by Carole Epp | Sep 28, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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.
by Carole Epp | Sep 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Clay Art Center is pleased to present Lineage: The Art of Mentorship,
curated by artist and educator Gail Kendall, this exhibition showcases
artist-educators and their chosen protégés, exhibiting the importance
and impact of the tutelage of the artists of our future. Lineage: The
Art of Mentorship highlights work by Artists from both in and out of
academia as both have had a profound impact on clay culture.
Mentorship,
while similar to teaching, is a closer relationship than that of the
classic student/ teacher connection. The protégé is more than a student;
the mentor is more than a teacher. Mentors experience value or,
MUTUALITY, when they interact with their partners. The relationship
demands boundary crossings, thus: counselor, coach, leader, and friend.
*check out our website to find out more about these accomplished artists and their mentor/protégé relationship
Selected
Artists were chosen because of their mastery in the field of ceramics-
not only in objects and ideas, but in the generation of other artists.
Each artist in turn invited an artist with whom they feel this strong
connection.
In conjunction with the exhibition Lineage: The Art of Mentorship, Clay Art Center would like for you to tell us about your mentorship relationships. We will post video, audio and written submissions on our blog. Selected submissions can also be viewed in our gallery in an evolving compilation.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Clay Art Center wants to know:
• 1) Who is your mentor?
• 2) What did you learn from you mentor?
• 3) How did you take it into your future?
• 4) How was this significant to you?
• 5) Are you a mentor now?
Submit:
• Instagram: short videos and images. Tag clayartcenter and use hashtags #lineagetheartofmentorship #clayartcenter, #lineage
• Facebook: comment on Clay Art Center’s page with images and text using hashtags #lineagetheartofmentorship #clayartcenter #lineage
• Blog: leave comments here
• Email: [email protected]
• In person in the Gallery: in writing or using our iPad to record video
Lineage: The Art of Mentorship opens in Clay Art Center’s Gallery on September 27 and runs through November 15, 2014.
Each participating artist has supplied us with some text to describe their relationship. You can purchase a compile booklet of this Lineage road map in the Gallery beginning opening night. Participating artists range from emerging to established in their careers, are listed in pairs of invited artist with their chosen protégé and include:
• Liz Quackenbush : Erin Furimsky
• Linda Arbuckle : Alyssa Welch
• Scott Chamberlin : Sarah White
• Eddie Dominguez : Nathan Murray
• Brad Schwieger : Andrea Keys Connell
• Bill Griffith : Thaddeus Erdahl
• Linda Sikora : Sanam Emami
• Jeff Oestreich : Charlie Maag
• Mark Pharis : Sam Chung
• Peter Beasecker : Brooks Oliver
• Dan Anderson : Joe Pintz
• Silvie Granatelli : Elisa DeFeo
• Mark Shapiro : Michael McCarthy
• Julia Galloway : Sean O’Connell
• Doug Casebeer : Seth Green
• Alleghany Meadows : Steven Colby
• Vince Pitelka : TJ Edwards
• Cynthia Bringle : Gertrude Graham Smith
• Richard Notkin : Tip Toland
• Chris Gustin : Dan Molyneux
by Carole Epp | Sep 24, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Into the flames from Alex Matisse on Vimeo.
by Carole Epp | Sep 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered why cone temperatures are seemingly
random? Have you been frustrated by a glaze that you can’t get to stop crazing.
Have you had enough of your clay body slumping? What is the deal with Cone 6 anyway? Have you ever wanted to
learn about how glazes work? Do you wonder what goes on in our clay bodies when
we fire them? Do you need a refresher in ceramic materials, or just want to
learn some cool things about clays and glazes?
The New York
State College of Ceramics at Alfred University has a new opportunity for all
ceramicists out there. This December and January we will offer our Glaze
Calculation and Raw Materials course online. The course will be offered during
our Allen Term, which runs the course of our winter break, December 15th
to January 16th. The class is open to everyone around the world who
wants to learn about ceramic materials. It is a perfect opportunity if you attended a school that
does not offer a materials course, or if you missed the window to take it at
your school. The course will be
offered for credit for students currently enrolled at other schools. It is also
open to the general public, if you are a lifelong learner. Maybe you are
someone just getting started in ceramics and want to know more about what is
going on when you fire a glaze. It is also perfect for the professional who
wants to develop the glaze they see in their mind, but just can’t seem to get
on their work.
We will explore everything you need to know about ceramic
materials. The nature of glazes
and clays, the background on raw materials, ceramic chemistry, how colors work,
oxidation and reduction, firing temperatures and schedules, glaze and clay
flaws and failure, special effect glazes, maximizing clay bodies, food safety,
the unity molecular formula. Everything that you need to know to make your
studio the best it can be.
The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
is an internationally renowned school for the study of ceramics. We have a long
history of educators dedicated not just to ceramic art, but the holistic study
of Ceramics. Pioneers such as Daniel Rhodes, Val Cushing and John Gill have
strived to make ceramics a dynamic and exciting art form for over 100 years.
Alfred also has one of the world’s best ceramic engineering programs. Professors
like Dr. Bill Carty, pioneers in the study of ceramic science from the artist’s
perspective.
Glaze Calculation Online will be taught by Matt Katz,
Alfred’s professor specializing in ceramic materials. Matt has been teaching
Ceramic Materials at Alfred for over 12 years. Originally studying in the
school of art and design, Matt went on to study with Dr. Carty for many years. Matt
has a special perspective of materials from both the artist and engineer’s
point of view. Matt’s experience
has allowed him to design a new version of glaze calculation that includes the
intrinsic knowledge of the artists with the wisdom of the ceramic scientist.
We hope that you will join us online this winter; it will be
a course you will always appreciate as you continue to strive to make your
studio experience better.
Course listing:
Topics: Introduction to Glaze Formulation Online – ART 300 01
For more information regarding enrolment please contact the
university at 607-871-2123
by Carole Epp | Sep 23, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
• Entry Fee: $30 per artist, up to three entries. • Work may not be larger than 20” x 20” x 20”.
• All work must be for sale. No single work may exceed $600 in value.
Artists will pay a 40% commission to the Gallery on all sales.
• Artist responsible for shipping cost to and from the Gallery,
shipping paid through FedEx only, all work must include pre-paid return
shipping label.
• Digital entry only, JPEG format, 300 dpi and no more than 2100
pixels at the longest dimension. All files must be labeled with artist’s
first initial and last name followed by entry number (ie, e.smith01).
• The Morean Arts Center reserves the right to photograph exhibited
work and use these or the artists digital images for repro- duction in
both printed and electronic materials for publicity.
Click here to download entry form
Calendar
October 3rd, 2014 – Deadline to enter
October 10th, 2014 – Acceptance notification
October 30th, 2014 – Delivery of work, no later than 5pm 15, 2014 – Return of artwork
Juror: Adam Yungbluth
Adam Yungbluth received his Master of Fine Arts from The
University of Mississippi. After graduation, Adam became the Co-Owner of
the St. Petersburg Clay Company. As of March 2014, St. Petersburg Clay
Company has merged with the MoreanArts Center for Clay to become the
Morean Center for Clay. Adam is now the studio manager at the Morean
Center for Clay
Entry Form | Biennial PLate Show | November 1st thru 31st, 2014
Please complete and email images to [email protected] with credit card information, or mail with check or cash for entry fees no later than Ocotber 3rd 15th, 2014, 5pm.
Click here to download entry form
