Author: courtney

How To Survive As An Artist -1

The year was 1969; days after returning to Barbados after spending seven and a half years in England, I paid a visit to the Ministry of Education. Three months earlier I had posted an application letter for a job as a teacher. The secretary came out with my unopened letter of application, opened it before my very eyes, read it […]
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Anybody Can Be A Ceramic Artist-2

Work Space Have  You Sourced Your Ceramic Equipment And Supplies. To begin your new project, you must first organize your work space with enough shelves for commercial production or you can use another space for storing and drying. Have a roll of soft plastic or large garbage bags; you will need them for covering unfinished greenware or to facilitate the […]
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Anybody Can Be A Ceramic Artist-1

i Can teach Anybody Can Be A Ceramic Artist- Background During the eighties I worked for the Canadian Training Awards Project (CTAP) as a ceramic consultant; traveling around the Eastern Caribbean researching clay deposits, sourcing ceramic supplies and training students in ceramic production. The training was designed to start earning from day one; most of the students were women of […]
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Devonish Art Gallery Update

The Island Is looking so much better, electricity has been restored, street lights are being replaced, and the streets are looking good as there is a new arrangement that takes many garbage bins off the streets. However most of the major hotels are still under repairs and the first should open towards month end; but most boutique hotels and some […]
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Wood Carving Blog-The Creative Process-Stage 1

Wood Carving Blog- The Creative Process- Stage one Visitors to the gallery often ask questions that I am usually reluctant to answer or sometimes give an abstract answer or reply with a joke. One of the most asked questions is. How long did it take you to carve this? Referring to a piece of art they a interested in purchasing; […]
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DISRUPTION IN WORK

I must apologize for my absence from the website for the past month and a half; Anguilla was devastated by hurricane Irma and I am still without electricity and normal Interne. I am therefore unable to carve wood but I have been creating some ceramics using the slab roller; of course I am unable to complete them due to us […]
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How To Sell And Price Your Art Online-part 3

This post was inspired by a comment received. Let me tell you a little story to support this tip. In the seventies I operated a ceramic and woodcarving studio in Barbados, plus a retail outlet. The operation had four employees, one was a young full-time potter. On one particular day the potter either had too much to drink or smoke. […]
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UPDATE ON HEARTS

TOUCH FORMS by Courtney Devonish Touch forms were first created during my student days more than 50 years ago. In the beginning the touch forms were designed to help fellow students who wanted to quit smoking. The forms gave them something to do with their hands, which was their major complaint. At first the students were given a piece of […]
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Carved Hearts as A Touch Form

[wpecpp name=”fine craft gallery#10 sm. heart” price=”25.00″ align=”right”] Touch forms started during my student days to help fellow student quit smoking.Their major complaint was- they needed something to do with their hands- In the beginning the forms were abstract shapes but from 1998 hearts has become my best selling fine-craft item. The students were given a piece of clay to […]
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NEW PLATFORM

THE MOVE. I would like to apologize to all those who might have contacted devonishart.com in the past and did not receive adequate attention. First the website was hosted and managed by a developer and health issues for the past two years interrupted communications. Devonish art is now hosted on a new platform and fully managed by myself (Courtney Devonish) […]
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