by Carole Epp | Oct 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
October 5 – December 24, 2013
Potworks
This exhibition is looking for Alberta ceramic artists who create
tableware or ceramic pieces related to cooking, dining and celebration.
Work selected for this exhibition may include place settings, serving dishes, children’s sets, baking and cooking pieces (bean pot, tajine,
casserole, etc.), centerpieces, vases, candelabra, tea and other
drinking sets.
Artist Reception: 2 – 4 pm, Saturday, October 5, 2013
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 1H4
www.albertacraft.ab.ca
by Carole Epp | Oct 4, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
FUSION invites submissions for the magazine column that will feature
one student clay artist and one student glass artist in the winter
issue. Applicants should be currently enrolled in a post secondary
institution for ceramics or glass or have graduated in 2013.
Submissions must include an artist statement and/or biography that is no more
than 300 words in length, along with two professional quality images of
recent work (within 12 months). The images must be minimum 1200 pixels
(4 inches) x 1500 pixels (5 inches) at 300 dpi, JPEG Format. The images
should be of professional quality. Poor quality images will not be used.
Featured artists will be selected by the Magazine Committee.
Submissions must be sent electronically to the FUSION Office at
[email protected]. Please use “FUSION Magazine, Feature Artist
Column – Student” as the subject heading of your emailed submission.
Applications due: Nov 10, 2013
by Carole Epp | Oct 3, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
November 1 – 24, 2013
A Premiere Showcase of Excellence in Craft
DEADLINE: Saturday, October 26, 2013
The Carnegie Craft Juried Biennial Exhibition is an event that shows a
wide range of talent from Ontario-based craft practitioners.
Carnegie Craft 2013 is open to both emerging and established professional craftspeople.
Material categories that will be considered by the jury include
ceramic, wood, textile, metal, glass and mixed media. This is a great
opportunity to show your work, and to be considered for one of eight
awards! During the evening of the opening reception on Friday, November
1st, winners of the following awards will be announced: $1,000 for Best
in Show, two $500 Awards of Excellence, and five media-specific awards.
Entries to be submitted to the Carnegie Gallery –
Friday Oct 25th 3-7pm and Sat Oct 26 12-4:30
Up to 3 items may be submitted for jurying with a fee of $20.00 per item. Entry fees are non refundable.
Jurying and notification of results on Monday Oct 28.
Download an entry form:
Carnegie Craft 2013 Call for Entry
The Carnegie Gallery | 10 King St. West, Dundas, ON | [email protected] | 905-627-4265
by Carole Epp | Sep 30, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Chiho Tokita was recently a purchase prize winner at the Medalta International Cup Show.
by Carole Epp | Sep 29, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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| “Books Acquired January 1 to June 30 2013” 2013 photo by Amanda Larner. |
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| “Cup 326: City of God, by Saint Augustine” |
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| “Cup 204: The Wild Road, by Gabriel King” |
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| Cup 76: Come, Thou Tortoise, by Jessica Grant” |
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| “Cup 61: Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett” |
A Library of Teacups Artist Statement
A Library of Teacups was an exhibit of handmade ceramic teacups, shown at the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Gallery from October 13th to November 10th 2012.
Books and tea are two of my great loves in life, and they go together swimmingly. I made a one-of-a-kind teacup inspired by each book I own–just over 450. The idea was to fill the room with a towering, borderline overwhelming display of pottery. I wanted it to feel like walking into a library—books don’t talk, but they have presence and personality, and they will tell you stories if you listen.
Why teacups? Because (much like books) they lend themselves to individuality, to standing as one in a herd of many. There is a cultural expectation of uniformity for household food vessels. Plates and bowls must match. Glasses must be identical to one another. Even single items like serving platters or salad bowls are often chosen for how well they complement other dishes, or even the rest of the kitchen. Students and other fledgling adults may scrape and scramble for a few years with the family hand-me-downs and a few odds and ends picked up from Value Village, but once settled away into careers and respectability—once settled in a Real Kitchen—the motley dinnerware is replaced with the standard, regimented vessels.
But mugs and teacups have largely escaped the dictates of décor. What kitchen does not have a riotous cupboard or two of chipped, mismatched and utterly beloved mugs? Who doesn’t know the cracks in the bottom of their favourite coffee cup better than the lines on their face? The deeply personal and individual act of cradling a cup of tea is best carried out, it appears, with the assistance of a personal and individual teacup. And the enjoyment of a good book is best enhanced by a cup of tea.
