tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91031732614319140112024-02-07T00:16:27.606-08:00JoAnn F. AxfordJoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-23280509574428290472014-01-09T17:45:00.002-08:002014-01-09T17:45:51.112-08:00<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/7212625/?claim=g7rscea5qu5">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-1344443221964501092012-05-10T18:52:00.000-07:002012-05-10T18:54:49.875-07:00"How do you do that?????"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>"How do you do that"</b> is a frequent question I hear at shows and openings of my work. After describing how I throw the forms on the potter's wheel and carve into them when they are leather hard, the second question is " <b>What tools do you use?"</b> Unlike a potter friend and fellow carver who uses only one tool for all of her carving, I have quite an assortment. I've never been able to subscribe to "Less is More", for me, it's always"More is More". Each pot seems to require a different set of tools depending on the forms and textures I am creating. </div>
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<b>Rule of thumb: softer leather hard, use duller tools, stiffer leather hard, use sharper tools.</b></div>
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Lastly, I have become very picky about the spray bottles that I use. I am misting my pots constantly to keep them workable for the long time that I need to complete the carving. I have found that hair product spray bottles give me the finest mist.</div>
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Maybe I should print this out to include with my resume at my next opening????????</div>
<br />JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-61298896799784752632011-05-31T18:56:00.000-07:002011-05-31T19:14:07.687-07:00Peonies in bloom!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYlCmePCVkcsrht4_HUBluUI-jORHmLfxwxMIurhRd3yAuqQkBo7XrbsVcdmLXVfwY7Kv4tLpIaIO57l53B-sctzwhSfQlH90nSKl7CcPKxIqueeFV7nqPnvhhQI5HgQrqlyPOAzfaFuV/s1600/peony+flower+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYlCmePCVkcsrht4_HUBluUI-jORHmLfxwxMIurhRd3yAuqQkBo7XrbsVcdmLXVfwY7Kv4tLpIaIO57l53B-sctzwhSfQlH90nSKl7CcPKxIqueeFV7nqPnvhhQI5HgQrqlyPOAzfaFuV/s400/peony+flower+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613068123916022850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnz6EZYxRbf0TxctKH78zHOWWfxcYmAbV-NN1HUnHF3Sx2S_3LH3X1gMx12y9JBvJIjf6ZmZT7weiXvjoWif956GFoDYMG-oo0ss3etFShK7SzMk3-CaTVIsVR-qOn82G27b6q8_RGJPT/s1600/peony+flower+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoItQW0B-sK3-GPwvmI1kVoxLwazvZWYb5L_c8q19KKjWXBDpk-3u_DXIPQ-XbNpT4F54Rl8DulovEu7GWg8WstsV41vmeOTn_cJTorinWrotUyVJVwaDLQd3tdo-oV3CA4B3j9PIt1t-/s1600/peony+raku+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoItQW0B-sK3-GPwvmI1kVoxLwazvZWYb5L_c8q19KKjWXBDpk-3u_DXIPQ-XbNpT4F54Rl8DulovEu7GWg8WstsV41vmeOTn_cJTorinWrotUyVJVwaDLQd3tdo-oV3CA4B3j9PIt1t-/s400/peony+raku+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613066319135039394" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As I sat down to begin glazing a peony designed piece for the next raku firing, from my studio window I could see that the peonies in my garden were just beginning to bloom!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJnsdfMTE1rvzeLWO30ngHuy_75lzQNxDy5-JMVWHAj45b_ncrMKME37RwoL-xZ7OMn_XHUOgUmctm-tq-J7K00oX6S0nWgRsXXjbIwm2S_G_WwG_8E16Nc9lIHLYhDtdtREc8t8o8DNB/s1600/peony+raku.