emerging artist: Sarah Jewell Olsen

by | Jun 8, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Bio: Born and raised in Anchorage, AK, where I earned my BFA in Ceramics from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Spent a year at the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, Oregon before being accepted to the WVU Ceramics MFA program, which began with living in Jingdezhen, China for three months. I am a drawer and painter as well, and I’m deeply interested in facets of interior design and industrial design.

Artist Statement:

I make utilitarian pots with a design aesthetic. The practical beauty of my work is intended to overpower the mundane, mass-produced objects, and enrich experiences. Through thoughtful craftsmanship, I intend to communicate the importance, permanence, and necessity of my pots. I use porcelain to throw and hand build shapes that are informed by facets of design, historical ornamentation, and Modernism.

These forms reflect my desire to replace the boring objects in our lives with objects that have meaning. Practical beauty is conveyed through the articulation of curves and edges that create the forms and adorn their surfaces. I am drawn to the dynamic form change that occurs when a graceful curve moves around a pot and into an edge. The additions of crisp linear compositions on the surface further convey a modern design aesthetic.

www.sarahjewellolsen.com

FIGURATIVE ASSOCIATION: THE HUMAN FORM SYMPOSIUM

by | Jun 6, 2014 | Uncategorized

KRIS KUKSI

Plan now to attend Figurative Association: The Human Form Symposium,
at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Save the dates — Sept. 10 through 13, 2014. Registration begins April 8, 2014. 

Bookmark the page: arrowmontfigure.org, add it to your rss feed, and check back often as we develop the schedule for keynote speaker Dr. Nancy Etcoff, panels moderated by James Sullivan, symposium Guest Writer Edith Garcia, and closing speaker Glenn Harper, along with presentations and demonstrations by artists both renowned and early in their careers.

Encouraged by the success of the 2010 Figurative Association: The Human Form in Clay,
the organizers have developed this symposium which will gather artists
who address the human figure through works in all media.

Two major exhibitions of figurative art will coincide with the symposium, for which a catalog will be published and available.

Register by calling 865-436-5860.
Registration fee: $395. Includes all meals, demonstrations, gallery reception and social events.
Housing options available.