I'm Dave. I have a BA in art so I suppose that makes me an artist. I was raised in Palo Alto, California, went to school in New London, Connecticut, graduated in 2005, spent that summer working and saving, and then I moved to Ashland, Oregon. That didn't pan out and now I'm back with the 'rents.
I'm good with my hands. Love working with 'em. I've been doing ceramics (mostly pottery) since 7th grade, and have experience with glass blowing, photography, sculpture, lost-wax casting (medium scale, for bronze, and uber-small scale, for fine metals and jewelry), and I'm somewhat versed in art history. I rented studio space while I was in Ashland, and managed to produce a good amount of work before I left. I've already had one successful pottery sale, and have used that to rent and set up my jewelry studio.
I try to be an easygoing fellow, but I get really worked up about politics, and I take my art (well, anything I make) somewhat seriously. I try to make things to a very high standard, which is why I love ceramics - it's a total release from that. The standards of beauty for ceramics are so relaxed compared to nearly anything else I've done, that it frees me up to produce instead of design or brainstorm.
The current events thing began with a government class last year about the balance between national security and civil liberties. I began reading news blogs (mainly www.dailykos.com, a progressive weblog) and have continued ever since.
