4th Clay & Glass Biennial – California, 2017
The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California is dedicated to establishing and maintaining high standards of craftsmanship and design in clay and glass. A primary goal of the ACGA is to provide opportunities for their members to exhibit and sell their work. The Association regularly presents museum and gallery exhibitions of clay and glass, and presents the Biennial Clay and Glass exhibition in July. This national juried competition and exhibition is being held at the Brea Art Gallery, Orange County, California, opening July 22, and running through September 15, 2017. Eighty artworks will be on display, 45 of which were selected by the juror. The invited artists include: Susan Bloch, Maria DeCastro, Julia Feld, Bob Pool, Treg Silkwood and Candace Martin, Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend.
Location – Brea Art Gallery 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA 92821
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The following clay and glass artists are exhibiting at the Biennial –
‘Preserved Sample: Layers of the Anthropocene’ – Nathalie Houghton
‘A Lack Thereof ‘ – laminated and carved glass sculpture — Nathalie Houghton
Yumi Kiyose
Yumi Kiyose art incorporates, and often combines, clay, glass, and steel. Her art is an expression of energy, and utilizes form and movement derived from nature. She uses a combination of mixed colors, which emphasizes flow and produces harmony and rhythm, drawing the eye in, creating visual enchantment.
‘Summer Wave’ — ceramic plate – Yumi Kiyose
2016
‘Koi in a pond ‘–Yumi Kiyose
2016
‘Water’ – ceramic sculpture plate –Yumi Kiyose
2016
Yumi Kiyose ceramic plate
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‘Dancing with life’ -2016—Yumi Kiyose
Yumi Kiyose abstract ceramic sculpture
Malcolm Nicoll
“George Bernard Shaw famously said, “without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.” There’s more to life than what we can sense on the physical plane. It’s my sincere wish to help you and I fulfill the need to reach other horizons; to experience and to feel that other realm of the spiritual via the creative process.Just like there is ultimately one God, I believe that there is ultimately one Art. My inspiration in creating art is not only to document my evolution as an artist but more importantly to attempt to make all aspects of life a work of art; to feel and activate our divine gift for creating and expanding beauty in an often times harsh and crude world. Not strictly in the virtual arts, but in all concepts and ideas.”
’45 RPM DARK ‘ Handmade Glass Bowl – Malcolm Nicoll
Bullseye, Uroborus and Dichroic Glass
’45 RPM’ Handmade Glass Bowl – Malcolm Nicoll
Uroborus, Bullseye & Dichroic Glass 20inches – fused glass
Lorren Ashley Lowrey – ‘Wistar Rat’
Djinnaya Stroud
“As an artist, I am driven by the visual expression of non-verbal truth. I am fascinated with the magic-makers of our world, underground performers and creators of the spaces that give people a place to dream. I am inspired by all of those people who chase their improbable and wondrous dreams.”
‘My life is an embaressment of riches’ — Djinnaya Stroud
Djinnaya Stroud
Barbara Vanderbeck
Beliz Iristay
Born in Izmir,Turkey, Beliz graduated from Dokuz Eylul Fine Art University with a focus on Turkish Ceramics Arts. She moved to both USA and Mexico in 2005. In her work, Beliz often uses the venerable traditions of her home country(s) and combines them with contemporary techniques.
Beliz Iristay
Beliz Iristay ceramic garden sculptures
San Diego Botanical Gardens
Jar with flat lid — Christopher Unger
Set of 3 bowls – Inner green and sgraffito outer – Christopher Unger
Bowl tri banded, inner blue — Christopher Unger
Clay Basket -«- Kathy Pallie
Clay Basket -«- Kathy Pallie
“The sparkle and radiance of life inspires me. Glass became my choice to express this when it introduced me to its magic long ago.”
‘Each and Every Person Matters’ —Susan Bloch
‘Perception’ – Susan Bloch
‘Four Faces’ — Susan Bloch
Susan Bloch
Carol Zee
”Tundra of Chugiak’ – Vicki Gunter
Pit fired clay
Plate Tectonics 1 – Vicki Gunter
Fay Miller
“Everyday I see things I want to recreate – leaves blowing in the wind, animal horns at the zoo, buildings rising in the city, political debates on television, seasons changing the landscape and people gathered in joyous celebration. I incorporate elements of whimsy wildness and intense color. The beauty, geometry and harshness of the natural world drive my creative process.”
Fay Miller glass sculpture
Hand Blown Glass Menorah by Fay Miller
Fountain tabletop – Gerald Arrington
Vase – Gerald Arrington
Globe vase, temmoku with white drip glaze – Bob Pool
Mae byong vase, red gold floral pattern – Bob Pool
‘Harbinger’ – Kimberly Cook ceramic sculpture
‘Growth II’ — Hsun Yuan Hsu – 2017
Fire School: Academy of Art University, San Francisco
Raku bottle — Patrick Crabb
Patrick Crabb Shard Vase
Jo Killen ovoid Raku vessel
Jo Killen – black, white, red ovoid Raku vessel
Julia Feld
“In my work I combine an abstract curvilinear sculptural form with surreal narrative painting in order to create an illusion of dynamically changing reality. The illusion of a three-dimensional world formed by realistically rendered painting intermingles with the three-dimensionality of the object.”
