Ceramic Artists Clay 2 Ms. Dunn

Functional Ceramics “I make pottery. I am committed to the daily act of making beautiful objects and insistent about creating with my hands. A need for beautiful domestic objects and an instinctual drive to create things, are tremendous dance partners for idea and desire.” Julia Galloway

Karen Swyler

Karen Swyler’s elegant porcelain ceramics are both understated and eloquent. While they may reference the vessel, their altering and pairing speak volumes about relationships.

Po-Ching Fang

Gillian Parke

Richard Notkin And then there are artists who cross into sculpture…

Rowan's boxes and sculptures suggest 'archaic' industrial forms that allude to modernity and to industrialized society, driven by capital, while also exploiting to the full the nature of the material he has sourced and the vagaries of his firing processes." ~ Edmund De Waal, artist, historian, critic Tim Rowan

Sculptural Jeff Pender

John Brickels

Beth Cavener Sticher

“There are primitive animal instincts lurking in our own depths, waiting for the chance to slide past a conscious moment. The sculptures I create focus on human psychology, stripped of context and rationalization, and articulated through animal and human forms. On the surface, these figures are simply feral and domestic individuals suspended in a moment of tension. Beneath the surface they embody the impacts of aggression, territorial desires, isolation, and pack mentality.” 

Judy Nelson-Moore

Requirements Must choose a ceramic artist whose style inspires you Must use this artist as an inspiration for an original work (you are not simply “copying” a piece of art—your voice as an artist should be apparent also) Must create a PowerPoint and write a 1-page research paper on artist chosen (more details at later date)

Sketchbook Due Monday, April 28th 5 images of artwork from artist chosen (10 points) 3 full page sketches of possible ideas to share with class(15 points)

Other Sketchbook assignments due at later date 1-2 paragraphs on background info on artist (25 points) 1 final drawing in color (20 points)

Other Assignment (due date to be given at later date) You will be creating a website of portfolio work. More details to come

Important dates: Friday, May 23rd: Last day for wet clay