March 2012
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Interview with Steve Belz - Artist of the month,...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH, April 2012: Steve Belz
/ Read the full interview in Ceramics Now - Issue Two Ceramics Now Magazine: You are strengthening your career as a ceramic artist year by year. What was your first contact with ceramics and when did you realize you have a passion for it?
I took a ceramics class in my junior year in college, and that changed my world instantly. I was constantly in the...
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Interview with Ruth Power - New artist, April 2012
NEW ARTISTS, April 2012: Ruth Power
/ Read the full interview in Ceramics Now - Issue Two Ceramics Now Magazine: You are a very young ceramic artist. When did you discover the potential of this medium? Did school have an important role in directing you on this path?
Ruth Power: Like most artists. makers or craftspeople, I have been interested in art and working with my hands from a very young...
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Residence of Growth, Allison Luce at the Zentrum...
REVIEW, April 2012:
Residence of Growth, Allison Luce at the Zentrum für Keramik-Berlin by James Romaine / Read the full review in Ceramics Now - Issue Two Since its inception in 2005, the Zentrum für Keramik-Berlin has been an oasis of cultural exchange for ceramic artists in one of Europe’s principal artistic centers. Founded by Thomas Hirschler and Kaja Witt, the residency program provides a...
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Interview with Jenni Ward - Spotlight, April 2012
SPOTLIGHT, April 2012: Jenni Ward
/ Read the full interview in Ceramics Now - Issue Two Ceramics Now Magazine: You are presenting yourself as a sculptor even though you have a BFA in Ceramics. What are you currently working on?
Jenni Ward: Although I’ve been educated in all aspects of ceramics; pottery, functional hand-building or sculpture, I’ve chosen to focus on abstract sculptural ceramics....
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Interview with Suzanne Stumpf, Interactive...
TECHNIQUES, April 2012: Suzanne Stumpf, Interactive sculptures
/ Read the full interview in Ceramics Now - Issue Two Ceramics Now Magazine: The versatility of your work is very inspiring and makes the viewer ask himself whether he should play with your works or just to admire their universe. When did you begin to create such intricate pieces?
Suzanne Stumpf: Thank you for your kind words. I...
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Interview with Cindy Billingsley - Spotlight,...
SPOTLIGHT, April 2012: Cindy Billingsley
/ Read the full interview in Ceramics Now - Issue Two Ceramics Now Magazine: You are both a painter and a ceramic artist; is one medium closer to you than another?
Cindy Billingsley: Both mediums have equal places in my heart. It mainly depends on the subject or idea I have, clay is sometimes better at conveying my passion or idea then paint is. There is...
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Tim Rowan: New Works / Cavin-Morris Gallery, New...
Tim Rowan: New Works / Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY April 5 - May 12, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 5th, 6-8 pm. The American sculptor Tim Rowan’s personal quietude belies the depth and activity of his process. He allows his work to be his voice but sometimes this leaves much to the perceptions of the viewer. The work often depends on the viewer not only to intellectually...
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Steve Belz
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“The environment is in a delicate balance between well-being and decline. For a healthy society, we must be responsive to the fact that all of our activities affect the Earth. My sculptures express the beauty of nature and the tension created by man’s manipulation of our environment. I use the beauty of form to increase the...
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Jason Hess: New Work / Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO,...
Jason Hess: New Work / Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO, USA April 6 - 28, 2012
Opening reception: Friday, April 6th, 6-9 pm. Jason Hess is a professional ceramic artist and professor who lives in Arizona and instructs at Northern Arizona University. As an “avid wood firer”, his research for over 15 years has focused on the alchemy of the process — how the clay color, wood type, kiln...
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Nicolae Moldovan: The minimal form / Galateea...
Nicolae Moldovan: The minimal form / Galateea Gallery, Bucharest, Romania March 29 - April 16, 2012
Galateea Gallery, Bucharest, presents a new ceramic exhibition by Nicolae Moldovan, comprising a series of minimal objects. The show runs from March 29 through April 16, 2012, with the Opening Reception on Thursday, March 29, from 6pm to 9pm. “The Minimal Form” exhibition brings...
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Saint's Sculptures between the XIX and the XX...
Saint’s Sculptures between the XIX and the XX century / Casa Vestita, Grottaglie, Taranto, Italy March 29 – April 15, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, March 29th, 18.30 pm.
For the first time ever, there will be exhibited over 95 votive terracotta figurines representing some of the saints venerated in Puglia, a tangible sign of the widespread devotion to Southern home.
Fifteen...
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Ruth Power
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“My work is strongly political and inspired by the invention of Japanese tentacle pornography.
It all began when I typed in ‘tentacle’ to Google Images. 90% of the images that showed up consisted of violent tentacle porn. Tentacle porn has been around for centuries, but only became hugely popular in 1980, when a Japanese...
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David Gómez Blaya / B4ZAAR Creative Market,...
David Gómez Blaya / B4ZAAR Creative Market, Madrid, Spain March 26-30, 2012
The Adolfo Dominguez Foundation presents the plastic artist and ceramic sculptor David Gómez Blaya in Madrid, Spain. The Adolfo Dominguez Foundation will present the ceramic work of David Gómez Blaya, a plastic artist from Madrid between March 26 and March 30 in the B4ZAAR CREATIVE MARKET. The Foundation headquarters are...
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Mary Fischer and Patricia Sannit / Obsidian...
Mary Fischer and Patricia Sannit / Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, USA March 17 - May 12, 2012
Obsidian Gallery presents a two person exhibition of non-figurative ceramic sculpture by Mary Fischer and Patricia Sannit. The show runs from March 17th through May 12, 2012, with the Artist’s Reception on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm. The focus of Mary Fischer’s work is architecture,...
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Generations: Betty Feves / Museum of Contemporary...
Generations: Betty Feves / Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon, USA March 15 – July 28, 2012
First retrospective of work by important Northwest Artist Curated by Namita Gupta Wiggers The capstone exhibition of Museum of Contemporary Craft’s 75th Anniversary Year, Generations: Betty Feves is a comprehensive retrospective of work by this important Northwest Modernist ceramic artist....
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Turi Heisselberg Pedersen: My Garden / Copenhagen...
Turi Heisselberg Pedersen: My Garden / Copenhagen Ceramics, Denmark March 29 - April 21, 2012
Opening reception with Garth Clark, New York-based critic, writer and gallerist: Thursday, March 29, 5–8 pm. Artist Talk with Turi Heisselberg Pedersen: Saturday, March 31 at 2 pm. “I love my garden, its plants and vigorous growths. Its potency of growth that within one season can...
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Richard Slee: Camp Futility / Studio Voltaire,...
Richard Slee: Camp Futility / Studio Voltaire, London April 25 – May 26, 2012
Opening reception: Tuesday, April 24, 7–9 pm Studio Voltaire presents a new commission by Richard Slee, comprising of a series of objects and installations made specifically for the exhibition. Slee is an important figure within contemporary ceramics and the exhibition will be his first presentation in a public...
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Jenni Ward
Jenni Ward’s profile on Ceramics Now Magazine - View her works
Jenni Ward is a sculptor, art instructor and owner of Earth Art Studio in Aptos CA. In 2005, she opened Earth Art Studio; a sculpture studio offering clay and mixed media sculpture classes and workshops for children, teens and adults. Throughout her teaching career she has worked extensively with many youth and senior art...
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