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A detail of Jason Snelson’s pottery at AZ Handmade/Fire on the Mountain., who will be live in person during First Friday ArtWalk.
in undergrad school and fell in love with the process and the people who work with clay. I have taken a similar approach toward the clay from the beginning, however, I strive to make one of a kind bulbous work that really has its own presence and stands out in a room. I feel my skills have continually improved and that I have gotten more experimental in my glazing and finishing of the work. I have become a bigger fan of color.”
During the July 6 First Friday ArtWalk Mr. Snelson will be at Arizona Handmade/Fire on the Mountain Gallery where he can answer questions about his pottery. “I have work from many different kilns and firing process- es and periods in my life,” he tells me. “I will choose some favorites and bring them to the show. I do my best to create unique forms and finishes that anyone could appreciate throughout time. I strive for timelessness.”
Arizona Handmade/Fire on the Mountain Gallery is located at 13 North San Francisco Street, Suite 100. To see Mr. Snelson’s pottery online, you can find his page, “Waves of Clay” on Facebook. AzHandmadeGallery.com
CHANGE OF SPACE
It seems summer is the time for change in Downtown Flagstaff, and galleries are on the move. West of the Moon is now where Echo Canyon used to be, and Gallery One13 is hap- py to announce their move into West of the Moon’s former haunt at 111 E. Aspen.
These new changes are making the blocks between Route 66 and Birch a super-concen- trated zone for fine Art.
For the July First Friday ArtWalk Gallery One13 owner Jill Divine is excited to be in her new space, surrounded by the art of many talented artists, both local and interna- tional. Art in a variety of mediums by Simon Kirk, Barry Carpenter, Neal Henderson and a fewotherswillbeondisplayinthenewspace. GalleryOne13.com
THE ARTISTIC MISADVENTURES OF MISS ROSE:
MISHAP WITH MOD PODGE
I rushed home after poetry class on a lovely Spring day to my kitchen table that was pres- ently occupied by countless characters from Alice in Wonderland. I had been planning a three-dimensional collage and as I sat in class, supposedly critiquing others students writing, I was struck with the sudden inspiration to coat the board on which I would be gluing my paper cutouts with miniature playing cards.
Genius! I thought as I rushed home. (You see reader, when I am feeling spontaneously creative, I also have a lot of self-esteem and encourage myself in any and all artistic en- deavors as it creates a sense of nothing-can- go-wronged-ness similar to the feeling I got the other day when I decided that I wanted to shop for rompers. Fortunately the mirror dissuaded me from my almost fashion-misad- venture.)
I was very delightedly and deliberately Mod Podging cards to the board I was work- ing on, taking my time, when the mod podge slowly began making its way to the edge of the table unnoticed. Until, that is, my elbow collided with it and the Mod Podge, a viscous and transparent glue made especially for col- lage, took a dramatic dive towards the kitch- en floor.
Time seemed to slow down as the bright- orange and fuchsia jar fell through the air. I watched in disbelief as the Mod Podge seemed to positively leap out of the jar and pirouette into the air before landing grace- fully all over my new black skirt, my hair, and my blouse.
With a delicate thunk, the jar crashed into the floor momentarily before bouncing back up into the air and landing in a puddle of its own mess.
Standing stock still for a few moments I surveyed the scene, uncertain where to begin. Time was limited, this I knew for certain.
Mod Podge has a rather impressive dry time compared with other finishes and that is one of the many reasons I sing its praises, but to- day it was working against me.
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