These are photos from the portfolio that I sent to apply to get into Kentucky Crafted Program. These all recently got shipped off to Frankfort for the final application process. Fingers crossed!
"Handbuilt Ceramics and Adventures in Eastern KY"
I was a guest artist at KY Crafted: The Market this year! It was such an honor and a GREAT experience. Although I was not allowed to participate in wholesale day, I made lots of fantastic contacts that I still am in touch with. It was so rewarding being able to step out of the gallery for the first time and introducing my art to the public, and also watching how people reacted to my art as they shopped. I was pretty pleased with my craft display and wanted to share some of the pictures of the setup from the market.
Here is some examples of my ceramic jewelry I make! Each is pressed with a wildflower found object from Berea. Visit my etsy page for more info!
http://triciataylorceramics.etsy.com Here are some quick snapshots of my recent work in the gallery that I posted on my personal intagram and facebook account within the last two months. Enjoy!
I apologize that I have been M.I.A, with the whole blog thing. There was a huge snow storm in Berea last month and we were snowed in forever! Other than that we have all been working hard to prepare for Kentucky Crafted: The Market coming up THIS WEEKEND in Lexington, Kentucky...More abou that in the next post :) This blog post is dedicated to showing off some of my favorite work and also some inspiration of my own! These are photos of some pottery that I personally own that have influenced me in one way or the other. In the first picture from left to right is pottery by Tina Gebhart, Sarah Gross, and Jeff Campana. The mug in the picture to the right is by Walter Hyleck. I was lucky enough to have studied under all but Jeff Campana during my attendance at Berea College. These potters have all influenced me in so many ways and have shaped my love and passion for ceramics and art in general. I am so unbelievably grateful for each of them! My Jeff mug fits so perfectly with my other pottery collection. I purchased this mug my first time attending NCECA in Houston, TX while studying under Sarah Gross. I had always looked to his work for inspiration after discovering him in Ceramics Monthly my first year of ceramics. You can see that I am drawn to muted, celadon glazes on feminine and floral forms. I absolutely love this concept! This particular concept played a role in my influence for my work from my senior show from Berea College, as evident in my use of gold lustre within my pieces. Lastly, here is a picture of my work desk at my studio. As you can see, I am heavily influenced by floral forms and any forms found in nature.
I hope this post gives you a better idea of myself as an artist as well as what inspires and motivates me and my work! So, just in time before the cold weather hits, we have permission to paint on the side of our building! It's currently huge, white, and industrial looking. We're hoping to draw peoples attention when they are down in the middle of Old Town, as we have seen many people leave without noticing us up at the top of the hill in Berea's Old Town. We decided to start with the logo and name of the gallery. The logo was originally designed by Grace Wintermeyer, the printmaker here at the studio. Jonathan Clark, the painter, is the artist that is producing this part of the mural. It looks SO AWESOME! WAKE UP, OLD TOWN BEREA! :) Stay tuned for more progress, this is only the beginning!
Here is some of my ceramic jewelry and other recent work available for purchase in the gallery. My jewelry is mostly pressed wildflowers found in Berea and hand-built flowers, my mugs and functional pieces are all slab built with pressed flowers and plants, and my wall tiles are pressed plants as well as hand-built flowers.After I graduated in May, I started work in August as an artist at Gallery 123 as part of the Berea Arts Accelerator Program. It is a brand new program located in Berea, Kentucky. There was five artists chosen, all of which have graduated from Berea College in the last two years. Here a description of the program on the back of our postcard: Gallery 1-2-3 is a project of the Arts Accelerator pilot program sponsored by Berea Tourism. Five Berea College graduates were selected to receive business training, studio space, and other support throughout a 16 month program to develop their artistic and professional skills. By stocking and managing the program’s gallery the young artists are upholding the legacy of Berea’s craft economy and preparing for their own careers as working artists. Pretty much, we were in charge of renovating and creating the space, buying our own equipment and supplies, building our own work tables and pedestals, making inventory, keeping the gallery open 7 days a week, teaching learn-shops, teaching school groups, completing a business fasttrac course, engaging with customers and representing the program, ...... Yeah. Anyways, it's been hectic, but it has been SO AMAZING. We opened on October 3rd and things are just now settling down (a little, anyways). We are very proud of our progress this far. We just completed our one month anniversary since we've opened. Here is some progress of the studio and gallery from when we first got keys made mid August until now! |
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