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Our lidded crock cooks an instant poached egg in your microwave! No oil or water is needed. Just crack the egg in the base, cover and heat for 30 seconds for a perfect breakfast. And because all of our stoneware pottery is dishwasher safe, cleanup is a breeze! This is one of our customers’ favorite items to use at home, and to give to friends and family as gifts….perfect for the Holidays!
I just finished up a stint teaching Textile Design at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was a great experience and I think I got more out of it than the students did. It was very inspiring being on campus and in an art room again…
Also I realized that is what these students and teachers get to do everyday-create art projects and bodies of work. I used to be like that too but now I’ve become a really good designer (which is not a bad thing), but not so great of an artist. This forced me to pick up a paint brush again and create something with my hands. Get out the water cup, paper towels, bristol board, and put the paint to the paper. Turns out, it’s just like riding a bike. And it smells the same as it always did. You can pick up right where you left off and it made me realize, I’m excited for more…
For the last two weeks I’ve been a guest instructor at the University of WI-Madison. When I was asked by my former professor Jenny Angus to teach her class, I was honored! She is truly an amazing and accomplished artist known internationally for her works as a textile designer. You can see some of her work here, although there were just too many beautiful images to pick from.
Jenny’s new book/exhibit: A Terrible Beauty
Make sure to visit her website for more beautiful images and to learn more about her work with insects and design.
Welcome to my art room! Here are a few pictures I snapped last week while I was working on some textile designs. Usually I’m sitting in here working on my computer full time, whether it’s for my business, or my other side job as a freelance textile designer. Well this week was different! I was inspired to get out my brushes and paint when a former professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, asked if I’d be interested in guest teaching a class. I was honored! Now, I just had to re-teach myself everything I learned in college in the world of hand painting.
So of course, being the artist that I am decided before I do anything, I must procrastinate first. So here are some pictures I took of space around me in which I work. I am happy to report, I did paint, I did teach the class, and had a very fun and successful time doing so. I will post about my experience at the University teaching the students hand-painting soon! First I wanted you to see my art room. I like this famous quote by the artist Alice Neel: ‘When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time.’ I hear ya sister.
Hi, I'm Ericka! I'm a textile designer, artist, and newest member of an artisan pottery company. This is my place to share with you the daily inspirations, art projects, and skillful crafts that are created by our hands in the shop.
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