“That old dirt ain’t worth nothing to me. It’s what ya’ll do to it that gives it value.” – Tobacco farmer Neil Woody. Read more the tobacco farmer with a drainage problem in the field where my Asheville Potter Son, Josh Copus, digs clay HERE.
Our Australian house guests, Bonnie and Harmony, picked out some Josh Copus mugs for family members at our house-turned-pottery-gallery, one of the sites on the 2014 fall 16 Hands Studio Tour. One tour-goer fell in love with the pot by the front door on the porch, which she described as a pot that was “full […]
It’s that time of year again, the annual 16 Hands Fall Studio Tour. Stop by our house Friday, Saturday or Sunday to see my potter son Josh Copus’ latest wood-fired work. And the functional porcelain pots of his guest artist Wendy Wrenn. See some photos from last year’s fall tour HERE. Check out my blog […]
My son Josh’s Miata is so famous that it has its own Facebook Page, and that began when it was a red sports car and before its latest space shuttle rainbow incarnation. Josh has a lot of creative friends who share his love of art performance and when he went to Australia for three months for […]
In early April my Asheville Potter Son, Josh Copus, posted a Facebook status update that read: “Kangaroo steaks on the barbie and Australia rules footie on the tellie, big Friday night downunder.” During that same time he started blogging, documenting the month spent with his fellow Asheville potter mate, Dustin Fowler, as the first wood-fire potters […]
The sound of packing tape being torn off the roll and pots being wrapped in paper started early Friday morning at our house. We got off to a good start for the 15th biannual 16 Hands Studio Tour that my Asheville Potter son, Josh Copus, is a part of. His returning guest artist Joey Sheehan […]
This was the third year of Floydfest’s Teen Scene at the Imagine Tent and the first year that guest artist Josh Copus presented daily collage journaling workshops for teens throughout the four day festival. Teens were provided with blank journals, magazines and art supplies. There was a color printer for printing out self-portraits, taken with […]
We used to go to Asheville more often, but since Josh comes to Floyd 4 or 5 times a year (for holidays and 16 Hands), it had been awhile. I knew we were overdue to see the up-cycled landscaping improvements he’s been making to his 3 acre property in rural Marshall County. My interest […]
A lot can happen in 24 hours, as we just found out during a quick trip to Asheville to visit my son, which turned out to be a feast of artistic sights and tastes and a fulfillment of loving connections. After the 3 ½ hour drive (we arrived at 4 p.m. and left at 4 […]
This pot is going places. Watch the whole story below. _____________Our World Tuesday
The following are some favorite shots from the 16 Hands Spring Studio Tour. My Asheville potter son Josh Copus is a 16 Hands member and one of the tour stops is at our house, his childhood home. Tour goers taking the ride through the country enjoyed being greeted by our free roam chickens. I just […]
More shots of the 16 Hands Studio Tour at my house and featuring mugs by Josh’s guest artist Julie Covington.
Setting the Stage the day before the annual 16 Hands Spring Studio Tour on Saturday 10 – 5 and Sunday 12 – 5, featuring my Asheville Potter son Josh, his guest artist Julie Covington and all the artists on the tour. ________________Shadow Shot Sunday
“They’re so sensual. I just want to be alone with them,” I said to Joe about Silvie Granatelli’s new work when we made it out from our house to two other 16 Hands studios on Sunday. Leaving our house, where my son Josh Copus and his guest artist Bryce Brisco were hosting their part of […]
Sixteen Hands is a twice-yearly artisan studio tour that takes place throughout the countryside of Floyd, Virginia. My home along the Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the four tour locations and features the pottery of my son Josh Copus and his guest artist, which was potter Bryce Brisco year. More about the tour, which […]
While others were making pies and stuffing on Thursday, we were moving furniture in our house, getting ready for the annual fall studio tour of the Sixteen Hands artisan collective, of which my son Josh is a member. All the living room and kitchen furniture, including the kitchen table (but excluding the kitchen sink) got […]
I tend to be a homebody recluse, so I was shocked to look out my bathroom window and see a parking lot full of cars pulled up on the grass in my backyard. I’m also not used to locking the door when I’m in my own house using the bathroom, but that’s what I did […]
The pot model above was made by my son, Clayspace Coop founder and 16 Hands Studio Tour member Josh Copus. This is a good place to remind regional readers about the spring Studio Tour May 5 – 6. One of the stops is at my house, where my Josh’s work will be on display. ~ […]
