Monday Morning eye candy – Julia Galloway

by | Oct 4, 2010 | Uncategorized





I’m not going to lie. I have been basically stalking Julia Galloway‘s work online for years. It’s exquisite, it is beautiful to behold, it is layered and conceptually intriguing. So when i heard she was going to be presenting at this years 1000 Miles Apart student conference in Red Deer, there was no holding me back from finally seeing her work in person. I was not dissapointed in the slightest. The work is even more incredible than the images allow you to ascertain. And to top it off, Julia in person is so lovely, generous, honest, humorous and thought provoking. I only wish i could have seen more of her demos and heard her speak for more than just a morning. I have returned home inspired.

Call for Artists – Humor in Craft

by | Oct 4, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Artist on Cover: Jason Kishell, “Smug Mug”

People of all ages and cultures respond to humor enthusiastically and craft artwork definitely can be very funny! Often, the work exudes a sense of the absurd due to exaggerated size or by being executed in unusual materials. Craft artwork can be highly ironic, political, sarcastic, or just plain amusing, and it comes in a variety of media, such as metals, wood, fibers, ceramics, glass, mixed media, etc.

Brigitte Martin has started to develop a book about the role humor plays in contemporary craft and is looking for submissions for initial consideration:

– Images of humorous artwork,
– Texts/essays by the contributing artists, commenting about humorous aspects in their artwork,
– Audio art,
– Video art (the book will contain a CD of audio/video art depending on qualifying submissions,)
– Essays by writers about the role of humor and fun in craft.

Can you show us humor in all its shades expressed through craft artwork and text? Who decides what’s funny and what isn’t? What topics are off-limits? Is irony funny? Sarcasm? Are politics funny? Religion?

This planned book aims to provide the viewer with entertainment, commentary, and of course, many fine craft pieces by makers from all over the world. Humor has no borders. Or does it? It might be interesting to learn how a piece will be hilarious in China, but only garner mild astonishment in Sweden and vice versa.

This call is open to craft artists working in all craft media. crafthaus membership is not required. International entries are particularly welcome and encouraged to participate!

Final deadline: March 1, 2011 .

Click HERE for submission information !

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Starting today, please spread the word on fb, etsy and wherever else you are. If you know of funny pieces, please ask the artist(s) to be in touch with Brigitte, or send his/her information so that they can be considered.

THANK YOU !

Feel free to sign up for this group to get updates on this “fun” project. Email anytime regarding questions, and artwork suggestions !

Email for questions and submissions: [email protected]

Artists: You can start emailing your low res images to the above email.
Writers: You can start emailing your brief essay outlines to the above email.

Call for Applications – Sturt Workshop

by | Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized

Closing date: 31 October 2010
Sturt Workshop Mittagong
Sturt Craft Centre invites applications from experienced craft practitioners to the Sturt 2011 Artist – in – Residence program. Residencies occur in the disciplines of ceramics, jewellery, textiles, wood, photography and writing. Four to six residencies occur at Sturt each year. From late 2009, Sturt widened the focus of its residency program to encourage small scale production and individually designed work which will be promoted through Sturt Gallery.

More details here.