by Carole Epp | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
You all know I’m a huge fan of figurative work, especially those with social commentary so I was thrilled to find the work of Cecile Kizlik show up in my email inbox. Enjoy!
Bio: Cecile Kizlik was trained as a bookbinder and is now freelancing DTP jobs. She lives and works in France. She took up ceramics 3 years ago, and fell in love. She used to draw, but now makes figurines. She also makes functional objects which we’ll hopefully get to see someday here on musing as well.
Statement:
I make figurines out of stoneware clay. I am interested in social and identity issues. My work focuses on the way bodies and clothes give something away of someone’s personality. They act as telltale signs – sometimes misleading – of what happened to us, of our wealth, of our attempts to present or hide ourselves, of our aspirations…My sources of inspiration are archetypal characters i might see in films, books etc… as well as everyday people. I have a special interest in people who have striking features or a bold dress sense, characters with an awkward, quirky side to them. Visually, my main influences are comic books aesthetics and folk arts.
Here’s the address of the blog featuring her work: http://cecile-kizlik.blogspot.com/
by Carole Epp | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Just a quick sneak peek of some work in progress. I’ve got 3 shows in the next year with my figurative work so I’m madly working away.
You might also note how in the background of my studio my husband is quietly taking over more and more space working on his custom bikes…time for an extension to the studio, but whose got that kind of money?! Oh well, at least I have company.
by Carole Epp | Dec 7, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The oh so awesome Plate a Day blog (one of my faves!) is having a contest you definitely have to check out.
Here’s the details via the blog:
“Plate #300 is due on Monday, December 14th, and we’re looking for your ideas. This time we’re asking everyone to post images to our newly formed Flickr group, located here. If you can’t post to Flickr, you can leave your submission in the comments on this post. And for Flickr members who love clay, feel free to use our other group for all other photos, located here.We have a new judge for the contest, the lovely Leili Towfigh. Leili is an artist and educational technologist who works with whatever strikes her fancy: clay, paint, film, pixel, pencil, ranunculus, rusted metal, wool, felt, linoleum, wood, etc. She writes a monthly column, Eye to I, about fine arts and inspiration for Soul Pancake, and muses about art and the creative process on Beyond the Picture.The winner will get their plate posted on Monday, December 14th as post #300. And! That lucky person will also get one of the amazing porcelain plates pictured above from the studio of Yasha Butler. Once again, thank you so much for all of the nice notes you’ve left on the blog. Now, let’s see those plates :)Rules:
1. In addition to plates we’ll accept submissions for bowls and platters
2. Work must not have been published on this site
3. Of course it’s totally fine to plug your own work
4. Multiple submissions are fine
5. Submit your plate by any/all of these means:
— Flickr: The 300post group
— Comments on this post: we’ll need an url to an image of the piece
6. And, icing on the cake (i.e. not a requirement), tell us how it was done! We’re a curious bunch!
7. The contest will close at noon Pacific/3pm Eastern on Friday, Dec. 11th(If you’re curious about the last contest, you can see that here)”
by Carole Epp | Dec 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Another day and another batch of lovely pots, this time the fantastic work of Shana Salaff – enjoy!
Short Statement:
My work runs the gamut between traditional or historically significant forms and inspirations and a more postmodern pastiche of style, colors, and decorative patterns. I see the items that I make as being useful “jewels” – shiny, small in stature, and made with as much care as possible. I love beauty and elegance as much as quirkiness and playfulness, and my vessels seek to allow the user to share my passions. Decoration versus content, beauty versus pragmatism; these are the dialectics that inform my work.
Bio:
I recently received my MFA from California State University, Fullerton, where I taught Ceramics and Three-dimensional Design as a graduate assistant teacher. Originally from Toronto, I received a diploma from the School of Craft and Design at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, in 1995. I received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1998. I have also worked as a studio potter for 7 years, running Wareshana Pottery in Halifax. I am currently doing a residency at Art 342 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
www.shanasalaff.com
by Carole Epp | Dec 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m loving the fact that there are lots of good ole Canadian entries again for Artist of the day; mind you we are a bit heavy on north american content – whats up with that? Hmmm I wonder…how to get the rest of you guys – that i know are reading the blog – more involved…a new years resolution for me in the works i reckon…Anyhow feast your eyes on today’s lovely offerings:
“Heather Braun-Dahl is a ceramic artist and painter living and working in Vancouver, BC. After having graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 2001 and then starting a family, Heather launched her dahlhaus art studios website in 2007 featuring her ceramics and paintings under one ‘roof’.”
“My current ceramics is interested in form being functional and minimal, but being the backdrop to a glazing style that strongly references my interest in painting. I started the Poppy series of pots when I revisited an abstract painting of mine from a few years back- the pod-like shapes with stems could easily translate to a modern poppy design and on my simple, wheel-thrown forms the colours and design seemed to catch people’s eye!”
website: www.dahlhausart.com
shop: www.dahlhausart.bigcartel.com
etsy: www.dahlhaus.etsy.com
contact: [email protected]
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