a site 2 see friday: hidenseekah

by | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized

 

Well today’s site to see isn’t so much a website as it is a user on instagram…but follow me for a minute and you’ll see why you need to check it out.

Adam Field (of Adam Field Pottery) came up with a brilliant idea. Its one of those ideas you have to just love because it’s not motivated by marketing or sales – it’s core goal is to build community. Simple. Adam figured that it would be great to figure out a way to build the clay community on the instagram platform. Already there are tons of amazing artists posting their work, their lives, behind the scenes in their studio, what they find inspiring in the world, and well….of course their beloved pets too. But how could we get more clay artists on instagram? How about offer them the chance to find and keep some amazing pots simply by being at NCECA this year and following a group of artists who have donated work. It’s super simple to play along. All you have to do is go to HIDENSEEKAH’s instagram page and follow all 36 potters under the “36 following” tab at the top right corner of the page. Once NCECA starts Adam will be hiding artwork around Houston for you to find. Clues to find each artist’s work will be posted on their own personal instagram feed (which is why you have to follow them all not just HIDENSEEKAH).

Here’s a list of the artists whose work you could be lucky enough to find and take home:

Daniel Anderson
Christa Assad
William Baker
HP Bloomer
Archie Bray
Kyle Carpenter
Benjamin Carter
Sunshine Cobb
Josh Copus
Chandra Debuse
Rae Dunn
Trevor Dunn
Robin DuPont
Carole Epp
Diana Fayt
Adam Field
Perry Haas
Molly Hatch
Ayumi Horie
Brian R. Jones
Michael Kline
Steven Young Lee
Simon Levin
Alex Matisse
Lorna Meaden
Ryan Mckerley
Forrest Lesch-Middelton
Lindsay Oesterritter
Doug Peltzman
Ron Philbeck
Chris Pickett
Kari Radasch
Emily Schroeder Willis
Deb Schwartzkopf
Joy Tanner
Alex Watson

Make sure to stop by Adams website as well when you have a chance too. Great pots and videos from the man that’s bringing you HIDENSEEKAH

a site 2 see friday: Crooked Pot Gallery

by | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized

 
The
Parkland Potters Guild was established in 1976 and is a non-profit
organization run by volunteers to promote and foster an education in
clay throughout our community. Our membership is made up of 65 members
from Stony Plain, Spruce Grove and The County of Parkland.  We offer member led classes for adults, teens and children.
We
have completed 3 murals on the building adjacent to the guild and have
completed mural projects for the Alberta Summer and Winter Games.  One can be found on the gazebo at Rotary Park in Stony Plain and the latest one on the facade of our gallery.  Stony Plain is well known for the town murals and we are pleased to be active in mural making.
The Crooked Pot Gallery is the store front for the guild.  It contains work from more than 30 local guild artisans.  We offer unique handmade collectables, art, sculptures, jewelry, seasonal items as well as functional pottery.  Each month we offer featured artists displays.  The blog is a pictorial diary of the work of gallery potters and of many of the events we participate in or sponsor. 
http://crookedpotgallery.blogspot.ca   

a site 2 see friday: Studio Break

by | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized

“Studio Break is a  blog/podcast featuring interviews with artists from
their studio.  Blogs updates will include images of artists work along
with an interview/conversation which explores the challenges of keeping a
studio practice, what they may be working on, and what we can look
forward to seeing from them in the future.”

A recent podcast showcased ceramic artist Megan Mitchell.

Check it out here.