Carolyn Singh

Show Opening November 18, 2011

2011-11-10T10:22:00.000-08:00

Family Affair pg 1

2011-10-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

As promised, a closer look into the work currently on display. Enjoy!

Flowers of Life I 22" X 30"

Flowers of Life II 22" X 30"

Flowers of Life III 22" X 30"

Flowers of Life IV 22" X 30"

Dreamline Gavotte 11 3/4" X 11 3/4" X 5 1/8"

Family Affair pg 2

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Dilemma 23" X 31 1/2"

No.43- Sweet Dreams 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

NO.62-Blue Horse 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Kentucky Memory 5 5/8" X 6 1/4 X 3 3/4"

No.59-Follow Your Heart 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

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No.75-By the Seaside 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

No.64-Light, Love, Life 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Susanna, with Lily 23” X 29”

Syncopation 11 5/8" x 13" x 3 7/8"

Large hand formed, hand colored stoneware bowl, with added foot and handles. Base clay colored hot pinkish orange by the addition of colored oxides. Painted and stained in green, burgundy, maroon, and purple. clear glazed. Food safe. ©2005

Summer Heat 13" X 12 3/4" X 3 3/4"

Critical Juncture 29 1/2" X 22"

Family Affair pg 4

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No.32-Summer Songs 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Sign/Symbol 9 1/2" X 10 1/2" X 3"

No.70-Jade Horse 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

AGNI AND USHA

Are you not weary of being just plain human?

With irritating limitations of body and mind

Pestilence, ignorance and indifference unkind

Not to mention the finitude of space and time

Let us be the god and the goddess we once were

Before we chose to play this sorry play of humans

By the scenery most spectacular, we got smitten, not realizing

That the plot lacked imagination and the script was poorly written

Let us, yet again, god and goddess be, you be

Usha the goddess of dawn, the mistress of light

And I be Agni, the god of fire, the lord of heat

Of course, even though of different wavelengths,

In our essence we are the same; just for the play,

We pretend to be different, take on separate names

Just let me know, by what river, on what mountain

You wish us to meet; there will I fly in just a moment

We will re-enact our union, so ancient but still so very sweet

The Heritage Center-Sisohpromatem Art Foundation September 16, 2011

2011-09-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

As promised, the virtual tour of...

Family Affair
Carolyn Singh

Just recently I was asked, “What makes you smile?”

All kinds of things make me smile.
Living things - people, animals, plants.
Specific people, family, and friends make me smile.
Clouds, sunshine-
Paint- I mean real paint, not wall paint.
Paper-
Canvas not so much, but it is very useful-
Brushes-
Pencils-
Charcoal, believe it or not-
Clay- all kinds of clay-
Pearls make me smile.
Poets, at least the few I know, make me smile.

Music makes me smile.

Painting makes me smile.

It is such a beautiful world, and such a privilege to live in it-
when I think of it as a whole I am overwhelmed.

It's the specifics that can sometime give me the pip. That seems true of everyone.

Family is probably the single most important source of smiles in anyone’s life.

Without the cooperation of Shiva and Shakti, families could not exist.

Beautiful bowls make the ritual of sharing food memorable.

Individuals must make hard decisions so families can thrive.

Memories, prayers and hope – this is the way we hold ourselves and our families together.

Families can make us and sometimes break us.

They make us what we are.

May your family make you smile-

Carolyn Singh 2011

From top left to right bottom:

Flowers of Life I 22" X 30"

Flowers of Life II 22" X 30"

Flowers of Life III 22" X 30"

Flowers of Life IV 22" X 30"

Dreamline Gavotte 11 3/4" X 11 3/4" X 5 1/8"

Left to right:

Kentucky Memory 5 5/8" X 6 1/4" X 3 3/4"

No.59-Follow Your Heart 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

No.75-By the Seaside 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Top left to bottom right:

Susanna, with Lily 23” X 29”

No.64-Light, Love, Life 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Dilemma 23" X 31 1/2"

Syncopation 11 5/8" x 13" x 3 7/8"

Large hand formed, hand colored stoneware bowl, with added foot and handles. Base clay colored hot pinkish orange by the addition of colored oxides. Painted and stained in green, burgundy, maroon, and purple. clear glazed. Food safe. ©2005

Summer Heat 13" X 12 3/4" X 3 3/4"

No.43- Sweet Dreams 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

NO.62-Blue Horse 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Center top, left to right

Critical Juncture 29 1/2" X 22"

NO.62-Blue Horse 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Sign/Symbol 9 1/2" X 10 1/2" X 3"

No.70-Jade Horse 7” X 5” X 1 ¾”

Gallery co-owner Mr. Brooks gettin' down! Pictures of the band.

Detailed images of each piece! Please visit again soon.

Read the show write-up and interview in the blog by Andrea Stang of Photography by Kiss.

Knee Deep in Pearls

2010-08-18T08:47:00.000-07:00

I am currently getting ready for a wedding order. I've been tediously looking over the pearls making sure there are no imperfections .

Let me know if I can custom make anything for you!

