Gail Nichols Workshop @ Red Deer College
monday morning eye candy: Bente Skjottgaard
emerging artist: Mayumi Yamashita
Artist Statement:
People make us happy but also angry and disappointed. People are curious but also foolish. We never seem to learn, despite knowing deep down that we’ve taken others for granted and knowing that we shouldn’t have.
Mayumi’s work deals with our emotions, relationships and everyday-life and incidents with a twist and a hint of humour. Why doesn’t humanity learn from mistakes of the past? Why is it that we create things of beauty but we also destroy them? Why is humanity so “wonderful”? She plays with these questions and creates ceramic sculpture inspired by what we do, what we are and how we live.
She aims to create a fusion between man-made and natural forms and objects in her interpretation of humanity. By adding tiny human figures to these forms, Mayumi’s work offers a unique perspective on humanity:
‘Without the small figures, my work might be just an object but as soon as I put teeny tiny people onto the piece, it starts to tell a story itself. I enjoy playing with it and have been fascinated with how the tiny thing affects whole piece.’
Mayumi’s work is narrative but doesn’t always tell the whole story allowing the audience to project their emotions and ideas into the work and to interpret them in their own way.
‘I’m not trying to shake people’s shoulders and tell them that we should appreciate each other more. My work is nothing like as “noble” as that. I just want to see how the audience interacts with my pieces and how they make up their own stories and how they often seem to giggle. That’s all I want.’
emerging artist: Caleb Zouhary
“The
inspiration for my work comes from food presentation. People go to great lengths to present their
meals in an eloquent manner, and my work serves to aid in their presentation
through the form, function, and surface treatment of my wares. I reference specific
foods when creating my functional vessels, and I work to create a form that
will compliment that meal to its fullest potential. My ceramic vessels are based on traditional
forms, but as the designer, I am able to alter them in ways I think will enhance
their functionality. I further the idea
of presentation in my work by finishing the pieces with colors and patterns
that will compliment the food being served with them.”
inspiration for my work comes from food presentation. People go to great lengths to present their
meals in an eloquent manner, and my work serves to aid in their presentation
through the form, function, and surface treatment of my wares. I reference specific
foods when creating my functional vessels, and I work to create a form that
will compliment that meal to its fullest potential. My ceramic vessels are based on traditional
forms, but as the designer, I am able to alter them in ways I think will enhance
their functionality. I further the idea
of presentation in my work by finishing the pieces with colors and patterns
that will compliment the food being served with them.”
residency opportunity: Caldera Arts Center
Every winter we invite artists from all over the world to our Caldera Arts Center near Sisters, Oregon.
Artists are provided private A-frame
cabins and share access to wet and dry studios, a darkroom, a kiln,
editing facilities and rehearsal and performance space.
Because we believe a range of
backgrounds enhances the communal experience, residencies are open to
artists from any field, as well as scientists, engineers and
environmentalists.
DETAILS
Caldera’s Artists in
Residence program offers the gift of time and space. Residents are given
a cabin, 24-hour access to studios and the time and space to
create.Residents are responsible for food, travel, materials and other
expenses.By design, the residents form a small community of 5–12
artists, depending on the group. A weekly meal is shared and
collaboration is encouraged.
Artists aren’t required to finish a
project during their residency, but share their work with the local area
community in Open Studios events at the end of each month. Artists are
also encouraged to do outreach projects with Caldera youth and in
neighboring schools in the Sisters area.
Occasionally, calls for applications
for teaching residencies are announced at Caldera. If you would like to
be notified of these opportunities, please email AiR Manager, Elizabeth Quinn.
CALENDAR
Residencies last one month, and take place in January, February
and March.
The due date for applications is June 15.
Panels meet in late summer to review the applications, and
invitations are made in early September.
Full details here: www.calderaarts.org/caldera/arts-in-residence/#1
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