canvas. That sort of thing. And, always, a couple commission pieces to take care of and fulfill those obligations.<br />
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And I'd be remiss to sign off without recommending some music to y'all. This fortnight I've been rather taken with one <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=j+tillman" target="_blank">J. Tillman</a>'s full catalog. He released a record this spring under the moniker <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Fun/dp/B007USZOGA/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344893841&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Father John Misty</a>, and he may be best recognized as Fleet Foxes' former drummer, but his full catalog is phenomenal. Simple, earthy and mostly acoustic (solo work) and all that + amazing rhythmic sensibilities (especially with the FJM project), he will probably comprise the better part of my "official" fall soundtrack this year. Phenomenal. Check it out for yourself. Like in the video below (or <a href="http://youtu.be/33nVu9FDfGE" target="_blank">here </a>for the e-mail subscribers).<br />
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Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check me out on <a href="http://facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!!! Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-55636948646550565252012-07-17T17:26:00.000-05:002012-07-17T17:26:00.216-05:00Heatwave!You know you live somewhere special when 92 degrees is a refreshingly cool midday temperature. Yesterday I didn't even have to microwave my leftovers for lunch; I just set my plate out on the deck for a couple minutes and it was ready to go.<br />
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Nothing like picking the hottest week of the year to run my kiln nonstop. While the air conditioner is also running nonstop. I'm looking forward to this month's utility bill, that's for sure.<br />
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Unloaded the kiln this morning, loaded it back up for another firing at noon. Still have maybe 2/3 of a kiln's worth of pots to get in a third firing. I'd rather not fire it with any room to spare, but that's just the way it goes. Everything is glazed and ready to go, just waiting for the kiln to open up.<br />
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So that's where we're at. Shooting to unload/reload the current/next firing(s) on Thursday which will give me a full week for sanding, pricing, inventory-ing and packing. Which is more lead time than I've ever given myself on a show, so that's great news.<br />
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Around the house and during the glazing have been playing a lot of the new House of Heroes record. Well, that and some Zeppelin. Always good to keep one foot in the classics, right?<br />
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<br />Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-27481531846327804912012-07-14T21:28:00.000-05:002012-07-14T21:28:29.309-05:00Two weeks to go.Busy busy busy! I suppose for most working artists it's not so big of a deal to prepare for one show or another, one event after another, but as someone still just getting started (really) in the vending and fair-ing of my pots, each show brings new challenges (opportunities) for stepping up my game. It may be a long time until doing a show is anything resembling routine, but each step gets me closer.<br />
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Of specific note, I was glad to enlist my father's help in the garage this weekend in tackling a building project in prep for the upcoming show. Saws, drills, wood glue, sawdust, spackle, splinters, and blood. All in a day's work, right?<br />
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Starting out at noon with not much more than my sorry excuse for schematics and a half-baked idea, I now have a set of nesting pedestals to take on the road with me. So that's thrilling. And maybe not before the coming show (CLEAR LAKE ART SAIL - JULY 28th - CLEAR LAKE, IOWA - BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!!!), but with this batch under the belt and a garage full of scrap trimmings, I'm well set to build some table-top display pedestals and such to go along with. Like I said, stepping up the game, one step at a time. Still some sanding and painting to go on these, but not too shabby considering where we sat at noon.</div>
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Other than that, the last several weeks have been filled with lots of trimming, drying, firing, and last minute throwing. Some a little too last minute. Had a minor casualty in the last firing - thrown too late, trimmed too late, and didn't have quite enough time to dry before it went in the kiln. A portion of the center of the trimmed foot ring crumbled (exploded) in the firing. From the top, the bowl is quite lovely. Flip it over and it looks like an ogre tried to eat my signature. So that's too bad. Salvageable for my own personal use, or perhaps selling to family or VERY close friend, but not something I'm going to let out into the world at cost to a paying customer. I have standards, you know. In the end: sad story. I could have waited another day to load the kiln: I didn't actually get the chance to glaze this week, so pushing the bisque for another twenty-four hours wouldn't have hurt any, BUT it also wasn't even the piece that I was most worried about being too wet. Go figure, huh?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrated America's Birthday. Anything more American than apple pie? Temperance also enjoyed it. Most of it. While we were out. And it was on the counter. Dog.</td></tr>
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So, glazing is now in the near future. For the record, all these photos were shared as they were taken via my <a href="http://twitter.com/earthandclay" target="_blank">Twitter </a>and <a href="http://facebook.com/lukelangholzpottery" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Follow or Like! me for all the craziness on a daily basis. </div>
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That's all for now, folks. Hopefully I'll check in with y'all before the show. Woo! Counting down...</div>Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-23249769339242927892012-06-22T17:32:00.000-05:002012-06-22T17:47:29.015-05:00Spiffy website, wot wot?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Well, I did get to work on some
pots this weekend. Never as much time as I could best use, but good time
certainly. And several hours over the course of the evenings of this
week. Bits here and there, trimming, slipping, carving. All time much
appreciated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In NON-clay related news, you may
have noticed that I spent some time sprucing up the website (blog) this
week. What do you think? Remember, <i>I'm a potter not a programmer!</i> But
I'm rather proud of the minor adjustments here and there. Most
notably, a new banner across the top of the page and a couple new
widgets. I should be shooting some photos from the last kiln opening to
update my gallery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also new this week: I'm on Facebook! At least, as a potter. So please, LIKE me <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LukeLangholzPottery" target="_blank">here</a>!
