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Stone carving in Vermont, Garden Art Crete Chae Clay workshop in Florida .
Hi there , yes I have been Mia for some time and it has come to me finally in full realization that I cannot do everything . Newsletter,...
Lee Bell
6 days ago2 min read


Summer 2025 - cheesecake recipe, garden and studio
I spent very little time in the studio overall this summer. Much to my dismay after counting the days to being on break from teaching I...
Lee Bell
Jul 291 min read


Concrete art in the garden . Spring has arrived and I have had lots of questions about crete chae clay
Working with Crete Chae clay is a fulfilling journey for artists and DIY enthusiasts. This versatile medium allows for a range of...
Lee Bell
Apr 202 min read


Winter in Florida- The studio is cool , students are creating, work is rotating and showing.
Delphine the seahorse rolling out of studio and going out to exhibition The spring semester is nearly at the half way mark, with kilns...
Lee Bell
Feb 172 min read


2024 a rollercoaster year of highs and lows, looking forward to studio in 2025
Some of the highs and lows for a year in the studio and hopes for the upcoming year.
Two of my four works that were on display won the peo
Lee Bell
Dec 30, 20242 min read


Clay classes, Crete Chae Clay, cool studio days .
Sensational student work this semester with new projects focusing in on student heritage and art history assignments. They knocked it out...
Lee Bell
Nov 25, 20241 min read


Concrete and clay . New concrete coloring for landscape art, crete chae clay.... Full swing into fall shows and teaching ceramics
Concrete and clay . New concrete coloring for landscape art, crete chae clay.... Full swing into fall shows and teaching ceramics
Lee Bell
Sep 18, 20242 min read


Outdoor sculpture in the Garden.
Early mornings have been the only time possible to be outside; and that includes the studio. Slow progress continues on Delphine the...
Lee Bell
Jul 20, 20241 min read


Sizzling summer heat at Black Lily Studio
I am still working on the new seahorse - Delphine and have a couple of large ceramic platters getting finished up. The first platter here is
Lee Bell
Jun 11, 20241 min read


April winds down the ceramics teaching term and opens up time for Black Lily Studio Crete Chae Clay sculpting.
April is a challenge for me every year . The saying about March (in like a lion out like a lamb) never seems to hold true when April...
Lee Bell
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Happy Studio , happy weimaraners . Eight foot seahorse armature
Finally an entire weekend devoted to the studio - New work and being with my hounds ! A full Saturday of welding an armature for an 8...
Lee Bell
Mar 19, 20241 min read


Inspiration Way Public Art In Tamarac, Florida has a visiting Dragonfly , Flora
Flora has arrived and been installed safely on the broadwalk of concrete slabs with other artists works to Tamarac, Florida. She will be...
Lee Bell
Feb 18, 20241 min read


New Heron sculpture at Tuscawilla park in Ocala
Fernando the walking Heron is installed by the water at Tuscawilla Park on Sanchez Ave in Ocala, FL Public art installs are moving...
Lee Bell
Jan 19, 20241 min read


Seven foot Nouveau Crane lands at Port St Lucie City Hall
End of the year celebrations are in order as Nouveau Crane is installed in Port St Lucie at city hall for the next two years. Of course I...
Lee Bell
Dec 6, 20231 min read


Fantastic Fall in Florida - Studio is humming with good news and new work .
Last month I was celebrating the news that Nouveau Crane has been chosen to be on display at city hall in Port St Lucie. She is getting...
Lee Bell
Oct 29, 20232 min read


Concrete "mural" floor and Public Art news
The big news of the month is I was notified this week that Nouveau Crane was chosen to be installed in front of city hall in Port St....
Lee Bell
Sep 16, 20231 min read


Black Lily Studio-Crete Chae Clay - DIY Garden edge borders Weather proof air dry "clay"
Easy DIY air dry , weatherproof Crete Chae Clay for Garden edgers, plant borders Step one I purchased some foam insulation sheets from...
Lee Bell
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Summer's divergent paths Cardboard templates for clay and crete chae
I missed writing a month here for the first time in what would have been two years in August . It shocked me. I didn't even realize it...
Lee Bell
Jul 7, 20232 min read
The May of Delays , and yet June is speeding right in
Dearest Crete Chae people, There is project overlap in sight. with the raised printing template ( your free tutorial that was in the...
Lee Bell
May 22, 20231 min read


April in Studio
A little twist to the regular sculpture entries with drawings for the facade of a building. It has been a goal lingering in the back of...
Lee Bell
Apr 18, 20231 min read
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