by Carole Epp | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
The other day with giddy butterflies I packed up a few pieces to ship to the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. I’m super excited and honored to be a part of their upcoming figurative exhibition, opening in April.
Figure/Figurine
April 6 through April 29, 2012
Harrison Gallery
Opening Reception, First Friday, April 6, 5-9pm
For many contemporary artists working in clay sculpting representations of the human figure, associations with and references to the figurine are natural. Figurines, diminutive tabletop sculptures, representing man and or beast have lived in almost every home globally, regardless of place, culture or time. Early clay examples date back some 30000 years. Throughout time these figures have represented many things. From fertility icons to religious symbols, common man to Kings, from singular figures to ornate and complex compositions, these intimate sculptures commemorate(d) everyday and heroic acts, modern day folk and pop cultural figures, and historically significant events. Artists participating in Figure/Figurine include Christyl Boger, Jeremy Brooks, Anna Noel, Kensuke Yamada, Carole Epp, Beth Lo, Mathew Groves and Mara Superior. Each of these makers uses the history of the figurine to create works that live comfortably in our contemporary world.
Visit the Clay Studio website for more details.
And also upcoming in April is my next sale. I work with a collective in Saskatoon organizing fun craft events, coffee nights, DIY nights, and market sales. Our next one will be on April 13th and 14th. Make sure to check out the flock and gather blog in the next few weeks for artisan profiles and event details.
by Carole Epp | Mar 15, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Apply for the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s world-renowned Arts/Industry residency program!
Deadline: April 1st, 2012
Up to sixteen exceptional artists from around the world are chosen each year for two- to six-month residencies that give them access to the pottery or iron/brass foundry and enamel shop in Kohler Co.’s Kohler, Wisconsin, plant. The program provides 24/7 access to industrial studios, an excellent staff that will guide you through the process, time to explore new ideas and techniques, free housing, round-trip transportation, professional photography services, materials, use of industrial equipment, and a modest stipend. Join those who have experienced one of the most unusual residencies in the world! Arts/Industry residencies in 2013 have a deadline of April 1, 2012.
Please visit the Residency page on the Arts Center’s website, for more information and a link to our online application!
www.jmkac.org
by Carole Epp | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
March 24, 2012 – June 10, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2-5pm Opening reception
Lois Harbaugh
Say “Tulip”, 2011 photo by Richard Nicol
Lois Harbaugh
Say “Tulip”, 2011 photo by Richard Nicol (detail)
Kathleen Skeels
Death Cage Tulipiere
Kathleen Skeels
Death Cage Tulipiere (detail)
Margaret Ford,
Basket and Hat, 2012 photo by Rob Vinnedge
Patti Warashina,
Vaso da Fiori, 2012 photo by Rob Vinnedge
Mark Stromm Tulipiere
In 1637 Tulip Mania reached its peak in the Netherlands with tulip bulbs trading for astronomical prices. It was there in the 17th century in the Delft Potteries of the Netherlands that the tulip vase was born. Originally a 17th century Delft stacking form with multiple openings for displaying tulips. The Skagit Valley to the north of Seattle rivals Holland in its tulip growing fame and it is there at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner that ceramic artists will revisit this unique vessel form. Tulipiers or Tulip Vases , as a form, present a unique challenge and creative opportunity for ceramists. Carol Gouthro, guest curator and ceramist , invited 32 northwest ceramic artists to create Tulipiers in their own style.
Museum of Northwest Art
121 South First Street
La Conner, WA 98257
http://www.facebook.com/events/248783081870149/
by Carole Epp | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
March 15 – April 13
Crimson Laurel Gallery
We thought our most successful successful solo show of 2011 deserved an encore. This show features Alex’s favorite pots from his last two firings. Alex Matisse lives and creates his work in the Mountains of Marshall NC. He apprenticed in the workshops of North Carolina potters Matt Jones and Mark Hewitt. “The pots in this collection are from the 3rd and 4th firings of my kiln. Each firing has been distinct and varied and each has had success and failures. These are a few of those success, a harmonious marriage of form and glaze and flame.
My favorite pots are those made on the good days. It is a joy when the clay, pinched between knuckle and middle finger, seems to rise off the wheel toward the sky with its own momentum and volition. The pitchers in this show were made on such a day: their weight and mass distributed perfectly.
On the bad days, when the clay is short and dry and the eye wants more than the hand can match, the hardest part is not in the mechanics but in the mind. When everything seems to elude me, staying calm and collected is the most difficult part of all. Those days come and go like the March rains we will soon see and, I’m learning, are followed by the sun.” – Alex Matisse, March 2012
Crimson Laurel Gallery
23 Crimson Laurel Way
Bakersville, NC 28705
