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Oregon Potters Association show visit

I attended the Oregon Potters Association show on Sunday, May 7th, in the afternoon. This was the first since the wave of COVID washed over everyone. The show was in the same space as I remember last time yet seemed smaller as the other guilds did not have as much representation.

There were many of the traditional items one would expect at a ceramic show and much more. I managed to take over 100 pictures some of which I will share below.

Check out more of Ms. Wocasek’s work at
@littletailceramics • Instagram photos and videos
You can see more of his work at
Kendall Jones (kendalljonesartist.com)
The Return of the Salmon Child
Michael Simmons
“Photosynthesis #2”
See more of her work at
Kirsten Page Bennett (@kirstenpagebennett) • Instagram photos and videos
Babette Harvey
Check out more of her work at
www.babetteharvey.com

These are just a few of the marvelous works presented. If you have not attended this show then I strongly recommend you plan to do so next year. Even I found something to purchase

Nancy Yturriaga Adams
Home | Nancy Yturriaga Adams Clay Artist (nancyadams.net)

Filed Under: Blog, June 2022, Members, Reviews Author: Bob Deasy

Augmented Reality Exhibition Opportunity for Your Real-World Physical Sculpture in Public Sculpture Park

Price Sculpture Forest logo

You have the opportunity to participate in a cutting-edge sculpture exhibition that is anticipated to be the first of its kind in the world: An Augmented Reality exhibition of real-world sculptures that will be virtually displayed via an app onto a real-world outdoor pedestal in a beautiful forested public sculpture park setting.  Your preparation steps can be done simply and remotely from your studio or wherever your physical sculpture is currently located, with no requirements for travel or onsite installation.  This unique ongoing show comes with many artist benefits including public exhibition at a popular sculpture park, association with a whole new way of experiencing sculpture, marketing of you, zero commission on sales (100% to artist), and no additional costs beyond the entry fee.  We seek unique, exciting artistic visions that will enthrall viewers through both your original sculpture and this new interactive way of experiencing your art.  Sculptures will be exhibited in small groups and rotated over time, with the possibility of making repeat appearances.

Up to 10 selected artists will each be paid a $500 honorarium for your participation. As an added bonus, only Pacific Northwest Sculptors members will receive a 50% discount on the entry fee.  Follow the entry instructions, just pay $15 ($30 for non-members), and include a note that you are a PNWS member.

Price Sculpture Forest (www.SculptureForest.org) is Where Art Enhances Nature and Nature Enhances Art.  We are a 501c3 nonprofit public sculpture park and nature preserve set within a mature native Pacific Northwest habitat north of Seattle, Washington.  Visitor and media reception to the sculpture experience has been terrific and is continually growing, with art lovers strolling among the exhibited sculptures and walking paths throughout the year.

Your real-world physical sculpture will be digitally transformed for onsite display by a technology startup company we are partnering with.  A custom Augmented Reality phone app has already been created specifically for this exhibition at Price Sculpture Forest.  Visitors will download the app onsite (free WiFi is provided) and be able to view your sculpture via a QR code on your sculpture plaque that shows your name and sculpture title.  The visitors can then see your high-resolution sculpture on the pedestal seamlessly placed within the visual context of the entire area, background, and people there.  They can walk around your sculpture to see it from all angles and view it up close or from a distance.  They can even stand by your sculpture and take a picture with it.  The app will include artist information about you plus links to your website and social media for additional information, contact, and sales inquiries.

The behind-the-scenes technology we have developed for digitizing your sculpture is complex, yet the steps needed from you have been optimized to be both quick and simple.  We will provide straightforward step-by-step instructions plus be available to help by phone or email, if needed.  You basically just need a good quality high resolution video camera (most modern smartphones will work), good even lighting all around your sculpture if possible, and the ability to upload a large video file to a website.  We handle everything else for you from there.

We are looking for sculptures that represent either of two specific themes, Nature Nurtured and Whimsy Way, as described in the prospectus. Go to https://SculptureForest.org/ARExhibition for more information and to apply.

