Tagawa Collection

It’s not always sunshine & roses, but it makes for a...

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:44:18 -0400

this one looked good at first!

glaze peeling off, no fun!

another piece with the glaze peeling

washing each piece to remove the glaze

drying in the semi-sun (a slightly overcast day in winter)

finished piece from this lot on the left

It’s not always sunshine & roses, but it makes for a good learning experience!

from March 2013

The glazing process doesn’t always turn out the way I would like. It seems the viscosity changes with temperature, thicker over the colder months, at least in my case. When I saw the glaze peeling off all these pieces I was not looking forward to the task before me, washing glaze from each piece. These dried outside in the sun all day and then inside for a week before I reglazed and fired them. Thankfully the second glazing was a success!!!

…always open to suggestions and/or advice!

Art on Sunset

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:17:44 -0400

Art on Sunset is this Saturday May 4th from 11am - 6pm along with the The 3rd Annual Asheboro in Motion Criterium.

“Again this year we are excited that our event will coincide with the Asheboro In Motion Criterium. Art on Sunset is a Juried Arts and Crafts show that will feature the work of 30+ artists and artisans. Art on Sunset will take place on Sunset Ave. in downtown Asheboro.”

From the Randolph Arts Guild Website

spring berry bowls, dawn tagawa

I am super excited to be participating in this event with so many artists that I admire. They truly represent creativity in our community!

Other Participating Artists:

Debra Spinks, Jacquie Reininger, Eric Abernathy, Cori Cagle, Brooke Sides, Robert & Delores Crutchfield, Nikki Cherry, Micki Bare, Roger Swallow, Joe Knotts, Vicki Cook

(imcomplete list)

Make Faces with Me!

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:26 -0400

Want to play in clay?

Brightside Gallery Face Jug Workshop with Dawn Tagawa.
Face jugs are rich in tradition, come make your very own!

Thursday May 2, 2013 6pm

Brightside Gallery
170 Worth Street
Asheboro NC 27203

Space is limited.

Call Brightside Gallery 336-736-8714 to register.

Cost: $50

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Here is Brightside’s Link to the event
https://www.facebook.com/events/205386019585842/

I love pulling bright bold pieces like the red ferns above out...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:20:14 -0400

I love pulling bright bold pieces like the red ferns above out of my kiln. The glaze accented each carved surface and the color is solid.

If you’d like to check these out they are listed on Etsy. Or better yet, come see me in person along with a Market full of other potters at the Spring Pottery Festival at the Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market Sunday April 21st from 11am - 5pm.

Thanks y’all! :)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TagawaPottery

http://gsofarmersmarket.org/968/

Spring Pottery Festival

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:44:45 -0400

The Greensboro Farmers Curb Market located at 501 Yanceyville St. will be holding the 16th Annual Triad Area Spring Pottery Festival on

Sunday April 21, 2013 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Summer Blues, Etsy Style

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:42:21 -0500

Happy to say this necklace is featured in a new Etsy treasury entitled Summer Blues by LindseysBeachGlass. How cool!

click here to view the complete treasury

leaves

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:48:29 -0500

As a potter one of my favorite methods of design is carving. I love the contrast of the turquoise interior peaking through the leaves.

additional photos on Etsy

Come see us This Saturday! Nov. 3, 2012 Alison Wood, Valencia...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:53:00 -0400

Come see us This Saturday! Nov. 3, 2012

Alison Wood, Valencia Taylor, Dawn Tagawa, Whitney Long, Marilyn Perkey, Donna & Kenya Crumpton, Connie Stevens & Vickie Hall

http://triadartisans.weebly.com/

15th Annual Triad Area Pottery Festival

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:41:00 -0400

GBO Farmer’s CURB Market - 501 Yanceyville St. - Greensboro, NC

Sunday, Oct. 21 11am - 5pm

Artist List:

