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!

Sneak Preview of new sculptures

Can't show any more than this and ruin the anticipation.

Summer Ceramic & Pottery Sale 2009

Summer Studio Sale 2009
Friday, July 24, Noon-6pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 25 & 26, 10-4pm

Barbara Dunshee Ceramic Studio
1060 26th Ave East
(The Arboretum/Montlake area)
Seattle, WA 98112

I'll be selling right from the studio where my ceramics are born! Peaceful surroundings for relaxed shopping. There will be lots of functional and decorative pottery and a few of my latest sculptures. If you like French butter keepers I've developed a contemporary design that I really love. A bit of contemporary whimsy. I'll have mugs, bowls, vases, cups, teapots, tumblers, tea light holders and well.....more!
I hope to welcome you to my studio.

French Butter Keeper or Butter Bulb (TM) with holes

Whenever I make one of my French butter dishes, (I call mine Butter Bulb (tm) because of their butter chamber shape) large enough to hold 2 sticks of butter, I like to include the holes in the flange that dips into the water below. The idea being that the holes allow the water to enter the butter chamber and keep it closer to the butter, thus less air to spoil the butter. This can also help to reduce suction when pulling the top out.

I really love these little gems. It took me a long time to come up with a French butter jar design that I found appealing and these are the result. The big dots on top I call happy dots. I sell them at my Etsy online shop.

2009 June Tacoma sculpture set up

We installed our sculpture yesterday at Gallery 301, in Tacoma, WA.
In this pic I've got wall faces and baby kings. Those are baby kings crawling down the wall and more sitting on the pedestal. In total there are 20 baby kings. All can sit or hang.
I've got the South and East walls and managed to snap a pic before we closed up for the night.
We open again this Saturday , June 20th, 2009, Noon-4pm.

2009 Sculpture Exhibitions, June and July

July 7th-August 4th, 2009
Sculpture by Barbara Dunshee. Painting by Cathie Joy Young.
Opening Party during Second Saturday Ballard Art Walk, July 11th.

Annie's Art and Frame
2212 NW Market Street
Seattle, Washington 98107
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June 2009:
Begetting Times Two
New artwork by Barbara Dunshee and Jennevieve Schlemmer

Two days only-
Opening Reception: Third Thursday June 18th: 5:30-8:30pm
Last chance for a view: Saturday June 20th: Noon-4pm.

Gallery 301
301 Puyallup Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98421