The Wedding Gift Clock

I know it's been a little while since I've posted, but don't think I haven't been working, and then some....we recently moved (that's mostly the work I was referring to...) back to the east side of Portland, which I am very happy about. I miss the tall, tall trees and the acre for Jonah (our 8 yr. old son) to romp in, but being able to walk and bike to virtually everything has us revisiting the idea of giving up our vehicle - that and the $4.33 per gallon of gasoline!
I wanted to show off my latest earth-friendly clock design. It is another tall one - 6" x 24" - and it was made as a gift for friends of ours who got married in April. I always like making something new for somebody and then offering it as part of my line. So, in the spirit of the rest of my earth-friendly wall clock designs, here is the "Rising Song Long" in barn red and pumpkin orange! (Oh, and it'll be available on our website soon!)

"Rising Song Long" pendulum wall clock [barn red/pumpkin orange/taupe] / 6" x 24" / $115

...and, a close-up...

The Alberta Art Hop is This Saturday! (May 17)

I wanted to write a little bit about the Alberta Art Hop, which is coming up this Saturday, May 17th, from 11-6 in the heart of the Alberta Arts District. It's going to be SO much fun! Justin, Jonah and I will be on the street, in addition to over 100 other artists and food vendors, with a full display of clocks, recycled and mixed media art, including Jonah's popular Monster ACEOs and drawings (see http://www.picklesandcheese.etsy.com/).


There will also be many local bands and musical groups performing on 4 separate stages. And, need I even mention, the many fine restaurants, galleries and businesses already located along Alberta Street. It is a recipe for a truly fine day, if only it doesn't rain. Last year at this time Justin and I were enjoying a tropical breeze in Hawaii and Jonah was enjoying sunshine and 80 degrees here in Portland with his Grandpa - all this to say that my fingers are crossed for a beautiful day!


Justin Potts will be bringing any amount (read: a huge and awe-inspiring selection) of his body of ink and watercolor drawings in small and medium sizes perfect for matting, framing and impressing your friends, as well as mixed media collages on board, using mostly recycled materials ... take a peak at Justin's art at http://flickr.com/photos/justinpotts/


Mary Preiser Potts will be showing her new, earth-friendly wall clock designs, all extremely affordable and perfectly gift-sy or splurgy-for-yourself-sy...this 7.5" square sells for a mere $25!

Mary will also be offering a selection of her Bird Women collages - made from recycled board and paper - Bird Women bookmarks and free Bird Women coloring books for the kiddos!

Browse more clocks at http://www.infinityarts.etsy.com/ and check out the Bird Women collages at http://www.birdwomen.etsy.com/.



Hope to see you there!

A Brief History of Infinity Arts Now On Flickr!

This is still a work in progress, but there is already a good range of current 2008 clock designs and some of the oldest clock designs from 2000. In the end, it should contain about 200 images documenting the history in images of Infinity Arts handcrafted clocks - enjoy!

-CLICK TO BROWSE THE INFINITY ARTS CLOCK ARCHIVES at flickr-

oodles n oodles n oodles - Earth Friendly Home Decor, Wall Clocks

The months of '08 are flying right by. But, it's not as if I've just been spinning around in circles, dazed and confused, either! I am gearing up for a few exciting interludes with the Portland public that are coming up in the next few months.

First on the list is the Crafty Wonderland Second Birthday craft show on April 13 at the Doug Fir. Then, on May 10, I will be at the Sidestreet Gallery in SE Portland for the Laurelhurst Art Walk and on May 17, Justin and I will set up our tent-store on the streets of Alberta at the Alberta Art Hop. So, without further ado, reminiscences or philosophizing, here are the newest 10 wall clock designs - all of them affordable AND earth-friendly...

"Nature Song" [pale blue/brown/taupe] / 6" x 14" / $65 / Details (links to infinity arts website)

"Nature Song" [brown/olive green/taupe] / 6" x 14" / $65 / Details

"Oodles" [barn red/pumpkin orange/brown] / 6" x 14" / $65 / Details

"Rising Song" [pale yellow/brown/taupe] / 7½" x 7½" - $35 OR 11½" x 11½" - $50 / Details

"Climbing Vine" [brown/pumpkin orange/barn red] / 7½" x 7½" - $35 OR 11½" x 11½" - $50 / Details

"Block Clock / ABC #1" [red-orange/pumpkin/taupe] / 5½" x 18½" / $65 / Details

"oodlesNoodles" [brown/pale yellow/taupe] / 7" x 24" / $115 / Details

"oodlesNoodles" [pale yellow/taupe/brown] / 6" x 24" / $115 / Details

"oodlesNoodles" [red-orange/pale yellow/taupe/brown] / 6" x 24" / $115 / Details

I should have OODLES of new desk clocks in the OODLES design coming next month, too, so check back!

