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Author: Ken
Seth Green Spout workshop at Arrowmont
I was very fortunate to spend last week at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts to learn from Seth Green . It was a wild week and felt like pottery boot camp, so i wasn’t able to think much about video storytelling, but did get enough footage with my phone to give you a little peek at what the experience was like.
I cant recommend Arrowmont or Seth’s workshop enough. If you EVER get a chance to do either, DO IT. I can guarantee you will be glad that you did!
Thanks again!
pottery intensive week
So far, i’m having a wonderful pottery intensive week. I’ve been able to stay in the ZONE for 3+ days, and hope to keep that momentmum going. My craftsmanship has really leveled up after the last two workshops at Arrowmont. These cups are JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBURG!!! I have beautifully decorated plates and bowls on the drying rack too.
And you will never guess what im going to start next week…but you KNOW it will involve pottery! I’m so excited and grateful!
8 July 2022 Kiln Opening
Earlier today, I opened the kiln and welcomed some new porcelain pots to the world!
They are all food/microwave safe, and made to be used.
Swipe/use arrows below to see all the pots in a slideshow
Goat plate 
blue bird bowl double carved 
spice jar 3 
spice jar 2 
spice jar 1 
cardinal bowl 
pig bowl 
green leaf bowl 
green bird bowl 
horse bowl 
black bunny cup 
bear with tree cup 
bears with heart cup 
Bear In Blooms Cup 1 
bear In Blooms Cup 2 
horse cup 
bunny with heart cup 2 
bunny with heart cup 1 
goat cup – sold 
bird cup
Unfortunately, I ONLY sell pottery in person. You can come see me every Final Friday at the Pendleton Art Center in Cincinnati. OR by appointment at my home or studio in Old Washington, KY.
PRICES FOR YOUR REFERENCE
cups and simple bowls: $45
Spice Jars: $60
Bowl Carved inside/out and Goat plate: $100Old Washington Paint Group – 6 July 2022
Today’s challenge at the Old Washington wednesday paint group was a bright turquoise pot with yellow marigolds. Here is my underpainting
Starting to add some color to the painting. Yellow and green flowers have been a challenge for me in the past. I’m going to try to keep all the colors, except yellow, toned down, so the yellow pops.
I have color in place. I’m floundering at this point–i haven’t used any cuss words, but the flowers are little yellow ‘monsters’
That’s a wrap! Like I said before, yellow/green floral combinations can be tricky for me, but I’m happy with how this one came out.
Me, the artist, at work! Cameras are a great tool, but sometimes it’s nice to put the technology away and work completely from direct observation…no cameras (or apps). Working directly from life is a great way to experience a subject!
a close up of the finished painting. the colors shine even better in real life–cameras just aren’t the same as experiencing a painting in real life.
oil on board
12″x16″
Washington Hall – linocut block print
greetings from the log cabin print shop in Historic old washington, ky! today, we are going to take a sketch from spring, and fine tune it into a design for a notecard.
design transferred to linoleum. now time for the fun part: carving! 
this one has some details…thank goodness for my tiny little gouge.
carving text is the WORST! especially o’s. grateful that guttenburg invented “movable type” so printers wouldnt have to carve every letter…unless they want to be fancy, like me. lol! 
finished carving…with 10 minutes to spare! should we do a test proof? 
ok! lets mix some ink and see what we’ve done! 
hot off the press!
washington hall – old washington, kyclick the link below for a better look and more information- if you’d like to add one of these linocut notecards to your art collection
Printmaking with rock stars!!
Newspaper clipping from two weeks ago, when Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee-Tina Weymouth (founding member of the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club), stopped by the Log Cabin Print Shop and did some printing with me!
I’m socially awkward enough to NOT know how to act around rock stars, but Tina and Chris Frantz met in ART SCHOOL – where they formed the Talking Heads– and I know how to talk to ARTISTS! we speak the same language. It was truly an honor to have met Tina and Chris! They are as delightful as their music!
I could have a worse problem
I told myself that once I got back from Arrowmont, i’d take a break from pottery and do more painting.
“hows that going?”
This isn’t everything–just one corner of my studio. There are more pottery works in progress. I think i have a pot problem, lol!
flower painting in Old Washington
It’s been awhile since I’ve painted from life (direct observation-no photos).
the underpainting I had a wonderful time painting with Old Washington’s Wednesday paint group.
Flower painting is NOT as easy as you might think (at least not for me). Flowers can be mean, horrible monsters as models…with their seemingly simple and dainty translucent petals.
finished painting It was fun! I got to visit with friends and I’m happy with the painting. Thank you Vicki Tichenor for the photo of me at the easel!
Ken at the easel Arrowmont inspired cups – Work In Progress
I’m settling back in my studio after 2 amazing weeks at Arrowmont. i’m haven’t used any of the new techniques I learned yet, but my bear encounters inspired a new pattern for my cups and plates. Stay tuned! Hope to fire them soon!
Thanks again for the opportunity to study at Arrowmont—I feel so inspired and ready to make more art!
Log Cabin Print Shop Update
Being closed for almost 2 years during the pandemic has given us a chance to think about how we want to move forward with our program. Let’s start with a short re-introduction, with a rough draft outline of what we are offering right now.
The studio is in historic Old Washington. It was created to provide education and a FREE working space to explore the art of traditional printmaking. 
The cabin has 2 rooms. The back room is a timberframe style construction primarily used to create prints. It has 2 tables and has had as many as 6 printers working in the space at once. 
The etching press was designed and built by former University of Kentucky printmaking professor, Robert Foose. It works great for all sizes of woodcuts, linocuts. 
We provide a range of colors in traditional OIL BASED inks. We provide them (and paper, and use of studio) free of charge to artists of any level of ability. In exchange, we ask participants to donate some of what they print to be displayed in our showroom at the cabin. We believe that printmaking is for everyone, regardless of financial situation. We are not a non-profit organization, this project is funded from personal money by the current administrators and contributions by friends, guests and showroom sales. 
The main log cabin room is the home of our smaller early 20th century etching press. it is also a showroom of work created at the cabin. 
This is primarily an artist-led project. As talented as our current artist-in-residence is. They do NOT have a talent for some of the administrative duties that an educational organization needs to grow and thrive. A few of our longer term goals are to offer more programs that compliment traditional print arts: like bookmaking and papermaking. We would also love to have some repairs/upgrades on the building so that we could offer a residency program for visiting artists. It would provide an opportunity for artists to get to know and work in our community. Please watch this space for developments, if you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us! This is a COMMUNITY art project, so please share any thoughts about how we could be useful for you. if you know anyone that could benefit from the studio or help with our mission, please leave a message and/or forward to help us spread the word.