by Carole Epp | Feb 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
01. Stacked Rotary Servers, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 19 x 11 x 7,” 2009.
Clay Leonard was raised in Midwestern United States. Growing up in a small farming community, interaction amongst community members and family gatherings were made priorities, and continue to serve as inspiration to his ceramic artworks. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan and in 2009 earned his Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from Bowling Green State University and was nominated for an outstanding thesis award for the exhibition.
02. Server with Nesting Plates, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 18 x 15 x 5,” 2010.
His current body of work is his contribution to reintroducing the lost art of communication around the dinner table. Through his ceramic vessels, he investigates the important ritual of sharing a meal. His functional ceramic vessels focuses on the role ceramics has in stimulating communication and interaction in a communal setting.
03. Nesting Bowl Set, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 10 x 10 x 5,” 2010.
Clay’s ceramic work has been featured in various international and national exhibitions, and included in multiple publications, as well as being featured in the May 2009 issue of Ceramics Monthly, as an Emerging Artist. He currently is serving as a Visiting Artist at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
04. Triangle Bowls #1, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 6 x 6 x 4,” 2010.
05. Circle Server, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 20 x 20 x 4,” 2009.
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Although I draw formal inspiration from mass-produced objects, I strive to reclaim the directness of human interaction with the material. I celebrate what my unique touch offers that is lost with a machine. Through subtle manipulation and gesture, I instill my work with personality, energy, and softness. The process of inventing and constructing these forms with my hands offers a reconnection to past traditions including the notion of honoring the humility of craftsman. In a face paced culture where communications is overwhelmed by current technology, my work and research offers an incentive to rediscover personal conversation and get back to the table.
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by Carole Epp | Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
I graduated from College in 2009, spent 3 months travelling in the UK, Ireland, France and Europe last year with my husband and came back fully energised. I won an Award for my mini installation of Porcelain Paperclay at the Port Hacking Potters Group Competition last October. I have tried painting and silver work but just love the feel of getting my hands on clay.
There are so many possibilities I find it hard to concentrate on one type of clay work. I love throwing on the wheel but also enjoy handbuilding or combining the two. My love of flowers shows in my decoration and living in a multi-cultural city, I also find a Asian influence coming through in my style. I use either stoneware or porcelain clays and fire in an electric kiln.
The above photos are of work in my graduation show and also one of my little pigs – my fun side.
My blogs are: http://annasceramicportfolio.blogspot.com and http://annasceramics.blogspot.com
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.
by Carole Epp | Feb 8, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Carbondale Clay Centre will be looking for a new Ceramic Studio Tech Residency for June 2011-June 2012. Deadline for applications and supporting material is April 4th and notification is April 20th. Click here to download information. We are also looking for Ceramic Resident Artists for our Twelve Month Residency Program. Application deadline is April 4th and notification is April 30th. Click here for information. Please email us at [email protected] for any other questions. Please look for us at NCECA to interview for the positions!!
by Carole Epp | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Recently the amazing sweet and generous (and equally talented) Vipoo Srivilasa contacted me about an auction he was putting together for the QLD government flood relief. I was incredibly honored to be approached to participate as Australia will always be near and dear to my heart and many of my close friends live there, some in the affected areas of the flood.
Here’s a bit from his website: Prominent Melbourne ceramicist Vipoo Srivilasa was distressed by the unfolding tragedy, and has organised an auction featuring the donated works of well known and award-winning artists to raise funds for The Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal (www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html).
Srivilasa’s call-out for his friends and colleagues to donate has exceeded his expectations, and he is currently fielding expressions of support from as far away as North America. “The response has been overwhelming! I was planning for maybe twenty artists to join me but I reached forty in no time. It’s turning into a much bigger project than I expected”, he admits.
The auction will happen online at ebay.com.au from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th February, 2011.
It is now live at http://shop.ebay.com.au/srivilasa/m.html
Each Item is listed to finish 2 minutes apart, with the first item to finish on Sunday 6 Feb at 8.00pm, and the last one to finish at 9.30pm.
The idea is if you miss the first piece, you can still bid on the second or third piece and so on. To be able to make a bid you need an eBay account (www.ebay.com.au ). You can register for free.
Please follow the link for more details: http://help.ebay.com.au/Help/Getting_Started/Manage_your_account/Registration
or go straight to registration page: https://scgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RegisterEnterInfo&siteid=15&co_partnerid=2&usage=0&ru=default&rafId=0&encRafId=default
There are some pretty amazing artists donating work (42 pieces I believe), as well as little old me, so please go and check it out, bid on some amazing work, and please forward the links as far an wide as possible.
UPDATE:
Here’s the full list of artists:
Akio Takamori (USA)
Angela Valmanesh (SA)
Avital Sheffer (NSW)
Ayumi Horie (USA)
Bridget Bodenham (VIC)
Carole Epp (CAN)
Christopher Plumridge (VIC)
Cyrus Tang (VIC)
Dawn Whitehand (VIC)
Fleur Schell (WA)
Gerry Wedd (SA)
Greg Daly (NSW)
Heather Creet (TAS)
Irianna Kanellopoulou (VIC)
Jacqueline Clayton (NSW)
Jane Sawyer (VIC)
Janet DeBoos (ACT)
Janet Mansfield (NSW)
Julie Bartholomew (NSW)
Kenji Uranishi (QLD)
Kevin White (VIC)
Laura McKibbon (CAN)
Lene Kuhl Jakobsen (VIC)
Louise Boscacci (NSW)
Lynda Draper (NSW)
Marilu Guzman
Naoko Yehenara (NSW)
Paul Aburrow (VIC)
Paul Davis (VIC)
Penny Smith (TAS)
Sandra Black (WA)
Sandra Black (WA)
Shannon Garson (QLD)
Shin Koyama (QLD)
Simon Braund (VIC)
Somchai Charoen (NSW)
Sony Manning (VIC)
Sophie Milne (VIC)
Tanawat Suttasoontorn (VIC)
Tatiana Gvozdetskia (VIC)
Vicki Grima (NSW)
Vipoo Srivilasa (VIC)
Cheers!
01. Stacked Rotary Servers, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 19 x 11 x 7,” 2009.
02. Server with Nesting Plates, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 18 x 15 x 5,” 2010.
03. Nesting Bowl Set, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 10 x 10 x 5,” 2010.
04. Triangle Bowls #1, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 6 x 6 x 4,” 2010.
05. Circle Server, hand-built porcelain, cone 6, 20 x 20 x 4,” 2009.