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJnsdfMTE1rvzeLWO30ngHuy_75lzQNxDy5-JMVWHAj45b_ncrMKME37RwoL-xZ7OMn_XHUOgUmctm-tq-J7K00oX6S0nWgRsXXjbIwm2S_G_WwG_8E16Nc9lIHLYhDtdtREc8t8o8DNB/s400/peony+raku.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613066061598248290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_rL5lCvW3ko7m-UtpnEGCnPv5YC89xV5PQjuD3tt8iDUOfLGJz1lP3ymTgI6jFx_id8z5hA9OR5SspZuvX8cHxfo2gB8YJ_e2NOs1Lx4bRfcy049ujsXGsuUTbrffPj8Li1zhk9VMxvP/s1600/peony+flower.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_rL5lCvW3ko7m-UtpnEGCnPv5YC89xV5PQjuD3tt8iDUOfLGJz1lP3ymTgI6jFx_id8z5hA9OR5SspZuvX8cHxfo2gB8YJ_e2NOs1Lx4bRfcy049ujsXGsuUTbrffPj8Li1zhk9VMxvP/s400/peony+flower.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613065669855349266" /></a><br />!</div>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-32729822690691083082011-05-11T05:15:00.000-07:002011-05-11T05:26:51.887-07:00A Pottery Easel!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPUDwiWSTsair42ZpKoVsFXeziAweJGV94byj8SOI3n4vCorzfDgl-9BW_qKg6EBFWJ4k_huX1XMBk7gpfKXHy10gKsrLVSN7z90cQ4ty-TMPPCAF8AvjKNFoMFQ0NRp_8HOCVfr8xWEH/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPUDwiWSTsair42ZpKoVsFXeziAweJGV94byj8SOI3n4vCorzfDgl-9BW_qKg6EBFWJ4k_huX1XMBk7gpfKXHy10gKsrLVSN7z90cQ4ty-TMPPCAF8AvjKNFoMFQ0NRp_8HOCVfr8xWEH/s400/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605432330081529986" /></a><br />Have you ever seen a pottery easel before? I found a photo of one on the internet years ago and found a woodworker to build one for me. At the time I thought that I would be able to use it to hold my pots when carving them at the leatherhard stage. That didn't work because the pressure to hold the pot was too much for the leatherhard porcelain. Then I figured out how handy it is when glazing my raku work. <div><br /></div><div>You can see my cat named "Raku" helping me glaze this new piece "Thistle and Goldfinches"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the piece, glazed and ready to fire tomorrow.</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtdlBA-EsO79ajNPpjPJTtBmc6BKpCtU9a2UOhd89BJxpic9wI-byqj0nUR7EjoOnUFDcUvR5gXlN_PVfRfEIXzS8qr4a2HjfU1wAOESC4xKh6JLleOia3gySPYsmM1fTT2qYN2OIXe7z/s400/IMG_0008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605433124888233842" />JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-72210565421513447012011-04-17T12:58:00.001-07:002011-04-17T12:59:14.896-07:00Warm Springs Gallery in Charlottesville, Virginia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHHbJCfGUNm8c0Mr3PnehuveVdijiHLJnPrKfLmgZ0VxJS37bzVzEe8MySvJ4Owi-ACp3Mq4YCmUljDqRT8xtiA6RJNWKGYweuTDve6gyPLw5OqI3thHxgnxdX7gA2hPkVyGM77va50Es/s1600/In+Bloom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHHbJCfGUNm8c0Mr3PnehuveVdijiHLJnPrKfLmgZ0VxJS37bzVzEe8MySvJ4Owi-ACp3Mq4YCmUljDqRT8xtiA6RJNWKGYweuTDve6gyPLw5OqI3thHxgnxdX7gA2hPkVyGM77va50Es/s400/In+Bloom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596644530698244530" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-58368449360638239242011-04-14T07:20:00.000-07:002011-04-14T07:29:22.948-07:00Going Green?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 20px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></span>No, I have not adopted any new ecologically minded practices in my studio. Here is a green example of what happens when my work gets ahead of me in the studio. When I cast a new piece but don't have time to re-carve it to get back those wonderful undercuts lost in the slip cast process.