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I’m here in Washington DC, about to meet with the artists to set my schedule for the next several weeks.
Converge
While I’m getting acclimated, ponder how Angela Cunningham’s ceramic sculpture makes you feel. Is it seductive? Grotesque? Does it draw you in? Push you away? She hopes it does both. Cunningham, an up and coming, internationally exhibited artist, is one to watch.
Bloom
Bloom, detail
Matriarch
Spiky Nesting Set
Sponge
“I make objects that beg to be touched. Through exquisite detailing, seductive surfaces, and provocative imagery, my pieces draw viewers near, desiring to caress and explore. As much as I want to seduce, though, I equally want to push away. The beauty of the object is often tempered by bits of the grotesque.” From Angela Cunningham’s artist statement on the Clay Art Center’s website.
To find out why school detention can sometimes be a good thing, read the Massachusetts artist’s story here.
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Female figures seem to be calling me lately. I don’t know if it is my current state of mind, a shift of consciousness, maybe a heightened awareness of my femininity as I forge a new path, allowing my creativity to give birth to the ideas I have been nurturing for months?
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Humor is often a good way to draw people in as you share a more difficult message in your art. Shalene Valenzuela’s quirky ceramic sculptures achieve this with flair and spunk.
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Ceramic artist Keri Straka explores the relationships of nesting, growth and intimacy.
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We are still without internet service – did you know that Barnes and Noble has free WiFi? I didn’t! Hopefully we will have things sorted out tomorrow. Until then I am learning to embrace my internet-less life – sorta! Here’s a quick post (free WiFi but no electric outlets means my battery is draining fast).
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