Lorrie Anderson, Harold Ashworth, Brooke Avery, Bill & Connie Black, Olivia Dowdy Brown, Brad Caviness, Betty Clark, Susan Cutter, Janine Dixon, JoAnn Doyle, Gina Ellis, Beth Eldridge, Pat Foeller, Nelda French, Karen Godwin, Dean Hackney, Joe Hardin, Gail Henderson, Val Hill, LT Hoisington, Brenda Hornsby-Heindl, Lisa Kellner, Dot King, Molly Lithgo, Jim Rientjes, Po-Wen Liu, Ann Lynch, John Malpass, Ruth Martin, Suzon Martin, Debb McDaniel, Brett McDonough, Priscilla Melesco, Judy Merrill, Melanie Micale, Debbie Moore, Tim Moran, Dawn Tagawa Morgan, Nick Nelson, Susan O’Leary, Jim Petersen, Deitrcik Pierce, Leanne Pizio, Lorrie Price, Bryan Pulliam, Jane Ralston, Suzanne Rehbock, Patrick Rowe, Kris Scheppman, Pat Schurr, Jimmie Shillinglaw, Kim Shireman, David Slater, Charlie Tefft, Jim Thompson, Thomas & Tomoko Thornburg, Courtney Tomchik, Clay Trotter, Evelyn Ward, Lisa Wilson, Cale & Christy Williams, Benjamin Winslow

Pottery Studios:

Moose Hollow Pottery, Happy Harold’s Pottery, Contemporary Ceramics, Old Julian Pottery, BC Clay Art, A Dandelion Blows, Nelda French Pottery, Art in Clay, Country Roads Pottery, Bach Porch Pottery, Dot’s Pots, Earthworks Pottery, Clayflute Mudworks, Debb’s Designs, Lake Forest Pottery, PD Pottery, By Mother & Daughter Pottery, Camelian Clay Works, Toddware Pottery, Tagawa Collection, Celtic Pottery, Earthen Soul, Pulliam Pottery, Wild Hare Studio, Flying Pig Pottery, P. Rowe Pottery, Burned Earth Studio, Tyro Pottery & Creations, North Star Pottery, Madison Mud Works, CT Pottery, Raincrow Pottery, Clay Trotter Pottery, Triple C Pottery, Carolina Clay Guild

(please alert me if you see a correction or addition, thank you!)

Asheboro Fall Festival

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:23:37 -0400

I hope everyone has a great time at the Fall Festival!

Tagawa Collection will be represented at Circa Gallery over the weekend and for the month of October as feature artist. (Enjoy 10% off any Dawn Tagawa Pottery purchase.) And what’s better… you can grab a Four Saints brew at this gorgeous gallery starting at 1pm (Saturday)! Happy Fall Festival Weekend Everyone!

TRIAD FALL POTTERY FESTIVAL

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:23:00 -0400

Greensboro Farmer’s CURB Market. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

http://gsofarmersmarket.org/

Handmade, glazed earthenware, stoneware and porcelain will be on display and available for purchase. Parking and admission is free. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Greensboro Farmers Curb Market is located at 501 Yanceyville St. at the corner of Yanceyville and Lindsay Streets, just east of downtown, across from War Memorial Baseball Stadium.

www.tagawacollection.com

http://www.facebook.com/tagawacollectionpottery

this Saturday, A "Lazy Daze" in Cary, NC!

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:49:00 -0400

A sampling of items I will have this weekend

leaves colander in Celadon

ringholders in Sunrise Yellow

pieces just unloaded out of the kiln! (my apologizes for the quality of this photo)

working! Cute Quotes make me HAPPY!

yummy yellow

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:05:00 -0400

This is the first year Tim & I decided to grow a garden. So it’s a learning experiment for bo’fus! Not that we’re totally unfamiliar with gardens, but still…

All this squash! Wow!

beautiful yellow squash in a Dawn Tagawa Indigo Pottery Colander

I found a lovely Squash Chips recipe online! Super easy

- Spray baking sheet with cooking spray

- Place thin sliced squash close but not touching

- Sprinkle with Seasoning of your choice. (So far I’ve done Sea Salt & Parmesan; Sea Salt, Parm & Fresh Ground Black Pepper; Ranch Seasoning Mix - the first two by far my favorite!)

- Bake approx. 1 hour on 200F. The recipe said 2 hours but this was way too long for my oven! :) So be sure to check them! If they look golden brown, they are done! Crispy, delicious & gone in 5 minutes!

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I came up with the next one on my own…

Squash Soup!

