emerging artist: Heather Smit
shortlisted artists for the Winifred Shantz award announced
Christopher Reid Flock
Jody Greenman Barber
Congrats and best of luck to both artists.
Caffeine – Robin DuPont & Sarah Pike @ the Alberta Craft Council
October 25 – November 29, 2014
The caffeine rituals we partake in as humans are many and varied.
From the blend and preparation to the time of day and people we choose
to share a coveted beverage with, more often than not, these habits have
significance in our daily lives. Robin DuPont and Sarah Pike are both
full time studio potters, recognized amongst their peers as makers of
teapots, mugs, cups, creamers and more things that all shout ‘Caffeine’!
They are also both avid ‘coffee enthusiasts’ and ‘ritual aficionados’.
This joint exhibition, is an exploration of the ‘caffeine’ theme and an
opportunity for the viewer to recognize and appreciate how both makers
interpret the theme through their unique forms and aesthetic choices.
www.albertacraft.ab.ca/discovery-gallery
www.sarahpikepottery.com
www.robindupont.com
emerging artist: Kathleen McGiveron
Artist’s Statement: I am a ceramicist and I am openly addicted to clay. I
produce work that has a strong connection to popular culture and
embrace traditions in ceramics. The sculptures I create are inspired by
kitsch figurines, especially Red Rose’s Wade figurines and miniatures,
and include cultural icons and reference popular movements to create a
narrative within my work. It is important to me that I include humor in
my work and it is often impish or sarcastic and is sometimes politically
charged. I also like to make things creepy and disturbing. Each series I
do is very different from the previous and each explores a topic which
is influenced by my passions or movements in contemporary culture which I
feel I need to make a comment on.
emerging artist: Rachael Kroeker
Form and aesthetics are the founding elements in my slip cast functional ware, and for the last several years I have been committed to achieving a harmonious balance between function, comfort and beauty. This style of modern elegance honours both the essence of utilitarian objects, and the idea of beauty in function. The supple surface of raw, unglazed porcelain engages the viewer to become the user, with a new relationship created through the sense of touch. My pieces are both a visual and tactile experience. My marbling series explores the fluid and organic line movement which evokes an ever changing landscape unique to itself, much as the interpretation by each individual.
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