</div><div>This also happens when I begin the initial carving of a piece and can't finish it in a timely manner. <div>I think it looks kind of cool. It makes me think I should try adding some washes to my pieces. What do you think?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMhYFlGeOq5PwzQkjO5SGOY7MDVce8VX3ZLBYUd0IvapPi7-3vLRB4nt90SCRMgWvpx_w0_Hjow4YXTPl5vIlqju-7Ri1ddnpeVNHDDpQSIHUEwiUqg7GzFciR4aAZyir508Mbo0AhuQV/s1600/green+nasturtium+box2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMhYFlGeOq5PwzQkjO5SGOY7MDVce8VX3ZLBYUd0IvapPi7-3vLRB4nt90SCRMgWvpx_w0_Hjow4YXTPl5vIlqju-7Ri1ddnpeVNHDDpQSIHUEwiUqg7GzFciR4aAZyir508Mbo0AhuQV/s400/green+nasturtium+box2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595444972080824290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s8CXXSI1EYjpwU0i5GtgKRGPng8jsYB5N30VGgKm7teV7MwBLkSyOkAy_ixbaT3Jn15gp5LGTZ68_GGwdvViOH4G7n1XcAtOJpbf2sHa37KpyJuqS26L2XKJLckViicChjzBHPrg_HLj/s1600/green+nasturtium+box.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s8CXXSI1EYjpwU0i5GtgKRGPng8jsYB5N30VGgKm7teV7MwBLkSyOkAy_ixbaT3Jn15gp5LGTZ68_GGwdvViOH4G7n1XcAtOJpbf2sHa37KpyJuqS26L2XKJLckViicChjzBHPrg_HLj/s400/green+nasturtium+box.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595444734570247618" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-39821039677793397002011-04-08T05:48:00.001-07:002011-04-08T05:56:32.798-07:00Arts and Crafts United for JapanI have donated this small teabowl (2"x3"x3") to the Arts and Crafts United for Japan Ebay Auction. The original was thrown, and hand carved. After the firing a mold was made. After the casting, I re-carve the under-cuts and details of each piece that are lost in the slip cast process. After the final firing , the unglazed surface is hand polished. A lot of time, but worth it for this tiny teabowl. Consider a bid on this or other fine crafts with the proceeds going directly to the relief efforts in Japan.<div>Bidding begins on Friday, April 8th at noon at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Arts-and-Crafts-United-for-Japan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://stores.ebay.com/Arts-an</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>d-Crafts-United-for-Japan</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkPNGxMfOOxrOd-7OZCpoZ0Y4K3IY00eb4jdssreL_gyYtDuy6Gnprh-hHyVvK7OckAip4spkUqb7M5677dNR4sclRZaDhVujD8prQ16DZgwFWBDbPXHkHOqUrQC4lqTkbpGipgAytoY-/s1600/Axford-2%252522x3%252522x3%252522.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkPNGxMfOOxrOd-7OZCpoZ0Y4K3IY00eb4jdssreL_gyYtDuy6Gnprh-hHyVvK7OckAip4spkUqb7M5677dNR4sclRZaDhVujD8prQ16DZgwFWBDbPXHkHOqUrQC4lqTkbpGipgAytoY-/s400/Axford-2%252522x3%252522x3%252522.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593193985624548034" /></a><br /></div>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-90890455581505237272011-03-18T16:02:00.000-07:002011-03-18T16:04:28.585-07:00A little "Bling"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSBIiE4y4Sx5discq_LawBl1VUryzIWKZHSLEvohj9dplNTcv0e8tzs-RWAaDB-mEaL6f0QfUFKiShs6GuRvaDlpAeFMYfewaUCs24eFKZIwNc4zAhIUmHSTWVot-jCdWRpMGGECVFgZ_/s1600/bling.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSBIiE4y4Sx5discq_LawBl1VUryzIWKZHSLEvohj9dplNTcv0e8tzs-RWAaDB-mEaL6f0QfUFKiShs6GuRvaDlpAeFMYfewaUCs24eFKZIwNc4zAhIUmHSTWVot-jCdWRpMGGECVFgZ_/s400/bling.