cathy erdmann

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to participate in a "Concept to Clay" event in Utah. It was three intense days of sculpting...

Recently I completed a Domestika course, Introduction to Clay Sculpture, by Cristina Cordova. I've always admired Cristina's work and in...

A new sculpture in the works . . . first I need to make it clear I’m not against technology, I love it. However, I was reading a post...

This painting captures my grandson in his natural habitat. He loves his books, workbooks, and journals.

A new sculpture I'm working on entitled, "The Garden or the Lamb?" I've been wanting to create something that celebrates Eve's...

I love the fact that young children never hesitate to consider themselves artists. We are all artists in one way or another . . . may we...

Yesterday I was digging through some old paintings that I had started and never finished when I came across this one. I decided to take a...

I can't help it, I have a fascination with boxes. The shapes, the sizes, the materials they're made from, but best of all what might be...

Do those two words go together? Maybe. For me there's something relaxing in the making of test tiles. I guess it's just learning to love...

Clay Sketch No. 15

Today another fun teapot sketch. Teapot No. 4

I took a day off from clay sketches to mix some glazes. This respirator was not easy for me to acquire. Apparently, only licensed...

This figure is another of the five that will go together. Clay Sketch No. 13

Today's clay sketch is one of five figures that are intended to go together in a group. Clay Sketch No. 12

In one of my ceramics classes at UVU we were challenged to create teapots. The requirements to qualify for a teapot are, a lid, a handle,...

These girls look deep in conversation. The girl on the right needs to hold something that they can be discussing, but what? I haven't...

None of them are exactly alike, however one is completely different. I imagine all these women on the same base, with a quote that I've...

This is another idea for a jar with a figure topper. I asked my niece and her friend, who are dancers, to model as if they were teapots...

As I said before, these are very loose sketches. This is what I see . . . a china painted jar with a figure as the lid. I can't wait to...

A new blog – it’s kind of like a new book that needs phrases marked, notes put in the margins, the spine stretched, and a few dog-eared...