Showing posts with label ceramics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ceramics. Show all posts

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Non Fiction Design Collective

This month Ohio based collective Non Fiction presented a stunning show of new work at The Clay Studio in Old City.



The group recently visited the porcelain factories of Meissen in Dresden, Germany where they used historical molds and Meissen's super white china to create new and strange versions of historical figurines. Once back in the States they combined other processes such as CNC milling and screen printing to make domestic objects that are hard to place in time. Collective members Steven Thurston, Guy Mike Davis, Clay Studio Visitor Ed, member Katie Parker chat it up in the gallery.
The fourth member of the group, Rebecca Harvey was holding down the fort back on Ohio.
Ohio made brick and letter press stampings combined with kitschy china trees and a flickering light culminate in Forest Light Nonfiction states "We are interested in merging the worlds of ceramics & printmaking and the remaking and reuse of industrial cast-offs. Operating in a hybrid world between handwork and mechanization we combine outdated processes like thermofax and letterpress with CNC milling and rapid prototyping. Labor intensive processes mix with strange detritus, abandoned wallpaper and clearance mousetraps combine with hand carved block prints and fussy porcelain. Our limited production is a mixture of intent and accident - a constant tug between addition and subtraction. We make objects to affect the world. "

Finally the one I had to have as my own White Rabbit. Image Courtesy of TCS

Friday, August 15, 2008

In Use


This is what Stacy Jo Scott Said about a piece on my work that she recently bought.

"This particular piece reminds me of that old enamel ware often used for camping that one can still find in antique stores, where the rims are often chipped off to reveal the rusting metal underneath."

I am so happy she likes it and that she sent me an in use photo.

These are some lovely plates Stacy made.

Friday, August 8, 2008

The Corporate Cog

I am so happy to think that my tumbler is helping Amy of The Corporate Cog able to get through the night. Check out her post describing all the things chipping in to save her sanity (those being the items pictured below).
Image borrowed from The Corporate Cogs Blog

Monday, August 4, 2008

Sometimes Life is Scary


These little beauties are fundraisers for Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania Advocates(PPSPA), which is the wing of Planned Parenthood charged with affecting legislative decisions made in Southeastern PA. You can get them in my Shop NOW

100% of the selling price of these dishes will be donated to this organization.

These dishes are food safe porcelain
2" x 3.5" x 4"
Perfect little ice cream bowls or for something like nuts and raisins or a dip of some kind.

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This is the blurb from Planned Parenthood:

The government is greatly involved in the availability of birth control and information about abortion and often the decider.


- Consider whether public schools are going to include sex education that's more comprehensive than teaching abstention. Planned Parenthood is fighting an uphill battle to counteract the effects of the Bush administration's obsession with promoting "abstinence-only" programs instead of real, comprehensive sex education. Now, at least 1 in 4 teenage girls are infected with an STD.

- PA's legislature has failed to hold a floor vote on the 'EC in the ER' bill. The bill would ensure rape victims receive information on and access to emergency contraception at every Pennsylvania hospital. Currently, half of PA hospitals don't provide this standard care. We don't have enough supportive legislators to pass birth control for rape victims in hospitals.

- Millions of women across the country are facing a crisis when it comes to their access to birth control. Due to a legislative error, the cost of birth control is skyrocketing for college students and low-income women — in some places women are paying 900 percent more for birth control than they were just a few months ago. The law went into effect over a year and half ago, but Congress has failed to fix it.

Planned Parenthood is under attack on multiple fronts – in the courts, in Congress, in the state legislatures, outside health centers. Reproductive health care is under attack – in doctor's offices, in hospitals, in pharmacies, in schools. Planned Parenthood fights anti-choice extremism on every level. We work in the streets, in the states, and in Washington, DC to advance women's health. To keep our doors open and continue serving the millions of Americans that come to Planned Parenthood every year for information and health services, it's clear that we need to step into the electoral arena.

