by Carole Epp | Jun 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
‘Kindred in Blue + White’ is the title of a show combining the ceramics of
Krystal Speck from Toronto and Heather Dahl from Vancouver at Bookhou
in Toronto from June 7-30, 2012.
The idea for the show came about as Heather discovered Krystal’s ceramics
online and felt that their work was ‘kindred’ to her own, sharing a spirit, sensibility,
and process to making with clay. As the two artists began to connect, a friendship
was formed along with the concept of creating a exhibit together.
Bookhou shop came up as a place that this kindred connection could be showcased
in. As one of Toronto’s treasures, Bookhou is the bricks and mortar shop of artists
John and Arounna who make their own textiles, furniture, accessories, and art as a
family.
Opening June 7 from 6-9pm
Bookhou Shop
(http://www.bookhou.com/contact.html)
798 Dundas West
Toronto, Canada
416-203-2549
www.kindredinblue.blogspot.com
www.bookhou.com
Heather Dahl will also be speaking at the Gardiner Museum
on Sunday, June 10 at 3pm. She will be
sharing images of past to present work, along with sharing her
experiences as a ceramic artist today. Make sure not to miss it!
rsvp: [email protected]
www.dahlhausart.com
by Carole Epp | Jun 4, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Well there is honestly nothing more pleasing than finding amazing work practically right in your backyard, plus the joy of meting a blog reader in person. Last weekend I meet Brenda Wolf at the Cathedral Village Arts Festival and was completely taken with her work. In fact the piece in the 3rd picture below now sits on my living room cabinet. I also have a soft spot for artists who work both functionally and sculpturally like me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Find her here:
by Carole Epp | Jun 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
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Thursday June 7, 2012 6:30 – 8 pm
Senior Curator Rachel Gotlieb moderates a panel discussion with acclaimed Canadian studio potters Thomas Aitken, Scott Barnim, Robin Hopper and Roger Kerslake as they discuss their ties to the British studio pottery movement. Their work is on display in the focus exhibition Connections: Canadian and British Studio Ceramics.
SPONSORED BY: DR. LORNA MARSDEN
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by Carole Epp | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Charity Cups
Give a little, give alot…
Even though we are run off our feet, we at
Feedlot Studios
like to give when and where we can. Often times this comes in the form
of donated art and design services for those who need a little
rah-rah-sis-boom bah. Starting today Mariko will be hanging some upcycled cups, mugs and other ceramic oddity from
GIRO
(The Gabriola Island Recycling Organization). They’ll be priced at $5
and only one of those clams will be kept to cover some of the material
and firing cost.
What
a steal you say? Almost…just place the loot (like the plate says) in
the box provided and we’ll get the money into some local non-profit
pockets. See them gems online
here.
80o Valli Place
Gabriola Island, BC
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by Carole Epp | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
elegant disorder
perspectives on porcelain
Elegant Disorder: Perspectives on Porcelain is a
group exhibition featuring contemporary artists Paul Mathieu, Sin-Ying
Ho, Shelley Miller, Elizabeth Zvonar and Brendan Tang. Presented at
Satellite Gallery, this exhibition engages with the history of
porcelain—in particular, contemporary expressions of the blue-and-white
motifs reminiscent of Chinese Ming Dynasty wares. With more than a dozen
works on display touching on pottery, sculpture and photography, this
exhibition joins new perspectives to familiar porcelain motifs.
The works in this exhibition make a compelling statement: porcelain
is an active and vivid vehicle for our imagination. It has always been a
force in global trade and industrialization since early modern times
and, while its proliferation is a direct consequence of Western
colonialism, it is seldom considered within critical discussions of that
history. This ancient material may seem obsolete within today’s
technocratic societies, yet it continues to thrive, as it has for
thousands of years, in both applied and creative fields.
Elegant Disorder seeks to make visible the tensions between
local and global identities embedded within porcelain’s materiality and
design. It is from this perspective that each artist in the exhibition
subverts expectations of craft and decorative arts as well as gender
roles. Each engages with the questions of history, technology,
sexuality, colonialism, and labour that have long intersected on
porcelain’s elegant surface.
Elegant Disorder: Perspectives on Porcelain is curated by
Louis-Alexandre Douesnard-Malo, a candidate in the Master of Arts
program in Critical and Curatorial Studies at the University of British
Columbia. For more information please visit: http://www.curatorialstudies.ca
This exhibition is made possible with support from the Michael
O’Brian Family Foundation, the Killy Foundation and the Audain Endowment
for Curatorial Studies through the Department of Art History, Visual
Art and Theory, in collaboration with the Morris and Helen Belkin Art
Gallery at the University of British Columbia.
Please join us for the Curator’s Tour of Elegant Disorder with Louis-Alexandre Douesnard-Malo.
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 2pm
Space is limited. Please RSVP to reserve your place: [email protected] or
604-681-8425.
Free. Refreshments will be provided. Visit our website for further information: www.satellitegallery.ca
