I am pleased to announce that juror Niza Knoll has invited my mixed media sculpture, Moses Warms His Hands, into the “Holy Moly: Religious Commentary in Contemporary Art” Show. Moses Warms His Hands may be seen at the Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204 from December 16, 2016 until January 28, 2017.
Cauldron #2, part of the “Crucibles, Cauldrons and Calderas” series, is composed of stained glass and paper clay fired to over 2000 degrees F. and employs various underglazes, as well as low and mid range glazes to contrast the inside of the “cauldron” with the outside of it and the base. 6″ x 7″ x 7″.
See No Evil #4 is another in my series of raku fired paper clay and mirrored glass wall hung masks. Like the others, its inspiration comes from no specific source but from my interest in the diverse roles masks play in all the world’s cultures. 12 1/2″ x 7 1/4″.
Virgin Sacrifice #1 is part of my exploration of using stained glass and paper clay in mixed media sculptural pieces. The skulls in this prototype piece are commercially available molded plastic, but I hope to master the 3-D printer well enough to create custom designed pieces. Virgin Sacrifice #1 takes the Floxnia format to a more complex form and perhaps into a different dimension. 10″ x 10″ x 10″
Masks are ubiquitous,part of every culture and serving a variety of functions, so there is no specific culture or function which served as the inspiration for my See No Evil Series. I just felt like doing a few, playing around with form and expression. Hand built raku fired paper clay and mirrored glass. 13 1/2″ x 6 3/4″.
“Eruption” captures the explosive grace of a volcano. It is composed of stained glass and ceramics which have been fired together to over 2000 degrees Fahrenheit and is a companion piece to “Night View of Kilauea” $350.00 6″ x 13″ x 1″
I’ve started experimenting again with using stained glass and paper clay fired and fused together as part of both two and three dimensional pieces as well as a component of mixed media sculptures. Like Green Orchid Floxnia and Night View of Kilauea, Crucible #1 is composed of paper clay and stained glass fired together to over 2000 degrees F. It incorporates various underglazes, low fire and cone 6 glazes and is part of my Series: “Crucibles, Cauldrons, and Calderas”. 7 1/4″ x 7″ x 7″.
Scientists believe they have discovered a habitable planet orbiting the star Gilese 832 only 16 light years from Earth. My piece GREEN ORCHID FLOXNIA, part of my Child’s Garden on Gilese 832X, bridges those 16 light years to view what might be seen there. Composed of stained glass and paper clay, low fire and cone 6 glazes, fired together to over 2000 degrees F. 10” x 11” x 8” $250
I am pleased to announce that my piece “Night View of Kilauea” has been accepted into the Hawai’i National Parks 2016 Centennial Juried Exhibition. This Exhibition, presented by the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in partnership with the National Parks Service is the result of an open call to artists to celebrate 100 years of National Parks in Hawai’i.
Jurors Jay Jensen, Curator of Contemporary Art, Honolulu Museum of Art, from O’ahu and Nalani Kanakaole, artist, kumu hula, and cultural consultant, from Hawai’i Island selected from works submitted from across the country that reflect ideas about scenic beauty, cultural stories, memories and more, collectively honoring nature’s diversity and the parks we treasure.
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Schaefer International Gallery
Exhibit Dates: August 30-Novermber 6, 2016
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10AM-5PM
If you happen to be in the area, the opening reception is Sunday, August 28 at 5pm.
John Fansmith 