- 4 Squash, sliced and sauteed in olive oil with 1/4 onion and garlic

- towards the end of the cooking I added a handful of crimini’s.

- salt & pepper everything

- I Put 10oz. Organic Chicken Broth in my Blendtech & added the saute mixture above & blended on Soup mode. (I’m sure a regular blender or one of those immersion hand helds would work great - they are actually on my wish list!) I thought I’d need to put it back on the stove and tweak it with some extra ingredients but I tasted it and it was perfection!! Creamy, rich & oh so delish!

So, these are my squash recipes so far, I wanted to write down the soup before I forgot and if anyone has any other yummy recipes please let me know …or if you want any squash! :)

Pottery Focus: Four Saints Brewery Beer Mugs & Yogis du Art

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:50:00 -0400

What awesome things brewing in Asheboro, NC! This Kickstarter campaign is an amazing ball of energy. We all want success for the Four Saints Brewery and it’s inspiring watching these great folks bring their dream to life! The community can and is showing so many different forms of support, from monetary, to words of encouragement, support at events and of course the artists that are involved. I am extraordinarily happy to be working on these fabulous mugs (along with lots of other area potters) for the Mug Club (which is at the $200 pledge level). Check out their website and the link to the Kickstarter campaign!

http://www.foursaintsbrewing.com/

From mugs to luminaries! I am also working on some fun pieces for Yogis du Art!

There is an upcoming show at the calmest little place on Earth, Santosha Yoga. Yogis du Art is brought together by our wonderful jacquie! Beautiful Art, Music & a wine tasting by Lumina. This event takes place Thursday, June 28th 6-8:30pm.

http://santoshayoganc.blogspot.com/

part3. dReam-spiration… Henri Matisse

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:05:00 -0400

Here’s the progression from my colorful original to the more subdued.Obvious variant on colors & lines.

side 1. The star provides contrast for the flow of lines & replicates Matisse’s cut work.

side 2. Gloss & matte surfaces. Texture is a key element. Touch is as fun as sight & I love it when people appreciate the sound fired clay makes!

www.tagawacollection.com

part2. dReam-spiration… Henri Matisse

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:12:00 -0400

This is the first step in what I am calling a “Matisse-Inspired Piece”. Different than what I initially pictured but a nice colorful beginning!

I see elements to refine so logically a new piece emerged & with it different lines, colors, shapes… a whole new flow. (will post next piece soon) Admittedly it can be challenging to create a shape, paint it and have to wait until it’s fired to see the result. An exercise in patience! :)

Thoughts are tumbling over future pieces & I am having lots of fun in the process!

a sketch if you will…

dReam-spiration… Henri Matisse

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:21:00 -0400

Last week I had two more nights of beautiful pottery dreams! The first morning I woke up with these awesome images of large Matisse inspired luminaries! A vibrant mixture of his color & human form. The end piece at which my brain and hands arrive may have minimal visual relation, but it’s delightful how inspiration is always around!

Icarus. 1947.

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/90004094

The Circus. 1947.

http://henrimatisseartgallery.blogspot.com/

Palos Verdes & south

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:43:49 -0400

Palos Verdes, CA

unreal tidal pool

hi crabby!

standing on amazing rocks

love flowers

cute little rock jumper

Palos Verdes & south

inspiration... Grandmother's Voices

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:29:38 -0400

My Grandmother, part of a 2CD compilation SWING GIRLS.

http://www.teichiku.co.jp/catalog/teichiku/2011/ch37281.html

I love to sing… just not too loud! My “Mom” (maternal grandmother) used to sing me to sleep, one of my fondest memories. I didn’t hear my Grandma Nancy (paternal grandmother) sing until I listened to a recording my father had. Now she’s on this cd compilation Swing Girls 1935-1940 and I am tickled pink! My son is my only audience but it’s the cutest little audience I could ever have!

It’s awesome to know that even if you’re not around in your physical body your energy from the past still brings positive energy to the present, whether it’s on a new CD or in memory! Just keep singing! :)

beautiful voices bring joy to the world

78 from a way long time ago :)

walks to the creek…

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0400

mountain laurel near Richland Creek

beautiful iris

hi turquoise froggy!

walks to the creek…