A look into the life and art of Andy Clift
Hanging Clay Apparatus While building many of the sculptures in Graduate School (more than 10 years ago) I used a pulley system that has enabled me to build downward instead of starting with an established base and building upwards from that base. This hanging apparatus has opened up many possibilities for my work. In this picture I am working on my latest piece. I built a box out of clay that is ...
Updated 10-17-2011 at 02:42 PM by Andy Clift
During this past week I created a section on the Claystation called External Blogs. It is a page in which you can easily access over 30 of the best clay related blogs from one page. All of the blogs I added to the select list demonstrate at least one of the following qualities, innovative fresh work, has good information on techniques, and/or a terrific example of journalling about one's artwork. As I built this page I really found some great blogs that I had no clue existed. Hopefully ...
Updated 04-12-2011 at 03:58 PM by Andy Clift
One thing I neglected to bring up as a topic in my introductory post was music. I can not forget music! I am not a musician at all, other than playing the Tuba way back in high school, so like I said, I am not a musician at all. But, music is so much a part of my life. I imagine if you are also a visual artist, music is very much part of your life as well... Yes, I know NPR is pretty good to listen to in the studio, but its news and news is not all that inspiring these days. Well ...
Updated 03-13-2010 at 06:27 AM by Andy Clift
I have always wanted to start a blog, well at least since I first heard about them. Now with this new blog feature on my site, it gave me the perfect venue. So let's begin. This blog "Andy's Open Kiln" will be about many things, not just ceramics. I am a husband, dad, artist, teacher and a creative being. What I'd like to do is blog about my life and my art, and how they intertwine. So it will be about creating balance, finding motivation, life's inspiring events, an ...
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