Yet another 500…

Call for entry:
500 Vases
Juror: Julia Galloway
Editor: Suzanne Tourtillott
Entry deadline: February 2, 2009

Lark Books seeks high-quality, one-of-a-kind images of ceramic vases to publish in a juried collection of works from around the world. We will consider both functional and decorative submissions as well as diverse designs, materials, and techniques ranging in style from traditional to modern. We accept high-quality transparencies, 35-mm slides, and high-resolution digital images. 500 Vases, to be released in the spring of 2010, aims to be an inspiring collection for beginning and professional ceramics workers, as well as collectors and enthusiasts. There is no entry fee.
Check out their website for the downloadable entry form.

An elegant narrative approach – the art of Kate MacDowell

Every once in a while you run across work that just gives you goosebumps, it hits you somewhere internally in all the right ways and changes how you see things. Kate MacDowell’s work was just that for me recently so I wanted to share it with you. I’ve long dealt with environmental/socio-political topics in my own work, but when I came across Kate’s work via ARTAXIS I realized I had found someone who deals with such subject matter in the most beautifully poetic way and that that methodology was in fact extremely successful in portraying the importance of the subject matter.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Please check out her website for more info, images and contact details.