Elizabeth Priddy on mon 29 jun 09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3DW3SPKPKrGbA
This is a youtube movie of about 150 images of my painted foodsafe dinnerwa=
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re,=3DA0raku, paintings on paper, and what my work looks like unfired.
You can skip forward to 2 minutes in to the whole finished pieces. =3DA0The=
f=3D
irst is detail shots of just the brush paintings.
This is NOT china painting, I am not patient enough for that art form.I pai=
=3D
nt directly into the raw glaze very quickly using a chinese compound brush.
I am interested in any critique of the gallery or the paintings as I am abo=
=3D
ut to paint a=3DA0new batch of work and would love to see which work out of=
t=3D
he 12 years of stuff here=3DA0is the most interesting or exciting.
Also, we are in the last days of mastering th enew DVD and the gallery is p=
=3D
art of it.Its purpose is to be a source for composition ideas, a retrospect=
=3D
ive, and inspiration to paint on stoneware. I learned brush painting on pa=
=3D
per and so some of the same influences=3DA0as traditional china painting ar=
e =3D
shown in my early work. I grouped by firing type and=3DA0then by subject. =
T=3D
he DVD gallery will have tags to get to each section with one click.
So...any comments, criticism, or advice would be very welcome!
Thanks!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
Workshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
Personal Blog: http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=3D3D943
Natural Instincts Conference Information:
http://downtothepottershouse.com/NaturalInstincts.html
Kiln pictures and such: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7973282@N03/
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Marty Morgan wrote:
From: Marty Morgan
Subject: pizza ovens
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 8:46 AM
Hi Donna,
You could check out the instructions for building an earth oven on Kelly
Savino's=3DA0 primalmommy website. There is also Kiko Denzer's book How to =
Bu=3D
ild
Your Own Earth Oven, which has very clear instructions for all sizes and
shapes and lots of illustrations.
Have fun!
Marty Morgan
In soggy Gloucester, MA where it has rained nearly every day this month
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
Gay Judson on mon 29 jun 09
Elizabeth, I am so fond of your work--it has always appealed to me.
The animals are so 'alive' and you capture the essence of each of
them! So I was thinking how would one choose a favorite form they are
all so appealing. But when it came to the functional work there was
no question--that is my favorite! I am stuck on functional work
anyway but I really love the functional work with your great paintings
in/on them. Especially the bowls!
On the other hand, the picture was fuzzy--a bit of a distraction as I
kept trying to get it into focus.
On the other hand, I loved the background music--your husband's work I
assume. Very nice!
On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
> I am interested in any critique of the gallery or the paintings as I
> am about to paint a new batch of work and would love to see which
> work out of the 12 years of stuff here is the most interesting or
> exciting.
Elizabeth Priddy on mon 29 jun 09
Thank you, Jeff is awesome. =3DA0I'm keeping him.
he said the images might degrade some over youtube. =3DA0I am sorry about t=
ha=3D
t.When I post the finished rendered DVD to my website, the quality should b=
=3D
efull strength. =3DA0There, I will also have the images divided and posted =
as=3D
individual=3DA0galleries that can be cliked through.
I first learned painting over two years of studying gongbi flower and bird =
=3D
painting.In chines brushpainting vernacular, flower and bird painting is on=
=3D
ly to distinguish its subjects from landscapre (with municipalities and bui=
=3D
ldings or not) and calligraphy only work.
So any animal goes! =3DA0not just the flowers and birds.I paint from nature=
b=3D
ooks of actual images of wildlife. =3DA0The flowers for me are mainly envir=
on=3D
ment as I see critters as needing a place to be and flowers as the most lik=
=3D
ely place to find a bug to eat. =3DA0So "alive" is highly complimentary to =
me=3D
and I appreciate that!
nautica, like crabs, egrets, shrimp, and fish are part of MY environment an=
=3D
d so they show up, but landscapes have never drawn me in as much as the up =
=3D
close living things.
Anyhow, thank you. =3DA0I hope it wasn't too long. =3DA0Once it is loaded y=
ou c=3D
an scrub through it to get to through the images without the 3 second pause=
=3D
on each one.
