Father’s Day is just around the corner. Check out some gifts dear old Dad might like. Perfect for new dads, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and the other father figures in your life. Eye of the Day’s Father’s Day Gift Guide 2016: Troutman Rocking Chairs – Made in the USA, these rocking chairs are perfect for that…
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Eye of the Day Installations at the Pasadena Public Library and Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Eye of the Day Installations at the Pasadena Public Library and Santa Barbara Museum of Art Pasadena Public Library and the Garden Club On April 23rd and 24th, the Pasadena Public Library was transformed into a botanical paradise. “Reflections – A Centennial Celebration”, was presented by the Pasadena Garden Club. The purpose of the Garden…
A Day In the Life of a Ceramic Terracotta Commission Artist
Baked Earth: A Day In the Life of a Ceramic Terracotta Commission Artist It’s a random Tuesday afternoon in September of any year. I am sipping ginger tea and trying to figure out what to do with the tail end of an already long day, when the phone rings and it’s a number I don’t recognize….
The Art of Building Large Terracotta Pottery
The Art of Building Large Terracotta Pottery In all my days of fascination with clay, there is one tool that I would call my tool of choice: the wheel. But the two things that have influenced me most are my teachers and my travels. Over the past thirty years or so I have had the…
Art in the Garden: Henry Null of the Romantic Garden
Art in the Garden: Henry Null of The Romantic Garden Long time Eye of the Day customer Henry Null of The Romantic Garden Company recently installed three Italian terracotta Sako balls in a Santa Barbara garden. The three globes, provided by Eye of the Day, were custom colored by the company’s Service department. Null describes…
Baked Earth: The Making of a Greek Pot
The Making of a Greek Pot This month I’m going to discuss a tool that has captured my imagination for nearly 40 years: THE POTTER’S WHEEL. It started for me in Orange County California in 1976 at Irvine High School. For my P.E. class I was taking surfing and the instructor also taught Ceramics. It…
