Patricia Lazar Ceramic Art Blog

The Purple Thumb local artisan handmade shop Toronto

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:40:55 PDT

My ceramic art pieces can now be found at a really neat store called The Purple Thumb in the Beaches area on Queen St. in Toronto (at Woodbine). This shop carries only local handmade items -...

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Bird Art on ceramic art pieces

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:23:51 PDT

I've always loved birds - until about ten years ago, always had 2 or 3 large bird cages in my home with canaries and finch.....alas, I had to stop because my Respirologist told me my Asthma/Emphyzema...

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Dogs and their people - loyalty

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:34:58 PDT

Yesterday I went downtown to visit some art galleries. I was sitting outdoors at an ice cream patio and observing some dogs who had been tied on a post outside while their moms/dads ran in to buy...

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Israel judged guilty before being proved guilty, even when not guilty

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:36:58 PDT

In most courts of law and in the opinion courts of the world, you are supposed to be deemed innocent before being judged guilty. When it comes to Israel, she is judged guilty no matter what,...

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condemnation of Israel -FACT VS. FICTION

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:52:16 PDT

AS USUAL, THE WORLD CONDEMNS ISRAEL WITHOUT KNOWING THE TRUTH! YET ANOTHER SET UP BY THE TERRORISTS TO PROVOKE INNATE HATED OF ISRAEL AND JEWS. EVEN AFTER 9/11, PEOPLE WOULD RATHER CONDEMN ISRAEL...

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Gardening to ease the soul

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sat, 29 May 2010 07:51:05 PDT

I just LOOOOOVE gardening! Being at one with the earth. This year, for the first time, I find my gardens (front and back of my house) much more play and less work than usual. Finally, I have just...

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Art Show Musings - The Agony and the Ecstasy

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:56:39 PDT

Well, all that planning and running around and hard work preparing and doing my art show in my studio/gallery this past weekend is over and I'm back to 'normal' - so called LOL ! Was it all worth...

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art show at my studio/Gallery Day 1 Successful!

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sat, 22 May 2010 17:31:09 PDT

Day 1 is over for my art show and sale, and it was successful - yay! I didn't get very many people coming, but those that did were mostly loyal collectors of my art and each one bought several...

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Be who you are and say what you feel.....words to live by

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:43:35 PDT

I love this expression/proverb: "Be who you are and say what you feel.....because those that matter don't mind......and those that mind don't matter. Not many people are brave enough to live by...

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portrait of an 8-year old ART PAINTING COMMISSION

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:33:19 PDT

Here's the painting of the sister of the other little girl. Just finished it a couple of days ago. It's 16 X 32", acrylic on canvas. Well, you learn something new about yourself if you keep your...

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ART SHOWROOM/GALLERY SHOW OPENING POSTPONED

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:57:45 PDT

Unfortunately, for several reasons, I've had to defer the opening of my art showroom/Gallery until the following weekend, i.e. MAY 22, 23, & 24 - 1-4 pm. This is the long weekend, Victoria Day -...

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My portrait of a young girl - commissioned painting

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:16:43 PDT

If you read my previous post about the commissioned painting I just finished, just want to let you know that my client LOVED it! Whew! So now, I can't wait to get started on the little girl's older...

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Portrait of young girl - painting commission

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:44:01 PDT

var addthis_pub = 'PatriciaLazar'; I finally finished one of the portraits I've been commissioned to do! I hadn't painted any figurative work for a very long time; in fact, I had only painted a...

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Art Gallery Opening Sat. & Sun. May 15 & 16 1-4 PM

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:57:59 PDT

I'm putting up signs around my neighbourhood and emailing a bunch of people....and hope that lots of people show up this coming weekend. I was going to put ads in some newspapers but the prices are...

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My dog Georgie-Porgie various hair styles and paintings

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:53:17 PDT

All these pictures are of my Poodle/Jack Russell Terrier mix dog Georgie-Porgie. He's now 11 1/2 years old; I rescued him from the Toronto Humane Society when he was about a year old. It's so funny...

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Ceramic Tiles handcrafted

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:55:39 PDT

I've been making lots of ceramic tiles lately. The tiles pictured above are all 4 1/4" square. They are great on their own as a hot pad, they are super in these wooden frames, and they are really...

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More ceramic/glass jewelry pendants rings and earrings

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:41:16 PDT

In my last blog post, I posted some new jewelry I had made very recently. Here are a few more pieces. I would really like to get some feedback on these - you like them, you aren't crazy about them -...

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new ceramic and glass jewelry

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:50:02 PDT

These are just a few of my new ceramic and glass pendants. I must say that I am extremely pleased with them, especially 'in person' where all the details and textures show way better! I just...

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self pity splurge over - blue skies ahead!

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:54:26 PDT

Whew! That was quite a long bleah time, but I am officially feeling better now. No reason... my pain level is still pretty bad, but my emotional blahs have been replaced by hope and a new drive to...

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bleah bleah bleah bleah bleah yadi yada

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:51:07 PDT

I'm going through one of those periods in my life where everything seems so difficult.... Too much pain for one person - my head has been killing me at the site where I had the surgery a year ago -...

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I am featured on www.examiner.com Arts & Crafts in Toronto Column

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:29:23 PDT

I was so pleased to see a wonderful article written about me and my art on the Toronto Examiner. Anna Lee Husband writes a new column on Arts & Crafts in Toronto. It's new and I'm the second...

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Opening my showroom home studio to the public

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:34:29 PDT

I've had a showroom in my home for years now, and have only opened it to the public when I did shows in my house, sometimes just my work and sometimes with a few other artists I invited to join me....

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Ceramics and Glass fired together jewelry

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:08:58 PDT

I finally was able to get the pictures to post - I think Blogger was having some problems before.... Yesterday I blogged about combining low temperature clay and bits of glass and then firing...

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Firing clay and glass together - YES

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:10:21 PDT

In my earlier post today I wrote about firing clay and glass together in the same piece in my ceramic kiln. YAY! It worked! I only tried it on 4 pieces, and I can't believe how super 3 of them came...

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Kiln still too hot to open....ooooooh can't wait!

noreply@blogger.com (PatriciaLazarCeramicArt.com) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:00:24 PDT

I've blogged before about the excitement of opening the lid on my kiln, especially after the final firing. Well here I am again waiting for that moment - in about 15 more minutes, I will be able to...

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