Figurative ceramics, ceramic sculpture, people in clay, porcelain, hand building
Seeking balance and harmony in an ever more chaotic world has lead me to create sculpture and vessels with a meditative spirit and a personal reflection on the human condition. Some of the pieces, particularly in the figurative and animal stoppered vessels collection, offer a humorous social commentary. Nature is a primary inspiration for my …
Linda Held Wren wrestles with these questions each time she enters her studio. If her sculptures make you smile (or cry), she has accomplished her goal. If they let you daydream, she has healed your heart. In the right hands, clay can be therapeutic. It can give shape to our feelings. Linda received her …
Mysterious mythological characters, saints, hybrids and goddesses underline my work. Other images formed from dreams to realities create the symbolism embedded within my figurative sculptures. I began my formal education at the Atlanta College of Art, focusing on painting and sculpture. In the Apprenticeship Program at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center I began an in-depth study …
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Cheryl Tall is a Southern California-based artist whose work focuses on the relationships between people and their environments, and often includes architectural and figurative elements. She is especially known for her pinch coil technique, which gives her work an unusual texture reminiscent of wood shingles or scales. Tall has derived inspiration from the study of …
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Austyn Taylor’s panpsychist humorist narrative has led to the creation of a world of repeated characters: lion, bull, horse, deer, duck, predator, prey etc. Each piece is a declaration, a statement; the works exist as an optimistic reframe from the banalities of western narrative. ?Austyn Taylor hails from Rochester, NY. A nomadic sculptor who creates …
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Claudia Olds Goldie has had numerous solo exhibitions in the U.S. and has shown in international shows such as the NCECA Biennial in Houston and SOFA Chicago (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design). Her work has been showcased in several State of Clay national juried exhibitions, at the Fuller Art Museum, in Ohio Craft Museum’s …
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ARTIST STATEMENT My work is greatly influenced by the art of the Surrealist and German Expressionist; art with an edge, dark side, or altered state of reality that resides somewhere in the unknown. Within this reality exists gateways to the magic and power of long forgotten fables and folklore, mythological creatures, the supernatural, and hybrids …
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Celebrating the accomplishment, beauty and potential of women, Linda Ganstrom’s art blends the refined realism of her porcelain sculpture with elements of ornamentation and storytelling. Steel skirts covered in tulle elevate the porcelain half-figures to a larger than life height. Elements such as these antique silver filigree butterflies add historical interest and symbolic meaning. Inspired …
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