Sunday, October 16, 2011

durango open studios

Every fall, a number of artists in the Durango area open their studios to the public. Yesterday, my friend Mary Kay & I visited five of them.

Mary Kay and another friend, Sue, stand amidst Nick Blaisdell's pottery.



One of Nick Blaisdell's intricately-patterned plates.



Nick Blaisdell demonstrates how to attach a handle to a pitcher.



One of Maryellen Morrow's gorgeous abstracts.



"White Out," another of Maryellen's paintings, which I hope to include in my upcoming show at DAC, Abstract Views.



A painting in progress in Maryellen's studio.



Some of Heesoo Lee's decorated vases.


Sandra Butler often uses rawhide in her sculptures, as seen in her vessel above.



Mary Kay and Sandra discuss one of her fantastical sculptures.


Susan Cardin demonstrates her unique use of found objects above.

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