Saturday, October 15, 2011

Where Have All The Flowers Gone


There can never be too many flowers, can there?


As I was making a couple of flower tiles the Joan Baez song, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" popped in to my head and I started singing it out loud. I found it on youtube so you can listen or sing along too.





For these tiles, I textured the background and then added several different slip colors by dabbing them on. Next I cut out and formed each flower, slip painted them, then attached them to the textured tiles.

If you're in Florida, you can find my work at the 7th Annual Artisan Boutique in Inverness today, where I was juried in earlier this week. I have over fifty different pottery pieces in the show at various price points which I spent this week pricing and packing for the show. You can also find my work ongoing at the Florida Artists Gallery in Floral City an artist's cooperative where I'm also being juried. Look for my wall tiles here on my rotating display. Please check sidebar for locations. This post is part of the Artist's in Blogland show and tell Saturday. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

19 comments:

  1. I really like the colors in the first tile. Hope you have great success in the show.

    Pamela Jo

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  2. Congratulations on getting your work out there - good luck!

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  3. Wonderful work well done!
    ManonX

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  4. Toes crossed for a great show (and sales). :)

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  5. I agree, Linda, there can never be enough flowers. Have a good show! Happy $ale$.

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  6. Good luck with sales, Linda! Congratulations on getting juried into the show.

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  7. Hi Pamela Jo, thanks, I hope so too, sell some, get to make more. Ha.

    Hi Anna, thanks, one small step, on to more.

    Hi Manon, thanks so much, been working hard.

    Hi Smartcat, thanks, yes toes crossed, te he.

    Hi Teresa, thanks, that's what I mean to say never can be enough flowers. Ha.

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  8. Hi Gigi, thanks, I've got my fingers crossed.

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  9. wishing you a weekend of terrific sales!

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  10. Love your flowers Linda and congrats for being juried into the Artisan Boutique! Wish I could be there to see!

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  11. I'm so happy you stopped and left me a comment so I could come over and "meet" you! Your pottery is terrific!
    Have a fabulous weekend!
    Angela

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  12. Hello Linda, nice to meet you!
    I'm glad you were able to translate my blog. I have a translater on board but it is down at the bottom of my blog!
    I really love those flower tiles.
    Specially like the blue one.
    Have a nice weekend!

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  13. The first tile is really lovely.... and loved the reminder about Joan Baez... might be a Baez day in the studio today xx

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  14. Linda Starr what a greata name and what an emotional blog -- loved the song, you know metaphorically we need to answer that question everyday and we'd all be in a better world, wouldn't you say. Blessings Terri www.morningdewdrops.typepad.com

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  15. It has been too long since I heard Joan. Thanks.

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  16. I just love these flowers Linda. Good luck with the show.

    Don't you just love Joan Baez with all your heart and soul?

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  17. Hi Michele, thanks so much.

    Hi Bohemiannie, thanks so much, wish you were closer too.

    Hi Angela, thanks, and thanks for stopping by my blog too.

    Hi Dorien, thanks, I hope the blue one to fire darker than it is here, we shall see.

    Hi Tracey, thanks, yes Joan is an inspiration isn't she, her songs still ring true.

    Hi Terri, thanks, yes every day we need to think of the flowers for sure.

    Hi Patti, thanks, funny how these old songs come back to our memories.

    Hi Rubye, thanks, yes Joan is an icon to us all.

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  18. I love that song! And your flowers are brilliant! :)

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  19. Hi NatashaMay, thanks so much about the flowers, the first has dried fairly pale I hope it brightens up. I do love that song too, still pertinent today.

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