by Carole Epp | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Come and be inspired by one of Australia’s exciting and successful
ceramic artists! Kirsten Coelho is an award-winning ceramic artist
who works in porcelain, producing reduction fired works that attempt to
fuse the formal and the abstract.
More recently her work has been influenced by nineteenth and early
twentieth century enamel wares and and the abstracted surface
possibilities these objects can show as they begin to age.
Kirsten Coelho trained in Adelaide at the South Australian School of
Art before moving to the UK in the early 1990’s where she worked for a
number of years in a London Studio.
Since returning to Australia in 1998, Kirsten Coelho has been a
studio tenant at the JamFactory Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design
and completed a Master of Visual Art at the South Australian School of
Art . Kirsten now works from a studio at her home in Adelaide, South
Australia. She was winner of the 2012 Sidney Myer Ceramics Award and is
represented by galleries in London, US and Australia.
Her Masterclass at Slow Clay Centre will be a one-day demonstration
and discussion-based class where participants will be able to access
Kirsten’s considerable expertise and knowledge about porcelain, working
on the potter’s wheel, glazing and building a career in ceramics! All
welcome, no prior experience necessary!
https://weteachme.com/slowclay/pure-and-not-so-simple-ceramics-masterclass-with-kirsten-coelho
by Carole Epp | Jan 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
I was recently invited to send cups to AKAR for their upcoming yunomi exhibition (yah I know I’m still pinching myself thinking it’s a dream!). Being the stress case that I normally am I made 21 cups to ensure that I would have a perfect 5 to send. So now I’m selling off the extras this upcoming tuesday at noon (central time).
Join me if you’d like for some lovely yunomies at theuntrainedeye.etsy.com
thanks!
xoxox
carole
by Carole Epp | Jan 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
From Wednesday 27 November 2013 until Friday 14 February 2014 the
Officine Saffi Ceramic Arts Gallery will be presenting the first solo
show in Italy by Robert Cooper (Sheffield, UK, 1949).
The exhibition
presents a wide range of themes by this ceramic artist of consolidated
renown: he has been dedicated many international exhibitions, both solo
and group shows, and his works are present in important collections all
over the world.
The exhibition offers an ideal opportunity to
learn more about Robert Cooper’s artistic approach, in particular by
means of the “Tea Caddies” series, with printed motifs and other forms
of decoration.
Robert Cooper’s collage-type style that he applies to
the production of his ceramics, with layers of screen-printed images and
surfaces onto which other motifs are pressed, inspired the gallery’s
decision to present Cooper’s tea caddies together with designer
textiles. The spaces of the gallery will be hosting some of the finest
examples of artistic textiles from the Alberto Levi Gallery, creating an
attractive series of references and harmonies, suggesting new
narratives and intriguing visual scenarios. The Alberto Levi Gallery,
Milan, is specialized in tapestries and carpets, in particular creations
by Jurgen Dahlmanns and carpets in the Acquasilk series.
This combination is described by the title of the exhibition, Tea Boxes and Textile Design – Ibridazioni Narrative.
For
Robert Cooper, stories are almost his “raw materials:” he is fascinated
by the life of objects and the tales that they incorporate, and he has
made then the focal point of his artistic approach. Every object or
fragment, in his view, is permeated by a preceding life and function.
Therefore, as a starting-point for his work, he used found objects of
varying origin, such as clays, oxides and glazes left over from his
lessons (and for which he has developed a specific method of firing),
mass-media printed images, pieces of preceding works, and fragments of
pottery found on the banks of the River Thames.
Robert Cooper
assembles and blends these found materials using a slow, meticulous
process, creating a new object capable of telling new stories. He
interacts with these small treasures from everyday life, which often
suggest and determine the theme of his work. His pieces are the result
of many superimposed layers of life, created by a procedure by means of
which he takes possession of the objects and reinterprets them. Cooper
applies screen-printed images to his works, as well as other printing
techniques and discarded packaging materials. The found object is
rescued from a destiny of oblivion and is given a place in the realm of
art.
