Blogging about chairs at Etsy Lounge

Andria over at Etsy Lounge blogs about artists on Etsy. She was kind enough to include my chair napkin holders is her post today. I like Andria's style of writing and she and I agree on the power of the CHAIR, as a symbol many relate and reacte to. An everyday object that says so much. Please check out her article. It's a good read. http://etsylounge.blogspot.com/

Kobo at Higo to display Barbara Dunshee sculptures

"Hero" by Barbara Dunshee
Immature ceramic, milk paint, wood
18" tall x 7" wide x 7" deep

My sculpture is now on display at the fantastic Kobo at Higo, in a window that faces Jackson Street in the International District of Seattle. Walk the International District ArtWalk, Saturday August 15th, 5-8pm (live music 6:30-7:30pm) and see for yourself!
Anybody who knows either of the Kobo locations knows they show an array of amazing works, ceramics and all things desirable, including modern hip pop and traditional treasures. They are worth many visits.

Sarah Takahashi in Portland

This image taken from Gallery Paradiso site


"Red Dress Study 3" by Sarah Takahashi
10" x 13" acrylic on paper

Sarah Takahashi is one of my favorite painters. I have the "Red Dress Study 3" portrait painting of hers and I fall in love with it each time I stop to look at it. Every stroke is inspired. She's going to have a show at Gallery Paradiso in Portland, Oregon during August, curated by Cathy Joy Young. Highly recommended!

Summer Pottery Sale 2009

Pottery Sale at my studio

Friday, July 24, Noon-6pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 25 & 26, 10-4pm

Barbara Dunshee Studio
1060 26th Ave E.
Seattle, WA 98112
visit my website for details!

French butter keepers, teapots, bowls, big and small, tumblers, mugs, vases, bud vases and more!

Sculpture at Annie's Art and Frame July 2009

My sculpture is on display at Annie's Art and Frame in Ballard, Seattle, through the end of July 2009.
Sarah Takahashi curated and hung this show. I love how she arranged my work. It's all visible from the outside. The figurative sculptures are in the front windows and my Lively Lidded Vessels are on the side display window. The Baby Kings in the first photo can climb walls!

Annie's Art and Frame is a great space. It's big, it's light and there is an excellent vibe that you get from the staff and the owners. The gorgeous framing, art, posters, cards and everything else they've chosen to populate their store with is part of that vibe. It's hip, it's focused and it's all about showing art at its best.

Urban Mermaid

She's off to the show this afternoon.

Okay, a little more sneak

We're a work in progress.....

And we didn't explode in the kiln.
Being a little silly before painting (dressing my sculpture with glasses).
The third image is the one that really had me the most concerned in the kiln. All those bubbles? Pop, pop, pop! But that didn't happen.

Annie's Art and Frame

2212 NW Market Street

Seattle, WA 98107

Opening Party

July 11th, 6-9pm (during Ballard Art Walk)

July 11th-August 4th, 2009

http://anniesartandframe.blogspot.com/

Seattle artist Barbara Dunshee's sculptural and functional ceramics will be featured in our front windows. Barbara's porcelain sculptures runs the gamut of the whimsical to the enigmatic, with disembodied faces and crowned babies contributing to a highly original and inspired body of work. Also featured in our side window will be her brilliantly colored functional and decorative ceramic vessels. Come enjoy the complementary techniques of these gifted Northwest artists!