Just thought I would share some pics of a visitor in my garden, right outside my studio. No wonder I call the studio my Happy Place.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
an.ti.bod.y JOSEPHINE PITTMAN
Josephine's show of her ceramics work opened on Friday at The Showcase Gallery of Central TAFE Perth, corner of Aberdeen and Beaufort Streets, Northbridge was WONDERFUL. People were mesmerised with what she has done with fine, white, unglazed Southern Ice porcelain, some having trouble restraining from stroking the works to get a sense of their smooth coolness. Many surfaces are embellished, pierced and carved repeatedly resulting in a richly intricate, ornate surface which hint of the immense complexity of the structure and nature of antibodies. Her website is http://josephinepittman.com
What DOES an antibody look like? Who is to say? They share similarities but, going by Josephine's work, are diverse and exciting. This is what she has to say about the subject that constantly inspires her work ....
'In the twenty-first century, the internal battleground provides the scene for a constant struggle against a bombardment of external invaders. The military body is augmented by new weapons of biological defense, but with scientific advancement comes a fine balance between internal peace and the total chaos of rampant mutating cells'.
Entries Open for City of Melville Art Awards
In Ireland, with regard to LOTTO - the catchphrase is 'If you're not IN, you can't win!' ...............
Entries Open for City of Melville Art Awards
Published Date: 11 February 2010, 01:25 PM
The City of Melville Art Awards have today (11 February 2010) opened to entries from artists throughout Western Australia.
Mayor Russell Aubrey said the competition was a highly-anticipated event, which highlighted the City of Melville’s commitment to art and culture.
“The Art Awards have proven very popular since the event first commenced in 1978. This annual event presents artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work and gain feedback. The Art Awards also give the general public the chance to see over 250 works of art in one place,” he said.
“I encourage interested artists to enter one or more categories to receive recognition for their artistic abilities and possibly win a cash prize ranging between $500 to $1500.”
Community Development Officer (Arts) Hannah Katarski said that one strength of the Art Awards was its variety.
“The competition acknowledges a wide variety of different mediums, such as 3D pieces, photography and textile,” she said.
“In addition, except for the Youth entries, everything is for sale as a condition of entry. This means the viewing public can take home a piece of original art, often at very reasonable prices.”
The exhibition, which will officially open at 6.00pm on Friday, 29 May 2010, will run until Saturday, 5 June. It will be open to the public from 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday and from 1.00pm to 4.00pm on weekends. The exhibition will be held at the City of Melville Civic Centre, Second Floor, 10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon.
Entries are invited for the following 14 categories: Acrylic; Mixed Media; Oil; Pastel; Photography; Sculpture/3D, Textile, Watercolour, Work on Paper, Youth (ages 15 to 21), People’s Choice, Work by City of Melville resident, Judge’s Choice and the Wireless Hill Centenary Award (inspired by Wireless Hill).
Entries close at 5.00pm on Friday, 7 May 2010.
Entries Open for City of Melville Art Awards
Published Date: 11 February 2010, 01:25 PM
The City of Melville Art Awards have today (11 February 2010) opened to entries from artists throughout Western Australia.
Mayor Russell Aubrey said the competition was a highly-anticipated event, which highlighted the City of Melville’s commitment to art and culture.
“The Art Awards have proven very popular since the event first commenced in 1978. This annual event presents artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work and gain feedback. The Art Awards also give the general public the chance to see over 250 works of art in one place,” he said.
“I encourage interested artists to enter one or more categories to receive recognition for their artistic abilities and possibly win a cash prize ranging between $500 to $1500.”
Community Development Officer (Arts) Hannah Katarski said that one strength of the Art Awards was its variety.
“The competition acknowledges a wide variety of different mediums, such as 3D pieces, photography and textile,” she said.
“In addition, except for the Youth entries, everything is for sale as a condition of entry. This means the viewing public can take home a piece of original art, often at very reasonable prices.”
The exhibition, which will officially open at 6.00pm on Friday, 29 May 2010, will run until Saturday, 5 June. It will be open to the public from 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday and from 1.00pm to 4.00pm on weekends. The exhibition will be held at the City of Melville Civic Centre, Second Floor, 10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon.
