Today in the mail I received the catolog for the 64th Arts National Juried Competition. One of my factory flasks was chosen for the 2015 Ceramic Award and was featured in the show 's catalog.
This computer circuitry specimen looks like a rock that has been split open revealing the positive and negative impressions of circuitry remnants.
This was the FHSU Ceramics Clay Clubs back to school clay jam. We taught students and community members how to throw on the wheel and had a name plate making project. What a fun night!
I enjoy combining the concepts I'm working with in sculpture forms with functional work. This is a good excercise for breaking an idea down to its roots.
Eleanor Heimbaugh, The Punch, Ceramic and Steel, 4"x7"x4", 2015
There isn't a part of the ceramic process that I don't love. A part of the process that is particularly close to my heart is the photographing portion. When photographing I often get ideas on how to improve the work both conceptual and structurally. Sometimes when seeing the work through a different lens (literally) a fresh perspective is gained. This is a grouping of ceramic and steel chess piece artifacts in sediment that incorporated one or more of the following mixed media techniques- Terra Sigillata, Paint, Underglaze, Pastels, Stains, Acrylic Washes, Mishima, Encaustic, Slip Trailing, Casein, Spray paint, Dry brush Acrylics, Slip Dip, Glaze and Flocking, Glaze, Tool Dip, and Decoupage.
Photo Credit- eleanorheimbaughceramics.com
A new goal for this series of work is to add in little visual rewards and details that give some satisfaction of discovery for those viewers who decide to who take a second look. These four specimens in the green ware state have clumps of crystals sculpted in amongst the press molded sections of computer circuitry. Glazing will bring these pieces to life. On the right slip dipped combustible objects and on the right a finished wall piece mounted in a metal specimen dish.
Specimen Number 06242015 Photo Credit- eleanorheimbaughceramics.com
As a graduate student in ceramics the summer is often a time to return back to the refreshing comforts of marketable thrown vessel forms. Not this summer! I’m excited about the sculptural direction my work has taken and developing my artistic voice. This series combines a love of geology and artifacts with imaginative inquiry. What could fossils of the future look like? |
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