20th Annual Blue Coast Artist's Fall Tour of Studios - Images from Khnemu Studio

Photography by Rob Soltysiak

I can't express my appreciation to friends and family who volunteered during Fall Tour.  Without their help the day would not be possible. 

Thank you to all who visited, the weather was not the best but we still had a great time.

Thank you!
Dawn

The following is a brief photo diary of Fall Tour 2009 at Khnemu Studio, just one of the studios doing demonstrations during this annual event. www.bluecoastartists.com 

 The weather to start the day was rainy so I had to be in the gallery talking about techniques versus doing them...bummer.

 Potter Susan Keith volunteered throwing on the potters wheel on Saturday.  She was making great MINI pottery.

 A peak into the new woodshop on the farm.

 Fire in the hole, the rain has stopped...Raku Firing begins!

 To much moisture in the air in not good for Raku.  A day like today is not a day I would typically Raku.

 This pottery absorbed to much moisture as it sat outside waiting to be fired.  Wow, I haven't had a pot shatter like that in a long time. 

 With the nicer weather came the visitors.

 Bryce and I  Raku fired all day Saturday.

 Red hot pots and Blue Skies!

 1800 degrees and into the reduction chamber.

 How did we do?

 I think I like it.

 Yea, I like them.

 Stu all decked out with pumpkins for Fall

 Look the windmill is fixed.

 My pumpkin girls

 Pottery, pumpkins, popcorn and people were plentiful.

 The checker board received a lot of use.

 Even chickens like to play checkers.

 Chuck demonstrates turning wood on the lathe

 Visitors enjoyed watching the wood demonstrations.

 Chester wonders why it is so busy.

 Oliver

 An exhausted volunteer crew after day 1

 Day 2 was much more windy, so we got creative with wind blocks so we could still raku

 Potter Chris Trabka demonstrates throwing on Sunday.  Hey Chris, thanks for the new plates and mugs.

 Another day of Raku

 Windy and rainy but success!

 Look Mom a caught a Polish Crested baby chick

 Checkers can be fun especially if you are winning..

 Fall Farm Produce

 Diana Wittliff and I rest on the wind break after a long day of Raku.

 Chuck, Lisa, Rob and I enjoy a great meal at "Salt of the Earth" in Fennville, celebrating another Fall Tour.

 The new studio T-shirts.