The Story of Ingrid the Bowl

2010-08-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

This is in response to a discussion about copper being included in some mine tailings and what might possibly happen if included in a pot. I have never had access to mine tailings. But I did at one time have access to "jewelers tailings." Another source for such leftovers might be tile places where they cut slabs for counter tops, etc. Sometimes they cut something other than granite or marble. Check around. You never know what's out there! And most people are quite glad to give their "waste" to some crazy potter/artist than to have to pay to have it hauled away. This is true of woodworkers and even some farmers - if their cows or horses eat grass.

This is the only pot I have left from the few that included leftovers from my gem cutting friend. He had given me shards and dust leftover from cutting turquoise and Lapis Lazuli.
This one has Lapis Lazuli inclusions along with colored (cobalt oxide) porcelain shards from a failed firing in a cone 6 porcelain matrix. It has been under-fired about one cone. At the time I didn't want the very dramatic holes and runs I had gotten with the turquoise. And I wanted a closer blend of color between the Lapis and colored porcelain inclusions. It has a clear glaze containing just a bit of a lead frit. You should be able to make out some of the runs and partial voids left behind from the Lapis melting. It was fired on its rim, so the Lapis shards seem to run up-in defiance of gravity. Lapis has no copper component, but other stones which could be used in the same way that do contain copper are Chrysocolla, Malachite and of course Turquoise.

I have not tried this sort of thing in a reduction atmosphere, or at higher than a cone 6 firing. (There wasn't enough of the stuff for all of that.) This was the result of firing in an electric kiln and oxygen atmosphere.

Officially in stores!

2010-08-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

My Husband's poetry book, "Light in the Morning," is now being offered at Morris Bookshop! Go check it out!

the vast world of sponges

2010-07-01T12:41:00.000-07:00

This is what I have been up to. The sponges take quite a while to make-a couple of hours to two days to cut-but they are well worth the design and they will last me several uses. I'll be finishing up with these in the next few days and then I will be off into the wilds of Minnesota for two weeks.
Full steam ahead!

Gallery Hop and studio progress!

2010-06-24T10:25:00.001-07:00

Well, the Gallery Hop was a success! I have never been to a more fun opening! My husband, Vijay, read poetry from his recently published poetry book and we all enjoyed the company of neighbors, friends, and new acquaintances!

Below are images of my work in the Butterfly Zone at the Heritage Center.

My husband loves to entertain

And of course, Mr. Brooks, the owner and entertainer! And my husband during his reading.

It's raining in Kentucky today and I've been working on my stencil designs.

I'll be updating you soon!

All the best,
Carolyn Singh

Singles and Sets of cards!

2010-06-24T09:21:00.000-07:00

I am now offering cards! They are reproduced from my original artwork. I am offering sets of 4 and 8 as well as the opportunity to buy individual cards on Etsy.

All my greeting cards are blank inside and each measures 4.25" x 5.7" and require a single first class stamp. The back of the cards list the details of the original painting. All cards are printed using standard offset lithography and lithographic inks on regular card stock. Cards meet industry standards for cards but are not archival as original art.
Envelopes are included.

©2010 Carolyn Singh

Hope you like them!

All the Best,
Carolyn Singh

In the Studio

2010-06-09T12:07:00.000-07:00

I've been working on more pots!! Here's where I'm at, Enjoy!!

Don't forget to check out Lexington's Downtown Gallery Hop on the 18th! Hope to see you there!!

2010-05-27T08:54:00.000-07:00

My loyal suppliers and good friends at King's Ransom sent me these divine pearls for me to pick over. Unfortunately, they are so rare and so expensive that it would put them out of reach of most of my buyers. But I'm still dreaming about them.

If you are interested in any of these pearls contact me at carolynsingh@hotmail.com and we'll talk

Excerpts

2010-05-21T07:32:00.000-07:00

These are selected short poems from my husband Vijay's book, Light in the Morning.

SUN LIT FIELDS
rising in arc over the horizon, the sun lit the field
like the sea in tide, it spread at lightning speed
as it had once done in my native land, so far away
seventy seven million years yet seems like yesterday
part of you yearns to go to days past, other part wants to stay
there is no choice; the goddess of adventure has you in her sway
besides, you can never return to where you started, they all say
so, time to shake these sweet remembrances, best be on my way

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THE JEWEL
never was there a need to fight the cosmic current
so embrace the time, this jewel, the present moment
look at the light now, so luminous, ubiquitous
let it free you, fly you into space infinite, continuous

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BY THE RIVER
by the river, the other day
i sat to meditate and pray
focussed solely on the flow
suddenly i was carried away
there was just sweet movement
all moved yet all seemed to stay
completeness in harmony all around
nothing left to do, nothing left to say

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DANCE
is it the wind
that dances the eagle
or is it the eagle
that dances the wind
round and round they go
in circles large and small
in the precious ecstasy of just being
for a long while, time come to a stall

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UTAH AND NEW MEXICO
mountain hugged by river
round the neck at gooseneck
four hundred million years
creek in the hills
roaring down the catwalk
seventy million years
our father made these
and bid our hearts
pump one hundred years
did the creator
play a joke
or did we fail
to know time

