Assignment 2 - Liz Woodard

I like this work by Holly Walker. This type of oval bowl is a nice diversion from the ordinary. Also the uneven tabs on the sides of it look nice because it also breaks the symmetry that you often see in most pieces.


I like these pieces made by Mark Pharis. These can work as plates and also still contain a little bit of liquid because of their curve. I also appreciate the unique shape that they are, not a circle or a square. The biggest thing I am impressed with is that all of the plates are pretty much exactly similar. I would find it difficult to make so many that looked so similar in every way.


I love this piece by Liz Zlot Summerfield! Her other pieces are great, but i really enjoy this piece because not only does it have her characteristic dots and glazing it also has additional script and a floral pattern. I like how on this piece she made it unique while still keeping her regular trademark designs.


This plate by Kristen Kieffer is interesting. I like her trademark look of the glazes that gives it an old fashioned look. One thing that I notice in this piece that is not in her other pieces is the strategic placing of the orange colored dots. It makes me wonder how she placed those there.

Three Heads are better than....

Tip Toland

2012

“Deafening”

I love the expression in this piece. It looks as though it could move at any moment. I love the texture the artist was able to achieve.

Roxanne Jackson

"Cadaver Stirrup"

This is  probably my favorite piece out of the artists' showcase. I love the contrast between the metal teeth and the color of the skin. The striped pattern adds a lot of character to the already quirky piece. (It almost reminds me of a macabre Teletubby)

Judy Fox

"Krishna (Stolen Head)"

I love this piece because it looks as thought it could bee 1000's of years old. I love the look of historical sculptures and this artist captured that beautifully. I love the technique of making the piece look "aged" by dulling the colors. I would like to try to employ this into one of my own pieces if I could.

Get Your Head Together - Assignment #1

Here are the three heads that I chose to spotlight on this blog.

This reminds me of the illustrations of Norman Rockwell. 

I love the character in the face. 

I found this on Flickr in ClayGlazePots' PhotoStream. 

I forgot to write down artist information when I copied the photo. 

Would like to know more about him or her.

Roxanne Jackson's Cadaver Stirrup

I like the texture and alternating turquoise glaze. The teeth are awesome. 

I would like to know more about incorporating metal into clay objects.

Something I hadn't thought about before. 

Just painting on a clay rock. Brilliant. 

I also found this on ClayGlazePots' Flickr Photostream. 

I would like to know more about the artist and technique.

Eating and Drinking vessels

I checked out some other work from Gwendolyn Yoppolo and i like her style. She uses a lot of round edges and adds utensils in a lot of her work, which is something i may have to try for this assignment as something a little extra and not to mention useful.

-Wes

Ceramic Heads

I enjoyed viewing our classes heads and everyone's different take on the assignment, which is a lot like reality because every head is different and has its own distinct characteristics.

-Wes

This is by Tara Wilson. I really enjoyed her work in the 'Atmospheric' show at Sarah Spurgeon. I like the colors she uses and the organic symmetry. This vase in particular looks a little like two people facing each other












This is also by Tara Wilson. It's very similar to the last piece except for the long elegant handles. Again, they sort of look like human bodies to me. I like the imperfections that she designs into them, like how the one on the right isn't perfectly straight.









This is Oribe from sixteenth century Japan. Oribe is characterized by taking standard pottery forms and deliberately distorting them in order to find new aesthetics directions. I like this piece because it's unexpected, it doesn't remind me of anything, which I gather is part of the point.









This wasn't on the list of artists but I really like it. It's by Gwendolyn Yoppolo. I like how the bowl on the left is designed with a specific function in mind. Although I don't know exactly what that function is.

Rolled Folded and Darted

You will find in this post many examples of work to be influenced by for this second assignment. Check out some of these artists and post more of their work for your journal entries. 

Holly Walker

John Gill

John Gill

Mark Pharis

Mark Pharis

Mark Pharis

Mark Pharis

Mark Pharis

Mary Barringer

Mary Barringer

Mary Barringer

Mary Barringer

 Liz Zlot Summerfield

Tara Wilson

Tara Wilson

Tara Wilson

Tara Wilson

Kristen Kieffer

Kristen Kieffer

 Liz Zlot Summerfield

Oribe

 Liz Zlot Summerfield

Three Ceramic Heads

This is one of my favorites of the ceramic heads I've looked at. It's from West Africa (present day Nigeria), made between 1200 and 1400 C.E. It's an example of a "Shrine Head" which would have been placed on a tomb, and is a realistic depiction of the person buried there. I like the rich subtlety and realism, but also the simplicity. It depicts a human face accurately, but without any extraneous detail. I think the expression on the face is moving, and it feels like looking into the eyes of someone who lived 800 years ago.











I like this head because of the way that it plays with and questions the line that we tend to arbitrarily draw between humans and nature. I also like the slightly grotesque quality to it. Tree branches are an image of life, but in this piece they seem slightly disturbing. Which I think really highlights the bizarre and unsteady relationship that humans have with nature.














I just like this one. It's big and playful and stunning. It's larger than a person. I've seen this piece in person in Indianapolis. It's also public art, so anyone walking through the park can enjoy it. It's exciting to know that you can use ceramics to make large scale outdoor artwork.