Pottery Studio today 3-2-11 Rock Necklaces, Bonsai Pot, Vase and Art Urn

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Matthew S. Kennedy with www.tootallspottery.com Ceramic Tattoo Art 

Phone: (805)-765-1113

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Rock Necklaces and more Rock Necklaces... I have been stamping, glazing, firing, carving, inking, etc... these little buggers. I am going to enjoy giving them out though so it is all good.. I will be able to get these out of the kiln tomorrow and put a final red ink in the inside and string them.  Oh, I have to put them in baggies with my website addresses after that so that will be my calling card..

This is a wonderful handmade Bennie given to me by my good friend Patsy. I LOVE it! It keeps your head warm and I am getting a little less hair as I get older... I am going to make this my "new look". I will be wearing this a lot. It means so much when a good friend gives you something that they hand make for you. I just love giving and getting special things. My life as an artist is a good one and I am enjoying the hell out of it right now. Hard ass work but really gratifying..

This is the "Tiger Vase" I did for Bob my landlord for being so super cool with me in December.. I really hope this one comes out good in the kiln tonight. I made him wait a little longer cuz the first one I threw on the wheel cracked... I am going to paint this one with a red ink for the background, black outlines, another color red ink for the tattooed tribal and black ice glaze for the top and bottom. Should come out really nice. I am also going to give him a exotic wood base for it as well called "Wenge". It is a beautiful wood with black stripes running though it.

This is a Bonsai pot I am going to make for my poor little palm tree plant that has been waterlogged. It was a vase I was throwing and got a little thin.. It turned out to be a pretty cool shape and sometimes when you fuck up it can be a happy mistake.. This hopefully will turn out as well. I will fire it up tomorrow night. I used a glaze called "Tea Rose". Should be a pretty cool red glaze.

This is a special order art urn that I got this week. It was one of the first urns I made actually. It is a nice shape, with a very small base. I need to buy some earthquake putty and include this in the box cuz people freak about the small bases. I just think it looks really nice to have a sharp taper as you look down the piece, kinda like a womans...

This is the original urn I made about 10 year ago I am reproducing..

TooTall's Ceramic Tattoo Work Day 2/23/11

Posted by

Matthew S. Kennedy with www.tootallspottery.com Ceramic Tattoo Art 

Phone: (805)-765-1113

e-mail:  tootallspottery@yahoo.com

Please Also Visit

Tattoo Art Gallery.com

Memorial Tattoo Urns.com

I am just going to talk about what I did for the work day yesterday (late last night) if nothing else just to keep me accountable for my actions and maybe a bit of a personal diary of my experiences here in Santa Barbara. Oh ya and maybe someone might read this Fucken post and COMMENT! Just kidding if you want to though I would totally appreciate any input you may have on my art and how you think I can improve it or whatever.. I have made a decision to go for more quality than quantity with my blog posts so look for some more original stuff - I will still be posting my Boob pics though have to do that.. 

I stayed up till 5:00AM glazing the Nikki Six piece I was working on. I hope it comes out of the kiln good today! I am going to go deliver it to him maybe next week. I want to go down to LA for the "Musink" Tattoo Ink Convention and may stay over at a friends house to see if I can go by the studio or something.  I am trying to get some celebrity exposure for my art business. Nikki has a bad ass radio show called Sixx Sense and I would like to have my picture taken with him, etc.. for my website. Hopefully I will be taking a great picture of it and posting it on tomorrows blog...

I am also so excited to have this AWESOME Stamp (video of it below) that my good friend Bryan at Jewelry My Tattoo gave to me. I love it and it has completed a artist vision I have had now for about 8 years actually. I have always thought it would be great to have a stamp of my tattoo and artists logo to make these little Medallions to give away to people that purchase my art. I like to just give them away to people that I meet on the street or whatever too. People really like to get something from a complete stranger.  I take a piece of clay and smush it into a small mound, let it dry for a few hours and then carve it like a rock that you would find on the beach. I then glaze it with a glaze called "black Ice" this is my signature glaze, it is like a black mirror - you can see yourself in it. I put some red Tattoo ink in the middle and string some beads to finish the piece. I like this red Tattoo ink I got because it has a nice yellow tint to it. I will be making a lot of these in the weeks to come so if you would like one I will be glad to give you one just let me know... 

