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Alex Matisse: July 2009

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Friday, July 17, 2009. I just found an old issue of the Sun from back in January. It is a great literary publication. In it I stumbled upon and advice column by a man named Cary Tennis. He writes this column "Since You Asked". Of him reading a piece at a workshop in San Fransisco. I think that it speaks to art makers as a whole and not just to writers. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thursday, July 09, 2009. I made at Matt's a little over a year ago. I started the slip trailing on the size up f...

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Alex Matisse: August 2009

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Y is up on Mark's website.  The sale is this weekend and if anybody is in the area I encourage you to come take a look.  This will be my last firing for Mark and it was a good one.  There are some wonderful pots out of this firing.here are a few. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks. 16th century Turkish plate from Iznik. Alex with large a large Hamada bowl. Chinese canteens, probably Ming Dynasty. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A plate a day.

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Alex Matisse: The Return

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Saturday, August 21, 2010. Below are some pictures of where the kiln left off. Nice to have you back in the blog-o-sphere. Weve been following the building process and are both amazed. It looks SO GOOD. We might get up there this fall and wed love to visit. Hope your thumb heals quickly. Wed love to get one of your big planters for our front porch when all is said and done on our house. Saturday, 21 August, 2010. Your kiln looks great. I hope your hand gets better. Thursday, 26 August, 2010. A plate a day.

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Alex Matisse: June 2009

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Monday, June 29, 2009. The week in review. Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Big Pot Workshop with David Stuempfle. This past weekend Joseph and I, along with a bunch of other folks, took a workshop at the Central Carolina Community College (or CCCC for short) campus in Siler City. The workshop was led by David Stuemple. David throwing the base. Adding the first coil. Pinching the first coil onto the pot. Lara O'Keefe using the weed torch. Thursday, June 18, 2009. Here is the essay in its entirety:. Some days th...

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Alex Matisse: A Week (or two) in Review

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Thursday, August 05, 2010. A Week (or two) in Review. I have not been a diligent blogger. I actually cringe at that title. I don't consider myself a blogger. I consider myself a potter (at this exact moment in time a kiln builder) and so it is without a tremendous amount of guilt that I am bringing everyone up to date. There has been an amazing amount of people out here as of late and we really have made some progress. Wednesday Dan in I finished up the arch supports. Coming up in blogland:. Rob, Simple ...

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Alex Matisse: March 2010

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Wednesday, March 03, 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Alex Matisse recently completed two apprenticeships with NC potters, the first with Matt Jones of Sandy Mush, and then with Mark Hewitt of Pittsboro. He is currently working on his own kiln in East Fork, a small farming community outside of Asheville, NC. View my complete profile. You can sign up for my mailing list by clicking here. Farm and Sparrow Bakery. Linda Hoffman - Artist (and mother). Paul Matisse and the Kalliroscope Gallery. A plate a day.

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Alex Matisse: March 2009

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Sunday, March 29, 2009. Catawba Valley Pottery and Antique Festival. Matt Jones doling out Pepto-Bismol early Saturday morning after a rather uninspiring breakfast at the Golden Coral. Joseph Sands and Alex Haworth who is apprenticing with Matt, the third in a long succession of apprentices named Alex. Matt Jones demonstrating.check out that sweet apron! Booth of Matt Jones. Chad Brown in his booth Saturday morning. Naomi Daglish, one half of Bandana Pottery. Daniel and Tyler on Saturday morning. What is...

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Alex Matisse: February 2009

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Monday, February 23, 2009. Last night I did the midnight shift. The whole time I was struggling to get rise and keep it in enough reduction so the pots didn't come out all pasty. Mark came out at 4 and then Joseph took over for me at 6. I went back to sleep for a few hours and by the time I got back out there at 1:30 they had finished firing the damn thing! Saturday, February 21, 2009. Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Art of the Slam. It's been a dreary day down here in Pittsboro. Cold rain all morning ...

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Alex Matisse: Working from 5 till 9 . . .

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Friday, August 06, 2010. Working from 5 till 9 . . . That is not how the original went but it is much closer to what my days look at this present time. Before I talk about the kiln I want to point out a very small change to the blog. You will find it on the right hand side of your screen and it is a very small link that will take you to a nice little form where you can fill out some personal information and be added to my mailing list. If you chose to continue I will promise you this:. For the record, if...

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Alex Matisse: August 2010

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Friday, August 27, 2010. I've been listening to a lot of The Game lately. Especially the hit featuring an Auto-Tuned. Lil' Wayne called "My Life". I suppose the part I resonate most with is really just the chorus. And I'm grindin till I'm tired, They say you ain't grindin till you tired. So im grinding with my eyes wide, looking to find a way through the day,. A light through the night.". Speaking of grindin'. My friend Joseph Sand. I would also like to thank my mainstay, the lady who can lay a brick, mi...