Hello September…

The months are merging into each other at such a pace, it continues to leave me breathless. I was scrolling through my blog and realised just how much I hadn’t shared here and although I had been sharing my clay journey this past while on my Instagram and Facebook stories, I hadn’t been sharing them here. I’m sorry about that. With all my prep for my classroom and then with all prepping for my Solo Auction, followed by the shipping… there hasn’t been much time for blogging.

That being said, I’m slowly finding my way back to the admin side of my practice and of course I want to get back to sharing my words and works here with you too. I am always so grateful when I hear folks have been reading my blog. Thank you.

Some of my favourite pendants from my collection.

With some nudging from my beautiful friend’s Carlanda and Daniela, I made some clayful pendants and they were such a delight to me and a beautiful addition to my body of works. Only one pendant didn’t sell at my auction because she was a bit of a departure from usual style but I have subsequently reworked her and made her into this unique being below.

One of the best things I appreciate so much about clay are the modification that you can continue doing after the fact and at any stage. There are zero limitations and you can literally, just keep going.

This tiny duo, The Coral Sisters completely stole my heart and I was so deeply moved at how they just seemed to be joined by the hip right from the get go. I kind of made them together although it was on different days. They were completely cohesive and I knew they needed to be homed together. Like typical sisters, there was much nuance, emotion and drama between them and that was love all the way for me.

The Collector, The Protector and my sweet little WiseOne all equally crept inside my heart and parting with them was not easy. This whole collection was so cohesive in the end and although that was mostly unintentional, some of it was definitely intentional too. At a point I decided that I would continue to use green in all my pieces because each piece seemed to be missing something without it and the same went with the theme of nature and flowers and of course, without a doubt my expressive and slightly exaggerated hands. That was a theme that rhymed the whole way through.

It was the first time I put a complete body of works together in just clay and it was my first auction only sharing clay. I know it was a big leap for me and one might even argue, a risky one but it felt like it was the right thing to do. I adored this undertaking so much and I am keen to keep digging a little deeper in this space too. I had 30 little pieces in this body of works and I still have a mountain of unfinished pieces on my desk… so I’m getting back to work.

Working with the clay is once again fully part of my daily and weekly regime and I don’t think I will be letting that go anytime soon. For whatever reason, it seems to have brought me much joy and total tranquility the past while and right now I’m holding on tight to that. I will hopefully be sharing more finished pieces as I go.

Much love, Jeanne-Marie