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

technical tuesday: if you hate dipping tongs…

by | Jun 3, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

I saw this on pinterest the other day. Below is the description that came with the image. (sorry no source) Any one try this? I’ve never personally had an issue with the dipping tongs but some might.

The mesh holds a bit of glaze and when you release after dipping, it runs to the spots that were dry and seals the surface. I’ve always HATED dipping tongs and the bite marks they leave behind.