el carrito

Many, many months ago I bought a homemade, used tamale cart on a total whim from the nicest guy who told me he made the cart and that he and his daughter used to go around town together selling tamales. It was just too cute to pass up even if I didn’t have a plan for it.

It sat outside my studio for months before I was inspired to give it the name of El Carrito de Arte or The Little Art Cart and even more weeks passed and I finally designed a sticker for it. All of this with still no plan of what it was really going to turn into. Eventually I used some found materials to make a lid for it which I wrapped in some recycled burlap and I lined the inside of it with some more burlap, double sided tape and zip ties, totally making it up as I went. I made a few hooks to hang Art Hearts off the side of it and some chimes for the handle to tinkle when it moved around.

Eventually I came up with a plan to support the lid better so that it could be shifted to be a table for the top of the cart. I found wood boxes that fit to support work on the inside of the cart and also double as a place to store the work when the cart was closed up. And then I found this pink table runner (which matched my kid size bike wheels so perfectly!) that made a divided area under the table so that I could store wrapping supplies and overstock items, making them accessible but also hidden.

Honestly, it makes me smile every time I look at it and I especially love that other than the pink tablecloth, everything was repurposed to make this carrito de arte. I still need some air in my tires and a little lube for turning, but this carrito is ready to make her showing at the next exhibition. And if there’s a truck or trailer in my future, I’ll be able to transfer her around town hawking my wares.

new projects at the studio

We’ve been busy over here with a slew of new projects to help improve the studio and sculpture garden before the next exhibition. I’ve been working on some signage to help those braving the dirt roads with some signs of hope that they are still on the right track. While we will always have our big green flags and sandwich board signs out for events, hopefully these smaller signs will help for everyday visits. We’re still working on getting Google maps to recognize our road – which would be extremely helpful!- but until then, consider yourself in the adventurous club if you’ve made it all the way out here!

Nate has begun building our studio gate, it’s pretty exciting for him to have all of his tools, shop and welder set up to a point where he can create a big project like this. He’s building the framework for the gate and I’ll be filling the voids of the frames with ceramic parts from my Bone Series that will be connected together with steel cables. I’m so excited to see the end results of this plan that has been a long time coming.

on the map

We are officially on the world wide map for Labyrinth Locator!

Our labyrinth is now the 2nd listed labyrinth in Baja and one of 15 in all of Mexico! It is currently made of natural rocks found on our property, but my plan is to eventually exchange all of the natural rocks for my hand-made ceramic rocks so it will change over time and each visit will be a new experience. If you’re in Todos Santos and want to venture north into the desert, come say hi! Contact us to make an appointment today.

Rock Candy Labyrinth at Earth Art Studio

art hearts available!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Handmade ceramic Art Hearts are the perfect gift for the loves in your life. They are available in a variety of styles on metal stems that can go in the garden or get tied up with a bunch of fresh flowers or on twine loops that make great ornaments.

Pick some up today at the Barro Sur gift shop or at Earth Art Studio in Todos Santos.

studio tour

If you missed it, here’s another chance to take a peek inside the new studio!

Want to visit in person? Contact us!

mil gracias!

A thousand thank yous to everyone who came out for my very first Todos Santos Open Studios Art Tour! Being in the middle of nowhere, I really didn’t know if anyone would venture out into the desert to visit me – but about 150 brave souls did! Y’all made the event a success and lots of art found new happy homes!

I was also really pleased with the positive feedback on our sculpture trail (el camino de escultura) and all the potential it holds! I’m already planning on getting more work out on the trail and collaborating with other local artists so stay tuned for our next event!

If you missed Open Studios weekend, please reach out and make an appointment to come and visit the studio!

labyrinth love!

Getting some of the new Rock Candy pieces placed on the labyrinth just in time for Open Studios this weekend! While this project will always be a work in progress, I’m loving the process of slowly improving the labyrinth and eventually all of the natural rocks will be replaced with Rock Candy rocks. I’m imagining that the center will be ever changing with different sculptures too.

labyrinth love | the dirt | Jenni Ward ceramic sculpture

Come and walk the labyrinth this weekend Sat + Sun from 10 – 4 for Todos Santos Open Studios Art Tour!

getting ready!

We are getting things ready for Open Studios coming up next weekend! The Umbels are up in the sculpture garden, the final glaze firing is happening and we are cleaning and tidying up the studio.

We still have lots to do and lots of things that in reality, just won’t get done in time, but it’s still going to be great! We are looking forward to sharing our space with the community!

Also, be sure to check out our neighboring artists! The ceramic and painting studio of Christa Assad is just up the street from me and slightly closer to town is the printmaking studio of La Liebre Press who will have 6 artists showcasing at the same location, so it’s definitely worth heading north out of Todos Santos to see some amazing artists at work! Tickets Available Here!

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