by Carole Epp | Dec 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today is bursting with beauty, prepare yourselves…. for Kalika!
In her own words:
I am a potter working in Nelson BC. All the pots are made from red cone 6 stoneware, decorated with slips and glaze. I use a variety of forming methods-wheel throwing, hand building and press moulding.
Biography
Living in numerous towns and cities across Canada while growing up placed an emphasis on the importance of familiar domestic objects. The ability of domestic ware to be an integral and intimate part of daily life continues to have a strong influence on my studio practice. After an introduction to ceramics at a communal clay studio in Edmonton, Alberta I completed a diploma in Art, Craft and Design majoring in ceramics at Kootenay School of the Arts. I continued my education at Alberta College of Art and Design where I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction. After completing a 10 month residency at Red Star Studios in Kansas City, Missouri, I have set up a studio in Nelson, B.C.’s historical brewery building making pots that celebrate our daily rituals of eating and drinking.
Statement
Handmade pottery celebrates the simple activities of daily life. The forms are known and familiar, they are reinventions of objects that have been made to serve basic human necessities for thousands of years.
The objects I make prepare, serve and celebrate food. They call attention to the importance of the food and rink that nourishes us. Unlike handmade objects, the majority of objects we interact with are disposable, replaceable and do not allow the development of intimate, meaningful interactions. Objects have the potential to contain history and provide a sense of comfort-familiarity through repeated use. Hand making each object, with attention to details in a an industrialized society is a social and political action valuing intimacy and sustainability.
I leave marks of making visible with a desire to engage with the uncertainties, sensuality and intimacies of being human. Obvious attachments, drips from slip and glaze application, these idiosyncrasies can be perceived as imperfections but I consider them the remnants of spontaneity. Intentional variation makes each piece unique, every piece is related but different.
Working with clay is inherently physical. Through all its processes-making, firing and finally using-our sensual, physical existence cannot be denied. To nourish our bodies, senses and minds is to acknowledge our humanness. Our need for sustanence and care is a common experience which can bridge the distance between individuals providing a space for compassion and understanding. We can all relate to the hunger, thirst and the desire for intimacy. Pottery acts as a reminder of our basic needs, revealing our vulnerability.
www.kalikabowlby.wordpress.com
by Carole Epp | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sorry about this morning’s little problem with the images. Should be fixed now. Let me know if anyone is still having problems seeing them. Cheers.
by Carole Epp | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Oh I’m loving me a bit of texture! Check out these gorgeous pieces by Nora Jean:
and in her own words:
With thoughts of fabric in my head I use thin slabs of clay to build objects of function that are textured with patterns of nature. Referencing a material that we live in everyday I hope to bring a feeling of life to my work. I love objects in particular cups because of there ability to bring ones daily experience and art together.
Do take some time to checkout her website full of images (i particularly love the whiskey bottles)
norajeanceramics.com
by Carole Epp | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Exhibition runs December 5-13, 2009
Opening Friday December 4 @ 6pm in the Art School courtyard
To be opened by Jason Smith, Director and CEO , Heide Museum of Modern Art
Graduate screening 4pm Friday 4 December.
ARC Cinema National Film and Sound Archive 5pm post-screening drinks National Film and Sound Archives courtyard.
The exhibition continues until 13 December, open daily from 10.30am to 5pm
This year’s ANU School of Art Graduate Exhibition features the works of students completing their studies in Bachelor of Visual Arts Honours, Bachelor of Visual Arts, Bachelor of Digital Arts and the Diploma of Art.
Students have majored in wood, textiles, sculpture, printmedia and drawing, photography and media arts, painting, gold and silversmithing, glass and ceramics. Visitors to the School will witness the talent of its emerging artists and experience the quality and diversity of art and craft education offered by the School, from fine furniture making to installation, digital imagery to ceramic objects.
The works are displayed in the School of Art Gallery, Foyer Gallery, Photospace and in Workshop spaces throughout the School. Many of the works are for sale and provide a great opportunity to support our recent graduates.
For more details: http://soa.anu.edu.au/
by Carole Epp | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
This conference brings together five of North America’s most adept and experienced porcelain potters. With an average of 42 years of working with porcelain between them, this porcelain dream team will share their expert tips and techniques for working with this beautiful yet challenging ceramic material.
SAVE $75 UNTIL DECEMBER 13, 2009
Featured Artist: Elaine Coleman, Tom Coleman, Mary Cuzick,
Meira Mathison and Tom Turner
For more information and to register visit: http://ceramicartsdaily.org/education/porcelain/
What you will learn:
Slip decoration
Throwing and altering on the wheel with porcelain clay
Understanding the character and handling of different types of porcelain clay
Carving techniques and how it relates to Coleman clay
The use of intricate patterns and designs through a combination of carving, slip trailing and glaze application
Use of multiple layers of glaze in relation to delicate carvings
Altering techniques that include cutting, scoring, stamping and the manipulation of the form
Use of clay sprigs, stamps and thick slip
Discussion of glaze technique including mid-fire electric glazes that look similar to high-fire reduction glazes
Develop surfaces using faceting, paddling, and fluting
by Carole Epp | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today I’m happy to share with you the gorgeous work of Michelle Hamilton of Zaximo Studios.
www.zaximo.com