E
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
Workshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
Personal Blog: http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=3D3D943
Natural Instincts Conference Information:
http://downtothepottershouse.com/NaturalInstincts.html
Kiln pictures and such: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7973282@N03/
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Gay Judson wrote:
From: Gay Judson
Subject: Re: brushpainting gallery of food safe stoneware on youtube
To: "Elizabeth Priddy" , "Clayart" =3D
ICS.ORG>
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 10:32 AM
Elizabeth,=3DA0 I am so fond of your work--it has always appealed to me.=3D=
A0 T=3D
he animals are so 'alive' and you capture the essence of each of them!=3DA0=
S=3D
o I was thinking how would one choose a favorite form they are all so appea=
=3D
ling.=3DA0 But when it came to the functional work there was no question--t=
ha=3D
t is my favorite!=3DA0 I am stuck on functional work anyway but I really lo=
ve=3D
the functional work with your great paintings in/on them.=3DA0 Especially =
th=3D
e bowls!
On the other hand,=3DA0 the picture was fuzzy--a bit of a distraction as I =
ke=3D
pt trying to get it into focus.
On the other hand, I loved the background music--your husband's work I assu=
=3D
me.=3DA0 Very nice!
On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
> I am interested in any critique of the gallery or the paintings as I am a=
=3D
bout to paint a new batch of work and would love to see which work out of t=
=3D
he 12 years of stuff here is the most interesting or exciting.
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
Lis Allison on mon 29 jun 09
On Monday 29 June 2009 10:46, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
>.... =3DA0I hope it wasn't too long. =3DA0Once it is
> loaded you can scrub through it to get to through the images without
> the 3 second pause on each one. E
No, it wasn't too long and I even would have spent longer looking at some=
=3D20
of the images. A little fuzzy, yes.
I work in somewhat the same way you do. I paint over the unfired glaze=3D20
using my own mix of stains, oxides, underglazes or whatever gives me the=3D=
20
colours and workability I want. A lot of my designs are free-hand, while=3D=
20
for others I use stencils to start the image. This is partly because my=3D2=
0
work is functional and people like the pieces to match, and partly to=3D20
speed things up.=3D20
Your work encourages me to keep learning! I'd love my painting to be more=
=3D20
free and expressive like yours.
Lis
=3D2D-=3D20
Elisabeth Allison
Pine Ridge Studio
marci and rex on mon 29 jun 09
At 08:38 AM 6/29/2009, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DW3SPKPKrGbA
>
>So...any comments, criticism, or advice would be very welcome!
HI Elizabeth,
Well, you already know what I think about your work. I
love this type of brush work because
it strips things right down to their essence.
It s difficult to capture the spirit of something confidently
in a few brush strokes ( my painting tends to be as verbose as
I am ) so I admire people who can paint short, sweet and to
the point. Your work is bold, yet delicate..
a really intriguing combination ... I also love
the muted color palette you choose.
I think my favorite pieces are the ones on
the black slabs. I love the contrast between the ruggedness
of the slab and the delicacy of the painting. They really
show each other off well... I also love the mermaid series .
Being a portraitist , faces always interest
me... and my critters will leave "messages " in my shoes
if I dont say I love the cat :O) ...
As for the video itself : the first little bit
of it went by really fast but by the time it got to
the Discovery House one, it settled into a nice pace after
that... just right. If I could suggest one thing,
it would be to break this up into a few parts.. 8 minutes
is a little long to view a slide show even when the work
is really nice .
And the background music: this is the FIRST time Ive ever watched
a You-tube slide show and didnt hit the mute button . Usually
music over slide shows starts grating on me after a couple of
minutes ... but this was really nice and really set the
mood for your work... GIve that man a hug !..He done good :O)
...and so did you .
Marci Blattenberger Boskie's Mama =3D^..^=3D
http://www.marciblattenberger.com
marci@ppio.com
Porcelain Painters International Online http://www.ppio.com
Eva Gallagher on mon 29 jun 09
Hi Elizabeth,
I really like the looseness of your brush work and I feel that it is best
displayed on the flat pieces. I really like the grasshoppers and other
insects, more so than the flowers.
I just had a quick scan through but somehow the form of the functional work
does not seem to work for me and the brush work which is rather delicate,
clashes with the chunkiness of the pots. This is just my personal view but =
I
find the functional forms - the squat vases and bowls just need a more
elegant form that suits your beautiful brush work better.
Eva Gallagher
Deep River, Ontario
http://stevenhilljourneyworkshopjuly2008.blogspot.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Priddy"
To:
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: brushpainting gallery of food safe stoneware on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DW3SPKPKrGbA
This is a youtube movie of about 150 images of my painted foodsafe
dinnerware, raku, paintings on paper, and what my work looks like unfired.
You can skip forward to 2 minutes in to the whole finished pieces. The firs=
t
is detail shots of just the brush paintings.
This is NOT china painting, I am not patient enough for that art form.I
paint directly into the raw glaze very quickly using a chinese compound
brush.
I am interested in any critique of the gallery or the paintings as I am
about to paint a new batch of work and would love to see which work out of
the 12 years of stuff here is the most interesting or exciting.
