Summer Schedule 2019

                                       

                                       Horse Hair Raku

The American Indians developed this unique technique, using horse hair, to honor their fallen horses in battle.  I make each piece from white clay and when it is leather hard, I burnish this piece.  After bisque firing, I place the piece in the raku kiln and take the temperature to 1400 degrees.  At this temperature, I take this piece out of the kiln and place horse hair on the pot.  Each piece of horse hair create a burn design.  The overall effect is a soft burn design on the white clay.  I smoke the top black for contrast.  I love the final look and its spiritual nature.

This piece won an award at Boston Mills Artfest.. I was so proud!

June:

June 1 - 2..............  Sidewalk Art Show...…….Roanoke, Va

June 28, 29, 30.....  Boston Mills Art Show...……..Boston Mills, Ohio

July:

July 4, 5. 6. 7...…..Westmoreland Art and Heritage Festival...…..Latrobe, PA

July 13...…………Art in the Park...….Blowing Rock, NC

August:

August 10...…......Art in the Park.........Blowing Rock, NC

August 31. Sept 1, 2...…...Art in the Park...…..Marietta, GA

website:  charlottemunningraku.com

email:  jettclay@aol.com

Galleries:  Seagrove Pottery of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC and Red Dog Gallery in Winston-Salem, NC

  

April and May Schedule

April and May Schedule 2019

                         Burnished Black with Apophyllite

I found these beautiful apophyllite crystals at a gem and mineral show and they have inspired a new limited series of Black and White.  I love the combination of the soft, smoked blackness of the naked raku and the beauty of the natural crystal.  It is all from the earth!

April:

April 13:  East Carolina  Pottery Festival...…..History Center, New Bern, NC

April 27-28:  The Art Market at Historic Honey Horn....Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head, NC

May:

May 4-5:  Art in the Park...….Byrd Park...…..Richmond, VA

May 11-12:  Bethesda Fine Art Festival...….Bethesda, MD

May 18-19:  Stockley Gardens Art Festival...….Norfolk, VA

May 25-26:  Art in the Park...…..Staunton, Va

Galleries that have some new pieces at this moment are:  The Red Dog Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC and Seagrove Pottery of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC

email:  jettclay@aol.com
Website:charlottemunningraku.com

March Schedule: 2019

March Schedule:  2019

 

A Wise Old Owl

A wise old owl lived in an oak:

The more he saw, the less he spoke:

The less he spoke, the more he heard:

Why can't we all be like that bird?

Author Unknown

I am always inspired by nature.  For spring, maybe wisdom of the wise old owl should be added.

My raku pottery can be seen at the following Arts Festivals and also in The Red Dog Gallery in Winston-Salem, NC and also in the Pottery of the Sandhills in Aberdeen, NC and in Southwinds Gallery in Kernersville, NC.

email:  jettclay@aol.com

website:  charlottemunningraku.com

March Schedule:

March 1,2,3...………..Craftsmen Classic...……...Columbia, SC

March 8,9,10...………Craftsmen Classic...……...Richmond, VA

March 22,23...……….Catawba Valley Pottery Festival...….Hickory, NC

November Schedule

November Schedule:

When you drive down the back roads,  you see these beautiful country churches nestled in the pines of NC.  This has inspired this collection for the Christmas season.  I left a light on in the church, the choir is singing and all are welcome.  Lets remember this during the holidays.

November Schedule:

Nov, 2,3,4...………..Craftsmen Classic...………..Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

Nov.  9,10,11...……..Craftsmen Classic...……....SC Fairgrounds, Columbia, SC

Nov. 17,18...………...Piedmont Craftsmen...…....Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Nov. 23,24,25...…….Craftsmen Classic...……....Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

website:  charlottemunningraku.com

email:  jettclay@aol.com

I have raku pieces in The Red Dog Gallery, Winston-Salem, and Seagrove Pottery of the Sandhills, Southern Pines, NC

October Schedule 2018

                                   October Schedule 2018

The weather is changing and the colors of copper will change with it.  So many things affect the Raku firing  process.  When the temperature cools down and the humidity level lowers, the glaze reacts differently thus creating new patterns of color.  Raku is a bit of chemistry and a bit of art.  I think that is why I love Raku so much.

October:

Oct 6 - 7...………….Occasion for the Arts...…………...Williamsburg, Va

Oct 12,13.14...…… .Craftsmen Classic...………………..Roanoke, Va

Oct 19,20,21...……..Christmas Made in the South...…….Concord, NC 

Galleries:  Red Dog Gallery in Winston-Salem, NC and Seagrove Potters of the Sandhills, Southern Pines, NC

website:  charlottemunningraku.com

email:  jettclay@aol.com

August and September Schedule: 2018

While visiting Thailand, I was inspired by the culture, temples, landscape and the people. This piece signifies the sense of openness, complexity and colors of this beautiful country.  Inspiration is all around us, we just have to be open to it.

August Schedule:

August 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Art in the Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blowing Rock, NC

August 25 - 26 . . . . . . . . . .Lazy Dazy Art Festival. . . . . . .Cary, NC

September Schedule:

September 1 -3. . . . . . . . . . Art in the Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marietta, GA

September 28 - 30. . . . . . . . Mountain Heritage Festival. . . .Harper's Ferry, WVA

Galleries:  Seagrove Pottery of the Sandhills, Southern Pines, NC and Red Dog Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC

website:  charlottemunningraku.com

email:  jettclay@aol.com

Schedule: June and July

Schedule:  June and July

This is a new piece with Bysmith on top.  I love this crystal formation because of the geometric crystals and color.  It is a man made crystal.  It seems to me that it was created just to go with my raku vessel.  The colors of the crystal and the colors of copper in the raku are in harmony.  As well as art festivals, my work can be seen in the gallery: Seagrove Pottery of the Sand Hills, Pinehurst, NC

June:

June 2 - 3:  Sidewalk Art Show:  Downtown Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia                       

June 9 - 10:  Three Rivers Arts Festival, Downtown Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

July:

July 7 - 8:  Festival of the Arts:  Royal Oaks, Michigan                                                     

July 14:  Arts in the Park: Blowing Rock, North Carolina                                                   

Website:  charlottemunningraku.com                                                                                  

email:  jettclay@aol.com