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by | Dec 10, 2010 | Uncategorized

So it’s midday friday and I realized I haven’t yet had a chance to post a site 2 see friday.

We’ve been a bit distracted around these parts lately with ceramics of another kind. The little one is extending his education on all things clay to include the use of a toilet, so there you go, that’s where my mind has been the last few days. I figured rather than fight it, it was as good an opportunity as any to show some related work of Robert Arneson.

Sure it’s an old piece, and i’m sure many of you are very familiar with his work. For those of us, well some of us, growing up on the prairies of Central Canada work by Arneson becomes a part of our ceramic history. The influence of Arneson, David Gilhooly, and other artists of the Ceramic Funk Movement was strongly felt particularly in Saskatchewan where I live and grew up. It impacted not only a similarly aged generation of Canadian artists, but I believe aspects of their approach to clay, humor, satire; and arts and culture references still exists in a younger generation of artists here as well.

Anyway you can read more about this piece here.

And to read more about the Funk Years at TB-9 make sure to check out David Gilhooly’s website here.

A site 2 see friday – puls contemporary ceramics

by | Nov 26, 2010 | Uncategorized

From their website:
“puls contemporary ceramics
is the only gallery in brussels exclusively dedicated to ceramics. the gallery stages around eight exhibitions annually, showing the best of international contemporary ceramics, with a special focus on denmark. the gallery is divided into two spaces, whereby the main space will typically show works of established artists. The second space is where young, promising talents are given a platform, people who will put their stamp on the next generation of ceramics. in both spaces, puls contemporary ceramics is committed to pressing its finger firmly against the thumping pulse of the 21st century”

Here are just a few of the many amazing artists that show at puls. Grab a cup of tea, well maybe an entire pot this morning, there’s lots of amazing images to look through on puls’s website, enjoy!

cathy coëz
Jussi Ojala

Enno Jäkel

Yoshimi Futamura

Mieke Everaet

A site 2 see friday – The Watershed 2010 Fall Online Auction

by | Nov 5, 2010 | Uncategorized

The Watershed 2010 Fall Online Auction is now open. The auction will run from November 1, 2010 to November 16, 2010, and supports the efforts Watershed has made for more than 20 years – serving artists by providing time and space to work in clay!

Artists from across the globe are donating artwork, books and services, for your bidding pleasure, as well as to support the important place that Watershed holds in the world of ceramic art. As you browse the auction items, remember that when you begin placing your bid today, you are not only bidding on an extrodinary piece of art, you are supporting future opportunities for artists at Watershed! A small shipping fee will be added to each winning bid, and to the Buy Now price of those taking advantage of the “Buy Now” feature. Shipping ranges from $15 for small items to $50 for large/heavy items. Please contact Watershed if you have questions regarding shipping costs.Visit the auction here.