We need to ensure that elected officials support policies and programs that help women and their families, not hurt them. That means we need to get the right people elected and push commonsense preventive health care policies to the forefront of the political dialogue. This means that Planned Parenthood needs a (c)(4) entity to engage in political activities. This event and the (c)(4) are not about the candidates themselves, its about the issues that we're advocating for. Sure as a byproduct - an intended byproduct - PP helps elect elected officials but it's really about educating voters about where candidates stand on these important issues and creating relationships with elected officials to make sure that women's health care issues are addressed properly by government. For the time being, elected officials and public policy makers are a critical player in achieving Planned Parenthood's core activities.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Glaze Mania

Bisque fired and wet sanded work ready for glaze.
Lines inlaid with red glaze.
Condiment dishes all drawn up.
Everything else under-glazed and ready for color.

Along came color

Yeah, all ready for clear glaze.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

New Work




Some new work fresh out of the kiln today. Part of this lot is going up to Maine for Salad Days at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts.
The rest will get listed in the shop. Check it out if you like

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Tattoo Day


I am eating breakfast as instructed. Then it is of to get my first tattoo. I am so excited, it took me a really long time to figure out what I wanted to get (about 4 years) but once I knew, I just knew.
I am only getting a small portion of the design today, just enough to cover my shoulder. It will probably be done in 4 parts as I am covering my whole arm. Wait until you see the design. It is sort of the same as the plate my bagel rests on.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Glaze Day














So today was glaze day. This comprises of wet sanding all the work, drawing all the pattern, filling in the patterns with colored glaze and then dipping the work in clear glaze (and cleaning the bottoms)
It is a lot to do. I haven't actually dipped the work yet, just letting the colored glaze dry a bit. Later perhaps.














I also met with my friend Tim Lewis today to talk about the shelves I want to build for Art Star and other shows. Exciting stuff. I think they are going to be laminated grey and green. I will post pictures once they are done.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Let The Fun Begin

Green ware tumblers and small bowls

So after all that mold making the fun really started, as you can see I completely trashed my studio but I made a lot of dishes. I am preparing for two craft shows next month. The first is the Art Star Craft Bazaar at the very end of this month and the second is In Liquid's Art for the CashPoor
Mold Mayhem
I was excited to get to use some of the paper stencils I cut last week. All this work is in the kiln now bisque firing. I am going to Columbus OH tomorrow to visit some good friends and see the MFA show at OSU. I will take pictures and fill you in when I get back.Green ware dishes with stenciled slip designs


Sunday, April 27, 2008

The New Studio, Complete With Studio Dogs



So I finally feel all set up and settled in to my new studio in Philadelphia. It took a few months and one extra studio move to get things right but now it is full steam ahead. I will post more images when the print show is up and running but for now it will be super ceramic time.


Saturday, March 29, 2008

March Work

Orange Minty Tumbler Pair

Orange Starburst Oval Server (back)

Orange Starburst Oval Server

Cornflower Bowl

Three Tumblers

Thursday, February 7, 2008

The Last of 2007

Night Shade Tumblers 2007


Winter Green Plate 2007


Tumbler Set 2007

Monday, January 21, 2008

Monday, January 14, 2008

Melt My Heart


So I will admit it, I have been holding a grudge. Sophomore year of college I was given a critique by Liz Quackenbush that, well, crushed me. And I have been a tad bitter ever since.
Recently I was at my Friend Amy Santoferraros house and on the kitchen table sat a decorated vase that was just stunning. Turns out it was a collaboration between Liz and a student. Upon the revelation of the maker I decided not to like it quite as much but i definitely couldn't help liking it a bit. Then I was perusing Artaxis and saw this plate, holy crap is it amazing or what! So I have decided (albeit reluctantly) to let go of my very immature grudge and accept that despite trying quite hard, my sophomore efforts were..............bad.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

The Amazing Kari Radasch




When I struggle to stay focused in the studio, I often try to conjure the spirit of my friend Kari Radasch. Sound weird? Well Kari has the most amazing practice I have ever seen. She can focus like no one else I know. Recently she switched gears and started making a whole new body of work that is fantastic. Dishes that are like sugar cookies and ginger bread houses.

Friday, January 11, 2008

In The Niche

I just had a small show at The Clay Studio, Philadelphia. The opening of the show was the first time I had been there in a while and I have to say the newly expanded space looks fantastic. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.
Check out the work here

Something New





The last work i made before leaving Columbus, Ohio. I had just figured out that slip and paper stencils were not just for kids!