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585559692812555682" /></a><br />I've been putting gold leaf on the recessed bottom of my one of a kind pieces to differentiate them from my slipcast pieces.<div><br /></div>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-51753469364405904332011-03-05T10:34:00.001-08:002011-03-05T10:35:49.924-08:00Carving with a cat on my lap!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwy4h1aymwVJu3Rm4qG_5SXR19BGUUkVROtHkTv1cORKvKgnFnrGQ5vvGyWbGwyYg9EY8WhwjqRArXUaiHOA2Bb4lYU2C0JqHghk_ncVyOJJlihDiCWwox0QoO64zXE8xsgNeEggHSGwT/s1600/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwy4h1aymwVJu3Rm4qG_5SXR19BGUUkVROtHkTv1cORKvKgnFnrGQ5vvGyWbGwyYg9EY8WhwjqRArXUaiHOA2Bb4lYU2C0JqHghk_ncVyOJJlihDiCWwox0QoO64zXE8xsgNeEggHSGwT/s400/IMG_0024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580666363029850274" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-89908862266028454532011-03-05T10:28:00.001-08:002011-03-05T10:34:04.113-08:00"Convolvulus/Bindweed II"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_zT-rsiR9ZaxlNt7bqylyqRvurnKDRObzGhhDxSD5Bd4sYvsKFtnDw99ZceN1G4o9JaZOaRzrnIO9uMOif4nAQKxs-ys8iKTlsSrL_o2VT9_nB303pYk4QYBvwJhyphenhyphenuS24Ikf29jEdCnG/s1600/convolvulus+arvensis4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_zT-rsiR9ZaxlNt7bqylyqRvurnKDRObzGhhDxSD5Bd4sYvsKFtnDw99ZceN1G4o9JaZOaRzrnIO9uMOif4nAQKxs-ys8iKTlsSrL_o2VT9_nB303pYk4QYBvwJhyphenhyphenuS24Ikf29jEdCnG/s400/convolvulus+arvensis4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580665903768140338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OW_ixrX2sPKBTNX6eTcUI2rzZWiNaCqr2abRmrvTWqgjYLhvZGTXd8x2onx9DMi4zhVBstUzMjAHIWH_yIqg2JXvNlMxe0TdF725QvYEh8Zzm5a7OJFq2TDcwodvwVsJd2scmj8_Cn2V/s1600/convolvulus+arvensis3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OW_ixrX2sPKBTNX6eTcUI2rzZWiNaCqr2abRmrvTWqgjYLhvZGTXd8x2onx9DMi4zhVBstUzMjAHIWH_yIqg2JXvNlMxe0TdF725QvYEh8Zzm5a7OJFq2TDcwodvwVsJd2scmj8_Cn2V/s400/convolvulus+arvensis3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580665894576562770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dsAPdIF-3edz0-RISuX6uXlDOl4u0_KL7ozaIenbbExAD0NKrBmDQvCtmUJ8fBJZ_dbs-kp7pG74ZiZinFGBUALd5WUUIJ78GtyEEK8zBAOD-rh5x9PuGC0tZUSY-6d2BJrXEQL3OEv0/s1600/convolvulus+arvensis2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dsAPdIF-3edz0-RISuX6uXlDOl4u0_KL7ozaIenbbExAD0NKrBmDQvCtmUJ8fBJZ_dbs-kp7pG74ZiZinFGBUALd5WUUIJ78GtyEEK8zBAOD-rh5x9PuGC0tZUSY-6d2BJrXEQL3OEv0/s400/convolvulus+arvensis2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580665890820758498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYMIpF6BEV9wb7AEWTjOuRnW0xmZI5KK_lXuptAm-y8McFSBfTSz4ukwEackA1AhW-d4KAOoSkM7Sski3BcX3z5VNxYa2K3m1UpGxXgauxzaToL6Ck_olqkcBBoAVNoKfCky6aGnFLZOJ/s1600/convolvulus+arvensis.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYMIpF6BEV9wb7AEWTjOuRnW0xmZI5KK_lXuptAm-y8McFSBfTSz4ukwEackA1AhW-d4KAOoSkM7Sski3BcX3z5VNxYa2K3m1UpGxXgauxzaToL6Ck_olqkcBBoAVNoKfCky6aGnFLZOJ/s400/convolvulus+arvensis.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580665886187330274" /></a><br />"Convolvulus/Bindweed II" is nearing completion. I no longer have the first bindweed piece that I made so I thought it was time for another. I have a love-hate relationship with this wildflower/weed. It grows rampant in my garden in the summer. I don't always pull it out because I love the flowers and admire it's persistence. Convolvulus symbolizes "humble perserverance"JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-12721075546244872432011-02-25T13:50:00.000-08:002011-02-25T14:12:46.791-08:0094 hours of carving<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG6r-ySxxM3Uzo1jQ60AeGcZyrSc0E8T9kTliz-hHAkQNw8xYGj6GhGbvhzmnbaiK0EaVzMakI6c1eO2jo2oVOj0x7BwcWbNb_8q47KtkXidU9leKzAHFIkkI02P2DycI8lEGizipoiiS/s400/hourscarving.