First Issue of Ceramics Now Magazine – Available Online!!!

by | Dec 1, 2011 | Uncategorized

Roxanne Jackson’s work is on the cover of the Ceramics Now Magazine Winter 2011-2012 issue, introducing an amazing interview about her work. The issue presents Arthur Gonzalez’s work, as well as two special features with the Denver Art Museum (Overthrown: Clay Without Limits) and Keiko Gallery (Japanese artists).

Digital Issue nr. 1 also presents interviews and articles with new and world-renowned ceramic artists: Claire Muckian, Carol Gouthro, Cynthia Lahti, Carole Epp, Connie Norman, Simcha Even-Chen, Liza Riddle, Patrick Colhoun, Mark Goudy, Chang Hyun Bang, Ian Shelly, Ian F. Thomas, Shamai Gibsh, Margrieta Jeltema, Shane Porter, John Shirley, Jim Kraft, Connie Norman, Blaine Avery, Antonella Cimatti, Maciej Kasperski, Wim Borst, Merete Rasmussen.

Overthrown – Denver Art Museum: Gwen F. Chanzit (curator), Katie Caron and Martha Russo, John Roloff, Clare Twomey, Paul Sacaridiz, Linda Sormin, Del Harrow, Benjamin DeMott, Mia Mulvey.

Japanese artists – Keiko Gallery: Niisato Akio, Kawabata Kentaro, Takeuchi Kouzo, Hayashi Shigeki, Tanoue Shinya, Fujita Toshiaki, Murata Yoshihiko, Jorie Johnson, Takeda Asayo, Mariko Husain.

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Workshop with Carol Gouthro

by | Jun 21, 2011 | Uncategorized




Series Summer School of the Arts, Red Deer College, Alberta Canada
July 4-8 2011

Exuberant Clay Form & Surface
Creating interesting, exuberant hand-built forms in clay does not have to be hard. In this 5-day workshop, Carol will show her method for constructing some of the unusual ceramic forms she uses in her sculpture and vessels. Our process will include paper templates, carving solid clay forms, and creating a simple 1/4 segment plaster mold. From this press mold we will make numerous forms and variations quickly by connecting, altering, stacking, piercing into and re-combining the component parts. Colour, pattern and texture are important elements in creating a rich ceramic surface and using Carol’s layered approach we will explore many ways to enliven and embellish form. Surface design techniques covered will include stamping, bas relief clay molds, slips, hand-painting wax resist coloured patterns, scraffito, weathering and staining.
Some prior experience with clay is recommended.
Instructor: Carol Gouthro

For more info check out the following:
http://www.carolgouthro.com/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=199562920071261
http://www.rdc.ab.ca/continuing_education/Pages/CourseInformation.aspx?SUBJ_CODE=ESER&CRSE_NUMB=6084

Artist of the Day: Carol Gouthro

by | Mar 6, 2011 | Uncategorized



Portals pieces that were included in the recent Contemporary Northwest Juried Exhibition at the Bellevue Art Museum Northwest Ceramic show in Seattle, Wa.
These pieces are approximately 28″ h x 16″ x 7″
They are terrecotta clay , handbuilt with slipcast additions, slips, underglazes, glazes and gold leaf.

The foundation of my work is the ceramic vessel in all its many incarnations as container. I have a strong interest in natural forms, cultural artifacts and personal mementos. I am drawn to ornament, embellishment, pattern, and texture. For the last ten years the vessel forms in my ceramic work have slowly been evolving into botanically inspired hybrid sculptural forms. In working on these pieces I have become more involved with the details, the close ups, the abstract, the peering into. My interest in detail, layers and encrustations has been heightened by repeated travels to India and China .I am fascinated by the complexity, diversity, beauty and danger of the natural world and this leads to thoughts about growth, nourishment, attraction, and sexuality .The works in this exhibition are the beginning of a series entitled “Portals”. This work is based on cut-away section drawings and photographs of natural forms. Built into these hybrids are some of the artifacts and mementos that form my DNA.

These pieces are all handbuilt terracotta with press-molded , thrown and slipcast additions. Surface treatments include slips, underglazes , glazes, and lusters.http://www.carolgouthro.com/