Jean Lehman on mon 8 apr 02
People have been asking me who is in the Strictly Functional Pottery
National this year. There were 1358 slides entered, and Jack Troy selected
96 to be in the exhibit. He would have liked to have taken a dozen or so
more than that!
The following people have one (or two) pieces in the show. There are only
94 listed here, because two people didn't have the piece available to send
to us. Jack will not accept substitute pots, so these hopefully will all
appear when the exhibit opens!
Please send any comments to me OFF list, as I am not able to read ClayArt
every day now.
Matt Alexander
Chuck Aydlett
Posey Bacopoulos
David Banga
Mary Barringer
D. Hayne Bayless
Susan Beecher
Mark Bell
John Benn
Frank Bosco
Barb Campbell
Barry Carpenter
Virginia Carter
Matthew Cartier
Pascal Chmelar
Connie Christensen
Autumn Cipala
Sam Clarkson
Jim Connell (2 pieces)
Richard Conti
Peggy Crago
Bernadette Curran
Joe Davis
Mark DeLaitsch
Dan Eichorst
Carole Ann Fer
Ryan Fitzer
Ronald R Franklin
Warren Frederick
Jennifer Gandee
Tina Gebhart
Katherine Grandey
Ryan J. Greenheck
Ellen Grenadier
Stephen Robison & Kathleen Guss
Samuel Hoffman
Dale Huffman
Marlene Jack
Julie Johnson
Mark Johnson
Jody Johnstone
Cary Joseph
Martin Karcher
Kristen Kieffer
Barbara Knutson
Jim Koudelka
Keith Kreeger
Ben Krupka
Steve Lee
Dick Lehman
Simon Levin (2 pieces)
Daryn Lowman
Scott Lykens
Allison McGowan
Louis Mendez
Stephen Mickey
Rafael Molina-Rodriguez
Laura Moore
Robert "Boomer" Moore
J. Daniel Murphy
Kathryn E. Narrow
Tom O'Malley
Blake Olson
David Orser
Marie J. Palluotto
Donovan Palmquist
Marilyn Palsha
Matthew Patton
Robert Pillers
Patty Rau
I. B. Remsen
Tina Reuterberg
Steven Roberts
Harriet Ross
Steve Sauer
Steve Schaeffer
Bonnie Seeman
Andy Shaw
Gay Smith
Stacy Snyder
Jordan Taylor
Mike Taylor
John Thies
Ann Tubbs
Sandy Vitarelli
Jason Walker
Kenneth D. Westfall
Regina Wickham
Wynne Wilbur
Tara Wilson
Tony Winchester
Jane Woodside
Jean Lehman, director SFPN
jlehman73@earthlink.net
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Jean Lehman,
jlehman73@earthlink.net
in Lancaster, PA
Check out the
Strictly Functional Pottery National
which is on line at:
http://www.art-craftpa.com/sfpn1.html
vince pitelka on mon 8 apr 02
> although I have to say that it's discouraging - over 20% of this
> year's winners also won last year.
Lois -
How in the world is that discouraging? These are not winners. These are
just the people who got in the show. And it is a different juror every
year. If these potters made excellent pots last year, they are probably
making excellent pots this year. Jack Troy just picked what he thought were
the best pots. I suppose that the show organizers could stipulate that the
artists included last year cannot apply this year. I prefer to have the
decision purely on the merit of the work, and that is what happened.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
=^.^= on mon 8 apr 02
I just have to add a little comment on this subject. I was in last
years Strictly Functional Pottery National for the first time, and am
extremely happy that I'm to be in it again this year. But I have
applied to the exhibition for the last 5 or 6 years. It can get very
frustrating, but that just makes me even more excited when I get in.
My work has improved a lot in that time, and so have my slides. But with
the huge number of people applying to the show it will never be a "sure
thing" for anyone. I just depends on what strikes a chord with each
years juror.
I guess what I really want to say, is if you really want to participate
in a show like SFPN, then you have to keep trying. You will probably
get a lot more rejections than acceptances, and even if you get in once
there is no guarantee to get in again. but it is worth trying over and
over, because it is sooo exciting when you do get in. I just wish I
lived close enough to go see the live show instead of just visiting the
website.
Patty Rau
thropots@visi.com
http://www.prrpots.com/
Lois Ruben Aronow on mon 8 apr 02
Congrats to all those Clayarters (Rafael!!) who were winners in this
years show.
although I have to say that it's discouraging - over 20% of this
year's winners also won last year. =20
--------------------------------------------
Lois Ruben Aronow
gilois@bellatlantic.net
=46ine Craft Porcelain
http://www.loisaronow.com
Jean Lehman on mon 8 apr 02
The SFPN has a different juror every year. The juror is not told the names
of the entrants because they use an ID number, so the jurying is as blind
as possible. Some people's work is so distinctive that the juror may wonder
if it is that person, but he or she can't be sure it isn't a "copycat"
piece.
