by Carole Epp | Dec 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
Well I do hope that each and everyone of you are having a wonderful holiday season however you choose to celebrate it. I am finally in relax mode, no work for me for a few days at least, well that is except for sharing more beautiful work with you all. Enjoy today’s eye candy hopefully you haven’t filled up on too many treats so far today!
BIO:
“I am a clay artist living in Chapel Hill, N.C. I combine wheel throwing and hand building in my work and fire Raku and cone 10 reduction. I teach hand building and Raku classes at the Artscenter in Carrboro N.C. and sell my work in local galleries and art festivals. In 2008 the Orange County Arts Commission awarded me an artists project grant for a gas/raku kiln. I have been experimenting with raku glazes for the past year and in August of 2009 I attended a Raku workshop at Penland with Steven Forbes deSoule. The metal stand for the pear was found outside the metal shop at Penland and the chartreuse glaze was a glaze we experimented with during the workshop. Chartreuse glaze Raku fired to 1950 f in an Olympic torchbearer gas/raku kiln”
by Carole Epp | Dec 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today you get an extra artist of the day thrown in just for fun as I’ve been dying to share the work of Chandra Stubbs with you. I’m loving the combination of felt and clay.
These pieces are hand made needle felted Merino wool encased in extruded and hand thrown porcelain. Clear celadon glaze, gas fired to cone 9.
The following are slab constructed stoneware clay with paper clay and felt accents. Shino glazed with raw ash application, gas fired to cone 10 in a reduction atmosphere. Hand needle felted Merino wool accents.
Here’s her bio:
“Over the past twenty years I have evolved from a third generation production potter to mixed media fine art sculpture. My current work combines stoneware and porcelain clay with my love of needle felted wool. I like the control and detail needle felting allows me. I am able to create wonderful texture and pops of color. The wool compliments the hard surface of the clay and I find the combination both familiar and comforting. I show my work at fine craft shows and art venues across the United States. I am a current member of the American Craft Council.”
View her web site www.chandrastubbs.com for current show schedule and more samples of her work.
by Carole Epp | Dec 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Jaimianne’s work seems fitting to show today as around the holidays it always seems that we take a few extra minutes to consider and do what we can for those less fortunate in the world and in our communities. I find this work to be quite striking and poignant. They stand as reminders of the bigger picture, about priorities. And are quite visually appealing as well. Enjoy and best to you all this holiday season.
Artist Statement
I find an object in nature, or a depressing image of a child and am inspired. As an artist I believe everything holds it’s own beauty and that beauty is my ambition to capture. Whether I work in my favorite mediums of clay and detailed wirework, or less appealing substances, like charcoal and oil paints, that bit of beauty is my goal. I favor creating more practical, useful pieces of work. I also like to focus closely on texture, my favorite element of design. My art is a display of intimacy with a researched object and my medium.
Artist Bio
I am currently a senior getting my BFA this spring from Finlandia University with a concentration in ceramics. My first solo exhibit was in 2008 titled “The Eternal Search for Truth”. I plan on perusing residencies in the near future and look forward to the adventure of traveling.
Best of luck with the completion of your BFA Jaimianne. Do keep us posted as you complete the work for the exhibition.
Make sure as well to check out Jaimianne’s blog ceramicthought.blogspot.com for more info about the work, and also because it’s a great resource for info about residency opportunities.
by Carole Epp | Dec 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today is yet another example of how much Canadian ceramics rock! (yeah gotta back the home team!) I’m head over heels for Marney’s work, so beautiful, delicate, strong and full of narrative. Just all round visually yummy!!! (i’m also coveting that stamp collection…) Make sure you check out her website as well for more images and info.
“Marney McDiarmid is a ceramic artist who lives and works in Kingston, Ontario. For more than a decade, she has created one-of-a-kind, slab-built pieces that are known for their grace, their whimsy and their unusual beauty.”
“ARTIST STATEMENT
Since the mid-1990s I have been creating one-of-a-kind, slab-built ceramic pieces that address my experience of the “natural” world and notions of femininity. The pieces are finely constructed to emphasize porcelain’s tendency towards translucence, highlighting the object’s fragility and sensuousness. I combine organic forms with other natural materials to create a quilt-like montage. The forms – bowls, vases, and other vessels – often hover on the edge of functionality, inviting and undermining practical use while compelling the viewer to slow down and find pleasure in the forms’ abundant small details.”
www.marneymcdiarmid.com
by Carole Epp | Dec 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
In case you don’t remember I first introduced you to Adrienne and Zack of Smiling Cow Studio back during April’s Artist of the Day posts (see that post here). And by the looks of these images, they’ve been busy! I’m loving the new imagery on this work, quite different from the pieces I showed last time. Interesting choice of subject matter and interesting how both have gravitated towards imagery. I love the playful nature of this work and the elegant simplicity of the marriage of design and image.
Here’s the bio:
Zach’s formal training was at the Alberta College of Art and design. He lives in Maple Creek, SK, where he and his wife run Smiling Cow Studio, a small pottery run out of the covered in veranda of their 1914 house.
statement:
Zach works in porcelain, and enjoys letting the material dictate the form. He is interested in the dichotomy of rural and city; nature and industry. He uses iconic imagery to explore these themes.
Read more about Adrienne and Zack on their blog and make sure to stop by their online store.
