Monthly Archives: May 2010
ann van hoey’s ceramic serenity
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It’s Friday and I’m craving serenity, calm and minimalism. Ceramic artist Ann Van Hoey’s latest work fits today’s criteria. Van Hoey cuts thin semi circles of wet clay, joining them together to form a basic bowl shape before she begins the transformation.
Watch the video below to see how she brings a bowl from its original state to the origami-inspired earthenware sculpture that has become her signature.
“Ann Van Hoey uses the three-dimensional world to explore bold encounters between the circle and the square, the triangle, the straight line and the point, taking care to reconcile their divergences.” From the artist’s website
lilliana glenn’s flameworked beads
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Lilliana Glenn works out of a home studio in Massachusetts creating flameworked glass beads, vessels and jewelry. Glenn says that she feels like a choreographer when she works with glass and she likes that the material has some control over the dance: “The glass surprises me sometimes in ways that influence my thinking and make me a better artist – an artist who speaks the language of the glass but never speaks for the glass.”
A River Runs Through
Russian Scarf Vessel
White Berry Seed Necklace
Glaciers
Constellation Vessel
Reef Jewel Necklace
Stairs To Heaven
isabell schaupp: from 2d to 3d in wire and enamels
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Much of Isabell Schaupp’s wire and enamel jewelry seems to morph from a two dimensional plane into 3d cups, saucers and funnel like shapes. I like the way Schaupp uses a minimal color palette to help unify this cohesive collection – good reminder to focus in on a shape, color or texture when developing a body of work. Her portfolio is extensive, but the website isn’t completely intuitive – you have to be willing to poke around – some of the archives are hidden.
