Category Archives: Mixed Media

Judy Chartrand Article Added to studioceramicscanada.com

Judy Chartrand. In Memory of Those No Longer With Us, 2022, Low fire paper clay, underglaze, glaze 11.4 x 33 cm. Photo: Judy Chartrand.
Judy Chartrand. In Memory of Those No Longer With Us, 2022, Low fire paper clay, underglaze, glaze 11.4 x 33 cm. Photo: Judy Chartrand.
Judy Chartrand. Cupboard of Contention (2001) Slip-cast, low-fire clay, underglaze, glaze, lustre, antique cupboard, wooden letters, paint. 142.3 x 57.2 x 45.7 cm. Rennie Collection. Photo: Alina Ilyasova.
Judy Chartrand. Cupboard of Contention (2001) Slip-cast, low-fire clay, underglaze, glaze, lustre, antique cupboard, wooden letters, paint. 142.3 x 57.2 x 45.7 cm. Rennie Collection. Photo: Alina Ilyasova.

Vancouver indigenous artist, Judy Chartrand, uses her art to give voice to her experience and observations of the indigenous experience in North America.

In an article contributed by noted writer, educator and artist, Amy Gogarty, we can see not only the art but also “hear” the passion underlying Chartrand’s works.

Judy’s titles can have a wicked wit that expose deeper actual pain. And yet she can then take joy in natures’ colours and forms as she incorporates images and styles of other indigenous cultures. She has also created architectural scale works that move her beyond the museum and collector orbits.

Share Judy Chartrand’s own story and her art’s stories.

Carol Smeraldo Page Added To Studio Ceramics Canada

Carol Smeraldo today

Carol Smeraldo today

I have added a page on the Nova Scotia Artist, Carol Smeraldo.

Carol is prolific potter and sculptor. Her works in raku and low -fire porcelain frequently incorporate other media. Though varied in style she displays an ongoing love for the sea: an underpinning theme for her explorations in media, design, and more recently,  the cycle of creativity.

Carol is also greatly recognized for her teaching and organizing work in the province: the Halifax Studio School of Pottery, her links with NSCADU, and in the development of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council to name some highlights.

Enjoy the story of Carol Smeraldo’s career and a sampling of her creations,and please share your thoughts.

Alexandra McCurdy Elected to the RCA

Alexandra McCurdy. The work representing Alexandra at the inductee exhibition. Blue Box with Copper Wire, with an accompanying wall piece. Size of the box is 13X13X13cm; the wallpiece is 19X19X19cm. Porcelain, wire and beads (as connectors) and copper wire. Photo: Steve Farmer.

Alexandra McCurdy. The work representing Alexandra at the inductee exhibition. Blue Box with Copper Wire, with an accompanying wall piece. Size of the box is 13X13X13cm; the wallpiece is 19X19X19cm. Porcelain, wire and beads (as connectors) and copper wire. Photo: Steve Farmer.

Good news! Nova Scotia artist, Alexandra McCurdy has been elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts  at its 35th RCA Annual General Assembly, Montreal, Quebec, May 14-17.

Congratulations, Alexandra! You can read more about Alexandra McCurdy RCA and her work on her page on this site.