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577749340354877106" /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkzjzfqrmyRIgTzUj8Xsob4Xwqse_1xfc3edJEVL7r3UDPQOk0I7uULIp_g2a02ftKYwAYJ7RDrrB78GpWafpDvoS545VAp13ygWRe30hSqF2nsjEjHzM8gS0m0iw6C3tZCQydx7g3cCc/s400/IMG_0029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577750055124243026" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM20HsR6HzXlX9bdZZ2MaEE-XUh1yojA-cM3s4Ny7wD4hob2dfxLaNi9PNfkjLFmGPOeOTHU0kQJxTUKsBgZNiueBAo5V3zRn1fhSlw_Bq04zkE6CGZgxGn_E2ARAYjld7eUcztP2PnDYB/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM20HsR6HzXlX9bdZZ2MaEE-XUh1yojA-cM3s4Ny7wD4hob2dfxLaNi9PNfkjLFmGPOeOTHU0kQJxTUKsBgZNiueBAo5V3zRn1fhSlw_Bq04zkE6CGZgxGn_E2ARAYjld7eUcztP2PnDYB/s400/IMG_0037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577751139527497170" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So, this is what 94 hours of carving looks like. Sometimes during the clean-up stage of carving, my mind starts to wander to the next piece I'm planning. The hours tally helps to keep me focused on the task at hand.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This piece "Wisteria" will go into a bisque tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for me, No Cracks please!</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ewZsTdE0xAg7A3AoAKfZ8SliOvxCU5Sq3uEDtkLsPXzpA6snuQzg_OTO2-Ty6ViSHS0jnuGFVysZ06RGTzCGk9L5lhsD_CTud0_YxP955aDwYrCOyPoEIKByftZh8QDALJZaWtsVd6f6/s1600/IMG_0032_2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ewZsTdE0xAg7A3AoAKfZ8SliOvxCU5Sq3uEDtkLsPXzpA6snuQzg_OTO2-Ty6ViSHS0jnuGFVysZ06RGTzCGk9L5lhsD_CTud0_YxP955aDwYrCOyPoEIKByftZh8QDALJZaWtsVd6f6/s400/IMG_0032_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577751129762587826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-78908218563921288992011-02-12T09:44:00.001-08:002011-02-12T09:52:33.936-08:00New Equipment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l_i44SG8TBH2ZKAZAHiZwUA2dke3AFk_nnZ5sXifB0mvnGdEIRPpIrcoZvufgRpDqsjlNR6bZVJETtlqvfpLY7C_KGCzr9kVHEzfEEkwTqAe5X5_NcCy3RKx0kIC7x9WL63ewgkoeXDX/s1600/humidifier.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l_i44SG8TBH2ZKAZAHiZwUA2dke3AFk_nnZ5sXifB0mvnGdEIRPpIrcoZvufgRpDqsjlNR6bZVJETtlqvfpLY7C_KGCzr9kVHEzfEEkwTqAe5X5_NcCy3RKx0kIC7x9WL63ewgkoeXDX/s400/humidifier.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572860740306393010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Check out my new equipment- a mini humidifier! Porcelain is notorious for drying quickly, and with my pots taking up to 100 hours to carve, keeping them leatherhard is a real challenge for me. Up until now I have relied on covering with plastic and constant gentle misting to keep them workable. I just found this little humidifier at CVS. That is it sitting on the can of tomatoes. I love it! I can direct the mist right on the exposed area that I am working on. Technology</span>!JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-14221893557585125562011-01-30T06:26:00.001-08:002011-01-30T06:52:14.994-08:00The