Design Development

In my San Francisco studio, developing initial ceramic shapes and patterns.

exploring ancient forms

Scribe (skrīb):

n.

1. A public clerk or secretary, especially in ancient times

2. A professional copyist of manuscripts and documents.

3. A writer or journalist.

The scribe played

an important role

in ancient Egypt.

Students were

trained rigorously

from the age of

nine, and master

scribes were often

at the top Egyptian

society. Egyptian

artists were professional

scribes who specialized

in design and draftsmanship

for royal and funerary monuments, their job was to represent the world around them, make things come "alive", so that could exist through eternity and the boundaries of time. This was a culture that celebrated beauty, color, texture, light and dance. Perhaps because because life was so vibrant and vital many people wished to carry that life forward into the next world.

Forget Bloggin!

I'll be scribin' my way through Cairo for the next several weeks.

I'm here collaborating with various artisan groups, providing design, creative thinking and practical business skills in an effort to help find new markets for their talents and beautiful crafts. I feel lucky to be able to visit this part of the world, and to have the opportunity to work with these talented craftspeople.

Handmade in Egypt