A Brief History of Infinity Arts Now On Flickr!

This is still a work in progress, but there is already a good range of current 2008 clock designs and some of the oldest clock designs from 2000. In the end, it should contain about 200 images documenting the history in images of Infinity Arts handcrafted clocks - enjoy!

-CLICK TO BROWSE THE INFINITY ARTS CLOCK ARCHIVES at flickr-

New Sidebar Series Art Clocks and Crafty Wonderland Surprises

I'm feeling pretty energetic, so I will go ahead and post a few images of new clocks and also some brand new offerings that will be for sale this Sunday, August 12, at the Crafty Wonderland in NE Portland (Doug Fir / 11-4 / free).

Here are the newest Sidebar Art Clocks. Except for "Receive" ($175), they are a little smaller than the last group and are priced right at $65.

"Ask" Art Clock by Mary Preiser Potts / 5½" x 11" / $65 / Purchase






"Breeze" Art Clock by Mary Preiser Potts / 5½" x 11" / $65 / Purchase

"Flutter" Art Clock by Mary Preiser Potts / 5" x 13" / $65 / sold

"Swish" Art Clock by Mary Preiser Potts / 5" x 11" / $65 / sold

"Receive" Art Clock by Mary Preiser Potts / 8" x 28¼" / $175 / Purchase

I've also taken some quick shots of my brand new offerings: Handmade Ornaments (Christmas or otherwise) and Handmade Magnets, which you can find at Crafty Wonderland this Sunday, August 12. The ornaments are $10 each and the magnets are $5 each.

Hope to see you there!

Custom Cityscape Clock for Boston Children's Hospital

Justin and I are home from Hawaii and I hope to post a few photos as soon as I finish playing catchup! But first, I wanted to post the new custom clock that I finished just before leaving for the land of Aloha. I've been working with a gallery in Boston over the last few years, creating clocks for a children's hospital there. Here is the newest of 3 cityscape clocks and a glimpse of other children's clocks I've made for the children's hospital in the past...

Cityscape 3 Wall Clock / approximately 12" x 45"

Cityscape 2 Wall Clock / approximately 12" x 45"

Johnhanclock Cityscape Wall Clock / approximately 10" x 40"

Airplane Clock / approximately 24" length

Dragonfly Clock / Approximately 24" tall

I'll be back later with my newest Block Clock art clock designs!

Custom Art Clock Design

NUMBER 46 by Mary Preiser Potts

I am currently working on a custom version of a large wall clock that I designed and made the prototype of almost 3 years ago. The original art clock was 22" wide (at the widest point) and 54" long (including the pendulum). The custom version is smaller than the original and, as such, is posing some interesting challenges for me. In the original art clock, the center gold area with the small circles running down it, including the little bit coming out from the bottom of the clock was the pendulum. It was huge! In order to perform this feat, I had to use a heavy-duty pendulum drive, which sticks out from the back of the clock 2.5 inches. In order to hide this pendulum-driving beast from the side view of the clock, I built a frame around it so that only the frame would be visible from the side...

Well, this time around, because the clock is much narrower, and because my client foresees that much of the time the clock will be seen from the side, the idea of the frame being exposed from the sides is just too much for either of us to bear! So, the center gold area between the violet-mauve bars will be stationary - no movement. The pendulum will just consist of the large gold circle at the bottom. I think it is a great variation on the design and I really don't think the lack of movement down that center strip will take anything away from the overall look of the art clock.

Custom NUMBER 46 in progress

So, this is what I have been up to for the last few weeks....well, that and working on Justin's new album cover with him. If you're a fan of indie rock and experimental music, then click on over to Justin Potts' myspace page!

I have some new block clocks laid out and hope to post some new designs next week!

An Infinity Arts Feature Has Bloomed At Indie Quarter

We would like to thank the folks over at Indie Quarter for featuring our wall clocks and art yesterday - Indie Quarter is a UK independent design blog with lots of cool handmade items. Click here to check out our feature!

Spring Equinox Clocks!

Happy Spring Equinox!

Today is my 33rd birthday and I have to say that I get more excited about the beginning of Spring than I do about my birthday! Although, who can complain about home-made cards and cake?! And, what could be better (and more confusing) than being a Pisces-Aries cusp girl?
To celebrate, I have created a new group of Spring-y wall clocks with Spring-y names to ring in my favorite season. HOP, SKIP, JUMP, LEAP & BOUNCE are their names, the colors are fun and the designs are loose. They are a continuation of my "sidebar" series, but the clock style is a little different than the first group...

HOP by Mary Preiser Potts / 7½" x 16¼" / $90 / sold

SKIP by Mary Preiser Potts / 6½" x 16¾" / $90 / purchase

JUMP by Mary Preiser Potts / 7" x 17½" / $90 / sold

LEAP by Mary Preiser Potts / 6½" x 16¼" / $90 / sold

BOUNCE by Mary Preiser Potts / 8" x 22½" / $110 / sold

Also, if you haven't checked it out yet, the Spring Sale at Infinity Arts Gallery is in full swing. What's that? You haven't heard? Well, you get to take 25% off a wide selection of our art clocks and wall art. Enjoy!

Without further ado I call for spring fever to begin....NOW!!!

SOLEIL / New Wall Clock Design

I took a detour from my usual rythm of working on 5 or so designs at one time to create this wall clock. I think it was really just a prayer for sun, embodied by all the sunny designs I could fit in that center column. The prayer goes like this: "I'll take sun, any sun!" - can't you hear it? February is sure a gray month in Portland. It must be helping because things are starting to look brighter now - or is that just Spring making its way onto the scene?
I am offering SOLEIL at an Introductory Price of $150. Save $25 if you order before Easter. And, we are still having our Spring Sale at Infinity Arts Gallery.

SOLEIL by Mary Preiser Potts / 9" x 25" / Intro Price: $150 / purchase

11 New Clock Designs From Justin

I'm off tomorrow for a week of sunny Dallas weather and time with my mom. But, before I go, I want to showcase several of Justin's 11 new art clock designs. He has done some amazing things with medium brown, tan and taupe, plus a darker design that I love! So, here they are, and I'll be back the week after next with some new designs of my own.

Oh, and I want to remind everyone about our Spring Sale! Check it out at Infinity Arts Gallery... PRIMAL by Justin Potts / 9½" x 21" / $135 / sold

"Primal" is my new favorite Justin Potts clock design. The textured black with the medium brown and the hint of deep cranberry is just yummy!

SIGNAL by Justin Potts / 8½" x 12" / $60 / purchase

"Signal" is a stunningly rich combination of tan, brown and black, minimal on design, maximal on pleasure. And, at $60, a screaming deal as well!

TRIBE by Justin Potts / 8½" x 12" / $65 / sold

I posted "Tribe" just in case you were wondering what happened to all the intense design work that Justin's clocks usually provide.

There are 8 more of these beauties (in all price ranges), so go see them for yourself at Infinity Arts Gallery!