Susan Collett. FLURRY, 24″W x 14″H x 14″D. in the Cameleon Exhibition, Montreal, Oct. 3-25, 2014
If you happen to be in Montreal October 3-25, Susan Collett and others will be in the show Caméléon, curated by Jean Pierre Larocque. Vernissage Oct. 2.
Full exhibition details are in the invitation below.
Cameleon Exhibit Invitation
Paula Murray Exhibition Crossing Over
Paula Murray has a new exhibition: Crossing Over at Centre des arts, de la culture, et du patrimoine de Chelsea; 212 Chemin Old Chelsea, Chelsea, QC.
Dates: August 21 to September 14
Paula further explores themes of reality and truth:
Rooted in the relationship between material, process and meaning, this body of work explores my interest in the mysterious ways we come to know a truth. We live in an age of unparalleled access to information but what is fact, what is fiction; what is truth, what is spin?
In the transformation from clay to fired porcelain, the patterned fields of markings that emerge in the individual pieces suggest both an external and internal reality. Singular or grouped, they offer a metaphor for our inner and outer realities and the individual or collective experience of transformation.
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For those of you in the National Capital Region from May 22 to July 19 be sure to visit artist Paula Murray‘s solo installation exhibition at the Maison de la culture de Gatineau,. The installation of porcelain works will explore Paula’s continuing interest in the universal principles of interconnectedness.
Robin Hopper’s New Facebook Page
Robin Hopper continues to re-invent himself. He now has a Facebook business page. He is using it not only as an online retrospective view of his work but also as educational material. He has been working on it for about 7 weeks and getting tremendous response.
Click on the link below to see Robin’s newest venture:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Robin-Hopper-Ceramic-Artist-Writer-and-Educator/507476852652138?
Pottery on Prince Edward Island Website
studioceramicscanada.com has published a new page Pottery on Prince Edward Island. Not all collections are physical, material. This one is virtual, a website. The collection is of particular interest in that the publisher, Ian Scott, has also had the foresight to document artists’ signatures and marks. This is a gift to collectors and researchers. If only more organizations,sites and publications would do the same. Identification and collecting would be so much easier.
Paula Murray
A new page on the Meech Lake artist, Paula Murray, has been added to the website studioceramicscanada.com.
Paula Murray’s porcelain works reflect an inquisitive mind exploring the natural and the spiritual within the individual and within the group. Shells and shorelines, bowls and reeds are her literal subjects, as individuals or in groups. Within these forms she explores the forms and stresses, the cracks and pressures of surface and shape as porcelain and fibreglass are folded, pressed and stained. Her work displays effects ranging from an almost exact individual zoological precision to the subtle metaphorical individuality of surfaces and shapes within a grouping. Subtlety and contemplation are constants.
Stay tuned. More pages are in the works on artists such as Ann Mortimer, Susan Collett, Enid Legros-Wise, Connie Pike, Les Manning, Stan and Jean Clarke and many others. Anyone who has memories or images of these artists they would be willing to share please contact me.
Hansen-Ross Group, nd, courtesy Tyler Peace collection
Welcome to a new page on studioceramicscanada.com on the Hansen-Ross Pottery in Fort Qu’ Appelle, Saskatchewan. David Ross and Folmer Hansen maintained a joint studio focusing on Scandinavian and Leach-inspired art in the middle of the Canadian prairies. Much of the material is based on an interview I had with Folmer Hansen many years ago.
Stay tuned. More pages are in the works on artists such as Paula Murray, Ann Mortimer, Susan Collett, Enid Legros-Wise, Connie Pike, Les Manning, Stan and Jean Clarke and many others. Anyone who has memories or images of these artists they would be willing to share please contact me.
studioceramicscanada.com has just published a new page on the iconic artist Ruth Gowdy McKinley. Much of the page is based on an interview I conducted with Ruth, December 8, 1980. Much help was also provided by her daughter, Lauren McKinley Renzetti. Thank you Lauren.
Click on the link above and enjoy the page, the images and the passion of a great ceramist.
Barry Morrison
A little help please. Does anyone recognize these artists’ marks below?
Unknown Pot Signature 1
The first may have Inuit connections from the ’60s or ’70s even though the signature itself does not appear Inuit. The clay seems to be a heavily grogged stoneware. The base looks as though it was cut straight from the batt.
bluebird pot signature 1
The second may have come from the London region. The foot is trimmed with the signature incised before the glaze firing.
Just leave a comment to this post. Many thanks for any help.
Peter Rupchan With His Pottery
Welcome to a new page on studioceramicscanada.com. Peter Rupchan was a Ukrainian-Saskatchewan potter who typifies the pioneer spirit, hardiness and passion of this early phase of 20th century Canadian history. His resourcefulness, creativity and stamina would give pause to most of us as to how easy we have it today. If anyone knows of other images to add to the gallery please contact me.
Stay tuned. More pages are in the works on artists such as Ruth Gowdy Mckinley. Enid Legros-Wise, Paula Murray, Hansen-Ross, Connie Pike, Stan and Jean Clarke and many others. Anyone who has memories or images of these artists they would be willing to share please contact me.
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