Entries are invited for the following 14 categories: Acrylic; Mixed Media; Oil; Pastel; Photography; Sculpture/3D, Textile, Watercolour, Work on Paper, Youth (ages 15 to 21), People’s Choice, Work by City of Melville resident, Judge’s Choice and the Wireless Hill Centenary Award (inspired by Wireless Hill).
Entries close at 5.00pm on Friday, 7 May 2010.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
My other blog is a ....
I have been blogging for just over a year now, and I think I am doing okay going by the comments and emails I get. Please also look at Clay Feet Exhibiting Group's blog on http://clayfeetpotters.blogspot.com/
Elaine
Elaine
beachcombing
beachcombing, originally uploaded by c-urchin.
I found this on Flickr this morning - they are made by hand with porcelain, fired and unglazed. I've been watching c-urchin's work for a couple of years now and it just gets better everytime I look in on it. I just want to print it off and laminate it for my own studio wall to remind me of the JOY of clay. Her c-urchin pages on http://www.flickr.com/photos/c-urchin/ give an indication of her working methods.Here is c-urchin ie Lisa Stevens - Artist Statement
Through many years of creating, I have experimented with many different media, both 2D and 3D. I have found it very difficult to focus on using one material, but after joining a ceramics evening class six years ago, I decided that clay would be my material.
I was already used to working in three dimensions as I have had a long standing career as one of the senior sculptors/model-makers at Aardman Animations, working on projects such as “Chicken Run”, “Wallace and Gromit-Curse of the Wererabbit”, “Angry Kid” and “Creature Comforts”. After leaving Aardman to have my baby (now two and a half years old) I have found some (limited) time to develop my own style and techniques in ceramics.
The main body of my work, the sculptures and sculptural jewelry, are primarily influenced by the clay itself. I do not fight with the clay to make neat edges and smooth, even surfaces, preferring instead to leave the tool marks, the raw edges and the natural texture of the clay. The same applies to the glazes I use…I would like to experiment further, but so far I have found that I am most comfortable with matt stoneware glazes, that show different colours according to their thickness. I also have a penchant for silicon carbide, which when mixed with a glaze causes bubbling and blistering, and also iron oxide spangles…..a few thrown on causes lovely rust spotting, but add them on a little heavier, and the effect is a wonderful sparkly pewter. When possible, I also take part in Raku firings.
I was already used to working in three dimensions as I have had a long standing career as one of the senior sculptors/model-makers at Aardman Animations, working on projects such as “Chicken Run”, “Wallace and Gromit-Curse of the Wererabbit”, “Angry Kid” and “Creature Comforts”. After leaving Aardman to have my baby (now two and a half years old) I have found some (limited) time to develop my own style and techniques in ceramics.
The main body of my work, the sculptures and sculptural jewelry, are primarily influenced by the clay itself. I do not fight with the clay to make neat edges and smooth, even surfaces, preferring instead to leave the tool marks, the raw edges and the natural texture of the clay. The same applies to the glazes I use…I would like to experiment further, but so far I have found that I am most comfortable with matt stoneware glazes, that show different colours according to their thickness. I also have a penchant for silicon carbide, which when mixed with a glaze causes bubbling and blistering, and also iron oxide spangles…..a few thrown on causes lovely rust spotting, but add them on a little heavier, and the effect is a wonderful sparkly pewter. When possible, I also take part in Raku firings.
I also take reference form sea creatures, such as coral, jelly fish and of course, sea urchins. I love working with textures and a lot of my work is pierced. I do not smooth the piercing, but instead choose to keep the barnacle effect as the clay splits as the tool moves through it. I am a hand-builder, mainly making pinch pots, of which I have an obsession to make as thin as possible. I also use plaster press moulds. These are mainly hemi-spherical and I then add texture and alter the forms from this base. For the ceramic pendants, I also work in brighter, shiny earthenware glazes. Depending on the size of the piece, they are either simple designs, or elaborate patterns made with my own handmade clay stamps, and the impressions filled with multi-coloured glazes
Lisa sells her porcelain jewellery on http://www.etsy.com/shop/seaurchin
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