emerging artist: Rebecca Grant

by | Jun 16, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Rebecca A. Grant received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics in
December 2010 from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.  She
utilizes a wide range of skills from a variety of artistic disciplines
including drawing, painting, fiber arts, metal working, and sculptural
techniques.  Numerous pieces of her functional pottery now reside in
private collections.  Her current work consists mainly of figurative
sculptures created from ceramic and mixed media. She has twice been
accepted into the Sculpture on Campus Competition at SIUE, and received a
Provost Scholarship in spring 2010.  She works primarily at her home
studio in Alton, Illinois, where she lives with her husband and two
dogs.

movie day: TORTUS: SPIN

by | Jun 12, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

TORTUS: SPIN from Tortus Copenhagen on Vimeo.
At Tortus, materials are alway at the center of our process. Discover making from the material perspective. Learn more about TORTUS COPENHAGEN Ceramics here: http://www.tortus-copenhagen.com

The Maker: Eric Landon
Music: “Dogs & Cats” by Jahzzar (http://betterwithmusic.com)

emerging artist: Kathryn Mitchell

by | Jun 8, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Bio
Kathryn Mitchell is a young emerging ceramic artist,
raised on the Isle of Man and trained in Australia.  She works with
stoneware and porcelain clays, in both wheel throwing and slip casting
techniques.  Kathryn is fascinated with the temperamental and
unpredictable yet permanent qualities of ceramics, and aims to combine
traditional techniques with contemporary forms. Her delicate
hand-painted designs reflect the vibrancy of her adopted Australian
homeland, combined with fond memories of her British birthplace. Kathryn
has participated in exhibitions and events across Australia, including
Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
 

Statement

In my work I explore connections
and journeys. Water is also an endless source of inspiration for me; I
grew up on the Isle of Man, a small rain-soaked British island with the
sea less than an hour’s drive in any direction and criss-crossed by
rivers and lakes. Amongst art nouveau inspired designs, my hand painted
illustrations are influenced by Florence and the Machine lyrics, Frida
Kahlo paintings and my fascination with the connections we form with the
people in our lives, be them fleeting or enduring. Wheel thrown
porcelain is a wonderful canvas on which to tell my stories.

Fueled by Wood – closing June 14th

by | Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized

Top L to R: John Dix, Jack Troy, Judith Duff
Bottom center: Nick Schwartz

 

JOHN DIX, JACK TROY,  NICK SCHWARTZ and JUDITH DUFF
 

* This Monday, June 10 – 13 join me, Sandy Simon, for a symposium on “Women Working in Clay”
along with other women clay artists: Stacy Snyder, Cheryl Ann Thomas, Adrian Arleo, Charity Davis-Woodard  held in Roanoke, VA at Hollins College Cost: $395 contact by email for more infomation, [email protected]  or phone: 540.362.6021 space is still available but hurry

TRAX: New Work by Warren MacKenzie available online today
TRAX GALLERY  1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA  94710
510.540.8729   [email protected]
Wednesday – Sunday 12 – 5:30