Process<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFNKzAFepQHV9FrxL1afEB1ma7yen8OrjJoPsOYFlwWwlFmpTV3hLoAsZGYReUxkk7muSSWxOs86O-x3uttncXYec6Xg9w3eT7nH6YeiivTGtdkh26VPQtQzzRIlFBQ8cNMbHjm8-zGtR/s400/IMG_0021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567985877021408562" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bIrrvdvbaV0AkG9DI8PGOyUlEoJeXJl0UXoNWL5_RljROkPacyG0PlGFMJTHuti1aY8bfmEUhXOYpDlTR8GZ7rhoGBmSm_AOlsYmg1Xe1wMycdC9D1mwfx9bH6HLGNRd8viwrsqDVcwU/s400/IMG_0030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567990315950130994" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDZuIcCQt7QlELus4kltvZxoqIKYdbU7dhP1zEXXZQzhe5iRCjMYrk5cTEfoDlWQpEvwkYZzfEtPADTSF5qqCOH9r25zSCIDPvf3zNdgYMJ965AtZ2WOwo9L92Na_Lq5WHtXij22f-WOZ/s400/IMG_0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567990802091062674" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrAxDwpdqkO8ISEShwLqE4fNqcvL1R24TsgFeZB21uMY_MUfAW8_AYeDlH4202Duvhgu3Pkx4bHTIbwp67aFt_4vaVdh7CtUi-scPx4_9iy-HLhaPInD29UcvBfuKUpLG1OWHKIY3vnsK/s400/IMG_0041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567989628013006242" /></div>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-54333646791279166682010-07-17T11:19:00.000-07:002010-07-17T11:23:11.415-07:00Homage to Kono Bairei with Poppies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z8HypHegwdzyP5vHu8ogRax_c_KiNXptNuxXiiwR6jl8KahBXsySk8MBuJfxPspnwZo63ea36LLibNK0jlvGJs4-OVCpZaqXuyBsThon_pyw-dvI567kLxQKlHyf5PWOygTWpU9Scsso/s1600/Homage+to+Kono+Bairei-detail.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z8HypHegwdzyP5vHu8ogRax_c_KiNXptNuxXiiwR6jl8KahBXsySk8MBuJfxPspnwZo63ea36LLibNK0jlvGJs4-OVCpZaqXuyBsThon_pyw-dvI567kLxQKlHyf5PWOygTWpU9Scsso/s400/Homage+to+Kono+Bairei-detail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494942345109989826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KueAIiOCG3OsAh7pZmzgiMdZm52E8P3yT-T1_580iTrkwnIla0ffSJ-2U85EU3cr5rBUtlVfSFtejbao2GhW9zATf10R70Tx9hG-lf_sa-wfa1zRj4DEwzv_WMt4uIhzd_PYtDhj2MrF/s1600/Homage+to+Kono+Bairei+with+Poppies-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KueAIiOCG3OsAh7pZmzgiMdZm52E8P3yT-T1_580iTrkwnIla0ffSJ-2U85EU3cr5rBUtlVfSFtejbao2GhW9zATf10R70Tx9hG-lf_sa-wfa1zRj4DEwzv_WMt4uIhzd_PYtDhj2MrF/s400/Homage+to+Kono+Bairei+with+Poppies-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494942334168321266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSaHJlg9qykrAkeWJg955q62Z8W5EBRedx_zvmSsyB7cJMSHj0Z4Bris_yXqDAbR0kG2HqgHOuEZ0bE-XhV7FnXKX__v8k0TfoR5a3rnkshni2wVApTeISojbOY0ySo0SnAd4unqlP8Oy/s1600/Homage+to+Kono+Bairei+with+poppies.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSaHJlg9qykrAkeWJg955q62Z8W5EBRedx_zvmSsyB7cJMSHj0Z4Bris_yXqDAbR0kG2HqgHOuEZ0bE-XhV7FnXKX__v8k0TfoR5a3rnkshni2wVApTeISojbOY0ySo0SnAd4unqlP8Oy/s400/Homage+to+Kono+Bairei+with+poppies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494942331448129954" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-75735881106455505002010-05-10T16:29:00.000-07:002010-05-10T16:35:40.097-07:00Magnolias and Tananger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVb-o4eix-GzIeEYimt8LvFYibM91J4sNuyEPeJUv-PEhBvxERhoP8JoF1OfibHrGkPtvCvQoH7-hhOqiZkXOXKJjlfTiG25sH2F3v_mjjKz6sfuDQxKi6yPKomILWITdYMKKms5PhCsjN/s1600/Axford,JoAnn+1a,Magnolia%26Tananger,14.5X6.75"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVb-o4eix-GzIeEYimt8LvFYibM91J4sNuyEPeJUv-PEhBvxERhoP8JoF1OfibHrGkPtvCvQoH7-hhOqiZkXOXKJjlfTiG25sH2F3v_mjjKz6sfuDQxKi6yPKomILWITdYMKKms5PhCsjN/s400/Axford,JoAnn+1a,Magnolia%26Tananger,14.5X6.75" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469789074827796786" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-69094220357856516222009-05-06T12:09:00.002-07:002009-05-06T12:10:36.743-07:00Nasturtium