by Carole Epp | Feb 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m making mugs now. Something which I’m the first to admit I’m not very good at. My mind is filled with images like the one above in the hopes I can sort out what I’m doing.
I’m also playing with a different design. Less for the kids, more for the grown ups. We’ll see where it leads. Too much in the early infant steps to really have perspective on where it’ll lead. Lots of baby steps around these parts lately….
by Carole Epp | Feb 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Uncommon Denominator: A Tribute to Richard Hirsch presents
a spectrum of aesthetic eloquence and technical mastery in the ceramic
arts. The traveling exhibition and accompanying catalog celebrate the
career of Richard Hirsch through the work of a selection of his alumni.
Hirsch has achieved professional recognition both as a ceramic artist
and teacher.
During his teaching career, which has spanned over thirty years, he
has been a faculty member of two prominent craft programs: the Program
in Artisanry at Boston University, and currently, the School for
American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology. Many of Hirsch’s
former students have established their own outstanding careers in the
contemporary ceramics field. Represented in The Uncommon Denominator are
notable examples of the renaissance in utilitarian pottery, continued
interest in the vessel aesthetic, and the investigation of both
figurative and abstract sculpture.
For more on Richard Hirsch, see With Fire in hardcover and softcover.
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press (January, 2004)
ISBN-10: 0-9759651-3-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9759651-3-9
Binding: Laminated paperback
Pages: 56
Illustrations: 39 Full color
Size: 11 x 8 in.
by Carole Epp | Feb 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Matthew Harris & Tim Rowan exhibition opens on Wednesday,
the 20th of February and runs through the 20th of March 2013. This
exhibition aims to explore the fascinating interplay between mixed media
on paper and ceramics by offering an exceptional selection of 24 new
works on paper by Matthew Harris and nearly 40 ceramic sculptures by Tim
Rowan.
Matthew
Harris has focused his art to textiles and for the past ten years has
made and exhibited drawings and works on paper. He is based in Stroud
and continues to make work that is concerned with abstract imagery and
the translation of drawn marks into cloth, achieved by a process of
dying, cutting and hand stitching. Tim Rowan comes from New York and
currently works in the Hudson Valley. He produces boxes, bowls and
sculptures in woodfired stoneware and native clay.
The
show invites viewers to explore the relationship between the stunning
work of these artists, and will be open to visitors Monday through
Saturday, 10:00am – 6:00pm. There is no admission fee to attend our
show.
Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturday 10am – 6pm (during exhibitions)
15 Royal Arcade
28 Old Bond Street
London W1S 4SP
tel +44 (0)20 7491 1706
by Carole Epp | Feb 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Opening
Saturday 16 March, 6 pm
The
Arsenale of Venice opens its doors, for
the fourth consecutive year, to the
finalists of the seventh edition of Arte
Laguna Prize: from the 17th to
the 31st of March at Tese di
San Cristoforo, the works of the 105
international artists selected for the
categories: painting, sculpture and
installation, video art and performance
and photographic art are on view.
Other 5 works
from the virtual art section are hosted
at the Telecom Italia Future Centre,
close to the Rialto Bridge.
A
further special selection of
young under-25 artists is on
view at the Romanian Institute
of Venice, a high-visibility
showcase on the way to Saint
Mark’s Square.
During the
opening night, on Saturday March 16th,
the five absolute winners will be
announced, one for each category, and
they will be awarded a cash prize of
7,000 Euros each.
The names of
the winners of the special prizes will
also be revealed: participation in
festivals and exhibitions of national
resonance, personal exhibitions at the
21 international galleries that are part
of the Prize circuit, the Prize Business
for Art featuring the collaboration with
companies investing in art, in addition
to the 6 art residencies in Venice,
Vicenza, Basel, Ptuj (Slovenia), Mumbai
and Beijing.
The total
amount of the prizes is 180,000 Euros.
On the days of
the exhibition other events are
scheduled.
Here is
the Agenda:
– Sunday March
17, Arsenale, 11.30 am: guided tour of
the exhibition and debate with jurors
and gallerists
– Sunday March
17, Romanian Institute, 3.00 pm: opening
of the Exhibition of Under25 and
interviews to the young artists
– Saturday
March 23, Telecom Italia Future Centre,
3.00 pm: meeting on “The new ways of
making art and new technologies”
– Saturday
March 30, Arsenale, 3.00 pm: meeting on
“The reutilization of former industrial
areas today”