May 2nd, 2008 - May 20th
Reception:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, May 2nd between 5:00pm and 8:00pm. Eltje Degenhart will be in attendance.
Friday, April 11th - April 29th
Reception:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, April 11th between 5:00pm and 8:00pm. Meet our newest Artists and view their work.
| Michael Bromley Fred Cameron Ken Dalgarno Shawn Evans Megan Hazel Antoinette Hérivel Lynn Huntley Wyczolkowski Angela Morgan Sean Randall Susan Rankin Joan Rankin Karen Rieger Leszek Wyczolkowski |
Friday, November 2nd, 2007 - November 24th, 2007
Reception:
Friday, November 2nd, 2007 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
 Darlene Hay |
Cara Gay Driscoll: Memory in Clay
November 2nd, 2007 - November 24th, 2007
"Memory in Clay" – by Cara Driscoll
Scientifically, clay has a memory. Action during forming causes particles to move from a stable condition to an unstable condition. The memory from the stable orientation causes the particles to reassume this condition during the shrinkage of drying or firing of the clay. This seems to me an apt metaphor for a desire to return our land to its more natural condition.
I have always been intrigued by this concept, but, the ideas for this exhibition are more about the historical layers of passing time than about the scientific explanation. For several years now, I have amassed reams of notes on the subject. A book title “Hidden Messages in Water” by Masaru Emoto, and a dream I had in which I was “Clay Woman” and walked the earth hundreds of years ago, rekindled the interest. As a consequence I responded with the works in this exhibition.
As I mold and shape clay into works, the clay touches something deep within. Something that is more than just the tangible. I ponder whether clay remembers its’ own history. Does it remember sacred moments or silenced moments? Does it remember the wisdom of nature hidden within rocks and water? Does it remember the secrets of the universe carried to earth on a meteorite’s back? Does it hold memories of clear streams and fast flowing water? Does it remember when it becomes plastic so it could be shaped and molded into vessels?
I am the potter with the clay, shaping women from antiquity. This is an ongoing seven year project of inspirational women, mostly literary characters. These inspirational women, often biblical, have taught me to remember their stories through dreams, coincidences, and shared conversation. Research plays an integral role in the development of their character. While the clay is still wet, text is inscribed in the bottom of the pot which reveals something about the essence of their character. The text, like our own thoughts and feelings, is sometimes concealed and sometimes revealed. I wonder whether years from now someone will find the hidden messages inside. Will the shards with the wavy coils, even coils or braided coils reveal the ideas behind the making of the vessels? Will their memory be embedded in earth’s clay?
The title piece “Memory in Clay” is a culmination of the research, reams of notes, and ponderings on this subject. The layers of history give pause to consider the impact of man’s (and woman’s also) historical passing and the legacy we will leave.
It seems to me that we all have an inherent understanding of physics or faith or memory in clay. Only through questioning and pondering can we establish hidden truths.
Rick Bond & Nancy Lucas: Art and Soul
October 12, 2007 - October 31, 2007
Reception:
Friday, October 12, 2007 from 5 to 8 p.m.
 Rick Bond |
Ted Godwin Phyllis Godwin and Teddi Ruth Driediger
September 8th, 2007 - October 10th, 2007
Reception:
Saturday, September 8th, 2007 2:00pm - 4:00pm
 Ted Godwin |
