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Dinnerware, a platter, wall vases and a whole bunch of cups
Ask a Potter: Photography
A Holiday Tour of Lillstreet Studios

Dinnerware, a platter, wall vases and a whole bunch of cups

Posted by Emily Murphy on August 8, 2008 under Guy Nicol, Mugs, Platters, Soda-firing, Updates

As promised, here are some photos of some recent work. I got them out of the kiln right before our July road trip. And had the photographed this week by my photographer, Guy Nicol.

This is some new dinnerware that I’ve been designing:

And this is part of my newest platter series:

I’m really excited for these new wall vases.

These pieces are sort of a hybrid between my oval vases and the wall pieces.
And this is a new surface that you’re going to start seeing on more of my pieces.

I’m really excited for a floral designer to go to town with them! Unfortunately, my favorite designer, Amy Lemaire, has moved away! Amy has done all the arrangements over the past 4 years. You can see some of her past work here.

I think I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been in a cup making groove.
I really love the curve & tension in these handles.

You might remember these masked mugs from an earlier post.

The curve of this mug makes me want to fill it with hot cocoa and cup it in my hands on a cold autumn night. That’s not going to happen for a while.

And here are the peace cups that you might remember from a previous post too.

hope. peace. change.

Tags: change, hope, peace

Ask a Potter: Photography

Posted by Emily Murphy on February 3, 2008 under Ask a potter, Guy Nicol, Reviews

I regularly get questions emailed to me about clay, kilns, the business of clay, etc… I have decided to start a series “Ask a Potter” where I answer some of these questions on PotteryBlog.com that I think will be interesting and helpful to other readers. Please feel free to share your 2 cents and join in on the dialog!
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Who takes your photos? What kind of camera do you use?
-Diane in Georgia

My “professional” images are taken by Guy Nicol in Chicago.
His studio is also at Lillstreet Studios. If you’re not in the Chicago area, don’t let that stop you, you can ship your work to him.
I have been using Guy for my photos for the last 7 years, and his work is amazing. He specializes in studio arts such as ceramics, jewelry, fibers, etc… I’ve used the images he taken to apply to shows as well as promotional materials (postcards, business cards, etc…). Some of Guy’s images of my work published in exhibition catalogs, 500 Cups (2 images), 500 Pitchers (2 images) and Ceramics Monthly.

Some examples of photos that Guy has taken for me recently:

I do take lots of photos myself that are posted on this blog. I got a new digital camera early last fall, the Canon PowerShot A570 and I’ve been really happy with it.

I would say the photos that I take myself fall into 3 categories – personal, studio shots/ works in progress, and images for online selling. I’ve been dabbling in online selling for a while trying to figure out what outlet I think is best. I’m finally ready to jump into the Etsy pool (more on that to come!) and easy, high quality photos are a necessity.

Below are some photos that I have taken with my digital camera:

Tags: 500 Cups, 500 Pitchers, cameras, Canon PowerShot A570, Ceramics Monthly, Lillstreet Studios

A Holiday Tour of Lillstreet Studios

Posted by Emily Murphy on December 6, 2007 under Emily Murphy's studio, Gary Jackson, Guy Nicol, Joanna Kramer, Lillstreet, Updates

I thought I’d give a little tour of what some of the studios are offering this holiday season at Lillstreet Studios in Chicago. It’s truly a unique shopping experience to be able to shop directly from the artists in their studios. I’m including photos of just a sampling of the studios. There are over 50 artists under one roof – and that’s not including Lillstreet’s Gallery!

ceramics by Emily Murphy