Michael W. Moses Ceramic Art Pottery Now Available at Persnickety in Madison,Mississippi

 Every jewel needs a setting and a collection of jewelry needs a jewel case.  "Persnickety" of Madison is one of those jewel cases.  Set in the small jewel-like city of Madison, Mississippi, the shop named Persnickety takes small things seriously.

That being said, I am happy to say that "Persnickety" is a proud purveyor of Michael W. Moses ceramic art pottery.  I have been searching for just the right place for my pottery and I was very pleased to have "Persnickety" take a hand-picked group of 45 pieces of my pottery.  We went up to Jackson yesterday, 26 June to make the installation and found the owner of "Persnickety", Ben Rogers and his staff to be helpful and knowledgeable.  All went swiftly and the installation was complete in just a couple of hours.

 Here are some photos of the showcase my pottery will reside.  You will note the juxtaposition and contrast is startling.  The placement in an antique style display case which can be seen stage right, just as you enter the door, makes for maximum impact to the eye.  The bright flash of colors and the non-traditional shapes pulls the eye immediately.

 "Persnickety" is no stranger to fine items and their inventory is diverse and well placed.   Discriminating buyers can choose items that have been carefully selected to tickle the fancy of the upscale buyer.  Anybody can have a store, but not all can match the painstaking research and selection available at "Persnickety".

 I’d like to thank The owner Ben Rogers, his Family and fine staff for making this an easy and enjoyable experience.  I hope that people in the Madison and Jackson area will see my pottery there at "Persnickety" and feel like for a brief moment, they are on the Gulf Coast.

Michael W. Moses New Year Greetings and The Peaceful Gulf Coast Life!

Wishing everyone a very joyous and prosperous New Year! 

2013 was a nice year for me.  I did not have anything earthshaking happen, either good nor bad.  

 It was a year in which my heart and mind were filled with an almost serenity that I have rarely encountered in my life.  I must admit that I did less pottery, less art, and just flat out less of everything in 2013.  And even a bit less weight, which is of course not a bad thing.  My brain is now reeling with all manner of new and exciting things to do in 2014!  

I have a bunch of old pottery to finish and I have tons of new ideas that I just can not wait to start.   Who knows I might even do a few painting....I have not done any painting in a very long time.

Living on the Gulf Coast has made me slow down a little and take things at just a bit more relaxed.  No real hustle or bustle here.  I know that I make this place sound like the land bountiful, but it is for the most part an area where things just seem to move at a different, quieter pace.

I hope that the upcoming year will be full of love, happiness, and prosperity for you and your family and friends.  I hope that 2014 will be as full of peacefulness for you as 2013 was for me.

With hope and love to all,

Michael W. Moses

Art Ceramicist

Ocean Springs,

Mississippi

Michael W. Moses goes to CoastCon 36 Science Fiction Convention in Biloxi, MS

Here is a non pottery related post for you.

Over this last weekend I went on Saturday to the 36th annual CoastCon Science Fiction convention at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Colosseum in Biloxi, MS

This year the convention saw what seemed to me to be a considerable increase in attendees from the last few years. I would like to thank the many people of CoastCon for putting together a pretty good one for 2013. It makes me anxious for the 2014 one next year!

There were a fairly large number of gamers that showed up and there were many people in costume. I found this years layout for CoastCon a bit better than in previous years at the Colosseum. There was a nice flow to the setup that really worked well.

I picked up a few items in the merchant room and went to the costume contest. This year the prize for best costume was a reproduction Brave Heart Sword, that was donated by South Coast Antiques. The sword was won by a young lady that had a great looking Wonder Woman costume that she made herself. I took a few images during the costume contest and once again was not happy at the Biloxi Colosseum's difficult lighting for photography.  After the costume contest I went around and took a few more images with my digital camera.  If you want to see a few more of the images that I took at CoastCon please go to my photobucket gallery.

I spent the evening setting around talking with some of my friends that I do not often get a chance to spend time with. We had pleasant conversation all Saturday evening, until the convention closed and we were sent out into the night.

I have spent the last two evenings processing the images that I took. I have created a few Art Photo Manipulations using some of the images that I took that I thought deserved a bit of a bump up to the next level so to speak.

I have a passion for doing my ceramic art pottery, but I must admit that I sure do love doing digital photography a whole lot.  I just love taking an image and making a collage of unrelated images that create a new and wonderful image to behold. Many do not consider this type of work to be art, but many people in the 1800's and 1900's did not consider film photography to be real art either.  To me it does not matter one way or the other. I just love digital art and photography and to me creating because one loves to create is more to do with being art than solely creating to just make money.

For a few more of my digital art photo manipulations you can see them at photobucket

New Ceramic Art Pottery by Michael W. Moses

 Well, here along the Gulf Coast as the horrors of long winter days in the 60°F's and 70°F's are occurring,  I am finding myself stuck inside more and more and I guess I will be doing a bit more pottery and probably more frequent posts on this blog.

The Ceramic Art Pottery of Michael W. Moses Now Available Exclusivly on the Gulf Coast at Antiques Plus in D'Iberville,MS

Michael W Moses Pottery at Antiques Plus D'Iberville,MS.

 My pottery finally has a new home here on the Gulf Coast. Earlier this week we did an installation of my ceramic art pottery at Antiques Plus in D'Iberville, Ms.
My friend Joan Skinner who has been a strong supporter and collector of my pottery for many years now, who owns Antiques Plus has after much debate and deliberation provided me a large customized case to securely display my pottery. I will be using Antiques Plus as my base of operations and point of contact for my pottery sales here on the gulf coast. I will continue to show my new works on this blog and sell online as well as through Etsy.

Michael W Moses Pottery at Antiques Plus D'Iberville,MS.

 Being at Antiques Plus will allow you to stop in and inspect my ceramic art pottery in an up close and personal way. I know it sounds corny, but this is pottery that must be experienced in person to see all the detail and textures that make my pottery so touchably unique. My pottery is never done justice by any mere 2D photography that you may see online. If you are in the area stop in at Antiques Plus and experience my ceramic art pottery first hand. Antiques Plus is located at 10340 D'Iberville Blvd Ste D,D'Iberville MS. phone(228) 396-2005. The hours are Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm.

Michael W Moses Ceramic Art Pottery at Antiques Plus D'Iberville,MS.

Michael W Moses Pottery at Antiques Plus D'Iberville.

Michael W Moses Art Pottery at Antiques Plus D'Iberville,MS.

New Artist Madeline Nolan at South Coast Antiques & Gallery

Ceramic Artist 
Madeline Nolan

We would like to welcome a new artist at South Coast Antiques & Gallery. Our new Artist is Madeline Nolan. She is a well known local artist, born, raised, and a life long resident of the Gulf Coast. Madeline has been doing art for about fifty years. Much of her past work has been in the field of painting and watercolors. Her ceramic art pottery works, showcase her painterly background and gives her pottery a truly beautiful hand crafted feeling.

She chooses Coastal themes and the bright sun drenched local colors of the area to embellish here gem like pieces. Many of her works draw upon the impressionist movement and specifically the works of Vincent Van Gogh. One of her most popular series is her "Starry Night" pieces that have the blazing Van Gogh Starry skies mixed with the liveliness of Gulf Coast imagery. We are pleased to now be carrying her latest pieces here in Ocean Springs. So, come on down and give them a look the next time you are in the area!

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