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Daily Companions
Cups, Mugs, Teabowls
Juried by Linda Christianson and John Wilson
March 3rd- April 14th, 2012
Calendar:
October 7th, 2011: Application postmark deadline
December 2nd, 2011: Notification on Website.
February 24th, 2012: Work due at Gallery
March 3rd, 2012 6-8: Opening Reception
April 14th, 2012: Exhibition Closes
Congratulations to the following artists for being selected by jurors Linda Christiansen and John Wilson for the Daily Companions exhibition!
Paperwork with further details will be sent out to you soon.
Accepted Artists:
Terry Acker, Warren Anderson, Marion Angelica, Lorna Awalt, Amanda Barr, Jill Marleah Bell, Susan Bogan, Joy Bridy, Jessica Broad, Julia Cardone, Missy Cochrane, Tim Compton, Boyce Covert, Steve Daniels, Heather Jo Davis, Mitzi Davis, Gina Desantis, Nick DeVries, Brice Dyer, Neill Fallon, Delores Fortuna, Brett Freund, Ursula Fries-Herfort, Yoshi Fujii, Morghan Gray, Matthew Grimes, Bianka Groves, Marc Harper, Lisa Hartjen, Deborah Heid, Christine Hernandez, Stepanka Horalkova, Charles G. Hughs II, Matthew Hyleck, Mitch Iburg, Kyle Johns, Judith Berk King, Lucien Koonce, Robert Lawarre III, Clay Leonard, Brenda Llewellyn, Matt MacIntire, Rose Misanchuk, Lynne Molner, Michael Pappas, Brittany Petersen, Cathie Polak, Mike Poness, Nick Ramey, Terrie Raphael, Catherine Rehbein, Chaya Richman, John Riley, Monica Ripley, Allison Severance, Tim Sherman, Jose Sierra, Jeremy Simms, Marsha Slater, Gary Slavinsky, Rebecca Strickland, Ryan Strobel, Michelle Swafford, Sarah C. Teasley, Charles D. Tefft, Laura Toscano, Sara Truman, Jen DePaolo Van Horn, Sam Wallace, Suzanne Wolfe, Mathew Wren, Nancy Zoller.
Please do not be discouraged if you were not selected for this show, keep creating and good luck for future shows!
"My daily practice begins with the making of 4 cups. While seemingly a simple form, the cup contains all the challenges I like: the pairing down of an essential lively form, comfortable feeling yet visually compelling, and a volume that suggests a specific liquid. Being put to the lip, the cup is the most dauntingly personal pot one could make. It has the capacity to change one's daily life. In my household, the favorite cups never make it into the cupboard. Their life moves from dish drainer to hand to sink and back to drainer. The best cups always end up in the shard pile, for they are loved to death." Christianson
The cup is one of the most basic of forms, but provides infinite possibilities. We will be looking for cups that are visually compelling and serve their purpose. We welcome a broad definition of Cup, which may include cups, mugs, tumblers, tea bowls, yunomis — with trays or saucers or not, sets or not. The cups must be functional in a utilitarian way.
Linda Christianson is an independent studio potter who lives and works in rural Minnesota. She studied at Hamline University (St. Paul, Minnesota), and the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts (Banff, Alberta, Canada). An itinerate educator, Linda has taught at Carleton College and the Hartford Art School. She received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the McKnight Foundation. Her recent writing about pots appeared in Studio Potter and The Log Book. One of Linda's goals is to make a better cup each day.
John C. Wilson is an artist and educator actively engaged as an independent curator and stage director. He has been involved with Baltimore Clayworks since 1988 as a board member, staff, student, artist, and avid supporter. Wilson is director of publications for the Tai Sophia Institute where he also coordinates the Himmelfarb Gallery, and an adjunct professor in the MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts program at University of Baltimore. His extensive collection of handmade cups is impressive.