Origins: Building The Cerro Gordo Collection in Santa Fe
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This October in Santa Fe marks the start. Become the Bowl, Catch Your Own Design. Art, Spirit and Scent.
Backers: 25
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51
Funded: $1,286 of $1,100
Dates: Aug 23rd -> Sep 17th (25 days)
Project By: Jennifer L
Backers: 25
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51
Funded: $1,286 of $1,100
Dates: Aug 23rd -> Sep 17th (25 days)
Project By: Jennifer L
$1,286
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 17 @ 01:30 -0400 GMT
116%
of goal
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Latest News
Back to the beginning ... 
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought I would post pictures of the two pots and the maize necklace I made back in 1983. This is the famous San Ildefonso clay, which is like working with butter. Hardly any grain, supple. I burnished these; the landscape jar was something I was... (Read More)
One More X Ray Kitty Will Be Released ...
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Pink Background X Ray Kitty Super Reward The X Ray Kitty print on the left belongs to Karen Iocca as a present for making the pledge that got the project over goal on Labor Day. I am going to release the X Ray Kitty with the pink background as a... (Read More)
New Reward, Raku Fired Slab Soap Holders
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This photo is still processing Check back in a few minutes! Raku fired slab soap dish, Stretch Goal I really enjoyed making this two years ago ... very Zen. Just a slab of clay, rolled, then glazed. I use it as a soap holder in Santa Fe. Could be... (Read More)
Two new button pots available ...
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I am listing two more button pots as rewards ... they are bisque fired at this point. I may do the smoke alone, or a raku crackle on these, I'm not sure yet. Two more button bowls as rewards, chose two or three button version (Read More)
We did it! Thank you Thank you Thank you!
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I am so blessed! What a wonderful Labor Day present, thank you thank you thank you all! Rainbow Kitty Celebrates! I am going to add what are called "Stretch Goals" later today ... special extra gifts for supporters if I hit higher levels of funding,... (Read More)
The Astrophysicist's Tango Partner Speaks
September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Someone who read an early draft of my Kickstarter thought "Become the bowl, catch your own design" should be replaced by something a little clearer. They thought it was a bit poetic. They were so right! The line comes from a poem I wrote a long time... (Read More)
Lisa Westheimer Smoke Fire Spring 2015
September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Yes, you can smoke fire at home! You just want to take it seriously. Fire is fire. Above, Lisa Wertheimer lighting up a smoke firing (my signature bird fetish pot came out of this firing). Lisa is an amazing ceramicist and artist, she helped me... (Read More)
Labor Day Weekend Reward Price Cut ...
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Sturdy Canvas Tote Bag 18" x 18" Aren't there supposed to be sales on Labor Day Weekend? I thought so! We have these bags in our Santa Fe home for visitors to use while shopping. Have made up in several designs for the Kickstarter campaign.... (Read More)
Raku firing ...
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I always loved raku ... the essence of alchemy right in from of you. After bisque firing the ware, you glaze it and fire outside plunging the red hot pieces into a bucket filled with combustibles (straw, wood chips, grass) and smother. Amazing things... (Read More)
This is what it looks like ...
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
when I start harvesting the lavender. (Read More)
Process, it's everything ...
September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Bisque fired bowls with turquoise birds, crosses and buttons Sometimes, you can forget that everything is a process. That may be one of the reasons I like working in clay so much. Clay doesn't let you forget the process part. My bowls start... (Read More)
So much is about the process ...
August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
You might not know it from looking at these little bowls, but each one took many hours to produce. They start with a ball of clay, patiently pinched upwards. Then they need to dry a bit. Next I add the foot, a coil that is scored and slipped to bond.... (Read More)
New Letterpress Art Cards
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Become the Bowl, Catch Your Own Design Adding new rewards, letterpress art cards. Folded cotton rag paper, with envelopes. A twist on an Apple classic. 3 for $20 plus shipping. (Read More)
Announcing the first artist to be added to The Cerro Gordo Collection
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Xray Kitty I met some amazing artists at Santa Fe Indian Market this past week and have already purchased 4 more unframed X-Ray Kitty prints to offer through the collection this fall. Amanda Beardsley is a student at IAIA and though I've... (Read More)
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