I always have new and exciting projects in the works! Here’s what I’m currently working on. You can visit my Instagram to see more.
Greenville Open Studios 2023 is November 11-12, with a preview night Friday, November 10. This year, Open Studios has 143 participating artists with incredible studios to see. Don’t miss this opportunity to get to know your local arts community. Visit greenvillearts.com for more details. #macartcouncil
Start planning your routes and explore this year’s Open Studio Artists on our app or digital catalog: greenvillearts.com/open-studios-app/
Openstudios/catalog-2023
A very special thanks to our head sponsor, Piedmont Natural Gas.
At Rainers in downtown Greenville SC. Tiny venue with amazing bands! This is Men in Motion playing George Clinton’s Atomic Dog!
Fish vases!
#marinedecor #oceanart #clayfishes
More fishes!
#clayart #clayfish #marthagenegrattan
Fish vases!
#fish #coyoteclay #marthagenegrattan
More growlers!!!
#beer #ceramics #madeinaskutt
New growler
#beerlife #growlers #coyoteclay
Building the glaze plan for my next series. Mostly Coyote slow cools with a few bits of Amaco mixed in. Results and details to come.
Growlers in progress, can’t remember how many days. So many projects…
My Canopic jars. I love stealing ideas from the ancient world. Featuring Coyote crystal glazes.
The growlers in progress!
An older sculpture slated for the Flora and Fauna show in October. Hopefully we won’t be canceled by another hurricane.
#sanibel #shellpointbeach #shellpointflorida #floraandfauna
Ceramic pill box. Because I am getting old and the medications are building up to the point that it is difficult to keep track.
Featuring Coyote Crazed Copper and interior Coyote Blue Purple. Fired on the Coyote slow cool schedule.
#pillboxes #coyoteclay#marthagenegrattan #madeinaskutt
More beer growlers. These are the prototypes, eventually I will get them to exactly 32 ozs.
#marthagrattan.com
#beergrowlers #craftbeer#craftbeerlife #craftbeerlover
Another license plate growler. Featuring Coyote Pansy Blue underglaze and Coyote Archie’s Blue Purple.
#archiebray #coyoteclayandcolor #brayfoundation Fired with a slow cool schedule.
So this is a revisit of a series I did years ago featuring Florida license plates. Seems right now that I am in SC. I like projects that have a sense of place.
#sc #greercitypark #greenvillesc #claylife#claypride
Little raccoon guy. A small maquette I made to test a new glaze combo for a larger sculpture. So it’s Coyote Unicorn Horn with Ancient Iron on top. The mask and tail stripes are just Ancient Iron.
I feel like I have the silky fur texture I was after. The firing schedule was the slow cool method recommended for Coyote crystal glazes.
#coyoteclayandcolor #claylife #marthagenegrattan#madeinaskutt
The cardinal couple, I love this time of year, seeing them together is an inspiration. The males are so committed to their families. Featuring Amaco Red Satin Matt and Potters Choice Sepia.
#amacopotterschoiceglazes #amacopotterschoiceglazes #kymudworks #madeinaskutt #marthagenegrattan#gardenclaypottery
These were made by a Lott boy who takes private lessons from me. Pretty spectacular, he is ten years old! Multiple clays from KY mudworks and Mayco zinc free clear.
#mayco#kymudworks #marthagenegrattan #ceramicarts
Birch tree test plate. I enjoy teaching because I always have to come up with new ways to engage students. In this scenario I put heavy coats of slip on a plate,then let it set up. Then I found a simple concept and traced it on, using tracing paper and a round headed stylus. Final step I carved it out using a Kemper wire stylus ( not the sgraffito) tool.
#kempertools#claypride#madeinaskutt #nceca #greersc#greerartist
More fish wall hangings. These are a demonstration of the “Texas Two Step” glaze series from Coyote Clay. I love the oil spotted look. Reminds me of river trout.
#coyoteclayandcolor #madeinaskutt#gardenclaypottery #marthagenegrattan #claypride
New fish wall hangings, featuring Coyote glazes.
#greercenterforthearts #claypride #marthagenegrattan#madeinaskutt
Peace Dove II
#marthagenegrattan#coyoteclayandcolor #GreerSC#claypride #madeinaskutt
New series. Peace doves.
#ceramics #madeinaskutt#coyoteclayandcolor #marthagenegrattan
James Watkins author of “alternative firing methods” demonstrates the double wall vessel design he is famous for.
Look who I found at NCECA!
NCECA a monument to decent human beings
Greenville Open Studios!
Having some fun with some little budding artists!
My home studio will be open for the preview as well!
Greenville Open Studios celebrates the local visual arts community with free studio tours for the public. What began as an idea among a small group of artists to raise awareness of their practice in the greater community has evolved into a full-fledged annual event. This exciting tradition is now celebrating its 20th anniversary!