Also, we are in the last days of mastering th enew DVD and the gallery is
part of it.Its purpose is to be a source for composition ideas, a
retrospective, and inspiration to paint on stoneware. I learned brush
painting on paper and so some of the same influences as traditional china
painting are shown in my early work. I grouped by firing type and then by
subject. The DVD gallery will have tags to get to each section with one
click.
So...any comments, criticism, or advice would be very welcome!
Thanks!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
Workshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
Personal Blog: http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=3D943
Natural Instincts Conference Information:
http://downtothepottershouse.com/NaturalInstincts.html
Kiln pictures and such: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7973282@N03/
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Marty Morgan wrote:
From: Marty Morgan
Subject: pizza ovens
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 8:46 AM
Hi Donna,
You could check out the instructions for building an earth oven on Kelly
Savino's primalmommy website. There is also Kiko Denzer's book How to Build
Your Own Earth Oven, which has very clear instructions for all sizes and
shapes and lots of illustrations.
Have fun!
Marty Morgan
In soggy Gloucester, MA where it has rained nearly every day this month
Elizabeth Priddy on mon 29 jun 09
Thank you!
In the functional realm, I am partial to ricebowls. =3DA0The tension works =
wi=3D
th the painting better and the surface is MUCH easier to paint. =3DA0There =
is=3D
a vase form with wisteria that is also elegant. =3DA0The functional work w=
as=3D
mostly done for one particular show where the idea was an homage to a line=
=3D
of work I did about a decade ago. =3DA0My painting had progressed beyond t=
he=3D
chunkiness you describe, but I did not want to fire a whole shows worth of=
=3D
vases and bowls that people in my neck of the woods don't really get, rice=
=3D
bowls. =3DA0(around here, where the local show I was working towards was, =
I =3D
get "well, what is that used for?" whenever I put them out.)
I have been looking for the right form for a crab, something that would be =
=3D
handy for eating blue crab, which is our local favorite. =3DA0A big bowl hi=
ts=3D
it with a purpose attached to she crab soup, but the boiled crab situation=
=3D
defies me. =3DA0I have no idea how that translates to vessels because they=
a=3D
re usually smashed and eaten on picnic tables covered with newspaper down h=
=3D
ere.
That's it! =3DA0Rice paper paintings to line the tables!
Kidding...I think probably I should maybe make smaller vessels to serve the=
=3D
butter and bread. =3DA0
I understand your criticism. =3DA0It is a continual editing process. =3DA0I=
pri=3D
marily work on flat pieces now, as it is my preferred form, but I am consid=
=3D
ering some of the larger slab vases again, as assembling all the pictures f=
=3D
or the galleries reminded me of some interesting things that I had done and=
=3D
moved on from. =3DA0Also the small pieces with the multiple windows.
Thanks again...E
Elizabeth Priddy
=3D0ABeaufort, NC - USA
=3D0A
=3D0AWorkshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
=3D0A
=3D0APersonal Blog: http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=3D3D943
=3D0A
=3D0ANatural Instincts Conference Information:
=3D0Ahttp://downtothepottershouse.com/NaturalInstincts.html
=3D0A
=3D0AKiln pictures and such: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7973282@N03/
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Eva Gallagher wrote:
From: Eva Gallagher
Subject: Re: brushpainting gallery of food safe stoneware on youtube
To: "Elizabeth Priddy" , Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 9:05 PM
Hi Elizabeth,
I really like the looseness of your brush work and I feel that it is best d=
=3D
isplayed on the flat pieces. I really like the grasshoppers and other insec=
=3D
ts, more so than the flowers.
I just had a quick scan through but somehow the form of the functional work=
=3D
does not seem to work for me and the brush work which is rather delicate, =
=3D
clashes with the chunkiness of the pots. This is just my personal view but =
=3D
I find the functional forms - the squat vases and bowls just need a more el=
=3D
egant form that suits your beautiful brush work better.
Eva Gallagher
Deep River, Ontario
http://stevenhilljourneyworkshopjuly2008.blogspot.com/
----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Priddy" =3D
>
To:
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: brushpainting gallery of food safe stoneware on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3DW3SPKPKrGbA
This is a youtube movie of about 150 images of my painted foodsafe dinnerwa=
=3D
re, raku, paintings on paper, and what my work looks like unfired.
You can skip forward to 2 minutes in to the whole finished pieces. The firs=
=3D
t is detail shots of just the brush paintings.
This is NOT china painting, I am not patient enough for that art form.I pai=
=3D
nt directly into the raw glaze very quickly using a chinese compound brush.