tile, porcelain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52FAKHfxkVbZ_PBtizjUA2nHPZL9o20I_aKvtxm7Gabndk1yWfFv7pOFNFIBDv5dkmGpNISr_Ohl5WckBHIG2_ZPWlNGJH-MxCMhs-uaOodQwU5OBhsZTIN4f7IP0H6xKFW3Qm7njc-LO/s1600-h/nasturtiumtile+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52FAKHfxkVbZ_PBtizjUA2nHPZL9o20I_aKvtxm7Gabndk1yWfFv7pOFNFIBDv5dkmGpNISr_Ohl5WckBHIG2_ZPWlNGJH-MxCMhs-uaOodQwU5OBhsZTIN4f7IP0H6xKFW3Qm7njc-LO/s400/nasturtiumtile+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332790383993265138" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-53033285206222548172009-05-06T12:09:00.001-07:002009-05-06T12:09:47.734-07:00Nasturtium box, porcelain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp9u98IZTZUMYggQB-39clzxxc1VAtxGwgN7COK-AMTQ84qVrgY4PAIq93e0vFK0Lrx_MbBI-H_jPjvn4f9O6LvxMaPl7RXk3jBwIpba_1joFA-aY1Z9qkKQPCprAinIb-YsjlynynPFt/s1600-h/nasturtiumbox1+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp9u98IZTZUMYggQB-39clzxxc1VAtxGwgN7COK-AMTQ84qVrgY4PAIq93e0vFK0Lrx_MbBI-H_jPjvn4f9O6LvxMaPl7RXk3jBwIpba_1joFA-aY1Z9qkKQPCprAinIb-YsjlynynPFt/s400/nasturtiumbox1+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332790152359432450" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-40121113035479476732009-05-06T12:07:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:08:55.852-07:00Juncos, porcelain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYekNjWHte0klf1Zb6fqNdULg4uu0GqA_U5JZIhHsNnhqOn2vBtqtczX1WrKWCKLzfBHwRicJW2QEZmWGA21B4KPG-cgGfZDTlBFLLNBHeNk6XbcwvGLRjPs4_vSM3c2E9k-PDbcpbYWJ3/s1600-h/juncos+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYekNjWHte0klf1Zb6fqNdULg4uu0GqA_U5JZIhHsNnhqOn2vBtqtczX1WrKWCKLzfBHwRicJW2QEZmWGA21B4KPG-cgGfZDTlBFLLNBHeNk6XbcwvGLRjPs4_vSM3c2E9k-PDbcpbYWJ3/s400/juncos+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332789957667076946" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-66425867158917276622009-05-06T12:06:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:07:38.861-07:00Nasturtium Vase, porcelain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEJto1K4bx1_Wr1Wfgz_o_A1YJFv8O4xi1iLmDcfb3YbBxDvhkBLDKl4eNNicPSpnwm4EfUi5RpbQ2rKe8Zp1kkcjoflhqrd2aAdrjBpZGp2tp-3guqFWasJS57FWhmkwYhjv9M4ubjT7/s1600-h/nasturtium1+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEJto1K4bx1_Wr1Wfgz_o_A1YJFv8O4xi1iLmDcfb3YbBxDvhkBLDKl4eNNicPSpnwm4EfUi5RpbQ2rKe8Zp1kkcjoflhqrd2aAdrjBpZGp2tp-3guqFWasJS57FWhmkwYhjv9M4ubjT7/s400/nasturtium1+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332789542403929138" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-57328865965694693732009-01-24T08:22:00.000-08:002009-01-24T08:24:22.306-08:00"Aquilegia" (Columbine), porcelain, 12.5 x 5"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77Lw55oW-KCca5caCavjaRdt0XXyD9-RUREYJgHstQdM-Jli2ujpK1hn8CLEKygKDto1w1i_Ch728F-wKAU9o1XPeyz1gdnoT7HXyFKvopy9vEYY8gw_5g4lB3-hHN8qGma5Lrrt4e3ap/s1600-h/Axford+-+C.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77Lw55oW-KCca5caCavjaRdt0XXyD9-RUREYJgHstQdM-Jli2ujpK1hn8CLEKygKDto1w1i_Ch728F-wKAU9o1XPeyz1gdnoT7HXyFKvopy9vEYY8gw_5g4lB3-hHN8qGma5Lrrt4e3ap/s400/Axford+-+C.