by Carole Epp | Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am studio potter and teacher living on Vancouver Island. After many years without a place to call my own, I opened my studio and gallery, Dirty Girl Clayworks in 2004. My pots offer a contemporary, playful perspective on creating artful pottery that one can use to celebrate the everyday moments as well as unique occasions.
My work is informed by historical slipware. I use bright, fun colours, images, and text which reflect my belief that playfulness is an integral part of life. I have a love of words, both oral and printed. I find that the slip wants to be written on and into, carved and layered.
Text and simple, silhouette style stencils are the basis of my surface decoration. With this simple base I use printmaking techniques and inspiration from graphic novels, photography, poetry, politics, graffiti, and children’s books to tell stories on clay.
www.etsy.com/shop/dirtygirlclayworks
by Carole Epp | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
***You can’t miss this one! Yours truly will be there.
May 6 – 8, 2011 In the 21st century we find ourselves increasingly globalized through the food we eat, the clothes we wear, goods we purchase and the images we consume through TV and the Internet. In this conference we will look at the internationalizing of the ceramics studio practice and the effect that it has on us as makers. We’re excited to announce the following presenters for this event: Elaine Henry of Ceramics Art & Perception Magazine – Keynote Speaker Paul Scott (UK) – lecture and demo Ginny Marsh (USA) – lecture and demo Ian Johnson (CAN) – lecture and demo Jeremy Hatch (CAN) – lecture and demo Carole Epp (CAN) – lecture and demo Robin Lambert (CAN) – lecture Koi Neng Liew (Singapore) – lecture and demo Registration Details and Fees: Student Rate: $99
Late registrations (after April 1): $118.80
Course #: 1300 Regular Rate: $225
Late registrations (after April 1): $270.00
Course #: 1303 Register early and save! Registration fee includes all demos and lectures for the duration of the conference, as well as social events and meals throughout the weekend. Accommodation: Limited accommodation will be available in our Student Residences, and can be booked when you register for the conference. Additional accommodation is available at the Sandman Hotel and can be reserved by calling 1 800 SANDMAN. Stay Tuned for Details on Post-Conference Workshops with Paul Scott! For more info and to register visit the RDC website.
by Carole Epp | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Jacqueline Robins works with clay, a timeless medium. In turn, she is compelled and inspired by the notion of heirloom. The cycles of life are a re-occurring theme in her work especially pieces that celebrate and record significant events in people’s lives.
Utilizing a variety of printmaking techniques, Jacqueline Robins illustrates and imprints the clay. When it is fired, the images and words are forever embedded in its surface. Her vessels are thus a narrative record: fragments of love letters, sheet music, photographs, maps, mementoes, and found treasures.
Vessels as memoirs, capturing specific moments, vessels as allegories: Jacqueline’s work is intended to be lived with, telling its story for continuing generations.
Jacqueline Robins lives in Vancouver, BC. By day she is a technician at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. By night, she slings clay in her East Van studio. Sailor, her black lab at her side.
Robins’ formal education in drawing, printmaking and ceramics was at Emily Carr, followed by an apprenticeship on Saltspring Island, BC. Robins has work in private collections throughout Canada, The United States, Europe and Japan. In her free time, she is learning to fly fish and is hunting for derby skates online. She also feels really awkward writing in the third person.
Jacqueline Robins
Ceramic Artist
www.jacquelinerobins.com
by Carole Epp | Feb 9, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Red Deer College has expanded its Visual Arts facility in the newly opened Center for Visual Art in the Four Centers Building and now has three purpose built Artist-in-Residence Studios. The studios are designed to attract artists to Red Deer and to give an opportunity for emerging and professional artists alike to engage in research in an inspiring environment with equipment that they would not otherwise have access to. The ambition of the program is to promote meaningful interaction between the students, the resident artists and the community at large. The AIR studios are available during two 15 week periods; September to December and January to April coinciding with the academic year.
IMMERSE YOURSELF
The new studios are designed to offer interested artists an opportunity to chart some new territory by stepping outside of their usual studio routine. Through the interaction with students and staff in the Visual Art Department and beyond the resident artist can take advantage of the opportunity to research and produce new work that contributes to their discipline. Collaborations across media and with the RDC’s Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing, where there is access to rapid prototyping, water-jet cutting, and CNC milling offer up possibilities that will prove to be fruitful and position RDC to be a destination for innovative art research.
Who is Eligible?
We are interested in hosting both emerging and established artists of all disciplines, practices, and nationalities. Artists applying should have a current and active practice and have completed their basic training and able to work in a self-directed manner.
Artist-in-Residence Coordinator: Trudy Golley
Contact Info:
Office: 403-342-3453
email: [email protected]
What is provided:
• dedicated studio space approx. 250 sq ft
• residency for 1 to 3 months
• Access to fully equipped studios:
Ceramics, Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking.
• 24 hour access
• Library and Internet privileges
• Materials budget up to $200.00
• Exhibition opportunity at the conclusion of residency
• Public lecture opportunity
• Letter of support to pursue individual funding
• Assistance with finding accommodation
To submit an application: We are currently accepting Digital Applications only – please ensure all images are readable on a Mac or PC and are in a suitable format (1024 x 768) – doc, jpg or pdf preferred.
Send by e-mail to the address above
Please send the following:
1) 10 images of work and an image list
2) One letter of interest outlining both your artistic history and how you would use your time as an artist in residence (including preferred dates and length of residence)
3) A current CV (3 pages max.)
Deadlines
– October 1 for the January – April period
– March 1 for the September – December period
RED DEER COLLEGE VISUAL ART DEPARTMENT
100 College Blvd.
Red Deer, Alberta
Canada T4N 5H5
www.rdc.ab.ca
by Carole Epp | Feb 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Kelly is a fourth year student in Vancouver at the Emily Carr University focusing in ceramics.
Here’s a bit about her work:
I strive to maintain balance between design, craft and art when creating. Working by hand, on the wheel and with molds, is a political choice I make which values strong craftsmanship in our modern world. I am drawn to the domestic interior space and create objects for use in daily life which connect with people over a long period of time.
Drawn to minimal form and subtle surface, I am interested in the way light, shadow, line and proportion interact. I am passionate about making contemporary work that relates to our culture today and it is my hope to continue building my knowledge of the ceramic medium through education, personal work and teaching.
I am studio potter and teacher living on Vancouver Island. After many years without a place to call my own, I opened my studio and gallery, Dirty Girl Clayworks in 2004. My pots offer a contemporary, playful perspective on creating artful pottery that one can use to celebrate the everyday moments as well as unique occasions.
