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 | 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
by Carole Epp | Mar 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
There is something adventurous and exciting when you have the freedom to explore an abandoned site with memorabilia left behind, a depiction of a life once lived. This exhibition was inspired by a visit to a remote and abandoned hamlet of Bents, Saskatchewan. Artist Cathy Terepocki became fascinated by the buildings in their various states of decay as well as the artifacts left behind as a testament to a bygone rural era. Even more so, she was surprised by how many artifacts had been left knowing that in other parts of the country they would be vandalized and pilfered.
Terepocki’s desire to maintain this historical site and the belongings left behind led her to create free souvenirs for the town in the hopes that by placing the pieces out there that visitors would take a cup and leave the other objects untouched. Terepocki draws parallels between the history of ceramics, the factory made ceramic object, and the desire to preserve memory, time and experience.
Art reception and talk: Friday, March 16 @ 7:00 pm
LML Cultural Centre is located at 133 Donovel Cres
(Beside South Shore Elementary School) Regina Beach
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 10:30 am ~ 4:30 pm,
Sunday 12:30 pm ~ 4:30 pm and Thursday 5:30-8:30
For more information, call the LML Cultural Centre at 729-4484
by Carole Epp | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Upcoming Show I Yunomi Invitational 2012 I Opens March 23, 10:00 AM CST
List of Artists:
Jake Allee, Dan Anderson, Kurt Anderson, Linda Arbuckle, Bob Archambeau, Christa Assad, Posey Bacopoulos, William Baker, John Balistreri, Andy Balmer, Mary Barringer, Kirsten Bassion, Ben Bates, John Beckelman, Clinton Berry, Nicholas Bivins, Karl Borgenson, Brooks Bouwkamp, Frank Boyden, Jenni Brant, Wayne Branum, Cynthia Bringle, Robert Briscoe, John Britt, Mariko Brown, Renee Brown, Cindy Buehler, Chris Burd, Patricia Burns, Jeff Campana, Kyle Carpenter, Victoria Christen, Linda Christianson, Sam Chung, Bede Clarke, A. Blair Clemo, Bruce Cochrane, Mark Cole, Elaine Coleman, Tom Coleman, Scott Cooper, Dick Cooter, Josh Copus, Mike Corney, David Crane, Guillermo Cuellar, Israel Davis, Charity Davis-Woodard, Josh Deweese, Susan Dewsnap, Paul Donnelly, Judith Duff, Jana Evans, Adam Field, Marty Fielding, Shanna Fliegel, Delores Fortuna, Emily Free-Wilson, Lauren Gallaspy, Nancy Gardner, Bruce Gholson, Andrew Gilliat, John Glick, Scott Goldberg, Ryan Greenheck, Mel Griffin, Martha Grover, Erik Haagensen, Amy Halko, Arthur Halvorsen, Kenyon Hansen, Dara Hartman, Donn Hedman, Samantha Henneke, Richard Hensley, Jason Hess, Mark Hewitt, Sam Hoffman, Bryan Hopkins, Meredith Host, Harlan House, Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish, Matt Hyleck, Shawn Ireland, Dan Ishler, Mike Jabbur, Marlene Jack, Sarah Jaeger, Cathi Jefferson, Ben Jensen, Jonathan Kaplan, Matt Kelleher, Kristen Kieffer, Kelly King, Amy Kline, Michael Kline, Lucien Koonce, Keith Kreeger, Ben Krupka, Steven Lee, Clay Leonard, Forrest Lesch-Middleton, Simon Levin, Brenda Lichman, Suze Lindsay, Ruchika Madan, Kirk Mangus, Alex Mattise, Linda McFarling, Ryan McKerley, Kent McLaughlin, Melissa Mencini, Jenny Mendes, Matthew Metz, Maureen Mills, Courtney Murphy, Douglas Navarra, Karen Newgard, Brooke Noble, Sean O’Connell, Shawn O’Connor, Lindsay Oesterritter, Jeff Oestreich, Hiroshi Ogawa, Wendy Olson, Karen Orsillo, Lisa Pedolsky, Douglas Peltzman, Don Pilcher, Donna Polseno, Adam Posnak, Brenda Quinn, Kari Radasch, Davie Reneau, Matthew Repsher, Scott Roberts, Steven Roberts, Elizabeth Robinson, Steven Rolf, Justin Rothshank, Tim Rowan, Mat Rude, Pete Scherzer, Reid Schoonover, Deborah Schwartzkopf, Sam Scott, Brad Schwieger, Jo Severson, Laurie Shaman, Ellen Shankin, Jeff Shapiro, Mark Shapiro, Joe Singewald, Gary Slavinsky, Lynn Smiser Bowers, Amy Smith, Gay Smith, Mckenzie Smith, Stacy Snyder, Aaron Sober, Shawn Spangler, Stacey Stanhope and Chris Baumann, Jay Strommen, Joy Tanner, Elmer Taylor , Al Tennant, Daniel Ricardo Teran, Shoko Teruyama, Sue Tirrell, Jason Trebs, Sandra Trujillo, Benj Upchurch, Greg Van Dusseldorp, Rimas Visgirda, Kurt Brian Webb, Kurt Weiser, Wynne Wilbur, Betsy Williams, Tara Wilson, Matt Wilt, Shumpei Yamaki, gwendolyn yoppolo.
How to View the Work: This show is viewable online at http://www.akardesign.com ONLY. So on Friday, March 23rd at 10:00 am central time all the Yunomi will be viewable at www.akardesign.com
