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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Ceramic Arts"”.
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West Virginia University ceramic arts production studio program
… is an analysis of West Virginia University's ceramic arts production techniques program, its educational impact, and historical importance.
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Production to Exhibition: A Pursuit of the Professional in Art-Making
… drive to contribute to the professional field of ceramic arts. However, this project led to my understanding that this duality could benefit both of my professional worlds. ! While I do not struggle with the act of making art, I have battled with pursuing and maintaining a professional art career. …
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Production to Exhibition: A Pursuit of the Professional in Art-Making
… drive to contribute to the professional field of ceramic arts. However, this project led to my understanding that this duality could benefit both of my professional worlds. ! While I do not struggle with the act of making art, I have battled with pursuing and maintaining a professional art career. …
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Anxious Totems
… help me hush these racing thoughts. By creating ceramic sculptural works my anxious thoughts are released. Living with anxiety is the hardest thing I do every day. Panic hits me when I first wake up, planning the day in my head; what obstacles am I going to face today? Who can I possibly run …
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Memory Scapes
Through use, pots can become an intimate part of daily ritual, special celebrations, or moments of stillness. Not only can they can act as vehicles that connect the user to the greater meanings of life, but they do so "under the radar," below conscious awareness. They perform their task, waiting to …
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Offerings
As people we learn through observation. I observed at a young age the importance of using food as a means of celebration, gatherings, and comfort. At a young age, I saw that roles were given to the family members: my grandmother and mother were accepting of their roles as providers of food and my …
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Journey & Connections
… & Connections is a series of work comprised of ceramic sculptures that explore my personal experiences in relation to the human figure, immigration, and nature, as well as experiences influenced by my continuous travels between my country of origin and the United States.</p> <p>This exhibition …
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Passing Time
… pause in which we can regain our composure. The ceramic vessels in Passing Time are about those moments in between, like the space between musical notes they are essential to our understanding and being. This body of work represents the building and maintaining of relationships, the welcoming …
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Connected: An Artist’s Investigation into Digital Communication
… my thesis was to develop a body of utilitarian ceramic pottery, which examines the internal conflict I have with digital communication and its impact on social interactions. I draw inspiration from historic ceramic artworks for my wheel-thrown and hand-built forms. My traditionally inspired …
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Visual Phallacies
… his or her own experiences. But as the author of ceramic work, my influence is ever-present. Clay records every push, pull, spank, squeeze, and poke. It fully records its physical history and as well as my actions upon it. This thesis exhibition asks the question: Can a viewer de-contextualize …
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Impulsion
The nut, bolt, and thread are symbols of order in my work. They represent a memory trace of my time growing up in Iowa and my connection to working on the family farm. These objects have the potential to exhibit elements of both simplicity and complexity, expressed through patterns and harmony, and …
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Interwoven
I am regularly amazed by the power of artifacts. Objects can translate intent, skill, function, place, and time, causing us to reflect upon the maker and past users. By incorporating basketry patterns on the surface of my pots, I am creating a connection to my heritage. My family made baskets back …
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A Study of Majolica Pottery Decoration
It was the purpose of this study to investigate the origin and development of majolica decoration and to execute original variations of these techniques on pottery made by the candidate.
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Material Memory
… an exhibition showcasing a curated collection of ceramic and quilted sculptures and prints. With works on pedestals, suspended quilts, and framed prints, this exhibit embodies the physical and emotional landscapes of home. The use of household objects to construct the artworks conveys themes of …
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In Hindsight: Non-visible Patch Points
<p><em>E</em>xhibition consisting of seven ceramic vessels. I constructed these objects on the potter’s wheel by throwing and joining sections together based on a set of loose measurements and visual guidelines I have developed using slips and underglazes for mark making and soda firing for final …
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Ceramic Architectural Models from the Madaba Plains Region: A Selected Art Historical Analysis
… models can be described as small, ceramic, house-shaped structures that come in an often bewildering array of shapes and sizes. They appear all over the ancient Near East, and although evidence shows that they were created as early as the Neolithic period, they seem to have peaked …
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Tethered
<p>Tethered addresses the innate fear of forgetting where an individual's family originates, both physically and historically. Not long after discovering that part of my family was almost completely annihilated during the Holocaust, I produced Tethered as visual documentation of the long-term …
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Uncanny Bodies
<p>In “Uncanny Bodies,” unseemly bits are revealed, sensibilities are questioned, and solid ground morphs into shaky mounds. I delve into how the uncanny challenges traditional views and societal norms about the body. My artwork emphasizes the fluid and often unsettling experiences of physical …
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Project Management Plan to Develop an Annual "Day of the Dead" Community Exhibition and Celebration at the American Museum of Ceramic Art
… the programming at Pomona’s American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) can not only respond to the needs of its Hispanic community but also bring about greater social cohesion to the city. This project uses the Oakland Museum of California’s Days of the Dead celebration as a model, and observes how …
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