April 30, 2009 entry deadline
Juried from digital or slides.
Contact:
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center,
PO Box 495,
West Rutland,
VT 05777;
E: [email protected]
W: www.carvingstudio.org
P: (802) 438-2097.
It’s amazing how the internet allows you to meet people. I’ve meet so many fantastic artists thanks to this blog and my other websites that it truly makes all the time I put into these practices worth every minute! I met today’s artist through etsy after seeing some of his fantastic sculptural and functional based works in his online shop.
Here’s his blurb about his work, life and ice cream flavors (funny how many of you answered my questions literally, resulting in me craving ice cream everytime I got an email!!!)
“My work is about my curiousity for the cosmos surrounding us and the infinite worlds that lie beyond the stars. I’m interested in how our knowledge and curiosity of space has influenced cultures throughout time.
As for the color of the sky in my area… currently blue.
Favorite ice cream is any kind with bananas in it.
My favorite glaze colors are probably light blues and greens.
Check out more about Ben and his fantastic work at his website and/or etsy shop.
Judy is another of the wonderful artists I met while in Red Deer (oh what a time I had there!) These images are of some recent work she started last year. She says “I have been doing all sorts of things related to genetically modified food and plants. These small coloured clay flowers (3-5 cm) are inspired by Asian lilies, but are “modified” with thin laminations of geometric millifiori. I grow some real lilies in my rock garden here in the Alberta foothills, but bears do come out the woods to nibble on them – a different kind of modification!”
Please check out more of her work at her website Water Valley Studios.
2009 Art Kudos International Juried Competition & Online Exhibition
Deadline: Postmarked by June 30, 2009
Exhibit Dates: August 15, 2009 – August 15, 2010
Sponsor: Artshow.com
Venue: www.artKudos.com
Awards: $3,750 in cash awards: Best of Show – $1,200; Second Place – $800; Third Place – $600; Founder’s Award of Distinction – $400; 3 Merit Awards – $250 each
Juror: Scott Canty, Senior Curator for the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and Director of Exhibitions at the Palos Verdes Art Center
Eligibility: Open to all artists 18 or older. Drawings, paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, installations, ceramics, fiber art and mixed media are eligible. Media not accepted: video/film, wearable art (clothing or jewelry). Artists must submit images in the JPG or TIF format (with a .jpg or .tif extension).
Fees:$30 per artist for up to three entries
Commission:no commission on art sales
Website
Prospectus
I’ve known of John Shirley’s work for a while now and was pleasantly surprised that he was a reader of the blog. You’ve got to find some time to spend reading and looking at the gorgeous images of his work and process on his blog. He is a ceramist working in South Africa using Bone China. He makes beautifully delicate slipcast work which uses soluble metallic salts for the soft, yet vibrant, watercolor effect.
