Ceramics

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My latest artisitic obsession is ceramics. I'm producing some pretty nice pieces these days and I have been invited to do my first gallery show in October! Here's some info about the show and some links to ceramics inspirations.

unearthed, art pottery opening -- 10/13, 5-8 pm @ Jennifer Joyce Ceramics Studio and Gallery! Click here for all the info. And you can take a couple of pieces for a spin!

Jennifer Joyce Ceramics Studio — I've been taking and building and wheel throwing classes with Jennifer for a couple of years at her Santa Monica studio, across the street from McCabes Guitar Shop. Check out the gallery in the front of her shop. I just posted a little interview about Jennifer's work, especially the creamics she does for home remodeling and interior design.

Eva Zeisel — Eva Zeisel is an industrial designer primarily known for her mass produced ceramics. Her shapes are beautiful, subtle and, though associated with mid-century modern, they are timeless. She turned 100 in November, 2006 and continues to work. (This links to a site I built for my parents' collectors' club. Their collection is currently featured in a Zeisel retrospective at the Los Angeles Folk Art Museum.

Robert Arneson — Years ago in San Francisco I was blown away by the detailed scribbles that make up the glazes on Arneson's gigantic ceramic scuptures. I've wanted to play with clay ever since.

Dave the Slave — I'm always looking at the work of ceramic artists and some of the most compelling is folk art. Dave the Slave's work is fantastic. Mainly functional pieces, Dave threw huge pots and enscribed them with poetry at a time when it was illegal for slaves to learn to read and write.

Ceramic Musical Instruments — This friendly little yahoo group is a gathering of some very impressive artists and lots of folks who want to learn.

Edwin and Mary Scheier — I caught the documentary "4 Hands 1 Heart" one night and became enamored with wheel- thrown vessels (it is so much harder than it looks). The Sheiers' work combines wheel thrown pots with sculptural elements. The imagery, modern in style, takes inspiration from indiginous art. In fact, the couple spent many years late in their careers in Oaxaca Mexico.

Frank Lloyd Gallery in Santa Monica — This is thee ceramics gallery in Santa Monica and maybe LA. Located at Bergamot Station, you can always find an exhilarating exhibition and cruise through a few other inspiring galleries.