monday morning eye candy: Patti Warashina
emerging artist: Luke Doyle
guest post – “show us your influences” with Andrew Tarrant
My work is heavily influenced by historical and mythological examples, in form,
use and decoration. I wouldn’t class myself as a production potter, nor a
sculptor, if pressed I usually say I’m a vessel maker, or a maker of things.
I do not generally attribute any artists as a direct influence but rather the (almost) faceless artisans of the past. I have a simple Roman bowl that I
purchased in London when I was a student at ACA back in the late 80’s. It sits on my kitchen table, I’ve put nuts in it during parties. I like that it was made in the first century (AD) and it is still in use in the twenty-first century. I like the longevity of clay.
I have major geek cred, I collect and have sold collectable sculptural toys,
comics and such. In the past we never knew the names of the toy sculptors but these days they are proudly printed on most of the packaging. As potters we are
known only by our marks, sometimes by our names, but always by the look of our art. I can usually tell if two different toys were sculpted by the same person.
Back to the late 80’s again, where I met a jewelery student who practiced
martial arts like I did. We practiced together, exchanging styles, and became
close friends. Jeff deBoer is not so much an influence as a brother in design.
Once or twice we have even come up with the same designs at the same time. We
share a similar design sensibility, snobbery of single-malt, and sarcastic
humor.
website – http://www.trespasser.ca
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/TrespasserCeramics
Instagram – http://instagram.com/the_trespasser
Twitter – https://twitter.com/The_Trespasser
job posting: CFile Executive Director
Jobs | CFile Seeks Part-Time Executive Director with Fundraising Experience
CFile, the global community for ceramic creatives, is seeking a
part-time executive director to help our organization with fundraising.
We’re looking for a professional person who wants the challenge of
growing a small, but vibrant nonprofit.
The hours are half-day. Applicants must be residents of New Mexico, living preferably in or near Santa Fe.
Starting Sept. 1, the director will be responsible for managing CFile
Foundation and its fundraising program. Applicants must have some
experience working for art organizations. CFile will also consider
applications from suitably-qualified consultants.
The director may work from his or her home office (we do not believe in commuting) and he or she must be self-motivated.
To apply, please send a brief resume to CFile’s Chief Editor Garth Clark at [email protected].
movie day: Justin Novak
Justin Novak from Emily Carr University on Vimeo.
Justin Novak has been an Associate Professor of Visual Art and Material
Practice at Emily Carr since the Fall of 2007. He teaches in the areas
of Ceramics and Illustration. After receiving his BFA in Communications
Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, Justin spent fifteen years
working as a freelance illustrator in New York City, for a range of
clients (including The New York Times, The New York Daily News,
Macmillan Publishing, Harper Collins, Tor Books, and the
Book-of-the-Month Club, among others). A second career followed, as an
exhibiting artist working primarily in the medium of ceramics. Much of
his ceramic work, which has ranged from figurative sculpture to
utilitarian design, has been developed within international residency
programs, including the Kohler Factory in Wisconsin, the Walbryzch
Factory in Walbryzch, Poland, the Arabia Factory in Helsinki and the
National Workshops of Art and Crafts in Copenhagen.
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