The artist often reworks his pieces several times, even when
they could be considered as complete, firing them over and over again. On
the surfaces of his ceramic pieces, he applies glazes and slips, and
continues working on the decoration with a spontaneous technique,
applying layers of glaze, screen-printing, or transferring photographic
images to the clay.
The artist desires to have complete control
over his work, but at the same time he accepts the possibility of chance
events, and actually encourages them within his creative procedure. The
introduction of unpredictable effects in the final pieces – the objects
that he uses are old and fragile, and so they are subject to unexpected
changes – is an essential part of his artistic process. His works are
forever suspended between a feeling of power and fragility; delicate,
but with a physical presence that has a powerful effect on the
surrounding space.
Officine
Saffi is an organization that includes the Officine Saffi Ceramic Arts
Gallery, the OS Lab workshop, Milan, and the magazine La Ceramica in
Italia e nel Mondo. Officine Saffi is dedicated to promoting ceramic
arts and design, by providing and publishing information for this
sector, and encouraging the use, collection and production of ceramic
objects in all their various forms.
www.officinesaffi.com
Via A.Saffi, 7 | 20123 Milano
Tel. +39 02 36 68 56 96
Fax +39 02 36 59 74 44
e-mail:
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | Jan 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
| Jeffrey Sincich – Narrative: A Tall Tale – with Josh Stover |
| February 20-22, 9:30am – 4:30pm |
| Cost: $350.00 Register Now |
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In
this workshop, students will explore ways to incorporate elements of
folklore and narrative into their sculptural or functional ceramics to
communicate personal meaning, depth and a sense of history. Jeffrey
Sincich and Josh Stover will work side by side as they demonstrate
various hand building and surfacing techniques that they each use in
their personal work. Students will create figurative sculpture or hand
built pottery that addresses themes of folklore and narrative. Students
should come prepared with personal imagery or personal found objects to
use as inspiration or to incorporate into their work.
Jeffrey Sincich is a ceramic and mixed media sculptor based in St Petersburg, FL. He received his BFA in Ceramics from the University of Florida. He
was granted the Regina Brown Fellowship by NCECA and traveled by
bicycle down the Pacific Coast from Portland, OR to San Francisco, CA
searching for inspiration for his work, which is inspired by personal
histories, folklore and travel.
Josh Stover
received a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Florida in 2012. He
was awarded a Fogelberg Fellowship by Northern Clay Center allowing him
to work as an artist in residence there for one year. While at Northern
Clay Center Josh had the opportunity to teach demonstrations, assist
with classes and teach a workshop at a local community college. He
enjoys teaching and helping others with their work. Josh makes
functional ceramics with narrative surface illustrations that are
influenced by Americana, cartoons and his childhood.
February 20, 6:00pm Jeffrey Sincich and Josh Stover will
give a public lecture the first night of the workshop. The artists
will discuss concepts and techniques as well as present sample works.
Tickets are $5 for the public and free to workshop participants.
| Christine Golden – Figuring It Out |
| February 27-March 1, 2014, 9:30am-4:30pm |
| Cost: $350.00 Register Now |
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This
workshop is designed to give students experience in rendering a
realistic human bust, using the slab technique. Students will learn
proportion and explore the expressive nature of the human form. All
processes, from the fingers and head, to anatomical lessons and refining
techniques, will be addressed.
Christine Golden has been creating
art for over 15 years. She attained her BFA from the University of Utah
in 2005 and her MFA in 2010 from Indiana University. She has been an educator in the arts since 2003 and has participated in numerous workshops and residencies, including the LH Project.
February 27, 6:00pm
Christine Golden will give a public lecture the first night of the
workshop. The artist will discuss concepts and techniques as well as
present sample works. Tickets are $5 for the public and free to workshop
participants.
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armory art center, 1700 parker avenue w.p.b., fl 33401 | (561) 832-1776
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