I am interested in any critique of the gallery or the paintings as I am abo=
=3D
ut to paint a new batch of work and would love to see which work out of the=
=3D
12 years of stuff here is the most interesting or exciting.
Also, we are in the last days of mastering th enew DVD and the gallery is p=
=3D
art of it.Its purpose is to be a source for composition ideas, a retrospect=
=3D
ive, and inspiration to paint on stoneware.=3DA0 I learned brush painting o=
n =3D
paper and so some of the same influences as traditional china painting are =
=3D
shown in my early work.=3DA0 I grouped by firing type and then by subject.=
=3DA0=3D
The DVD gallery will have tags to get to each section with one click.
So...any comments, criticism, or advice would be very welcome!
Thanks!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
Workshops and pottery online at:=3DA0 http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
Personal Blog:=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=3D3D94=
3
Natural Instincts Conference Information:
http://downtothepottershouse.com/NaturalInstincts.html
Kiln pictures and such:=3DA0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/7973282@N03/
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Marty Morgan wrote:
From: Marty Morgan
Subject: pizza ovens
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 8:46 AM
Hi Donna,
You could check out the instructions for building an earth oven on Kelly
Savino's primalmommy website. There is also Kiko Denzer's book How to Build
Your Own Earth Oven, which has very clear instructions for all sizes and
shapes and lots of illustrations.
Have fun!
Marty Morgan
In soggy Gloucester, MA where it has rained nearly every day this month
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
Elizabeth Priddy on mon 29 jun 09
In terms of speed, I paint very fast.
The usual run for me is to prepare a large table full of blanks ready to pa=
=3D
int and then warm up on paper. =3DA0Then to it from photographs of actual c=
ri=3D
tters. =3DA0But I always run out of forms quickly. =3DA0The biggest mistake=
is =3D
painting too much in such a small space as a pot.
And on a small lizard bowl, the painting can take less than a minute so you=
=3D
buzz throught he bisque pretty quick. =3DA0The larger tiles take longer bu=
t =3D
I did one in a demo at the Steven Mills workshop and even with doing it in =
=3D
super slow-mo, it took maybe 5 minutes.
And the thing is that if I paint slower, the paintings suffer. =3DA0To make=
t=3D
hem beautiful, I need to keep the connection between my =3DA0mind heart and=
h=3D
and consistent and electric. =3DA0If you hesitate, it is an indication that=
y=3D
our feeling is conflicted and that makes for a muddy image.
How's that for a super flake-out? =3DA0But sometimes, describing artistic e=
xp=3D
ression approaches the need for artspeak. =3DA0There a long, hard to read, =
or=3D
iginally in chinese, esoteric books about the "right relationship between m=
=3D
ind, brush, and hand". =3DA0And when I first read it, I really did not unde=
rs=3D
tand what they were talking about. =3DA0Now that I get it and can do it, I =
re=3D
alize how hard it is to write about.
Thank you very much. =3DA0The thing you like was the hardest thing I have e=
ve=3D
r done with clay. =3DA0A light and free expressiveness is hard to learn and=
h=3D
ard to teach as well.
I was grateful for a formal design background to help me get from the inart=
=3D
iculate place I started from to the ability to capture the crazy-ness of na=
=3D
ture that makes me happiest with my painting. =3DA0If it makes me laugh, I =
ge=3D
t excited.
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
Workshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
Personal Blog: http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=3D3D943
Natural Instincts Conference Information:
http://downtothepottershouse.com/NaturalInstincts.html
Kiln pictures and such: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7973282@N03/
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Lis Allison wrote:
From: Lis Allison
Subject: Re: brushpainting gallery of food safe stoneware on youtube
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 2:11 PM
On Monday 29 June 2009 10:46, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
>.... =3DA0I hope it wasn't too long. =3DA0Once it is
> loaded you can scrub through it to get to through the images without
> the 3 second pause on each one. E
No, it wasn't too long and I even would have spent longer looking at some=
=3D
=3D20
of the images. A little fuzzy, yes.
I work in somewhat the same way you do. I paint over the unfired glaze=3D20
using my own mix of stains, oxides, underglazes or whatever gives me the=3D=
20
colours and workability I want. A lot of my designs are free-hand, while=3D=
20
for others I use stencils to start the image. This is partly because my=3D2=
0
work is functional and people like the pieces to match, and partly to=3D20
speed things up.=3D20
Your work encourages me to keep learning! I'd love my painting to be more=
=3D
=3D20
free and expressive like yours.
Lis
--=3D20
Elisabeth Allison
Pine Ridge Studio
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
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