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ECSTASY-TIME PRODUCT (LEFOM)
If N be the number of ecstatic events in a lifetime and In be the intensity
of ecstasy in the nth ecstatic event, which lasted for Tn seconds, then
a Lifetime Ecstasy Figure of Merit (LEFoM) can be defined as the
summation of N products, each product being equal to [In xTn ]. Higher
the LEFoM, more joyful, blissful and more valuable the life ; probably,
also more meaningful, if there really is a meaning or purpose apart from
the play itself.
In is a measure of the harmony with the surrounding reality, reality of
the body and mind, of the air that breathes, breeze against one’s face,
the music, the sounds, light of the day. It is the opposite of “Vikalpas”,
which are thought-constructs that continually churn in the mind, keeping
us from living fully in the present.
Note that if just ONE In is so large that it tends to infinity, then a very
large LEFoM is obtained even if Tn is a fraction of a second and N is
only 1. Thus it is that the quality (intensity) of time trumps the quantity
of time.

If you are interested in more of his poetry there are examples on www.xlibris.com, it can also be purchased through xlibris.com as well as www.barnesandnoble.com and www.amazon.com or call 1-888-795-4274

In the Moment

2010-05-20T09:04:00.000-07:00

I've got a lot of projects going. I've started a pot, I'm working on a painting. Here's the progress I've made:

this piece is currently untitled

here I am refining the edge of the pot

closer view of the pot

here I am mixing the color that will "paint" the surface of the pot

making a readable space for the signature

cleaning up the intersect between the added rim and the textured body

Some color added to the surface and left to dry. The end of one work session for that pot. It looks a little mush, but don't give up hope, it will change as it dries.

Ingo training to guard my door for me, so I am not disturbed while working. He's training really hard.

Connie Dillman

2010-05-20T08:39:00.000-07:00

My good friend Connie Dillman is a wonderful water-colorist based in El, Paso Texas. Her work was recently published in a book entitled, "Yes, We Are Still Dancing,"which combines poetry and art. More on this project can be found at Elpasotimes.com.

View more of her work on facebook or on her personal website

2010-05-13T11:20:00.000-07:00

My husband has recently been published! His book, Light in the Morning: A Collectioin of Poems on Loving, Living and Being will be sold at www.xlibris.com, www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble, and at local bookstores.
To order by phone call 1-888-795-4274 ext. 7876

Etsy listings

2010-05-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

I have listed 4 new pendants that are my most affordable pearls yet! Check them out at LusterWear and hurry! before they're all gone!

Happenings

2010-05-06T10:19:00.000-07:00

So the cards are now posted and available on Etsy.com. Also, I've been featured! Take a look by clicking here!

Enjoy!

-Carolyn Singh

Cards, Finally

2010-05-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

We finally have some cards done and they are up on Laudable Mud Studio. We will get them up on Etsy as soon as we get a chance! Enjoy!

A collection of thoughts

2010-03-26T14:45:00.001-07:00

I have finished these two after the opening and decided to share them with you. After tax season I am going back to working on BIG pictures. I have been invited back to the Gallery Hop for the June show and I will be submitting work to that, hopefully ten pieces! We were able to get a sufficient amount of space.

The Big pictures will be continuing my 'storm' theme. I am excited for the results.

Warm and Happy Greetings!

Spring is Coming!

2010-03-05T10:22:00.000-08:00

WOW! A ton of things happening! First, my computer is completely useless and refuses to cooperate. So, thankfully I am able to use my assistants laptop to stay connected. The poetry project approached so quickly, I didn't have time to finish the painting. BUT! I did pull a piece together with some smaller pieces I had been working on and combining them in one piece. Here's a shot of the six individual pieces and to the right the finished piece before framing:

Here is the piece in the gallery. Didn't the frame turn out great?! Thanks to The Great Frame Up. Please pardon the tilt and the glowing bulb on the left photo.

The Gallery Hop on the 19th was spectacular!! Here's a preview:

Mr. Brooks, who works at the Heritage Center and heads the Sisohpromatem Foundation has asked me to have a potential exhibit in the gallery later on in the year. I am currently gathering up a portfolio with my resume and bio and slides, it's a lot of work! But good things to come!

Moving along

2010-02-09T13:16:00.000-08:00

Well, here is my progress. I am leaving for Seattle for the weekend and have to submit my painting a week early. A whole week! I'll be logging my progress. Wish me luck!

2010-02-05T10:30:00.000-08:00

So even more changes to the piece this week as the deadline approaches. I've made some changes to the background, significantly and now trying to decide where to go next!

and the progress continues!

2010-02-02T13:44:00.001-08:00

I have made even more progress/changes over the weekend. Here are two shots.

2010-01-28T14:55:00.001-08:00

I've made some progress on the painting! I've added a rich yellow, green, blue and white

2010-01-26T15:26:00.001-08:00

I was invited to participate in a project between poets and painters. It will be held at the Heritage Art Center in Lexington, KY. It will be held in February during the Gallery Hop, opening on the 19th. This gallery shows a development of my response to the poem entitled "The Drought Meditations" by Jude McPherson. Images will go up to show my progression on the project.

Poem I am responding to

Sketches

Current Progress