I'll try to keep things current, with daily updates from the studio and
albums of work as it comes out of the kiln and stuff. In a slightly
more accessible/organized format for those things than might work on
this site. So check it out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Back to the clay, here's what's up in the studio:
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<span style="font-size: small;">And we had a lovely weekend. Celebrated our anniversary spending some time outside, nice long run, some time along the river. The local "Oahe Days" civic festival was going on, so there was food and music and bumper cars. We thought the bumper cars were a pretty awesome way to celebrate our anniversary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was a welcome change. Last year our community suffered (nigh) catastrophic flooding, forcing families out of their homes for the better part of 6 months and flooding most (all) of the city/county/state's recreational facilities. Walking along the river, the parks look awfully nice considering that a year ago they were on their way to being inundated. The dead and rotten trees in the midst of the green growth were a fair reminder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On a final note, this week I've been working my way through <a href="http://www.soundsupp.ly/" target="_blank">Sound Supply</a> Drop #3. That's 10 albums for $15 for a limited time (still 5 days or so). Some quality music in there from the likes of Hellogoodbye and The Get Up Kids. Favorite of mine amongst the previously unknowns are a band called Young Statues. They sound a little something like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCwwKBzK7Q" target="_blank">this</a>:</span></div>
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This week got away from me a bit. I was hoping to do more throwing than I did, and had to throw out a couple things that were thrown over the weekend because they didn't get trimmed soon enough. I'm six weeks out from the next show, which gives me <i>maybe</i> two weeks to do anymore throwing. Fortunately, I feel like I'm in a good place as far as inventory is concerned, and the Clear Lake sale is only a one-day event, but there are a few things I'd like to see more of. </div>
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Mostly, though, my to-do list is comprised of non-production show prep that has been ignored. I haven't done an outdoor event in several years, and I'm feeling the need to step up my game a little bit with regard to display and presentation. All of my "need-to-do's" may not get done by July, but it's good to be thinking about them now, if only to be ready for any shows that come up over the fall.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got flowers blooming in the front yard. Local Farm & Fleet starts to discount live plants mid-July or so, and by the first of August anything that's left is free. Slim pickings, but some hidden gems. Planted these last summer and they gave us a modest presentation last fall. They've been absolutely gorgeous this spring.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vases. Lefty sort of reminds me of the White Tree of Gondor. Thinking that'd make a pretty impressive line of mugs, to throw that tree inside a blue badge of some sort.</td></tr>
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So that's where I'm at. Contemplating producing a dozen/score of mugs and trying something new with them, but people just haven't been buying my mugs lately. I mean, I don't like making them that much either so maybe I shouldn't complain... but I've been throwing some ideas around I'd like to flesh out maybe.<br />
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Haven't been listening to a whole lot of one thing or the other (in the studio) but have been playing a lot of NPR's <a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/all-songs-considered/" target="_blank">All songs Considered</a> podcast. Which means a lot of listening to all things and the other. From folk to rock to hip hop and electronic music, they episodes range from topical ("<a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/04/03/149623697/the-great-debate-on-speak-singing-just-sing-the-damn-song" target="_blank">The Speak-Singing Debate</a>" and "<a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/06/05/154152434/remembering-mom-and-dads-record-collection" target="_blank">Remembering Mom & Dad's Record Collection</a>") to timely (recent releases, festival previews) or genre specific (Electronic! Alt-Latino!). So that's been happening.<br />
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To what comes next: more pots? Hoping for some studio time this weekend. It may be difficult as tomorrow brings a wedding anniversary of some significance. Five years. Has it been that long? Certainly is hard to believe. Or as I responded to Krystal last night, "Five years - is that <i>all</i>?"<br />
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Then she punched me.<br />
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But seriously, she's my best friend, my most ardent supporter, and other mushy-gushy stuff.<br />
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So here's to five great years, and many, many more to come.<br />
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And please, can I spend some time in the studio this weekend?Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613227000311696951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329215992027494593.post-23635122644317799202012-06-08T13:55:00.001-05:002012-06-08T13:55:32.703-05:00Pots of Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Had a wonderful visit by Krystal's mother last weekend which kept me more or less out of my studio. But not completely. Here's an illustrated guide to the past 10 days of my life. Hopefully it's interesting. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took some time off last Friday to take the Mom-in-Law down to the Rez and visit Krystal's office. Got to see some of my own (design) handiwork on display in their offices.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Krystal's (above) nonprofit is doing some really cool things in the community. You can read all about Hunkpati Investments <a href="http://www.hunkpati.org/" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had to spend a day driving to the airport. Here's "what's up" at the rest areas in South Dakota.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Krystal took "rest area" a little bit too far.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed the fresh air and scenic vistas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took her for a walk as a reward. We found a bunny.</td></tr>
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So that's been my week. Krystal's been out on the eastern seaboard and I get her home again tonight. Might be able to squeeze in a little more throwing before her plane gets in if I try really hard.<br />
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That's it for now, I suppose.<br />
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For the record, studio listening lately has included: the latest from Beach House, <i>Bloom</i>; new music from Alabama Shakes, Delta Spirit, and M. Ward; and I dusted off ye olde <i>Les Mis</i> this week after catching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnLSG5t_dc8" target="_blank">this</a> at the theatre last weekend.<br />
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Take care, y'all. <br />
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