{"title":"Ceramics","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"planter","title":"Chocolate Clay Tulipiere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis contemporary take on a tulipiere is made from deep brown stoneware with a shiny White interior glaze. Each Container is a unique handmade sculpture, signed by the artist and dated on the bottom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eErica Prince is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work presents opportunities for exploration of potentialities within lifestyle design. Prince seeks to give viewers\/users\/participants perspective on the here and now by presenting frameworks within which they can explore variation. Her works have been featured in T: New York Times Style Magazine, Architectural Digest, Design Sponge, Vice, Artsy, Wallpaper and Canadian Art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePrince earned her BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture. She has been awarded residencies at Banff Centre, The Vermont Studio Center, The Garrison Institute and The Fabric Workshop and Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRecent projects and exhibitions include \u003cem\u003eLipstick and Load\u003c\/em\u003e at Vox Populi Gallery in Philadelphia, a limited edition ceramics collaborations with Of a Kind, \u003cem\u003eOsamu Kobayashi and Erica Prince\u003c\/em\u003e at Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York and \u003cem\u003eThe Transformational Makeover Salon\u003c\/em\u003e as a commissioned project for PULSE Miami Beach. She recently relocated from Brooklyn NY to West Palm Beach FL to teach drawing and printmaking at A.W. 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Christina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Erives’ work is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ereflective of the everyday things around her, her home, and family. This tile was among several included in our Chromatic Formation Exhibition which opened in November, 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eChristina Erives is a LA based Mexican American artist working primarily in ceramics.. She graduated from California State University, Northridge with a BFA and MA and an MFA from Penn State University. She was a Visiting Artist Instructor at the University of Montana from 2019 to May 2020. 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This large group exhibition features artists at all points of their career from near and far. It is a celebration of the utilitarian vessel that brings drink to our mouths. Whether you choose a goblet, cup, mug, stein, short, tall, ceramic, glass or metal, we hope you will enjoy in good health and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese classically understated cups are made of slip cast porcelain. They have a clean, smooth surface that will feel great in your hands as you sip your favorite beverage. The interiors of these cups are finished with a glossy, white glaze. The exteriors have been left unglazed to showcase the silky, matte finish of the tinted porcelain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e12 Ounce - 3.25 x 3.25 x 4\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll wares are dishwasher and microwave safe, though we do recommend hand-washing whenever possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Badger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42421224374510,"sku":"CS006","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/8845\/7198\/products\/ScreenShot2022-05-05at11.40.43AM.png?v=1651765324"},{"product_id":"porcelain-cobalt-vase","title":"Cobalt Emoji Vase","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese Porcelain and Cobalt vases are loaded with texture and material meaning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeyond Aesthetics, a note on blue and white porcelain from the Artist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I produce blue-and-white porcelain objects using cobalt as a pigment, drawing parallels with both historic craft with a loaded history of globalization via the silk road as well as a material that is used in the electronics industry (cobalt is used for lithium-ion batteries). As an Asian American I hope to continue the tradition of blue-and-white, however put a digital spin on such a respected medium. I find it imperative to find innovative ways to create ceramics as to not let the tradition and knowledge die; it is with both understanding of old techniques as well as a willingness to innovate that lets culture thrive.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArtist Adam Chau works primarily in ceramics and operates a studio in Cold Spring, NY. After receiving a BFA degree (MECA, 2010) in studio ceramics, he decided to pursue more industrial ways of production while keeping traditional craft paradigms by receiving a Masters in Design (SAIC, 2013). His main body of work, Digital Calligraphy, investigates the hybridization of handcraft and digital technology. He has exhibited and lectured internationally including the Salone di Mobile at Rossana Orlandi in Milan, Italy and the NADA art fair in New York City. Publications on his research into ceramic technology include Ceramics Monthly, Studio Potter, and Ceramics Technical. In 2018 he was awarded the NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship and in 2019 became a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. 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Sara's work has been included in over 60 exhibitions nationally and has been published in Ceramics Monthly and in “500 Figures in Clay, Volume 2” by LARK Books. She has been a resident artist at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ “Pentaculum,” at the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts as a Kiln God Award recipient, and at Baltimore Clayworks as the 2016 – 2017 Lormina Salter Fellow. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sara Morales-Morgan","offers":[{"title":"LoF #8","offer_id":42436426432750,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"LoF #9","offer_id":42436426465518,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"LoF #11","offer_id":42436426498286,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"LoF #17","offer_id":42436426563822,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LoF #20","offer_id":42436426596590,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"LoF #21","offer_id":42436426662126,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"LoF #23","offer_id":42436426694894,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/8845\/7198\/products\/IMG_6467.jpg?v=1644620102"},{"product_id":"lidded-ceramic-jar","title":"Red and White Jar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMattie Hinkley is an artist, woodworker, and ceramicist born in Virginia, USA. 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She is currently a studio potter at Shockoe Bottom Clay and an adjunct professor at VCU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSold Individually.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tracy Shell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44677862064366,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/8845\/7198\/products\/90A213C3-09E4-4951-A2D4-8541E295E219.jpg?v=1644520216"},{"product_id":"sphere-with-nook-and-chipped-tooth-2019","title":"Sphere with Nook and Chipped Tooth, 2019","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSphere with Nook ad Chipped Tooth was included in the VASE exhibition at Alma's in summer, 2021.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSigned by the artist on the bottom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDylan Palmer (Chicago, IL) is an artist, curator, and educator teaching multiple disciplines in both the sculpture and ceramics departments at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 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His work is held in several public and private collections, including the Ernsting Stiftung Museum and Art Omi International Art Center. Palmer has also received awards and residencies from the Glass Art Society, Pilchuck Glass School, Vermont Studio Center (full fellowship), Art Omi International Art Center and is a recipient of the 2021 Momentum Intersection Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorking predominantly in clay and glass, Palmer’s work is concerned with pattern recognition, tacit object\/image content, cosmic order, the subversion of conventions, and humor. 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