Tag Archives: Ceramics

Patience, young grasshopper! (Animals in Art)

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How narrow is the vision that exalts the busyness of the ant above the singing of the grasshopper.
~Sand and Foam by Kahlil Gibran http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0500611h.html

Because grasshoppers have such powerful jumping legs, people sometimes don’t realize that they also have wings. Grasshoppers use their jumping ability to give them a boost into the air but most are pretty strong fliers and make good use of their wings to escape predators.
~FROM https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-facts-about-grasshoppers-1968334

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1. Sculpture of a Grasshopper, Mexico, 1300 / Stone / Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2. The Plague of Grasshoppers, Germany, c.1400 / Getty Museum Collection, California

3. Still life with fruits, a grasshopper and a butterfly by Maria Sibylla Merian, c.1670 / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

4. Locusta Germanica.Tab XXIV by Rosel von Rosenhof, c.1746 / Engraving with hand coloring / Pictura Antique Prints, The Netherlands

5. Freshwater Jar with Procession of Grasshoppers, by Makuzu Kōzan I, c.1870/80s / Stoneware with wood lid and ivory knob / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

6. Grasshopper and sunflower by Shibata Zeshin, c.1877 / Woodblock print / Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN

7. French Art Deco Grasshopper Hood Ornament, c.1920s / Bronze on Bakelite Plinth / Deco Interiors, Gloucestershire, UK

8. Corsage Brooch with Grasshoppers by René Lalique, c.1920 / Molded glass, nickel silver, marcasite, and pigmented resin / The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD

9. Grasshopper by M.C Escher, 1935 / Wood engraving / Limited edition, various collections

10. Dog and grasshopper, 1930 / Porcelain / Musée National Adrien Dubouche, Limoges, France

11. Don’t Be a Job Hopper by Walt Disney Company, 1944 / Poster / Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum, Hyde Park, NY

12. Green Grasshopper by Yvonne Rosalind Barlow, c.1964 / Oil on board / Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, UK

13. Locust And Grasshopper by Salvador Dalí, 1967 / Original colored lithograph / Limited edition, various collections

14. The Ant and the Grasshopper by Jacob Lawrence, 1969 / Ink on paper / Paul G. Allen Family Collection

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Grasshopper Found Embedded in van Gogh Masterpiece
https://nelson-atkins.org/grasshopper-found-embedded-van-gogh-masterpiece/

Designer Eva Zeisel

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Eva Striker Zeisel (1906-2011) was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Zeisel

Image from:  https://www.filzfelt.com/designers/view/eva-zeisel

Born in 1906, Zeisel’s prolific output as a designer began in her late teens and continued until her death in 2011 at age 105, even as her eyesight failed and she had to design by touch. Even more impressive, in her later years she estimated that her designs numbered more than 100,000.

Quote from A Friendly Reminder of Eva Zeisel’s Enduring Excellence
https://www.core77.com/posts/53721/A-Friendly-Reminder-of-Eva-Zeisels-Enduring-Excellence#

Coffee service, 1928-1930 / Earthenware / The British Museum, London, UK

Tea Service [Shapes: Eva Zeisel; decorations: Varvara Petrovna Freze], 1935
Porcelain / Cooper Hewitt, NYC

“Museum” Pattern, c.1942-1943 / Porcelain / Brooklyn Museum, NYC

Hallcraft “Tomorrow’s Classic Caprice”, 1953 / Earthenware with decals
International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Chantal Eva Kettle, 2005 / Stainless steel / Image from Dwell Magazine

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Further reading:
https://www.atomic-ranch.com/interior-design/designers-craftsmen/eva-zeisel/
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/Eva%20Zeisel:%20A%20Lifetime%20of%20Design/J17uojVrorDtmXvr

Designer Zuzana Licko

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Zuzana Licko (born 1961) is an American type designer and visual artist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuzana_Licko

Image from No Web Without Women~
https://nowebwithoutwomen.com/

In 1984, the Apple Macintosh computer was introduced, ushering in a new era of digital type design.

