"Of Premonition and Transformation"

" Of Premonition and Transformation" has been liked by several well known jurors in the area! I won a merit award at the Random Acts of Artists show recently at the Trumbull Art Gallery in Warren Ohio! It was juried by James Pernotto.

Secondly it was juried into the Martinis with Monet show put on by the Cranberry Artists Network and juried by Peggi Habets! This show is ongoing and will be up until August 19th! It is so nice to have a piece received well as it gives you a little boost and the incentive to keep going! I have much gratitude for the inclusion! 

I have some other pieces in the works but have been occupied with gardening this time of year!

Almost a year!

It has been almost a year since my last post! We  are still dealing with Covid which is just awful! Several people we know have had it and some have sadly passed away! I haven't been able to visit our granddaughter that was born last April!! Some horrible threats have been made to our democracy and sometimes i feel like we are living in a nightmare! 

On to artwork, last year my previous sculpture was accepted into the Erie Art Museums Spring Show, a nice honor! Only the second time I have made it in the show! It was delayed due to covid and it was by appointment only with no reception! 

Now I have been working on some smaller scale sculptures with lots of fun details! I am really enjoying these pieces! The one above was inspired by John Denvers song "Of eagles and horses"! It was difficult to pull off but I am so happy with the result! 

This one is a sea turtle in an ocean habitat! They are endangered due to human activity and pollution like so many other creatures! sad!
 

Uncertain Times!

A lot has happened since my last post! I have participated in several art shows and still been very busy creating new work! I have also been making pieces for art shows that have now been postponed or have uncertain futures due to the corona virus! I hope you and yours stay safe in this horrible outbreak! I am thankful that I have a home studio to work in and create because I can totally get lost in what I am doing and lose track of all the craziness going on! Once again we are endangering ourselves partly because we will not take better care of the earth and her environment! I am not happy with our leader who started out calling this outbreak a hoax and minimizing its potential for death, sickness, and disruption!! Once again he has proven his ignorance! I could go on about this for a long time but I won't for now!
        Here are some of the artworks I have been working on! Hope they might brighten your day!

 This is "A voice for the voiceless no matter the cost" and is made from gourds and epoxy clay on a board. I spent over 100 hours on this and was at first trying to make a tribute to all the wildlife rehabbers and protectors. Then I was so upset to find that 2 men involved in protecting monarchs in Mexico were murdered and this became more about the wildlife warriors that have given their lives!

This piece is "Cosmic Tiger Moon" made from a gourd and epoxy clay! After these two projects my joints were worn out from sculpting so I took some time to paint instead!

 These are done with charcoal and acrylic ink on wood panels.
So stay well everyone and let's get through this with compassion and kindness!

Santa gourd is done!

Here is my Santa gourd all finished! I named it “ A Gift for a Lifetime”! A puppy given at Christmas needs to be viewed as a lifetime commitment, not just a a novelty that will wear off before December is over! I am very happy with how this turned out and hope it finds a great home for the holidays! It is available for a little while on my Etsy shop but will then go to one of the galleries that carry my work! This is a ooak sculpture that can be an heirloom passed on in a family for years to come! 

This is my entry at the Cranberry Artists Network Holiday Show! Show runs until December 20th!

“Sparkle” the cat is all dressed up for winter!

This gourd and clay sculpture of a harbor seal is listed on my Etsy shop! I have been neglecting my artwork a bit lately as we had wonderful visits from our kids and our 16 month old grandson! The house is way too quiet now☹️ 

Hope to get back to a Santa I started awhile ago!

Martinis with Monet at Cranberry Artist Network

 I was very excited to find out I had two pieces accepted into the Martinis with Monet art show in Cranberry Township! both my giraffe sculpture "of Earth and Sky" and my elephant sculpture            " Witness to Madness" were accepted into this juried show! I was very sorry to miss the opening reception as we were on a trip to Oregon to visit our son, his wife, and our one year old grandson! I hear it was a wonderful event! We did stop on the way to the airport for a brief look at the show!!

I also had apiece juried into the in the garden art show at Campbell Pottery. My Robin and nest sculpture!

Next up is a show starting August 3rd at Campbell Pottery featuring Dogs and Cats which will be a benefit for the Erie Humane Society! Great time to buy some art and help out our furry friends! Here are two of my entries!

Hope to see some of you at the opening reception from 1 to 3 on August 3rd!

On a roll with animal sculptures!

After the great response I received after I made the giraffe sculpture I decided to make some more gourd and clay animal sculptures! I stayed on the theme of endangered animals first and made an elephant and then a rhino! I am really having fun sculpting these creatures and have continued to make several  others!

These all started out with gourds and were sculpted using epoxy clay! If you would like to see more process photos check out my facebook or Instagram accounts and please like and follow my pages! @jodyneugebauergourds on Instagram The cat and lizard are currently sold but the bunny is in my etsy shop for sale. The others are going to some art shows.Hope you are all having a wonderful Spring!I am ready for some nice weather!