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surfing with helen bates - march 1 2006 - zimbabwe, poland, usa

updated fri 3 mar 06

 

Helen Bates on wed 1 mar 06


Surfing with Helen Bates - March 1 2006 - Zimbabwe, Poland, USA

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Frans Wildenhain (1905-1980) (German; emigrated to the USA)
http://finearts.luther.edu/artists/wildenhainfrans.html
(5 pages of clickable thumbnails of paintings, pots, and sculptures by
Frans (and one or two by Marguerite.) (Start at page 3 for clay work.)

Magdalena Abakanowicz (Poland)
http://lsv.ceramics.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0602a&L=clayart&F=&S=&P=162
Des Howard wanted to see this artist's "artist statement." Catherine
White posted her url several years ago:
http://www.abakanowicz.art.pl/
(For Des, her artist's statement is in the bio/biblio section. There
are also some images of the "Backs" series on the website, along with
much else. Abakanowicz is one of the most powerful and provocative
sculptors I know of.)

Marjorie Wallace (Zimbabwe)
http://www.martinsgallery.co.uk/data_pages_FE/ExhibitionOnlyPics.asp?ExhibitionID=9
(The delicate blue and white ceramic vessels in the "Pictures in Face
of Zimbabwe 2003" exhibition are by Wallace.)

8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition (University of Hawaii)
http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/shoebox/
"145 small sculptures from around the world show how artists have
handled the challenges of space and scale dictated by the size of a
shoebox. An invitation-only exhibition, this exhibit has attracted a
large number of well-known artists from Hawai'i, the U.S. mainland,
Argentina, Cuba, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, France,
Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, and Mexico." 81 works from were
selected to travel to various venues in the USA, Taiwan, and Guam.)
(Click on "Artist Listing" to view clickable thumbnails of the pieces.)


Ron Starr (Zurich Lake, WI, USA)
http://www.ronstarrart.com/
http://www.klfinearts.com/a/starr.html
(Works in ceramic and glass - thrown and altered with additions of hot
pulled glass and other materials...)

Helen

Helen Bates (Belleville, Ontario, Canada)
Clayarters' Websites: http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/

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