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294896852160876898" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-17991215067288500752009-01-24T08:14:00.000-08:002009-01-24T08:20:48.249-08:00"Malus Domestica, Tulipa, Cannabis Sativa, Solanum Tuberosum", (Sweetness, Beauty, Intoxication, Control), porcelain, 15 x 7.5"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK63bDLePJAXe9cVjcQ4_S6rIPDGb_GD5_q9XvZ9JO4sKf3RsAjV7k9pd-gIbkHhTUemDRkpzn53jZDxQg-m4PpF19lKKB8WHCEw_gKZ-LjGQov5qydf3zcZI8FoRaoqUb-Jhyphenhyphen1qqsDg-/s1600-h/Axford-+A.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK63bDLePJAXe9cVjcQ4_S6rIPDGb_GD5_q9XvZ9JO4sKf3RsAjV7k9pd-gIbkHhTUemDRkpzn53jZDxQg-m4PpF19lKKB8WHCEw_gKZ-LjGQov5qydf3zcZI8FoRaoqUb-Jhyphenhyphen1qqsDg-/s400/Axford-+A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294895974605402002" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-2771423502592527252006-12-30T08:30:00.000-08:002009-07-21T13:30:16.067-07:00"Paeonia", porcelain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUDogvKKF7WaLOh4ePxgNbXOz3vigQOVllpc3-GZvo58JYkjYSXR_aFbSH0wdvdP8v8NvrIaBBa0j5zc8bmTxAnLSfQPRFYp6E3SgrX1cIRZMky9ftaXP3OBS37rY6WayG0desYjAOBYo/s1600-h/peony.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUDogvKKF7WaLOh4ePxgNbXOz3vigQOVllpc3-GZvo58JYkjYSXR_aFbSH0wdvdP8v8NvrIaBBa0j5zc8bmTxAnLSfQPRFYp6E3SgrX1cIRZMky9ftaXP3OBS37rY6WayG0desYjAOBYo/s400/peony.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014358423853865074" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-42487230650137036912006-12-30T08:29:00.000-08:002006-12-30T08:50:53.659-08:00"Lonicera- Honeysuckle Bottle", porcelain, 10 x 5 x 5"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbuU7dqkdHsLTVhsY4eI0a2P0nvIe2k83ssYneZQNg066deoEGDxBP2glCOCahZdkpn7Rttgqwhu2z-FmUnTfwL93VsM28dQgR2tmT0UVCYgA0A5IwOpwaKliYj8DMWpSH5rAN4XwbJPA/s1600-h/Honeysuckle.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbuU7dqkdHsLTVhsY4eI0a2P0nvIe2k83ssYneZQNg066deoEGDxBP2glCOCahZdkpn7Rttgqwhu2z-FmUnTfwL93VsM28dQgR2tmT0UVCYgA0A5IwOpwaKliYj8DMWpSH5rAN4XwbJPA/s400/Honeysuckle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014358131796088930" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-37911980204416929402006-12-30T08:28:00.000-08:002006-12-30T08:48:15.999-08:00"Cornus florida", porcelain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNu3-PRwewYsWbiry_XNVAG_hmZl6AwTIV8dhY-IdKiksIcv1YdIAOjG1D6hEcrNl7cBJYrsRmXhEMmHNFg9-ccklYm6HQ0DwdEUGAjCahynTBeksmB6dTnaSzG5ZVujChV0YhRWErtrM/s1600-h/dogwood.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNu3-PRwewYsWbiry_XNVAG_hmZl6AwTIV8dhY-IdKiksIcv1YdIAOjG1D6hEcrNl7cBJYrsRmXhEMmHNFg9-ccklYm6HQ0DwdEUGAjCahynTBeksmB6dTnaSzG5ZVujChV0YhRWErtrM/s400/dogwood.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014357792493672530" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103173261431914011.post-13548219655788756642006-12-30T08:26:00.000-08:002006-12-30T08:42:56.037-08:00"Iris II", porcelain, 13 x 8.5 x 8.5"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYM-16cL4t9SpUmjJUr3NQ7HhFEYO1NPPrAnTIyRovIZQ7Cx9hSTxLUhjLltxlEsykSWjhNYZaU3hbhzb-DnYbvF_NdaVmNQ-h8w69sK-4Abwxwk-_aLIYupESkgowJ-F3jCfgODeHyEKy/s1600-h/Iris1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYM-16cL4t9SpUmjJUr3NQ7HhFEYO1NPPrAnTIyRovIZQ7Cx9hSTxLUhjLltxlEsykSWjhNYZaU3hbhzb-DnYbvF_NdaVmNQ-h8w69sK-4Abwxwk-_aLIYupESkgowJ-F3jCfgODeHyEKy/s400/Iris1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014357384471779394" /></a>JoAnn F. Axfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363880614470851917noreply@blogger.com0