monday morning eye candy: “Beauty and Natural Forces: Part II” by Sarah McNutt

by | Aug 18, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

 “Beauty and Natural Forces: Part II” by Sarah McNutt
Year: 2014
Location: Solana Beach
San Diego, CA
Materials: Unfired mold clay
Measurements 3′ x 1′ x 5′ feet

Second
work of a pair of sister pieces exploring the fleeting and controlling
nature of the idea of beauty when subjected to natural forces. This work
was handbuilt at San Diego State University, from unfiredable junk
clay, and allowed to disintegrate over a few hours in the ocean. It is
subjected to sun, waves, salt, and sand leading to it’s ultimate
destruction.

 

 

guest post: ” show us your influences” with Linda Fahey

by | Aug 15, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday


I have innumerable
influences — as a kind of “natural curator” — I am constantly looking
at massive amounts of work across all media. I find both whole lines of
work/aesthetics from various artists usually drive my attention, but I
also am in a constant state of gleaning bits and pieces from a variety
of sources, textiles, wood, design, architecture.  
Gertrud Vasegaard

Gertrud Vasegaard — this bowl is one that is always in my memory — one of my all time favourite pieces.

Clifford Still – Richard Diebenkorn – Helen Frankenthaler –
they are all enormously influential to me – certainly separately, but as a representative range of abstract expressionists – I think of them often.

Clifford Still
Richard Diebenkorn

Richard Diebenkorn

Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler

George Nakashima


George Nakashima — he married old and new in a modern elegant beautiful way — another mid-century giant. He was also ahead of his time in how he used materials to achieve a balance between the constructed and the natural “edge”.

Linda Fahey

My work is almost entirely hand built. I enjoy so much the construct of
building pieces up in sections. I work with porcelain and black
mountain clays. I’m an illustrator by training, so much of my work is
about working out the relationship of decoration/form and how they marry
well.

yondershop.com

@yonderlindafahey

podcast thursdays: the Spark with Tift Merritt

by | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized

The Spark with Tift Merritt
Have you ever wanted to ask your favorite songwriter what
idea sparked the song you just can’t get out of your head? Award winning singer
songwriter Tift Merritt does just that with her podcast The Spark. Merritt’s
questions to her talented guests (Emmy Lou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and many more)
get straight to the heart of creativity and the craft of song writing.
Check out her interview with one of my favorite musicians Josh
Ritter. After listening to his episode I posted his quote, “ You have to become
a martyr for your own ideas”, to my studio wall. Visit www.marfaspark.com for
more information or find the show on iTunes.
https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-spark-with-tift-merritt/id272552881?mt=2
The Spark is a monthly interview program, hosted by Tift
Merritt. You can hear The Spark online and on air at KRTS, Marfa Texas Public
Radio.

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