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by Susannah Israel “Influences, Intersections and Innovations: 21st Century Ceramics” Welcome to the 2012 Ceramics Annual of America, showcasing the remarkable quality and diversity of 21st-century ceramics. This marks the third year for the Ceramics Annual of America (CAA), a legacy of California’s role in the history of American ceramics. Ceramic artists, educators and scholars have joined to encourage education…
by Susannah Israel “CAA artist on a journey of discovery.” I was delighted to hear David Zdrazil give a lecture at Mendocino College (1) about his work and philosophy, and intrigued by his keen observation of the inspiration derived from the material in nature. It has been observed that sculptors in clay would be well advised to “take a shovel…
by Susannah Israel “CAA artist gets inside the factory at Mission Clay.” In June of 2004 I had a wonderful opportunity to work at the Mission Clay pipe factory in Pittsburgh, Kansas. Bill Lassell and I traveled across the country on an art adventure that included visiting the Bemis and a night at the Kaneko’s in Omaha.Then I spent 12…
by Susannah Israel “CAA artist’s work is provocative social commentary.” “Don’t believe everything you see.” Quite sensible advice, especially when viewing the work of ceramic artist Shalene Valenzuela. Her intricate work has its roots in the trompe l’oeil art tradition of visual illusion. Trompe l’oeil, from the French for “trick the eye”, derives from card play, where a hidden trump…
by Susannah Israel “CAA artist’s work celebrates her ceramics residency.” Tea at the Archie Bray, 2002. This is permanently sited, and I often receive pictures from people who pose with it. The featured photo is courtesy of Tom Bivins. Technical info: Clay –mixed at Clay Biz, based on our beloved Pete Voulkos’ formula. (He used: half fireclay to half ball…
by Susannah Israel “CAA artist creates a world of abstraction.” “I juxtapose the macro and the micro to highlight visual parallels and to remind us that we are structurally connate with the world around us”. [1] Relationships and interdependence are building blocks for Jennifer Brazelton’s work. She draws inspiration from visual patterns as apparently unlike as maps of San Francisco…
Avery Palmer’s ceramic surrealism will be exhibited at the CAA this year. Palmer is interested in the hallucinatory aspects surrealist art. He creates dreamlike works that combine architectural and figurative elements. Through these dreamlike sculptures he incorporates both childlike whimsy and an underlying sense of darkness, creating incredibly provoking pieces of art.
Gail Ritchie is one among the many great artists who will be exhibited at the Ceramics Annual of America 2012. Ritchie says that she enjoys “the challenge of manipulating clay into inanimate objects.” Her work is influenced by nature and her upbringing in New England. For this reason, her ceramic sculpture often incorporates birds or the bark of paper birch….
Jon Gariepy, an artist to be featured at the Ceramics Annual of America 2012, gains much of his influence from the many hours he has spent exploring harbors and boat yards. He has said that he is “especially moved by aged and battered vessels. There’s a kind of meditative energy emanating from them.” With this in mind, he attempts to…
Skuja Braden is the pseudonym for a team of two ceramic artists who will be showing at the Ceramics Annual of America 2012. Inguna Skuja, from Latvia, and Melissa Braden, from California, have been working together since 1999. Since that time, they have worked together on all of their pieces. They are both involved in every step of the process…
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Welcome to the 2012 Ceramics Annual of America by Susannah Israel “Influences, Intersections and Innovations: 21st Century Ceramics” Welcome to the 2012 Ceramics...Read More
Three lions roaring: Transfiguration at the Oakland Art Murmur by Susannah Israel “Oakland art viewers get up close and personal with three powerful artmakers.”...Read More
David Zdrazil: taking a shovel to the riverbank by Susannah Israel “CAA artist on a journey of discovery.” I was delighted to hear...Read More