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Images by Clinton Keller Photography

About

As a contemporary ceramic artist I use hand building, burnishing, and alternative firing techniques to create one of a kind pieces.

 

My career as an art educator was wonderful and I was passionate about teaching art, it was an absolute joy! Witnessing the delight in the faces of so many young people as they discovered their own talents was a true gift. And for over a decade I took student groups on tours of Europe as we delved into all of the different countries, cultures, and art.

 

As an artist I have always been drawn to the use of three dimensional space and have created sculptures with wire, plaster, wood, fibers, plastic, and clay. The fascinating play of positive and negative; light and shadow; and the movement created by that interaction has always been an open door for me with endless design opportunities.

artist statement

My pieces are one of a kind and can range from traditional to free-form in shape. The process of hand building allows the freedom to create spatially whether using slabs or coils. Manipulation of the form and surface are the emphasis. So carving, inlaying crushed stone, texturing, and alternative firing are dependent on the form; what it may or may not need.

 

Learning to burnish clay has been a pivotal force in the creations of pieces. I find that the  depth and warmth that comes from a burnished surface is unsurpassed, it begs to be touched. It just has its own sheen and aura, difficult to describe.

 

The evolution of my work has its roots in nature where I find a plethora of inspiration with endless possibilities. But after a tragic personal loss I needed to dig more deeply, it just had to mean more. I find more meaning in creating pieces that were anthropic. They celebrate of the importance of the human experience and honor personal connectedness.

 

I use organic materials and pit firing to create the coloration. Unwrapping each piece is “the big reveal”.

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Education

BA, University of West Georgia

Visual Arts Major

Carrollton, GA, 1975

 

Non-Degree Graduate Studies

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA, 1979

University of Georgia

Athens, GA , 1985

 

Juried Competitions

Abstracts Matter, 311 Gallery, (Raleigh, NC, 2020)

Ink and Clay 44, California Polytechnic University, (Pomona, CA, 2019)

29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show, (HM), (Stuart FL, 2019)

28th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show, (Stuart FL, 2018)

26th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show, (Stuart FL, 2016)

Exhibitions

Members Show, FemArt, (Jacksonville, FL, 2023)

Members Exhibition, Florida CraftArt, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2023)

Members Show, FemArt, (Jacksonville, FL, 2022)

Members Exhibition, Florida CraftArt, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2022)

"Rise Up Exhibition", Morean Arts Center, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2021)

Member Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2021)

Member Exhibition, Florida CraftArt, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2021)

Member Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2020)

Member Exhibition, Florida CraftArt, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2020)

Member Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, (HM), (St. Petersburg, FL, 2019)

Member Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2018)

Top Finalist FAEA Member Exhibition, (Daytona Beach FL, 2014)

Top Finalist FAEA Member Exhibition, (Daytona Beach FL, 2013)

 

Gallery Representation

FemArt Gallery, (Jacksonville, FL, 2021-23)

The Art Box, (Monticello, GA, 2019-21)

Florida Craft Art, (St. Petersburg, FL, 2019-23)

William Braemer Fine Art, (Miami, FL, 2017-19)

Baker Showroom, Design Center of the Americas, (Dania Beach, FL, 2017-18)

Art Fusion Galleries, (Miami, FL, 2016-17)

Southlight Gallery, (Jacksonville, FL 2016-17)

 

Commissions

Ronald E. Johnston Jr., Private Collection, (Atlanta, GA, 2020)

Marvin and Lynette Perlis, (Amelia Island, FL, 2002)

Amelia Interior Designs, (Amelia Island FL, I995-96)

Bill and Gayle Gower (Amelia Island FL, 1995-96)

William Bristol III, (Amelia Island, FL, 1993-94) 

Melody Winston/ The Addison House (Amelia Island FL, 1992-3)

Don and Scotty McCurry, (Amelia Island FL, 1992)

Jacksonville Symphony Guild Designers’ Showhouse, (Jacksonville FL, 1991,1993)

 

Public Installations

Center Street Art Walk, (Amelia Island, 1993)

 

Publications

School Arts Magazine, 2012, 2016

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