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Events-Future, June 2022, Members, Newsletter, Shows, Shows-Future Tagged With: augmented reality, call for artists, call for entries, Price Sculpture Forest, sculptor, Sculptors, Sculpture, Sculpture Garden, Sculpture Park, sculptures Author: Scott Price

Claudia Star Carter

Our newly found friend and fellow sculptor, Claudia Carter passed last week. She was a self taught artist who found her passion for sculpting clay later in life and produced the bulk of her work through the art facility at Clark College. We became friends and when the college was shuttered during Covid, I offered her the use of my kiln and our connection and mutual admiration grew. The community has lost a wonderful kindred spirit, an advocate for the promotion of diversity and a historian of local black history. You can view an interview she did with Chas Martin last year to get a sense of who this wonderful person was.

See an interview with Claudia recorded on International Sculpture Day 2020.

Service for Claudia will be at 3:00pm Monday at Evergreen Memorial Gardens 1101 NE 112th ave, Vancouver, WA

Filed Under: Members Author: Russell Ford

Golden Connections

Dave Frei and I recently installed our latest public artwork, Golden Connections, in Ashland, Oregon. The theme of the project was to highlight the significance the railroad made to the transformation of Ashland in the late 1800’s when Southern Pacific chose the town as a main stop between Portland and San Francisco, as well as a full-service maintenance yard. When the final track was laid in Ashland after completing the railway over the winding Siskiyou Mountains, it marked the completion of the railroad around the entire country. A big golden spike moment!

Setting Golden Connections in place as train passes by.

Along with celebrating this transformative time in Ashland’s history, we also chose to use the sculpture to honor the Chinese men who did the backbreaking work to build these tracks despite discrimination and without recognition. Portland Chinese scholar, Professor Jiyu Yang, painted seven Chinese calligraphy characters that we then traced and put into digital form to be laser cut into the spike. The seven characters translate to “Today, with regret, we offer our belated gratitude.”

One side honors the Chinese workers.

We worked with several people in the Chinese American community as well as people who have devoted their lives to the understanding the history and stories of Chinese immigrants — historians, archeologists, anthropologists, professors, authors, etc. Their insights helped ensure we developed a respectful and truly meaningful message. We are deeply grateful for everyone’s openness and generosity in sharing their knowledge and stories. Most notably, we collaborated with Ashland resident Meiwen Richards who told us many stories about the Chinese railroad worker experience, the language, culture, and history.

The other, the railroad.

A dedication is being held noon on April 23rd at the sculpture site, Railroad Park in Ashland. All are invited. Make a road trip and come join us!

Dave Frei will follow up with a future post detailing his process of building this sculpture. Stay tuned.

Filed Under: April 2022 Newsletter, Members Author: Jennifer Corio

Kilnloading

My kiln is being loaded with some of Andy Kennedy’s recent work. We are both interested in exploring the use of local clays as glazes in a cone 10 firing. Claybanks abound in all the nearby rivers, and each has a distinctly unique signature so there is room for much exploration.

Filed Under: April 2022 Newsletter, Members Author: Russell Ford

Raku Saturday

We will be hosting a Raku firing event at my studio this coming Saturday March 26. This is the culmination of our OSA maskmaking class we held this past weekend. If you have been to a firing you know that it is a fun, community event, just right for a Covid breakout gathering. All PNWS members are welcome to stop by and see the fire and smoke and oohs and ahaas as masks are transformed into their Raku state. We will be starting at noon and will probably go till 4 or so. 610 E. 19th st. Vancouver.

Filed Under: Members Author: Russell Ford

Expressions West at Coos Art Museum.

Is anyone planning to drive to Coos Bay to deliver their sculptures for the Expressions West show? One of my submissions was accepted and I would be happy to share a ride down there from Portland. Text me if interested at 503-830-0149. Laurie

Filed Under: Members Author: Laurie Vail

Material for the February Meeting

The materials presented by Kohel M Haver have been added to the Copyright the Law and the Creative Professional event post and can be found there.

Filed Under: Blog, Members Author: Bob Deasy

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