‘As in a dream’ — Julia Feld
Julia Feld – ‘Blooming Beauty’ teapot
Julia Feld sculptural ceramic teapot
‘The Protector’ teapot — Julia Feld
Julia Feld
Kala Stein – pair of ceramic mugs
Kazuki Takizawa glass artist
Kazuki Takizawa
‘Flames’ — Susan Stinsmuehlen Amend
Vetri Glass
Susan Stinsmuehlen Amend,- Common Vessels, Toilette
Lee Middleman
“I throw classic forms and use surface textures to give them energy and vitality, resulting in art that is both pleasing and alive. I seek to create patterns and textures that emphasize the organic interplay between order and randomness as found in Nature.”
Lee Middleman ovoid ceramic bottle
Abora Vase — Lee Middleman
Lee Middleman ceramic vase
Lucien Koonce
“I approach the composition of my work with spontaneity and immediacy, discovering the form during the process of making it. My alteration and manipulation of solid clay emphasizes the plasticity and gestural qualities of that material while achieving asymmetry. I seek to push the disorganization and the subsequent reorganization of the vessel from being a member of the “pot” realm to becoming an abstract object in the sculptural realm while retaining its function.”
Lucien M. Koonce — sushi platter
Sake cup Guinomi — Lucien M Koonce
Lucien M Koonce
Lucien M Koonce footed tea cup
Maile Iwanaga — ‘Follow the White Rabbit’ porcelain sculpture
Maile Iwanaga — ‘Ikebana off the chain’
Mardi Wood
“Clay is my canvas”
“Although trained as a painter, I work with clay. I throw thin porcelain cups and bowls…often I draw into them… I like to work with clay slabs….I use ceramic pencil and crayon, metal oxide, engobe, my hands and wooden tools”
‘Two Bulls’ slab teapot – Mardi Wood
Arctic shadow cups – Mardi Wood
Tulip bowl, red marks – Mardi Wood
Mardi Wood
Maria De Castro
“The fascination I have with the mystery of relics and ancient artifacts is inherent in many of the pieces I create”
Maria De Castro — ‘Roadrunner’
Maria De Castro
Raven – Maria De Castro
Mark Hendrickson lidded ceramic jar
Mark Hendrickson
Miriam Loory Krombach
Natasha Dikareva
“In the realm of ceramics, anything is possible. The medium of clay allows any sort of form or figure to come to life. My work pushes the boundary between reality and imagination.”
‘Alice – Positive Anxiety’ — Natasha Dikareva
Escapists series 2015 – 20 17
‘Morning Melts’ – Natasha Dikareva
Escapists series 2015 – 20 17
‘Sunset over Bay Bridge’ – Natasha Dikareva
Shell Dweller series 2010 -2012
Natasha Dikareva
‘Message from the Cloud’ – Natasha Dikareva
2015-2017
Nathan Ring ceramic tea cup
Nathan Ring ceramic bottle
Polar Bear Ceramic sculpture – Magie Smith Fleisher
Koi-Joy—etsy
Porcelain Seal – Magie Smith Fleisher
Rowan Harrison ceramic pot
Stephen Lashinski
“I have developed a process that goes agaisnt the conventional use of ceramic materials. I arrange ceramic materials, molds, temperature and firing process to assist me in creating each piece. Heat is the catylist that initiates chemical reactions to take place between the diverse ceramic materials which eventually reveals the ultimate characteristics of the elements in the composition. The results of my practice yield artifacts of my fascination with the an alchemical approach to working with ceramic materials. This process gives me the capability to create objects that appear not to have been made by the hands of an artist.”
‘Scholar Rock 5’ —– 2015—Stephen Lashinski
‘Scholar Rock 9’ – Stephen Lashinski
Scott Jennings
“I choose to make pottery because of the excitement and satisfaction that I get from discovering new forms. With each new series of work my intentions become clearer and the excitement grows.”
Scott Jennings – porcelain footed bowl
Scott Jennings
Scott Jennings porcelain mug
Ceramic cat sculpture – Karen Van Galder
Seated Woman — Karen Van Galder
The Wiseman – Karen Van Galder
Treg Silkwood and Candace Martin
“I am drawn to glass as a material for its properties of fragility and clarity, the way it captures and manipulates light, and its ability to metaphorically represent the line between the visible and invisible.” – Treg Silkwood
A shell sculpture combining Treg Silkwood’s glassblowing skills with Candace Martin’s muted colour palettes
Treg Silkwood and Candace Martin with glass pumpkin
Silkwood Glass
Treg Silkwood ‘Driftwood’ glass sculpture
Siobhan Hughes
“I draw a lot of inspiration from deconstructionist traditions: Modern art movements of the first half of the 20th century. I find comfort in the clean linear applications of Calder, Stella, Mondrian, Wright. Modern, non-traditional, and classic quilting patterns. Native or “primitive” patterns in clay and tapestry. These all share a fascination with simplicity, beauty, and a deeply personal aesthetic. Like my work in glass, for each of these traditions, the media is constraining, or the artist chose strict constraints, but the goal is to piece together something genuine and engaging.”
Siobhan Hughes – ‘Springs Song’ glass sculpture
‘Three Sisters’ – Siobhan Hughes
‘Sea Vessel’ – Siobhan Hughes
‘Smoky Moonlight’ hand painted glass panels — Paul Messink
‘Trees in Twilight’ — Paul Messink
Tali Grinshpan – ‘Of Innocence and Experience’ glass sculpture
White Casserole by Jan Schachter
Yumiko Aso ceramic tea set
Limited-edition handbag cut and hand-crafted from exclusive archival Fortuny velvet brocades – Marin Hopper
