Hooray for Local Galleries!

My past ceramics instructor sent me an email about a  relatively new space in the Cincinnati area that was holding a couple of shows.This was one of the greatest emails to receive, because not only was it great motivation to keep making the porcelain panels, but without it I would have not discovered Modern Makers. The space is awesome, and the two ladies that run the space are equally as great. Above are two more panels in a series of four entitled, "For Blaire." Could not be happier with the way both shows were run, so thanks again Modern Makers! Also, the photo credit goes to them as well...  

I'm going to try to keep up with this. I swear...

For Blaire

4'x3'

Porcelain, Plywood

Ok, so I am the WORST BLOGGER EVER. I am going to give this another shot though and hopefully have a new post every week. 

I was lucky enough to receive a Ceramic residency at Core Clay (one of the most awesome ceramic studios ever) and I have been adjusting to life outside of school. It's weird, but awesome because I have been able to continue making work and learning. Anyway, I have begun to make more installation work, because I am addicted to making things that are big and fragile and scary. This piece is one of four panels that I will be making over the course of the next month. I want to have a giant wall of porcelain when I am finished. I will post the four finished panels when they are all together. 

So, this is it...

Well, it's here. The end of the line as an undergrad. My thesis piece will be installed in the Meyer Gallery on the Campus of the University of Cincinnati. It will probably be one of my largest pieces yet, but I am really excited to see the end result. I hope everyone can come out and see all the great artwork as well as design- work done by the graduating students in DAAP. Join the event on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/events/334576649933618/

OR, just go to the DAAPWorks Website for more details. Hope to see you there!
http://daap.uc.edu/works2012.html

Fiber Art/ DAAPworks prep

For Kelly

130in x 48in

Cotton bedsheet, wax, thread

This is my first piece that came out of a fiber sculpture class I am taking. I used wax to dip strips of fabric into and then I scratched portions of the strips to expose the fabric underneath. The way the strips are installed inspired an idea for my final daapworks installation where the strips will be made out of ceramic instead of fabric. I decided to name this piece after my sister, because the color pallet reminds me of an old blanket she used to carry around, and while I was scratching at the wax surface it reminded me of when she used to pick at my mom's candles and leave wax bits all over the table.

Thesis "Dry- Run"

It was a crazy quarter, but I think I have got a thesis that I'm proud to call my own. The "dry- run" show is done for all of the fine arts students to practice their methods of installation in the gallery setting. The following are photos from my current body of work that focuses on labor and theory of value and how scars, scrapes, and bruises are seen as proof of hard work and a testament to effort.

"You have the legs of a seven year old"

Porcelain, wire, kevlar thread

Studio Assistant

This winter I agreed to help out a grad student, by the name of Juia Feld, with the long process of creating pieces for her MFA show in the spring. Julia has been experimenting with making molds of soft objects. The objects she chose to work with are teddy bears. She has been showing me the process of making molds from the entire bear and making molds of the pieces and parts. Some of the work is shown above. It is harder than it looks to keep those things from falling apart during the casting process, but we have probably turned out about 10 bears so far. I will show some progress as we get further in the quarter. Also, don't forget to check some of Julia's other work at, http://www.juliafeld.com/ . She's kind of awesome.

Some pictures from the show.

Well, my first solo show was pretty cool. It wasn't too big of a space, so it wasn't overwhelming when it came to filling the space. The chili I made was also kind of a hit. Just want to thank everyone again for coming out to see it. It made the whole thing so much more fun.