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!

Of Earth and Sky

When I saw these gourds, I almost immediately saw a giraffe! So I got to work putting them together with a few cuts and holes drilled! I cut a butternut board for the base and attached the body to it!Next came some apoxie sculpt to join things together and painting some eyes on glass beads.

Once all the sculpting was done, I started painting with acrylics and attached horse hair eyelashes, ossicones, and mane and tail hairs! I used tail hair from my sweet Patty horse that I lost a couple of years ago!

After all that, I added some clay grass and flowers and stones to the base. Then varnished everything for the last touch! I am really happy with how it turned out and named it " Of Earth and Sky".There are some surprise spots on the giraffe that go with the title! I am thinking I will enter it into a couple art shows near here and if it doesn't sell there it will be offered online!

"Clarity" opening reception

Brian Payne and myself

The opening reception at Campbell Pottery in Stonewall Gallery was a success! The gray cloudy day outside made walking into the gallery full of bright colorful artwork a real treat! I was overwhelmed by the support shown by friends and family and collectors of my work! Thank you to everyone for coming out! Also a large shout out to fellow artist Brian Payne, Katie Levan, Anne Ingersoll, and everyone at Campbell Pottery for making this such a beautiful show! Don't forget this show will be up until December 9th if you missed it so far!!

Brian Payne, Katie LeVan, Anne Ingersoll

Exciting news!

So excited to announce that I will be in a show at Campbell Pottery from November 10th to December 9th, with the opening reception on November 17th from 1 to 3! This is a show with artist Brian Payne, ( check out his beautiful watercolors) and me!! This is going to be a beautiful show and I would really appreciate seeing some familiar faces at the opening reception!! I have been very busy making new gourd pieces for this show!
         Also in exciting news, we have become grandparents! Our grandson Eli was born in July and we went to meet him in Oregon in august! He is so cute and it is hard being so far away!

While there I painted a mural of a large tree and wildlife in his nursery! A big piece of my heart to leave there since I am so far away!!

Besides all this ,it is canning season here at home!! I have lots of tomatoes and beans etc. waiting to be preserved!! Hope you are all having a wonderful summer and ready for fall!!

Edinboro Art and Music Festival Show

I was so thrilled to find out I had won the Edinboro Art and Music festival art show patrons Choice award for my gourd Harris's Hawk! What a nice surprise!! I haven't had time to post on here about it due to this being the busy time of year! If you would like to see this show , better hurry as it is over this weekend on June 10th! There is a new show opening on Friday though at Graffiti Gallery in Oil City! This is my first time participating in a show at this Gallery! the opening is from 5 to 7 PM. Come on by and check it out!
  We just returned from a fun trip to mid coast Maine to visit our daughter! That is such a beautiful part of the country and I really loved seeing our daughter! This short visit had to get me my ocean fix for the year as we will only be landlubbers for the rest of the year! I took in as much of the sound of waves and the smell of the ocean as I could while there!!

Hated to say goodbye as usual but then it was back home to all the mowing and gardening that needs done! I also have more art shows coming up and need to work on some new pieces for those!!