"Out of Neccessity" was reviewed in the February issue of Ceramics Monthly. Author, Owen Duffy writes, "The elongated installation and presentation of What it Means to Move allows its diverse visual components to act like a segueing flow of discordant information. Thus, questions about the relationships between the individual elements are sure to playfully arise as viewers make their way from one end of the display to the other. Somewhat like surfing the web, one is able to navigate the work's apparently random visual information. What it Means to Move conveys a palpable level of currency, especially considering contemporary society's over-infatuation with the digital and its vast, arbitrary flows of data and images."
Arrowmont's Ceramic Surface Forum
I will be making work in Gatlinburg this week—as a member of the Ceramic Surface Forum. We're happy to be paired with great artists from all over the country, and really blown away with the hospitality of everyone at Arrowmont. It's cold and snowy outside… perfect weather for makin' work! Artists attending the forum this year are: Dylan Beck, Donna Flannery, Eric Knoche, Jill Foote-Hutton, Lindsay Oesterritter, Josh Copus, Luba Sharapan, Forrest Gard, Erik Haagensen,Brooks Oliver, Lindsay Rogers, Stephen Creech, Kyungmin Park, Jocelyn Howard, Andrew Avakian, Daniel Lee, HP Bloomer, Linda Lopez, and Rachel Garceau. An especially big thanks goes to Jason Bige Burnett, who put us all together!
Visiting Artists at Ohio University
Linda and I are looking forward to a few days in Athens, Ohio as visiting artists. We'll be giving lectures, critiquing students, and even doing a bit of demoing! The lectures are on Halloween at 6PM in Mitchell Auditorium. Demos are on Saturday from 10-2 in the ceramics studio. See you there.
Linda Lopez at Greenwich House Pottery
Linda will be presenting a new body of work this month at Greenwich House in NYC. They've just completed a new renovation at GHP, and Linda will present the first exhibition in the new space. Both Linda and I will be there for the opening. If you're in NYC, we'll see you there!
Visiting Artist Lectures at VCU
Linda and I are looking forward to our upcoming visit to VCU. We'll be there for two days—critiquing and giving lectures in the craft/material studies department. If you're interested in attending the lectures, they're scheduled for 2:30-4:00 PM on Tuesday the 22nd of October.
The Unexpected at Max Jackson Gallery, Queens University of Charlotte
I'll have a piece included in Denny Gerwin's exhibition "The Unexpected," at Queens University of Charlotte. It's the most unusual mix of artists I have been a part of in a while, but is nevertheless full of great people: Kenneth Baskin, Dylan Beck, Megan Borland, Danny Crump, Israel Davis, Emily Duke, Trevor Dunn, Aaron Flynn, Stephanie Galli, Jason Hackett, Eric Knoche, Heidi Kreitchet, John George Larson, Lauren Herzak-Bauman, Carrie Longley, Linda Lopez, JJ McCracken, Jonathan McMillan, Jonathan Mess, Adam Shiverdecker, Greg Stahly, and Bobby Tso.
Out of Necessity at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond
August 30 – October 13, 2013
Curated by Jason Hackett
The premise of this exhibition explores clay as a contemporary art material strongly connected to its history and traditions. Recognizing the responsibility art has to question and reflect culture, Hackett presents a selection of work by artists who investigate overlapping themes of ceramics, function, art, and life. This exhibition honors six artists: Blair Clemo, Sin-Ying Ho, Mathew McConnell, Adam Shiverdecker, Linda Sikora, and Stan Welsh.
Finger to Thumb at The Clay Studio of Missoula
September 6 - 27, 2013
Curated by Lilly Zuckerman and Emily Schroeder Willis
I'm pleased to be included in The Clay Studio of Missoula's current exhibition, "Finger to Thumb; A Thousand Marks of Pinching Artists" curated by Lilly Zuckerman and Emily Schroeder Willis. Featured artists include: Ingrid Bathe, Katie Coughlin, Shannon Goff, Mel Griffin, Giselle Hicks, Linda Lopez, Leanne McClurg Cambric, Mikey Walsh, Emily Schroeder Willis, Lilly Zuckerman, and myself.
