Venice Art Edge, USA
Venice street artist/vendor Vivianne Robinson/flickr The veniceclayartists blog originated in Venice California, where a group of local clay artists got together in 2007 to create a huge ceramic...
View ArticleSaskatoon pottery celebrations
40th Anniversary of Clay Studio Three in Saskatoon, Canada An exhibition is currently running up to the 11th of July, 2015 which features the work of past and present Clay Studio Three artist’s...
View ArticleGordon Baldwin – landscape sculptural forms
‘Black Vessel with Signs’ by Gordon Baldwin 1990–(earthenware) British sculptural potter Gordon Baldwin influenced the shift away from the predominance of traditional functional pottery with...
View ArticleModernist marvels from the Mid-Century
Mid century chair Lately, every time I glance at a furniture catalogue, I’m seeing more new furniture pieces that reflect elements of mid-century design- asymmetrical shapes, angled legs,...
View ArticleKorea Onggi potter – Lee Kang-hyo
Gifted South Korean potter Lee Kang-hyo gives a masterful demonstration on video of creating large scale Onggi pots. He creates traditional Buncheong vessels with expressive decoration using white...
View ArticleRoelna Louw sculptures
‘Arborist’ – Roelna Louw 15 x 7 x 3 inches – from the ‘ist’ series Roelna’s Artist statement: “I sculpt because I love it!” Roelna’s rich textural clay forms have a primitive schematic quality...
View ArticleDhokra tribal art
I acquired this Dhokra statue of dancing Krishna from an artist selling his wares on the road in Kathmandu height 12 inches Dhokra Art Dhokra is an ancient folk art tradition prevalent in India...
View ArticleA teapot charm offensive
Those loyal vehicles of the captivating tea beveridge are under scrutiny again for their tendency to be audacious, bold and innovative products of the unbridled imagination. Their bemusing...
View ArticleBalombini and Bollini mixed media arts
Over the last 20 years, two multi media artists have displayed a natural flair for interpreting a wide range of materials into captivating art. Juliana Bollini is currently located in San Paulo,...
View ArticleThe Doctor visits Vincent
“The Church at Auvers” I rarely watch the Dr Who series but on a recent random channel flip an episode popped up at the point where the Doctor was at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, observing a Van...
View ArticleMosaic Sculpture Art
“I Am Here” – Irit Levy Mainly art on Flickr Mosaic dynamics This statement by Krishnamurti reminds me of the innate dynamic in mosaic art – “A mind which is seeking permanency soon stagnates;...
View ArticleSally Hook – bush ceramics
‘Regardez’ – Sally Hook The following two busts are from Sally Hook’s current series ‘Hairdo Cult’ ‘We are strange creatures and our heads can be reminiscent of sprouting potatoes, aliens,...
View ArticleBeguiling ornamental brooches
‘Abstract Brooch’ — -by Bettina Welker from series The Place In Between via Polymer epiphany Brooch/pin adornment Brooch jewelry artists are always presented with the challenge of limited size...
View ArticleArt Contemporain and Céramique
1st to 4th October 2015 7th Art Contemporary and Ceramic fete 70 artists presenting their works in an open village location in the centre of Paris featuring painters, sculptors, ceramicists,...
View ArticleExotic sculptural gems collection
The discreet Rainbow of Africa Museum, located in the English countryside outside London, gave the curators from the USA Heritage Auctions the surprise of their lives when they witnessed the quality...
View ArticleCeramic Narratives
Minoan dolphin urn – Zografos Gallery Storytelling on pottery allowed many ancient civilizations to record unique and revealing narratives of their lives, as a means to strengthen and reinforce...
View ArticleMystical gardens and sculptures tour
Garden sculptures of heightened spirit Downunder All of the three following gardens are located on the outer Eastern fringe of Melbourne, Victoria. Each garden is approximately one hour travel...
View ArticleModern Italian Mosaics Design – SICIS
Mosaic mural with matching pink velvet heart chairs – SICIS Since its beginning in Ravenna in 1986, SICIS has been on a mission to merge the art of the ancients in the craft of mosaics, with...
View ArticleEternal spring
‘Two girls among flowers’ – Odilon Redon 1909 Barbara Dunshee jar with curly handled lid Spring has been a little bit erratic and evasive of late, hijacked by both Winter and Summer. Just...
View ArticleAdorable clay mutations – Jenny Orchard
‘Amy’ Jenny Orchard 2008, Grafton Regional Gallery Collection To look at Jenny Orchards clay art is to traverse a world of unbridled imagination, populated with adorably mutated sculpture...
View Article