With Spring comes spring cleaning around the resort and studio grounds. Although we are enjoying being outdoors and in the sun, the studio is always ready for a visit. If you need that special gift, or just feeling creative-and don't mind messy fingers, give us a call.
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This group of girls was focused and creative! The glaze was flying but the final results are fantastic.
We were just visited by a girl scout troop from Park Rapids who got creative with clay in the studio . As I've said before, watching them create and have fun is a lot of fun for us. Here they are in action, next I'll post the results!!
As winter releases it's grip on the northland I used a day of warm weather to get a few shots from outside the studio. Now that the snow is melting and the grounds are starting to dry up the Raku firing equipment is again accessible, I think a firing is in the near future.....
I had no idea how much headache a hard drive failure can cause. Unfortunately I know now.
Recently we once again took the studio on the road and visited the artists at May Creek. We have so much fun working with the people and watching them create we can't wait to go back. As you can see the theme was valentines day with heart shaped ceramic containers as the subject. Here they are in action! Karissa made a Sushi dish set in the usual way except for the exceptional detail she used to draw a picture in the plates. A product we have is a "paint" made from finely crushed glass that is used very similarly to paint. Because it is glass based, it fuses with the base glass when fired in the kiln. I don't have a detail picture so I enlarged one of the plates to give you an idea of how it looks.
Art on the road! Creative Minds Studio made another visit to May Creek senior center for a glaze your own plate project. We took a case of premade plates, a bunch of glazes and a few tools to Walker where these experienced artist were waiting. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to photograph the finished products after they were fired but trust me, the amount of detail and thought put into these surprised me. Obviously, you are never too old.
Picture frames in glass are proving to be a big hit with kids. Once the frames are completed, we glue them to a stand with a picture slot-so they stand up and your picture is protected. Sun catchers to hang in your window have been a consistent hit with everyone!
To tell the truth, I don't know if there is name for this so it'll just call it a knitters bowl. The ball of yarn goes in the bowl with the end pulled through the slot carved out of the side. As the knitter pulls yarn while knitting, the yarn ball spins in the bowl instead of rolling around. It's a great idea by whoever thought of it. And the best part, you could make your own of your very own design and glazed to perfection in colors that match you, we can show you how.
I think the transition went smoothly and our new site is up! If you don't see a whole new look and site delete your browser history so the new site will load. I am happy with the look of the new site but let us know what YOU think! We still have links to the resort site and Facebook pages but we also added an option for an email newsletter and links to our on-line store at Storenvy. Have a look around........
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