More pieces for sale!
Since I’d pretty much sold out of work, I went to retrieve some pieces from a few of my galleries. I now have more pieces avaliable for sale online! Check them out here!
Since I’d pretty much sold out of work, I went to retrieve some pieces from a few of my galleries. I now have more pieces avaliable for sale online! Check them out here!
It seems like I have all sorts of shows coming up, all over the country! Between looking forward to my next firing, and planning my trip to Japan, it’s looking like it’s going to be some very busy months. I’ll also be heading to NCECA in April, which should be a lot of fun. I’m really looking forward to tracking down ceramics friends from across the country, and some even from around the world!
The first show to open is “Endangered“, at the Gloria Kennedy Gallery in Brooklyn. It was an international juried show, and is viewable as of today, but the opening reception will be on February 5th, as part of a First Thursday art walk. I will actually be flying out to NYC to attend it, along with taking some time to catch up with my New York friends. I will also be working on a collaboration sculpture with Dan Funderburgh, my brother, who’s also in NYC. I’m going to bring bisque fired critters out to him to do underglaze designs on. I’m pretty excited about it.
The day after I return from NYC, I’ll be heading across Puguet Sound to Bremerton, WA, to attend an artists’ reception for CVG 2009. CVG 2009 is a juried show that collected submissions from more than 260 artists, mostly across the state of Washington. The show will opening on Feb 1st, and run through the end of the month, at the Bremerton Collectives Visions Gallery. The show will also be open late on Thursday, Feb 5th, for the local art walk. I’ll unfortunately still be in NYC that evening.
Also in Washington state, I’ve been invited to a show in Tacoma. “The Path of the Flame” is a show of Pacific Northwest woodfire artists at Gallery Madera from Feb 19th to April 4th. The opening reception will be on Feb 21st. I’ll have more information about this as it gets closer. So far it looks like really great list of folks, including Terry Inokuma, Hiroshi Ogawa, and John Benn.
The last show is also far enough away that precise information will have to wait. Jamie Adams, a cool print artist in Pittsburgh, who I really respect, has asked for me to be part of a show tentatively titled “The day before yesterday/ The day after tomorrow”. It will be going on in March, in Pennsylvania. I will put up some more information about its post-apocalyptic goodness once March gets a bit closer.
On Saturday, December 13th, 2008, Florentia Clayworks will have its second Annual Holiday Sale and Party! This year, we will be doing a single night celebrations, from 7 to 10pm. Come on by for a chance to check out my work in person, meet my studio mates, browse fun art work, eat, drink, and generally enjoy yourselves! We are located just South of the Fremont Bridge, in Seattle, Washington, on 218 Florentia St. Stop on by and have some fun!
As a first this year, I will be doing a silent auction of two of my favorite sculptures. I will donate 40% of the proceeds to charity. Here are the two beasts, and the two charities.
First off is ‘Digger Beast with Ball.” He is one of the best pieces I got out of this last firing. I will be donating 40% of his sale to Child’s Play. Child’s Play is a group that raises games, toys, books, and money for childrens’ hospitals world wide. I figured this playful digging beast would approve of the choice (as long he can keep his ball).
Second is “Discovery.” I have to admit that I often wish I could just keep all of my sculptures myself. I just really like the interaction I’ve capture in the piece. I leave it up to the viewer as to how these two guys will behave, but personally, I picture the big guy sniffing the little one, and maybe being hissed at. Nothing too sinister. However, since real world interaction seldom end up as nonviolently, (especially between countries) I will be donating 40% of his sale to the International Red Cross.
In addition to using some of my new found free time to sign up for an “Anything-goes Art Event”, I also put together another bit of stop motion. I recommend going to youtube, where it is possible to click on the “view in higher quality” option.
So I just now finished getting everything photographed and uploaded to flickr! (well, almost everything). I had been planning on re-photographing a few things, but decided that it was more important to have everything up now.
Anyway, in order to celebrate all this new work, I’ll be hosting a slightly impromptu opening at my studio tonight. It’s going to be pretty low key, but I will have all of the new work there and on display, along with food and drink of some type. If you’re in the Seattle area, I recommend coming on by! It’s at 218 Florentia st, just on the south end of the Fremont Bridge. We’re in the building with the crazy mural. I’ll be there from 6pm to 8, and maybe till 9. Stop on by!