a Richard Busch ceramic mug
Enjoying a hot cup of coffee on this crisp fall morning, in a beautiful mug by Richard Busch. I had the pleasure of meeting Richard at the former Tryst Gallery in Leesburg, when Kris was managing the space for a couple of years. He’d bring in big gorgeous framed black and white photographs of Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Roger Daltrey and more, for exhibit. I’d sometimes assist Kris during the extensive jurying process that happened each month, for every exhibit, and see theses images come up through the online database and wonder, who is this guy who got these gorgeous photos of legendary rock and roll stars, and how I had to meet him. In addition to his photos of well-known people, he documented the original Woodstock event, as well as simple, everyday occurrences in nature, and landscapes. Then there were his ceramic works, all greatly informed by a zen-like aesthetic and philosophy. I finally got to meet him at an exhibit of my paintings that he and his wonderful wife had shown up to, and he was so kind and so easy to talk with. You’d never know he was this local living legend, in his own right, whose work was featured in numerous major publications, and was recently accepted into the permanent archives of MoMA. Last summer, when I visited him during the Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour, we had a good little talk, despite the fact that there were plenty of folks milling about his place, and without hesitation he had no problem mentioning and talking with me about Kris, probably even more so than many folks who I consider close to me, and that stuck with me, and left an impression on me that filled my heart with happiness for the remainder of the day. I wish we lived closer to each other, because he’s the kind of person who I feel like we could talk about anything and everything with all day long, and he has invited me out to do just that, not too long ago. I think I should take him up on that. #richardbush #loudouncountyceramicist #loudouncountyphotographer #loudounart #loudouncountyartist #ceramicmug #art #artist #artistoninstagram #dmvartist #zenaesthetic #zen #handmade #handmadeceramics
a Richard Busch ceramic mug
Enjoying a hot cup of coffee on this crisp fall morning, in a beautiful mug by Richard Busch. I had the pleasure of meeting Richard at the former Tryst Gallery in Leesburg, when Kris was managing the space for a couple of years. He’d bring in big gorgeous framed black and white photographs of Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Roger Daltrey and more, for exhibit. I’d sometimes assist Kris during the extensive jurying process that happened each month, for every exhibit, and see theses images come up through the online database and wonder, who is this guy who got these gorgeous photos of legendary rock and roll stars, and how I had to meet him. In addition to his photos of well-known people, he documented the original Woodstock event, as well as simple, everyday occurrences in nature, and landscapes. Then there were his ceramic works, all greatly informed by a zen-like aesthetic and philosophy. I finally got to meet him at an exhibit of my paintings that he and his wonderful wife had shown up to, and he was so kind and so easy to talk with. You’d never know he was this local living legend, in his own right, whose work was featured in numerous major publications, and was recently accepted into the permanent archives of MoMA. Last summer, when I visited him during the Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour, we had a good little talk, despite the fact that there were plenty of folks milling about his place, and without hesitation he had no problem mentioning and talking with me about Kris, probably even more so than many folks who I consider close to me, and that stuck with me, and left an impression on me that filled my heart with happiness for the remainder of the day. I wish we lived closer to each other, because he’s the kind of person who I feel like we could talk about anything and everything with all day long, and he has invited me out to do just that, not too long ago. I think I should take him up on that. #richardbush #loudouncountyceramicist #loudouncountyphotographer #loudounart #loudouncountyartist #ceramicmug #art #artist #artistoninstagram #dmvartist #zenaesthetic #zen #handmade #handmadeceramics