Author Archive: Paul Blais

The Artist with Clay and a Message | Kukuli Velarde | Episode 526

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Kukuli Velarde | Episode 526

Kukuli Velarde is a Peruvian artist based in the United States since 1987. She has received awards and grants such as the Guggenheim Fellowship (New York- 2015), the Pollock Krasner Foundation grant (New York- 2012), the United States Artists-Knight fellowship (California- 2009), the Pew fellowship in Visual Arts (Pennsylvania- 2003), the Anonymous is a Woman award (New York- 2000), the Joan Mitchell Foundation grant (New York- 1997), among others. In 2013 her project CORPUS got the Grand Prize at the Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennial in South Korea. Her exhibition credits include: KUKULI VELARDE: THE COMPLICIT EYE at Taller (Philadelphia, 2018-19); KUKULI VELARDE at AMOCA, (Los Angeles 2017); PLUNDER ME, BABY at the Yenggi Museum of Ceramics’ Biennial of Taipei (Taiwan 2014); CORPUS (work in Progress) at the Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennial (South Korea 2013); also KUKULI VELARDE: PLUNDER ME, BABY at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in (Kansas city, KS in 2013), PATRIMONIO at Barry Friedman Gallery (NY, 2010) and PLUNDER ME, BABY at Garth Clark Gallery (NY, 2007). She is married to Doug Herren, sculptor and they have a small daughter named Vida. They live in Philadelphia, PA. USA.

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Community, That’s What Ceramics is All About | Logan Bishop | Episode 525

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Logan Bishop | Episode 525

Logan Bishop was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Logan is an emerging artist residing in Louisville, Kentucky.  He received his high school diploma from Saint Xavier High School in 2014.  He received his BFA, emphasis on 3D in ceramics, from the University of Louisville in the spring of 2019. He has had work in displayed at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts for an annual student exhibition show, as well as the Louisville Hite Art Institute Gallery for his thesis exhibition. Logan’s current work explores the nature of the surface of a utilitarian vessel limiting its utility but increasing its visual presence within the space.

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Work Ethic with Logan Bishop

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Having a strong work ethic is a key ingredient to success. Logan Bishop takes us through his person work ethic and its source. It is interesting to note that there are a number of sources that he sites that include an inner drive, the roots of his family, and the influence of mentors. To listen to the Bonisode, just click HERE. You may also be interested to read this article by Continue reading→

40 Years of Clay | Torbjørn Kvasbø | Episode 524

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Torbjørn Kvasbø | Episode 524

Torbjørn Kvasbø lives and works in Venabygd, Norway.  When Torbjørn was a child,  his father said, “For God’s sake, never get a regular job.  With those words to encourage him, Torbjørn has pursued his own ambitions and intentions without hesitation.  Clay has been the pursuit that Torbjørn has worked with instead of getting that “regualr job”. Even Torbjørn’s work with clay has been far from “regular”.  He approaches clay punches, massage, kneading, rolling, throwing, pressing, stretching, and stamping all the while trying to get clay to become the vision that dances in Torbjørn’s own mind.

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She Found Clay at 13 | Aysha Peltz | Episode 523

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Aysha Peltz | Episode 523

Aysha Peltz’s pottery explores imagined space, scale and the poetic properties of the ceramic medium. She is a studio potter and faculty at Bennington College in Vermont. Aysha and her husband, Todd Wahlstrom, also own and operate StudioPro Bats. Aysha has taught at a number of schools and art centers including: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and the Kansas City Art Institute. Aysha’s work is in many collections including Huntington Museum of Art, where she received the Walter Gropius Master Award. Aysha received her BFA and MFA from Alfred University.

 

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A Red Bearded Professor | Ryan Kelly | Episode 522

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Ryan Kelly | Episode 522

Ryan W. Kelly has BFA in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from The Ohio State University. Ryan is currently an Assistant Professor of Ceramics and Foundations at Western Washington University. Previously Ryan lived in Philadelphia, where he was a resident artist at The Clay Studio.

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The Students Corner The Teacher | Clay Leonard | Episode 521

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Clay Leonard | Episode 521

Clay Leonard is a ceramics artist who currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of Houston – Clear Lake in Houston, Texas. His work has been featured in international and national exhibitions, publications, and in collections including the International Museum of Dinnerware Design in Michigan, Guldagergaard: International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark, and in the National Museum of Slovenia.

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5 questions about Picking a College (& 2 Bonus Questions) with Clay Leonard

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Picking a college can be a tough process. This special episode for Patreon helps to get to the heart of how to pick a college. Then, after addressing 5 specific questions about picking a college, Clay Leonard tackles 2 bonus questions. 
The great thing about this episode is that this is also the first Bonisode of the month is available to our whole Patreon community.

Making After a 10 Year Break | Juliette Davin | Episode 520

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Juliette Davin | Episode 520

Juliette Davin is a wife, mother & potter from Houston, Texas. Juliette received her BFA from The University of Texas in 1990. Juliette took a 4 week intro to pottery class in 1991 and was hooked! Soon after that her husband’s job took us on an incredible adventure to Bangkok, Borneo, Jakarta, Houston, Perth and now back to Houston. Juliette brought a wheel, kiln, and lots of books with her overseas and became a self-taught potter, soaking up knowledge everywhere she could. Juliette now works out of her home studio in Texas. Juliette enjoys every aspect of ceramics but she thinks she’s happiest when she has a sharp tool in hand, carving patterns into clay!

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