Finished TooTall Necklace 

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Below is the latest handmade ceramic plate I have completed. It is a special plate I have done for a very special friend of mine and I will be giving it to her on Saturday It is my artist interpretation of a blue willow plate. I liked the idea when she gave it to me, to incorporate blues and whites. I use a white or clear crackle glaze a lot so this was a good match. I also have been really learning on how to use the tattoo inks that I have to paint with on my pottery. It is a great medium for me to work with! They have a high density pigment and the versatility that it gives me in working with it on the ceramic bisque. You can re-constitute or dilute it with water, etc... very cool.  

When I was in the process of completing this plate I leaned a lot about the vision I want my pottery business to go into with tattoo art. I am learning a lot every day at this point.  I am finally set up and running and it feels great to be able to produce some art instead of worrying about getting everything "right" so I can start to be productive. I am a bit of a perfectionist so I am just sucking it up and making myself do my art and get it out there. It is a scary thing to put your heart and soul out to the world on a regular basis and be true to that. Artists will understand what I am talking about. I have been afraid of producing my art because I was afraid of loosing what I have again and having to start all over. I recently learned at an AA meeting yesterday that I was acting in "self centered fear" by being afraid of loosing everything. I thought I just didn't have enough faith and was scared but really when you think about it it is a form of selfishness to be afraid of something you should be doing like producing the art I was meant to no matter what happens. I only have today, I wish I could remember that every day and live happy, but I seem to forget so often.. Thank God for my meetings and the people in them! 

This is a Collie Pet Urn that I carved from a design that Maria my good friend in Italy drew for me this week. I am so blessed to have these wonderful people in my life to help me with my art.  We are going to split the profits of the sale of Pet Urns that I will list on the other sites that carry my art. She is a great artist.  This is a Collie and we will be doing a collaboration of several dog breads in tribal design so look for these in the upcoming weeks to follow. 

Maria drew this Tribal Cat that we did together about 6 months ago.

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New Handmade Necklaces

New Handmade Necklaces...

Description:
These are handmade ceramic medallion necklaces.  I make each one out of raw clay and fire each piece in the kiln.  They are about 1'X1". Each piece is carved with a v-tool. I use enamels and all kinds of paints, glazes, glasses, etc...  Hemp cord is used for the necklace and is fully adjustable by moving the top bead up and down. 

Necklaces that I make from clay.  I carve the rocks or hearts out of clay and then glaze them.  I also add different colors of glass bits to them that melt into the piece.  The cord is made of hemp and the beads are bought from all over in the many travels.. Each one is totally adjustable and can be fit to any length.  They are $10.00 and I will include shipping anywhere.

The Story...
I really enjoy giving these necklaces away. I found that these little handmade necklaces are even more powerful to people as far as connecting with them.  They appreciate it so much when I give them one.  If I am in a restaurant and I see a nice person that is wearing the same color as the necklace I am wearing or something I will give it to them.  It totally puts a smile on there face and I love it.  It brightens both of our days.  So if you REALLY want one and you can't afford the $10.00 I will give you one for free just fill out he form above and give me your address so I can mail one to you. All I ask is that you add me to your Facebook and Twitter pages and maybe give me a link or spread the good word about my little pottery business. I am making it a habit every morning to make these little things, it is replacing my morning coffee and cigarette on my beautiful balcony...

Oh, I originally got the idea for the necklace by picking up shells and rocks in this cool little beach in the Central Coast about 10 years go called "Montana De Oro".  The land of the bears.. It is such a nice little beach, the nicest one I have been to actually. They have these clay rocks that are totally unique. The beach also has some caves and a river running though it.  The drive to the beach is awesome, it is full of oak trees and so you see a forest of these trees on one side and the ocean off a cliff from the other side. People ride horses, it is just absolutely gorgeous!  Check it out if you are ever in the central coast of California...

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