Art of the Week: Burt the Owl

Well, I guess this is more like, Art of the last three weeks.  To be quite honest, I just plain forgot about posting anything.  It has been incredibly busy the past month between school and the farm.  We've got all our crops out except for a little bit of corn and despite this summer's drought, it looks like we will have enough feed without having to purchase anything.  Oh, and if you are interested in learning more about my family's farm, go to our Facebook page, Nels-Vale Farms.  There's lots of pictures and especially of the gorgeous fall we've had.

"Burt"  Kaitlyn R. Nelson  2012 ceramic

Since I'm always posting art work that I'm good at, I thought I put something that I'm not as accomplished at as I'd like to be.  Last year was the first time since seventh grade that I worked with clay and I discovered it is something that takes a lot of patience and planning.  Unfortunately, neither of those things can be used to describe my artwork.  Let's just say, there are a lot of ash tray-like ceramic pieces sitting under my bed that not even a mother would want.  Nonetheless, I did have a have a few things that looked alright.  This piece is Burt.  I watched an animated owl movie with my nephew one weekend and this was the result.  I had some glazing issues, like the big, old fingerprint on his belly.  But hey, it's all about learning.