Abby Potts

Back Again

abby — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:55:20 +0000

I have started Sophomore year at Tyler, so I have a few things new in my flickr. I am taking a glass blowing class, a weaving class and a sculpture class so look forward to a lot of three dimensional work.
So feel free to check that out. For more details of the weaving check my blog madzoonandthemoon.blogspot.com (this is because Picasa has a larger limit to the amount of photos you can add for free)

Things that are new.

abby — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:24:30 +0000

I am now starting my second semester at Tyler. The first semester went well and I enjoyed working more abstractly and in black and white for a while. Now I begin to learn about color theory and computers. I’ve always loved color but it will be interesting to go more in depth with them. In computers class we have how keep a blog so I will most likely update more than this. It should have it’s first real post on Monday. The address is madzoonandthemoon@blogspot.com . The title was inspired by my favorite author William Saroyan. If you have never read any of his word I highly recommend you do.

College Life So Far

abby — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:24:14 +0000

I am just about halfway through my first semester at Tyler School of Art. So far it has been busy, busy, busy. I am right now taking a short break from a drawing and editing and essay to update this. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t had time for some fun. I went to First Friday last week and saw some really interesting works by artists like Valera, Anthony Palumbo,Elaine Lisle, and Robert Bohne. But mostly it has been creating art like an 8 page book, and a 18×24 drawing each week. Some of my recent works have been posted on my flickr. The work is interesting to create because normally I like to use lot of color. In the foundation program you are only allowed to use black, white and grays (with the exception of 3D). It is a bit of challenge but one worth accepting.

Taking A Stab At Something New

abby — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:23:53 +0000

I mean that literally. Last week I started a small whittling project. It’s been a difficult yet calming experience so far. It has been difficult only because the chunk of wood i was carving was hard wood. Next time I’ll get a softer, easier to carve, wood. So a long story short my thumbs hurt from carving, but I enjoyed it, so at one point I’ll finish this wooden bear.

I also started painting a full figure self portrait. I haven’t done a full figure portrait in quite a while but so far I’m pleased with the results.

Tran Nguyen

abby — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:31:06 +0000

I came across Tran Nguyen the way I come across a good deal of artists, though my beloved google reader (If you don’t have one I recommend you check it out). I love her use of pattern and muted colors. Her work is so beautifully calm but has so much movement.

Items On Etsy

abby — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:06:15 +0000

I have posted a few items on Etsy, so check them out! I will be adding more works soon.

Now on Flickr

abby — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:57:28 +0000

I just recently created a Flickr so you can look at my older works and I will soon add some new works too. Enjoy!