Crystal Morey @ Modern Eden Gallery opens this week.

Delicate Dependencies 
Solo Exhibition – Crystal Morey
San Francisco, CA
October 14 -29, 2016
Humankind has become the driving influence
and force behind natural evolution, with the ability to alter life from a
single cell all the way up to entire ecosystems. Through these actions we
are leaving vulnerable species and habitats frantic, facing disruptions
and uncertain outcomes. In my work I explore these actions while also
creating an evocative and mysterious narrative that shows
our interdependence with the land and animals around us.

“Delicate Dependencies” is an exploration of
these ideas shown through plants and animals native to the western United
States. These creatures exist in habitats stressed or impacted by human
activity, leading them to an unclear future. They inhabit a space
where the relationship between humans, and the plants and animals around them,
are intricately and physically bound together, dependent on each other for
their long-term viability. Sculpted from the silken white earth of porcelain, I
see these delicate figures as containing power, as modern talismans and
precious telling objects. They see a heightened vision of human
influence in the natural world and are here to remind us of our current
trajectory and the delicate dependencies we all share.

Website: crystalmorey.com

Instagram: @cmorey

The Fusion Clay + Glass Show – THIS FRIDAY!

 
Celebrating
our 20th year of high craft clay and glass, the FUSION Clay and Glass
Show at Toronto’s Wychwood Barns opens with a reception on Friday,
October 14th, 6-9pm. Join us in welcoming from the Yukon through to
Newfoundland:

Lauren Blakey, Alison Brannen, Lee Horus Clark,
Yolande Clark, Carole Epp, Jody Greenman-Barber, Jason Holley, Lesley
McInally, Clint Neufeld, Grace Nickel, Mariko Paterson,
Andrea Piller, Marcelina Salazar, Chiho Tokita, Natalie Wadell, Juana
Berinstein, Michelle Bishop, Diane Black, Carolynn Bloomer, Erin
Candela, Courtney Downman, Christopher Reid Flock, LeeAnn Janissen,
Loren Kaplan, Astrid Kruse, Heather Lepp, Hannun Lyn, Michelle
MacDonald, Heidi McKenzie, Jeannie Pappas, Bernadette Pratt, Bill
Reddick, Heather Smit, Joe Speck, Brenda Sulivan, and Catherine Thomas.

fusionclayandglassshow.ca

Redefining the Vessel @ Mobilia Gallery

October 8 – January 31
Vessels – a.k.a. cups, bowls, or teapots – have been traditionally used
for centuries as soothing symbols of comfort, friendship and well being.
This group exhibition explores great modern adaptions of these classic
historical forms.

Partial listing of featured artists:
Andrew Avakian, Chuck Aydlett, Nolan Baumgartner,
Ute Beck, George Bowes, Benjamin Cirgin,
Bede Clake, Dorothy Feibleman, Marty Fielding,
Brie Flora, Hyu Jin Jo, Terri Kern,
MyungJin Kim, Katharina Klug, Lut Laleman,
Inwha Lee, Kathlyn Leighton, Naoko Matsumoto,
Brooke Millecchia, Sebastian Moh, Merrill Morrison,
C.J. Niehaus, Sarah O’Sullivan, Lorraine Olderman,
Brooks Oliver, Anima Roos, Ann Ruel,
Elke Sada, Lynne Sausele, Sam Scott,
Richard Shaw, Colette Spears, Blanka Sperkova,
Hiroshi Taruta, Pru Venables, Lana Wilson

www.mobilia-gallery.com/exhibits/redefining-the-vessel

Make and Do + National Clay Week want to see you working!

We all know that being an artist is an incredibly rewarding job but it’s also a lot of grueling hours and hard work. One of the most successful ways in which we as artists can help educate the buying public about the value of handmade objects is to share our stories and our processes with them. 

Make and Do and National Clay Week want to share these unique stories and processes with the world. We’re asking you to share with us little peeks inside your studio to help share the “behind the scenes” of what goes into each mug, bowl, sculpture, and work of art.

It’s easy to participate:
Step one – go to work on Monday morning (October 10th)
Step two – take a picture of what you’re working on in the studio that day.
Step three – tag it with #mondaymorningmaker and @nationalclayweek and @make_and_do_ceramics
Step four – upload it to your instagram account.

The rest is up to us!
So sit back and follow @make_and_do_ceramics to see into the studios of artists around the world.
Some submissions will also be shared on @potsinaction on Monday so send us your best photos.

And as always please help us spread the word by sharing this post. Maybe even send it to a few artists who you’ve been dying to see what they’ve been up to!

Thanks
xoxo
Carole + make & do members: Mariko Paterson, April Gates, Krystal Speck, Lesley McInally, Marney McDiarmid, Heather Braun-Dahl, Robin Dupont, Cathy Terepocki, Shane Weaver, Russell Hackney, Sarah Pike, Jenna Stanton, Katy Drijber