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Artist Statement:
All of my clay work is
hand-built and one-of-a-kind.
Some pots do bear a family
resemblance
but each remains unique unto
itself.
Using my own pinch-strip or
slab method of construction,
I build up the side walls to
capture the space within.
As the piece ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Juried and Invitational
Exhibitions
2007 PINCH! Exhibition,
January 22 - March 2, 2007,
Cumberland County College Clay
College Gallery, 108 High
Street, Millville, NJ 08332.
Pinch pot demonstration on
February 16, 6:30-8:30.
2006 South Jersey Clay, April
7 – May 5, Cumberland County
Clay College and High Street
Gallery...
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Artist Galleries:
ART SPACE ON MAIN
138 West Main Street
Elkton, Maryland 21921
410-620-2464 Heather Levy,
owner
info@artspaceonmain.com
BEAD CELLAR
6305 Westfield Avenue
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
856-665-4744 Victoria Harding,
owner
www.beadcellar.com
CELADON, A clayart gallery
PO Box 564, 41 Old Mill Road
Water Mill...
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Artist Reviews:
Awards and Promotional
Accolades
2004 Camden Cups - Ostroff
Loving Cup, Jones Zen Cup and
Weygand Cat Cup are selected
for a Juror’s Recognition
Award by John Giannotti at the
second annual Camden County
Impressions Exhibition,
Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon
Township, NJ.
2003 The Pretzel Bowl and The
Beverage Server ...
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Collections:
NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2003 11th Annual Strictly
Functional Pottery National,
Lancaster Museum of Art,
Lancaster, PA, juried by Wayne
Higby, April 28-May 26 showing
The Plaid Pitcher.
2002 Modular Multiples,
Mainline Art Center,
Haverford, PA, juried by Robin
Rice, Oct. 11-Nov.5
2002 Cup: The Intimate Object,
Charlie ...
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Commissions:
Arts & Business Council of
Greater Philadelphia, 2006,
commissioned four gesture
vessels through Main Line Art
Center which were given as
awards at their annual Awards
luncheon. Much to my delight,
I was asked to make these
pieces!...
Further Information
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Artist Galleries:
ART SPACE ON MAIN
138 West Main Street
Elkton, Maryland 21921
410-620-2464 Heather Levy,
owner
info@artspaceonmain.com
BEAD CELLAR
6305 Westfield Avenue
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
856-665-4744 Victoria Harding,
owner
www.beadcellar.com
CELADON, A clayart gallery
PO Box 564, 41 Old Mill Road
Water Mill...
Further Information
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Artist Reviews:
Awards and Promotional
Accolades
2004 Camden Cups - Ostroff
Loving Cup, Jones Zen Cup and
Weygand Cat Cup are selected
for a Juror’s Recognition
Award by John Giannotti at the
second annual Camden County
Impressions Exhibition,
Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon
Township, NJ.
2003 The Pretzel Bowl and The
Beverage Server ...
Further Information
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Collections:
NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2003 11th Annual Strictly
Functional Pottery National,
Lancaster Museum of Art,
Lancaster, PA, juried by Wayne
Higby, April 28-May 26 showing
The Plaid Pitcher.
2002 Modular Multiples,
Mainline Art Center,
Haverford, PA, juried by Robin
Rice, Oct. 11-Nov.5
2002 Cup: The Intimate Object,
Charlie ...
Further Information
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Commissions:
Arts & Business Council of
Greater Philadelphia, 2006,
commissioned four gesture
vessels through Main Line Art
Center which were given as
awards at their annual Awards
luncheon. Much to my delight,
I was asked to make these
pieces!...
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Barbara Hanselman Biography:
Biographical information for Barbara Hanselman can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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59
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Committed
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| Children |
not provided
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Art and self expression, selfness. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Ceramics Handbuilt
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Arts and Crafts Movement - (1861 - 1900)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Maxfield Parrish
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Tom Robbins Still Life with Woodpecker
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
N A T U R E |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I couldn't help it, I was born one!
CLAY IS MY PASSION…
My ongoing exploration into engobes & terra sigillatas has helped me discover new ways to generate colorful patterns, textures and finishes on all sorts of clay bodies. Whether shaping simple clay beads or fine tuning a transfer-to-surface process, I enthusiastically explore ALL my clay options, asking myself ‘what if’ every time I’m confronted with clay and its possibilities. But once techniques are mastered it is time to really listen…
First I wanted to build with clay, eat off its river rock surface and drink from the empty spaces it defines. I then wanted to hear the sound of clay as it moves to and fro within itself or as it tries to be its own call in the wild - so I make rattles which memorialize beginnings & whistles which speak without words. Now I want a total “Clay Shibumi” where I am the adaptable turtle or the Bodhi leaf impressed in the clay’s surface; where I know the power of each single hand-formed bead touching my skin. I want to be what the clay is saying as I wear it and fondle it (the way old Greek men stroke their worry beads). So I strive to compose the language of clay beads for all to wear & share and I eagerly impart (to anyone interested) the intriguing ways of clay. Whether knotted together in strands or left as single symbols of contemporary artifacts for carrying in pockets, these tiny matriarchal manifestations personify peace, harmony and partnership in a time when dominance & strife seems the norm. They beg for changes in the present so we all have a future!
CLAY is my voice in this wilderness and I love where it takes me!
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| Your Personal Biography |
All of my clay work is hand-built and one-of-a-kind.
Some pots do bear a family resemblance
but each remains unique unto itself.
Using my own pinch-strip or slab method of construction,
I build up the side walls to capture the space within.
As the piece begins to breathe on its own and a personality emerges,
I yield to the nature of the clay.
No longer am I in control of where I go or what lead I follow,
or even what occurs when I get there.
THE CLAY SPEAKS TO ME.
It tells me what it wants to be when it grows up and I listen.
We transform each other - my clay work becomes my vision;
I become my clay work.
My entire being, not just my hands, is an integral part of the process.
What emerges just HAPPENS –
from the visual appeal
to the featherweight feel of each piece.
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| Artist Statement |
All of my clay work is hand-built and one-of-a-kind.
Some pots do bear a family resemblance
but each remains unique unto itself.
Using my own pinch-strip or slab method of construction,
I build up the side walls to capture the space within.
As the piece begins to breathe on its own and a personality emerges,
I yield to the nature of the clay.
No longer am I in control of where I go or what lead I follow,
or even what occurs when I get there.
THE CLAY SPEAKS TO ME.
It tells me what it wants to be when it grows up and I listen.
We transform each other - my clay work becomes my vision;
I become my clay work.
My entire being, not just my hands, is an integral part of the process.
What emerges just HAPPENS –
from the visual appeal
to the featherweight feel of each piece.
My creative philosophy is a contradictory mix of Nike's "Just do it!"
and the Beatle's "Let it be," both practiced in the spirit of author Tom Robbins who writes, "It's never too late to have a happy childhood."
CLAY - ILOVE WHERE IT TAKES ME !
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