I think it is encouraging that 80% were NOT in the show last year. (I
hadn't compared, so thank you, Lois for doing it!!) There have been times
when one person got "Best of Show" one year and not accepted the next year.
Juror's look for high quality functional work. If 20% of the people in the
show were in last year, to me that means they are doing high quality
functional work and have slides that show it!
One of the things that has always impressed me about this competition, is
that every year there are people who have NEVER applied to a show before.
In fact, this year I got curious about that fact, and added this to the
application: "Have you applied to the show before?" And, I just checked the
accepted list, and 23 of them said they had never applied before!!! That is
one third, which I think should be very encouraging to everyone!! Thanks,
Lois, for bringing that to my attention! And thanks for sending a cc to me,
so I saw it!
Best wishes,
Jean
>Congrats to all those Clayarters (Rafael!!) who were winners in this
>years show.
>
>although I have to say that it's discouraging - over 20% of this
>year's winners also won last year.
>Lois Ruben Aronow
>gilois@bellatlantic.net
-------------------->
Jean Lehman,
jlehman73@earthlink.net
in Lancaster, PA
Check out the
Strictly Functional Pottery National
which is on line at:
http://www.art-craftpa.com/sfpn1.html
Lois Ruben Aronow on tue 9 apr 02
I think the reason I felt it was discouraging is because, in many
competitions, the same names seems to win over and over again. Of
course, their work is superior and they make the best pots. I have no
doubt about that! I'm familiar with he work of many of the winners
and hope that someday my work will be as good as theirs.
As someone who is just beginning to enter shows, it can be frustrating
to compete against the same names year after year, many of them who
give workshops and are in the top of their league. Competing against
top clay artists like Mary Barringer, Gay Smith, and Dick Lehman (who
are often jurors themselves) and last year, Malcolm Davis, MIchael
Simon, etc. is a truly high bar to jump, and I guess that is the name
of the game.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining. Jack Troy, in particular,
is a fair and extraordinary teacher (from my limited workshop
experiences with him) and a nice, nice man. I'm just breathing a big
sigh as I see how far there is left to travel to even come close to
that league, and how few avenues there are for those of use working
hard to be emerging artists and gaining recognition in our own right.
--------------------------------------------
Lois Ruben Aronow
gilois@bellatlantic.net
=46ine Craft Porcelain
http://www.loisaronow.com
Gail Dapogny on tue 9 apr 02
Lois, I share your frustration although I'm not in your league. However,
before this post arrived, I happened to look at your web site. Lovely
pots. You can hold your own!
---Gail
From Lois Ruben Aronoow---
>As someone who is just beginning to enter shows, it can be frustrating
>to compete against the same names year after year, many of them who
>give workshops and are in the top of their league. Competing against
>top clay artists like Mary Barringer, Gay Smith, and Dick Lehman (who
>are often jurors themselves) and last year, Malcolm Davis, MIchael
>Simon, etc. is a truly high bar to jump, and I guess that is the name
>of the game.
Gail Dapogny
1154 Olden Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-3005
(734) 665-9816
gdapogny@umich.edu
Earl Brunner on wed 10 apr 02
Its nice to know that so many "unknowns" got in this year, however I will
take
issue (slightly) with your statement below. I think that in many cases you
are
stretching the imagination a bit to suggest that a
Nationally/Internationally know
juror wouldn't recognize at least some of the work of other
Nationally/Internationally known potters.
terry sullivan wrote:
> I've been fallowing this thread and don't get it with folks feeling
> like they are somehow "dissadvantaged" when competing with the few other
> entries to shows who are accomplished ceramic artists.
>
> The SFPN is a national show. The jury process is completely blind as to
> who the artist is and is done by a different jurror each year. The
> jurror has no way of knowing who the artist is when reviewing the
> slides.
--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net
Katheleen Nez on wed 10 apr 02
I'm with Patty Rau...
I was in SFPN2000 on the first try (Ken Ferguson), and
have yet to get in again (2001-Linda Christensen,
2002-Jack Troy). I had also applied for the SWAIA
Fellowship for 7 or 8 years before getting one of
those ($3000 & a free booth @ Indian Market). Yes, it
can get very frustrating entering over and over (is
something wrong with my work/me?), "but that just
makes me even more excited when I get in" (they love
me. they reeally love me...)
The concept of getting into a juried show as a "sure
thing" - I've heard this over & over about several
nat'l juried competitions (Smithsonian) - whatever.
All I know is that I never had "the fix" in...
Bottom line, you just keep trying and trying. And,
funny thing, it seems to hit all at once. I was in 3
books and SFPN and Crafts Natl and SWAIA fellowship
all in 1 year. Now its someone else's turn. My buddy
(& gallery mate) Pascal Chmelar made both SFPN2002 &
San Angelo (I didn't) and it's like, COOLness...just
keep makin' pots...nezbah
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terry sullivan on wed 10 apr 02
I've been fallowing this thread and don't get it with folks feeling
like they are somehow "dissadvantaged" when competing with the few other
entries to shows who are accomplished ceramic artists.
