Kelly Averill Savino

Of Trees and Roots and Names of Things

When my grandpa Averill bought property on Wolf Lake in the Irish Hills of Michigan in the early 40s, he picked the choice lot for himself, and then parceled out smaller lots along the lake edge in a little barony he named “Averill’s Basswood Terrace”. (My grandpa liked to see…

February 16, 2021

Gelatin printing for people who 1) have no idea what it is, 2) need to relax about making mistakes, and 3) don’t want to spend a bunch of money.

PART ONE: HOW TO MAKE AND BUY THE STUFF YOU NEED The first thing to do if you want to explore a new medium, is…
January 31, 2021

Simple slab cup project: a powerpoint

I make these for my Ceramics 1 class and might as well share them! Click the button at the top that says “present”. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N8Brn0MwQqcq3T2_f69uAu1I34NYC_7DoA6ixxpZCQM/edit#slide=id.p1
January 22, 2021

February Make-A-Thing-A-Day, COVID lockdown version.

I don’t know if I have ever looked forward to FMATAD they way I am this year. It’s been a long haul, and a lot…
November 26, 2020

Obligatory and Apologetic Self Promotion: My Etsy shop.

Years ago, I sold a “niche market” pot to granola types and had an Etsy shop. Then it gathered cobwebs for a decade or so.…

Of Trees and Roots and Names of Things