The Bobbs Beat: Movies with Peter

Hi everyone, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village, CO. The workshop was taught by amazing artist Debra Fritts and was about creating work based on the human form. It was and intense workshop where we were working 10 hours a day in clay. I loved it and created some great work. Check it out below.

Hi guys, So I found some old toy trucks in my garage a few months ago and really liked them. They are probably from the 1950s and are made out of withstanding metal. These trucks aren't like the cheap plastic child-safe crap that they have today. They are intricate and have sharp corners and are rusty but are made to last. They have personality and I decided to make them in transformers. Here are some pictures of the original toys and their transforming counterparts:

Check out this Claymation movie I made with my brother during my time at home. It's only a minute and a half long and is very entertaining.

Takajo 09 Art Show Pictures from the art show. Here is a list of ceramic projects I did with the kids at camp: Sea Creatures- Most of these creatures are made from a simple pinch pot and appendages are added on. Totem Pole- Wrap a slab of clay around a plastic covered cube to create a cylinder. Add features and put in a inner coil. Masks- Lay a slab of clay over a plastic mask or bowl and cut out sides and carve in features. Slab Box- Cut up slabs and slip and score together. Add inner coil and handle. Critter Armies- Creative small figurines. Coil Pot- Coils laid on top of each other. Plaques- Slabs that are carved. Monsters- Start with a pinch pot and go from there. Wheel Thrown Work- Keep it simple when starting. Texture Cups- Slab cups rolled on rubber texture pads. Mug on a Mug- Create a face on a pinch cup. Bananagram Crossword Mosaic- Created Bananagram letter tiles all summer to play the game. At the end of the summer we created a giant crossword with camp related words and ...

Hey Guys, if you didn't know I am in Naples, Maine teaching ceramics at Camp Takajo. It has been fun and a little exhausting. Here are some pictures of me with friends in Maine.

I just finished a two week ceramics workshop at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, Colorado. It was awesome, I was working for 9-12 hours in clay a day and had lots of fun. My instructor, Michael Sherrill was a great guy and I learned a lot from him. Here is his website. http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=107 Here are some pics of the class and the scenery and some of the work.

NCECA and Chihuly So slig htly delayed but this is a picture of Ceramic Artist Richard Shaw speaking at NCECA, now unless you are a ceramics geek, NCECA is the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and the conference was in Phoenix this year. Richard Shaw is a famous ceramic artist and was speaking about decals in this lecture. My dad and I decided to make the trip out to arizona to stop by the coference as well as see my oldest brother Alex and went on a hike. It was good times, though I almost through my Dad's GPS system out the window because it is pure evil. Also we went to the Dale Chihuly show at the Phoenix botanical gardens. Chihuly, or I jokingly called him "Chipotle", yes I know Hilarious, is a glass artist who reflects nature. He also has a eye patch.