Lately | February Studio Shots

mishima and cobalt

Hello Summer!

Time has flown, but we've had a beautiful season of travel, teaching, and home buying excitement (oh my!). This evening I wanted to share a small group of finished pots from our last firing in early May. The small hexagon mishima dishes have been a delight. I've taken to drawing with an extra thin needle and love the delicate fragility of the line it creates. I've also grown more comfortable and enthralled with cobalt as a drawing medium. Translucent to opaque, I love the variety and value of these marks.

Wishing you a lovely week,

natalie

lately | found and drawn

  A collection of stills from this snowy landscape that continues to surround us.  - Macomb, IL

Lately, I've been in love with the contrast of dried plants and seeds against the snow. The lines they hold are graceful and the plentifulness of the remaining seeds is driving my making in the studio.

I hope inspiration is finding you in unexpected places as well!

natalie

Lately | Lines + Color

A harvest of brussel sprouts at Barefoot Gardens - Macomb, IL

Waters beyond the Navy Pier - Chicago, IL

Beauty and bands of color in a found leaf - Macomb, IL

Wishing you and yours a lovely holiday weekend of rest, reflection, and thanks. 

lately | lines + light

Beautiful network of organic lines - taken off Marco Island in Florida

In love with this harmony of cast light, shadow, and color - Western Illinois University

parallel lines

Early morning light + clay lines from the studio this past weekend. Love the correspondence between these two materials and the adaptability of the lines they can form. 

an update

Hello again! I've been neglecting this space for a while, but am happy that the summer break is fast approaching and my hands will again be busy in the studio. Please stop by my site, natalieshelly.com for a complete update on my most current body of work. In addition, I hope to begin more regular updates in this little space. Have a beautiful week.

a moment

So simple. I came across this small piece of blue yarn tied to a tree this summer during a workshop. I instantly loved the posture and weight of the line. I've been thinking about it more and more these past weeks. I'm looking forward to exploring and recreating the experience in the studio with clay, yarn, and steel. I love the way materials meet and establish relationships through touch.