Artist Information:
Jeff Pender
Mooresville, NC
United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
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Artist Statement:
The Mysterious
“All creation, imagination and invention are aspects of discovering the new”
Lancelot Law Whyte
Mystery is the enigmatic quality or character of something not understood. It stands as the launching pad for the imagination, and is the reason why we desire to discover…things…about the world around us. As a child I explored the woods behind my house searching under every log and every rock, looking for the unknown, the strange, the weird not knowing what I would find. A multitude of energetic butterflies would fill my stomach each time I took on a new adventure in those woods.
Searching for the unknown offers us the opportunity to explore and probe for new knowledge and insights. This mysterious void weaves its way from past to future and back again, stopping just for a moment, just long enough for the burning desire for discovery to latch hold. This cycle repeats. The ritual continues. Mystery moves. Discovery waits. It is through the ritual of personal discovery that we gain an intimate knowledge of our selves and our world. My work seeks to convey both a sense of mystery and invite discovery.
I admit to entertaining an underlying romantic notion ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS
2008 7th Street Windows, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
17th Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston
Blueprint: Patterns of Human Activity, group show, FUNKe Fired Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio
2007 Ceramic Abstraction, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut; Paula Winokur, juror
Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, ...
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Artist Reviews:
May 2008 edition of Ceramics Monthly titled "Mining the Magic"...
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Jeff Pender's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Jeff Pender's Portfolio. Browse Pender's body of work: The Mysterious
“All creation, imagination and invention are aspects of discovering the new”
Lancelot Law Whyte
Mystery is the enigmatic quality or character of something not understood. It stands as the launching pad for the imagination, and is the reason why we desire to discover…things…about the world around us. As a child I explored the woods behind my house searching under every log and every rock, looking for the unknown, the strange, the weird not knowing what I would find. A multitude of energetic butterflies would fill my stomach each time I took on a new adventure in ... | |
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