Earth-Friendly Wall Clocks Are Here!

I am thrilled to introduce the brand new line of earth-friendly clocks from Infinity Arts. They are available now through Infinity Arts Gallery. There are 20 new clock designs in all, including 5 new desk clock designs. There are also 7 new block clock designs in the one-of-a-kind section. All of them are created using sdf (sustainable design fiberboard), which is formaldehyde-free and made from 100% recycled wood fiber, and painted with non-toxic, voc-free milk paints. Yay! It has taken us 6 months to get to this place with our decision to go green and I am very excited about the progress we've made....so, without further ado...

"Rising Song" wall clock - taupe/green - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Rising Song" wall clock - barn red/pumpkin - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Rising Song" wall clock - red-orange/burgundy - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Climbing Vine" wall clock - brown/pale blue - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Climbing Vine" wall clock - black/brown - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Climbing Vine" wall clock - olive/red-orange - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Swirling Smoke" wall clock - pumpkin/red-orange - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Swirling Smoke" wall clock - green/burgundy - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Swirling Smoke" wall clock - yellow/olive - 7"x7" / $35 - details

"Nature Song" pendulum wall clock -brown/pumpkin - $65 - details

"Swirling Whisp" pendulum wall clock -red-orange/pale yellow - $65 - details

"Breeze" pendulum wall clock -burgundy/pumpkin - $65 - details

"Oodles" pendulum wall clock - green/brown - $65 - details

"Whisper" pendulum wall clock - yellow/barn red - $65 - details

"Loopy-Lu" pendulum wall clock - olive/red-orange - $65 - details

Avocado desk clock $45 - details

Dragonfly desk clock $45 - details

Dragonfly desk clock $45 - details

Dragonfly desk clock $45 - details

Owl desk clock $45 - details

Custom Wall Clocks For Children - Joshie's Giraffe

After making this giraffe wall clock (more about that later), I wanted to write a little bit about children's wall clocks. While I have made many custom children's wall clocks over the years and, up until recently, offered a line of children's wall clocks through our website, I decided recently that I would no longer offer the line. The main reason being that the clocks are so jigsaw intensive to cut out that I have to price them too high. Instead, I intend to include a small section of photos of the children's clocks that I've made as a portfolio of my style of children's clock.

Joshie's Giraffe is the first children's clock I've made in a very long time, so I'm excited about it and want to show it off. I made it for a baby friend of mine, whose nursery has a jungle theme. The clock is made using sdf (sustainable design board) made from 100% recycled wood pulp and painted with milk paints (voc-free). Earth-friendly equals baby-friendly! It is painted a pumpkin orange with chocolate brown, rich red-orange and cream accents. It has lots of little handpainted design details as well as handpainted numbers on the face for easy readability at the 4am diaper change.

Here are a few more shots, including close-up, detail images - enjoy! And, contact me if you would like to have a wall clock made for your child's room.

New ACEO's from Justin Potts

My better half has spent the last winter week laying beside the woodstove drawing and painting an evergrowing collection of ACEO's (Art Cards Editions & Collections) using ink and watercolor on Arches paper. They are fun, funky, lovely, complex, humorous and, most of all, beautiful...this is an area where Justin's talent really shines!

Justin's ACEO's can be found at the Infinity Arts Gallery eBay store, at the Infinity Arts Etsy store and will be coming soon to the Infinity Arts Gallery website. They are all one-of-a-kind, so get them while they're hot!

Space Girl

Space Sisters

Astro Girl

Space Cat

Olive

Imaginary Animal

Love Fox

Sustainability Fair - February 10th @ the Hip Drip Cafe in Portland

We are very pleased to be a part of the first ever Sustainability Fair in Portland this Sunday. We

will be there talking up our new materials - sustainable design fiberboard (sdf) and milk paints - as well as peddling a selection of our brand new Earth-Friendly clock designs and recycled art. See you there!