The SFPN is a national show. The jury process is completely blind as to
who the artist is and is done by a different jurror each year. The
jurror has no way of knowing who the artist is when reviewing the
slides.
They judge the work for what it is. You are either up to the level of
technique and artistic creation or you are not. Simple.
This ain't some little local craft fair or art show. It is a national
show. When some of the "big names" get into the show it is because their
work is of that calibre. Like really good professional work.
The great thing is that most, like over 90 %, of the people in this
years show are names we have not seen before in CM or Claytimes. These
arerealitively unknown potters who have taken their skills and talent
to a level of excellence. Ironic, for those naysayers, is that many
well known ceramists who entered the show did not get in. Do ya get it
? It's the work not who you are !!
So stop complaining about some non existant hierarchy of ceramists and
get on with making better work.
That is what gets accepted to shows.
Oh, it helps if ya take the time to have your work professionaly
photographed and enter lots of shows.
Duh !
Terry Sullivan
Nottingham Center for the Arts
San Marcos, CA
www.nottinghamarts.org
Richard Selfridge on thu 11 apr 02
Terry wrote
"The great thing is that most, like over 90 %, of the people in this years
show are names we have not seen before in CM or Claytimes. These are
relatively unknown potters who have taken their skills and talent to a
level of excellence. Ironic, for those naysayers, is that many well known
ceramists who entered the show did not get in. Do ya get it ? It's the work
not who you are !!"
I thought I would share some ideas about the whole "National Show" debate
from the perspective of an outsider. Carol and I would love to enter this
show as we value the functional work that we do and we always like to have
it judged with those professional potters who we compete with
internationally.
Unfortunately, like about 90% of the shows in the U.S.,it is only open to
U.S. residents. We have been in six of the San Angelo shows including this
years, as well as the cone box show three times, the Florence Alabama show
three times, the Zanesville Biennale, last years Minnesota functional
national and this year the functional national in Lousiana and the vase
show at the Peck gallery in R.I. Although these are often billed as
national shows in these cases they allowed Canadian entries. We are
delighted to have four pieces in the Salzbrand show, and have hopes for the
Mino and Faenza shows. We do however know that often this is a lottery with
good slides as the tickets.
I thought Jack Troy's article in CM about judging the show and us not
prejudging the juror was very interesting. I, like everyone else want to
see what he picked and wish it was possible to handle the pieces. We all
would like to see what he left out as well, but we all realize that some
quality work doesn't photograph well or just falls thru the cracks of any
jury system.
Although I generally agree with Terry's post, not all these accepted
potters are unknowns. We have 12 of the 97 potters work in our collection,
and most of these are people we have shown with before. We also feel
fortunate to own a bottle which Jack showed in a previous Strictly
Functional Pottery National.
We should expect this show to include many repeaters as it is the "Fast
Heat" for U.S. shows and attracts quality as well as quantity. If you want
to see some of our recent juried work, look at the images on our updated
web site at
http://www.selfridgeceramicart.ca under Juried Exhibitions 1994-2002.
Regards and keep entering, Richard Selfridge
terry sullivan on thu 11 apr 02
In regard to Richard Selfridges response: I could not agree more.
Why limit the SPFN to just US folks ?
Richard and Carol Selfridges work is outstanding. There are many, many
other Canadian ceramists whose work is top rate as well. Hey, our Tony
Clennel is just one for sure.
Meanwhile; wonderful ceramists like Areni are right up there against the
US-Canadian boarder and lots of great ceramists are just as close on
both sides on the US- Mexico line.
Perhaps it would make more sense to change the SPFN to something like
the Americas Functional Ceramics Show or some such. On the other hand
one has to set some parameters for any jurried show.
Lets ask Jean Lehman and see what she thinks.
Regarding the other point of view I expressed regarding "known" vis a
vis "unknown" artiststs being jurried into such a show. My point was two
fold. One is that the jurror has little if any way of knowing whose work
they are seeing. They have no way of knowing if it is the work of a
"famous" ceramist or someone rising from the ranks. My second is that;
regardless of fame, the jurror makes their judgemet based on the work
displayed. Is it top quality work or not. Does anyone really think a
jurror like Jack Troy would make his selection based in any way on the
fame of the artist ? What an insult to someone like Jack or the other
jurrors.
It is the slide of the work that makes the selection. Good slides, good
work. That is the criterion.
For those that whine I can only say: make good stuff and get
professional slides if you want to be accepted to prestigious shows.
Simple truth. No mystery or conspiriosy. Just the quality of the work
and it's presentation. It's called professionalism.
My nickel, Terry Sullivan
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