New Studio

At last my studio is done and I can begin to create!! I have so many new ideas I don't know where to begin. I guess my first task is to find some clay.

If you are a ceramist from Barcelona please leave me a comment and let me know where I can get clay.

The last image is my amazing view of the RENFE tracks!

New Studio

My new studio in Barcelona is slowly coming along. After many tiring hours I have finished painting my shelves. Now I have to put together the shelving unit, along with 4 tables. I hope to have images of a finished studio soon!

Vitrified Studio - A Ceramics Blog

Check out this new ceramics blog called Vitrified Studio.

It has a bunch of inspirational work from some amazing artists and a whole list of clay resources. Plus, I was one of the featured artists!!

http://vitrifiedstudio.wordpress.com/
http://vitrifiedstudio.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/yasha-butler/

Slowly Discovering Barcelona

Two months have passed since my last day at the Museum of Arts and Design, but I have only had a week to sit back and reflect on my time there. During the past two months I packed up my life in New York and transported it to Barcelona, Spain. Leaving a city so full of life was difficult, but I can't wait to be influenced by my new home.

During my residency at MAD I used Central Park as my inspiration for a new line of jewelry. I collected a variety of leaves, twigs, buds and seeds from the Park. Each piece of jewelry was inspired by a specific natural element. For instance, I based a brooch on the dried veins of a leaf, a pair of earrings on the frayed edge of a blade of grass, and a necklace on the linear form of a twig.

(Finished pieces from this new line of jewelry are on display on the 6^th floor at the Museum of Arts and Design and on my website at this link: http://yashabutler.com/section/211499_Stem.html)

In Barcelona, I want to continue the creative exploration that I began in New York. I have already started to collect visual snapshots from around the city. Having grown up along the Mediterranean, I'm thrilled to be reunited with the sea and sun again. I spend a lot of time on the cold winter beach, recording images of water and sand. I have also been staring out over roof tops, photographing the city 6 stories above the ground.

Above, I posted some photographs taken this week.

Barcelona

Three weeks ago I landed in beautiful Barcelona. After a couple weeks of disorientation, I am now slowly getting a feel for the city. Having closed the New York chapter of our life only a month ago, it is exciting to be creating a whole new life here in Spain. We are still waiting for our furniture and my studio equipment to arrive. But, we already found a new resting spot for my Off Circle bowls and a light filled studio for me to work in!!

Bloesem Gift Guide

Yay! My Red Tree Plates were featured in the Bloesem Gift Guide!

Lyons Wier Gallery

Join me on Sunday December 12th, from 12 to 2 pm, for a brunch reception at Lyons Wier Gallery for the show "In the Ceramics Studio" where my work will be on display!

The exhibition runs from Dec 10th, 2010 – Jan, 4th, 2011

Gallery hours:
Mon – Sat: 11am-7pm
Sunday: 12 - 6pm

Lyons Wier Gallery
175 Seventh Ave (@ 20th St.)
New York, NY 10011
www.lyonswiergallery.com