That same year, Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko founded Emigre Graphics in San Francisco. Soon, this typeface foundry and its magazine, Emigre, became the late 20th century’s wellspring of experimental digital typography and graphic design.

Quote from the web site Poster House
https://posterhouse.org/exhibition/the-revolution-will-be-digitized-typefaces-from-emigre-fuse/

Emigre digital font catalogue, 1986 / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA

Emigre 4, The Magazine That Ignores Boundaries, 1986 / Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Mrs Eaves typeface, designed by Zuzana Licko / Emigre digital type foundry, Berkeley, CA

Zuzana Licko’s Ceramic vases / Jacquard Weavings / Terra Cotta Garden Cones Sculptures
These images from  https://www.zuzanalicko.com/vases.php
https://ksmallgallery.com/blogs/exhibits/zuzana-licko-9-jacquard-weavings
https://www.wescover.com/p/terra-cotta-garden-cones-sculpture-by-zuzana-licko–PS1NMxFZXO

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Further reading:
https://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/reputations-zuzana-licko
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-vanderlans-licko-return-to-their-bitmap-roots/

Ceramic Artist Hayashi Kaku

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Hayashi Kaku (b.1953) is a Japanese ceramic artist
https://www.internationalceramicsfestival.org/portfolio/kaku_hayashi/

Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

In 1992, Kaku Hayashi was diagnosed with cancer; however, the tumour suddenly disappeared of its own accord. The experience affected her profoundly and she became concerned with the cycle of life and death and began making spherical ring pieces.

Quote from International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
https://www.internationalceramicsfestival.org/portfolio/kaku_hayashi/

Tea Bowl Entitled “Hana” / Stoneware with iron-rich glaze / Worcester Art Museum, MA

Wind: Blessing, 2022 / Glazed stoneware / Joan B. Mirviss LTD.

Zero / Glazed stoneware / Private collection

Prayer–Moonlight Ocean, 2022 / Glazed stoneware / Joan B. Mirviss LTD.

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Further reading:
https://japanobjects.com/features/female-ceramic-artists
https://ceramicsmuseum.alfred.edu/exhibitions/teabowl/index.html
https://www.artsandartists.org/wordpress2019/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/prospectus-mingeiceramics.pdf

Autoportrait Day 314~ Erica Deeman

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

British (active in USA) interdisciplinary artist
Erica Deeman (born 1977)

1. Untitled 11 (Self Portrait), 2020 / Cassius Obsidian clay / Image: Anthony Meier Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

2. Untitled 14 (Self Portrait), 2020 / Cassius Obsidian clay / Image: Anthony Meier Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

3. Self Portrait #2, 2020 / Instax film / The Svane Family Foundation, San Francisco, CA

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Autoportrait Day 238~ Dorr Bothwell

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

American artist, designer, and educator Dorr Bothwell (1902-2000)

Self-Portrait with Tattoos, Samoa, 1928 / Watercolor and ink on paper / Private collection

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More Dorr Bothwell self-portraits at the The Archive of the Mendocino Heritage Artists:
https://www.williamzacha.com/artists/dorr-bothwell/db-art/db-self-portraits/

Born December 21~ Christine McHorse

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Christine Nofchissey McHorse (December 21, 1948-February 17, 2021) was a Navajo ceramic artist who continually experimented with designs, materials, and firing techniques.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_McHorse

Spine by Christine McHorse
2010 / Micaceous clay / 27-1/4″ high / Christine Nofchissey McHorse Estate

Christine McHorse on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/christine-mchorse/

Further reading:
“The clay’s the thing: sculptor Christine Nofchissey McHorse”: https://bit.ly/3IQPXI9
https://westharlem.art/2021/03/20/christine-nofchissey-mchorse-navajo-ceramist-artist/
https://americanart.si.edu/blog/christine-mchorse-navajo-artist