Exhibition: An Affair to Remember – Mariko McCrae

by | Feb 19, 2010 | Uncategorized


February 27 – April 10, 2010
Exhibition Reception: Saturday, February 27 from 2-4 pm

Mariko McCrae is part renegade, part court jester, part activist and community builder, but indeed – all artist. Her work is founded on historical ceramic tradition, but consciously subverts away from the norm of form and function, which is an important critical practice in establishing a contemporary way of working with clay.

McCrae completed her BFA at ACAD in 1995 where she was the recipient of the Board of Governor’s Award and the Governor General’s Award conjunctly. In 1998 McCrae graduated with her MFA in Ceramics from Kent State University, Ohio. She has taught at the Red Deer College Summer SERIES program, University of Manitoba, Ohio University, University of Michigan and been a guest lecturer at the Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design and New York University to name a few. McCrae has participated in artist’s residency programs at the Banff Center for the Arts and the International Ceramic Center at Grimmerhus, Skaelskor, Denmark.

“An Affair to Remember” is based on a story written by McCrae. Through Duncan Gare, the second character that she has created during her career as a ceramicist, she comments on the lofty topic of mass production, consumerism and recycling. Duncan Gare (a combination of two hobby glaze manufacturers) personifies the struggle between good taste and bad, manufactured versus handmade, craft versus art, and in turn the battle between high art versus low.

Website Link.

More self promotion (sorry!)

by | Feb 16, 2010 | Uncategorized

I hate to be talking about myself again, i will get back to more important posts asap i promise. But i did want to just mention that the local Regina paper wrote an article on my exhibition. Please check it out if you have a minute. Jana Pruden, the writer was a fantastic interviewer, lovely really.

Here’s the link.

Artist profile: Scott Jennings

by | Feb 13, 2010 | Uncategorized


So sometimes I can be quite implusive. Especially when it comes to great art. So it’s not really a surprise to me that within moments of discovering Scott Jennings beautiful ceramic work I had (practically without breathing) purchased two pieces to add to my ceramics collection. So I asked Scott if I could share some images with you. If you have a minute check out his etsy shop and his website (where he also shares some process info)


In his words:
“I choose to make pottery because of the excitement and satisfaction that I get from discovering new forms. With each new series of work my intentions become clearer and the excitement grows. I am interested in utilitarian vessels and find that they provide endless avenues to explore form and surface design. Each piece that I make stands in stark contrast to the manufactured goods of the world around us; they are imperfect, irregular, and not exactly repeatable. I strive to make pieces that are visually stunning and that have friendly tactile qualities. Ultimately I hope that the user contemplates how ceramics with unique characteristics can fit into and enhance their daily routines.”