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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2006 - Craft & Cultural Arts
Gallery, “Seen. Unseen.”,
California State Building,
Oakland, California, USA,
Sept-Oct. 2006
2003 - Christensen-Heller
Gallery, “Soaring Stone”,
Oakland, California, USA,
Sept-Oct. 2003
Invitational
2005 - Veriditas, “Dream
Quest”, Grace Cathedral, San
Francisco, California, USA
2004 - “Sing for Your Life -
Altars”, First Congregational
Church, ...
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Artist Galleries:
* Christensen-Heller Gallery,
5831 College Ave., Oakland,
California, USA.
* Art Trip, Sculpting Center
and School, 1136 E. 12th St.,
Oakland, California, USA....
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Artist Reviews:
"I'm writing to express my
appreciation for your work as
a sculptor. The pieces I have
seen...have a quality that
transcends conventional
artistic categories: you have
given them the power to evoke
a rich and productive anxiety
in the viewer, a rare artistic
achievement. You have
expressed the...
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Collections:
Collectors (selected)
UPAYA, Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Dr,.E,.Karpfinger & Dr. A.
Rosselle, Oakland, California,
USA
Ms. Nancy Philips, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. Rani Cochran, Redwood
City, California, USA
Ms. Jesy Goldhammer, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. A Rockwell, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. D. Leavitt, Berkeley,
California, USA
Mr. & ...
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Commissions:
Prawin Parbhuibhai, San Jose,
California, USA
UPAYA Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Design by Gershoni, San
Francisco, California, USA...
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Artist Statement for Zahava Sherez
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Perfect Moment December 2009
My definition of a Perfect Moment: when two entities, be they human, object, animal, or nature, are able to hold on to their inner core, to the integrity of their identity, yet find a place of connection where they mold to each other creating mutual support.
Why vessels? I have been attracted to vessels since an early age. I grew up in a country where archeology is everywhere, where holding a piece of clay from a broken vessel awakens the imagination. Who was that person that created that container hundreds or thousands of years ago? What was stored in this vessel? Food, coins, stories? What secrets?
To me vessels are a metaphor for anything that contains a treasure, be it tangible or emotional, spiritual. Here are two entities captured in a perfect moment of connection sharing, if only for that brief moment, their inner treasures.
Technique
I work with clay as a carver. I mix various clays, of different textures and colors, to achieve the look of an archeological vessel that has been reassembled. I begin with a solid mound of clay and use my body, a mallet and knives to rough the form. When I’m satisfied with what has appeared I let it dry for a while letting it harden to a point that it can be hollowed out without collapsing.
At this point I refine the design, perfect the lines and create the surface I’m interested in – textured or burnished. Now the piece is put aside to rest, to get used to its new form, allowed to dry slowly (4-6 weeks depending on the weather). The work is now ready to be fired.
I fire very slowly (about 10 hours) to cone 2 and let the kiln cool down for 24 hours before I open it. This is when the finishing steps happen; at this point I either use cold patina (using water soluble pigments as stains) or liquid wax.
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