MMBC : Two Crazy Guys

We met these guys at NCECA this year. They had there own renegade NCECA show. I would like to say more but they are very secretive so i will just put in some pics.

This is all they say about themselves

We put ironic images on plates.

You can roll a fine cigarette on them or hang them on the wall.

www.mm-bc.org

Hijacked Ceramics

I found this person on the site Etsy.com
i really like his work. It is terracotta with overlayed slip patterns.
What do you lot think?



This is what the artist (Nathan William) says about his work:

I have created a collection of functional pottery inspired by my travels to such places as Mexico, Italy and Thailand. I have experienced an uncanny vibration in each of these places, feeling their reverberations of history, color, joy, and mystery. Each is in a constant state of renewal due to the environment, neglect, time, and development. I am captivated by this process in which layers of color, pattern and texture build up quickly, only to wear away revealing the previous layers, which consist not only of paint on a wall but of the cultural, political and spiritual history of each.


My fascination for this history and the vibration of these places has become the basis for my pottery aesthetic. Using the juxtaposition of modest forms and rich surface decoration I have developed this collection, titled “Crossroads”. In this series I employ many layers of vibrant colors and textures then painstakingly sand back though them, creating weathered finishes. It is not my intent to reconstruct a certain time or place, but to craft enigmatic pieces which feel well traveled yet at home in the hand.


http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=77111

PINK TUMBLER BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUNDRAISER

MY WONDERFUL MOTHER IS NOW 5 YEARS BREAST CANCER FREE!!!!! AND BOY ARE WE HAPPY ABOUT THAT SHE WILL BE DOING A 3 DAY 60 MILE WALK TO RAISE MONEY FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE SHE MUST RAISE $2100 BUT HAS SET A PERSONAL GOAL OF $4000 100% OF YOUR PAYMENT FOR THIS TUMBLER WILL GO TOWARDS MY MOTHERS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION if you want a set, let me know. SAVE MOMS EVERYWHERE. RAISE MONEY FOR RESEARCH AND CURE BREAST CANCER According to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, approximately 200,000 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and nearly 40,000 will die from the disease. A $30 donation will get you one porcelain pink tumbler with swirls of vines and juicy berries fit to burst. this tumbler is dishwasher and microwave safe. it will hold a full soda or beer. H5 3/4” x L3 1/2” x W3 1/2” YOUR TUMBLER WILL BE ONE OF THESE OR ONE SIMILAR BUT NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS THESE. IT WILL BE THE SAME SIZE SHAPE, BE PINK AND BE DECORATED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. ALMOST LIKE THE SISTER OF THESE Click on the link to donate http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5180585

The Fourth Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibtion

Mike Davis and I (Naomi Cleary) both have work in the annual grad student show at The Clay Studio
check out the show at http://www.theclaystudio.org/exhibitions/mbk07.php







Naomi Cleary, Transfigured Tuperware, Slipcast Porcelain, 17"L x 12"W x 3"H, $310.00





Guy Michael Davis, Terrestrial Aroreal, Tortoise and Bird, Porcelain, 5"L x 5"W x 5"H, $400.00







Naomi Cleary, Vines & Berries, Porcelain, 3.5"Diameter x 5.75"H each, $35.00 each

I am taking photoshop!!!

Fun With Caustics

may the force be with you.

Amazing...

transfered 3-D into 2-D

the canopy scaled down

Terrestrial-Arboreal

You will never defeat me Proto Bird

Semi Circular Sparrows

Look what the cat dragged in,this little bird came to me as a result of feline predation.

some current work.

Images from my Show

Art All Stars chewin' tobaccy

fiesta or ciesta

For some reason there has been minimal activity on this blog. No me gusta.

some new work...

I have been working on giving these objects a place to exist in the world, a container/display/presentation mechanism.

I have also been playing around with materials and process, starting to layer them more.. been having lots of fun with copper wire and patinas coated in wax over clay.... we'll see what happens!

Saccharine

Okay so I’ve been worried about shaders for the past few weeks. Yes, I said it Shader. Don’t worry “MS Word” doesn’t recognize this word either. I think I can safely describe it a virtual glaze, which one applies to a 3d computer model. So here are three images taken from my Digital Cinematography class project, all variations on falling sugar. Conceptually there is a progression from photorealism to a more “stylized” approach. Enjoy.

Art Star Philly

Katie, Mike, Rain
and I are doing the Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philly Next Month.
check out the ArtStar online Store for great stuff!
Naomi

http://www.artstarphilly.com/ascb/ascb2007.html

Eva Zeisel vases

Naomi Cleary

Make sure to post a comment!

Naomi, you are tapping in to what connects us with physical and biological sustainance and nourisment. You are connecting the food that we eat to the flowers on your dishes, the trees and plants that bud to give us this source. You are bringing it to the table, celebration of the this cycle! Go go go!!!

resume v. CV

Ever wondered what the difference is?Try CAA
http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/

ms. zeisel rocks my socks.

Some of my work...

Bird Stack

Monochromatic is the way of the walk.

Yellow is betrayal.

I wish.

www.citizencupcake.com

i can't imagine what more i could want than a place that serves cakes and cocktails!!!

Citizen Cupcake
2 Stockton St.
San Francisco, CA 94108