Ceramics: Selections
Jodi Evans / Mark Heirigs / Ann Hanlin / Jessica Joner / Erick Martinez
Student Name: Jodi Evans
Title of Piece: “Spiritual AF”
Medium: Glaze, acrylic, and spray paint on ceramic
Dimensions: 19" x 17" x 13"
Artist Statement: Originally I was making the original happy buddha but was pushed by my instructor to make it my own, so I added some hip hop flare.
Bio: I am a Clark College student pursuing a degree in Human Services who has recently discovered a passion for hand building pottery. Creativity has opened doors to healing that I didn't know existed.
Course: ART290, Special Projects
Professor: Paige Wright
Student Name: Ann Hanlin
Title of Piece: “False Caverns”
Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 14" x 10" x 7"
Artist Statement: This piece is the third in a series of work that follow the same idea. What would a world look like if all nature as we know it has disappeared? We would be left to come up with, and create, the imagery of nature through stories that we have heard, and not seen through our own eyes. What would that imagery look like?
Bio: My family moved from Pennsylvania to Washington when I was eight. I was in awe of the new nature that surrounded me. My love of this nature inspires most of my work in some way. In the future, I want to make art that inspires children to appreciate nature and art the way I do. I would love to teach classes, make interactive pieces, and cater what I make to be both educational and fun for kids. I think this is a very important step to preserving the natural world that I, and many others, love so much.
Course: ART181, Ceramics II
Professor: Lisa Conway
Student Name: Mark Heirigs
Title of Piece: “The Light”
Medium: Ceramic with white glaze
Dimensions: 9.25” x 9.25” x 4”
Artist Statement: This piece is a product of our class's "Light Project". With light being the focus of the project, my design parameter was to support the generation of light via a non-detracting simple form. Through my piece I have realized the play of flame, to light, to shadow.
Bio: I am not the typical Clark College student. I am a Vietnam Era veteran, USAF 1966-1970. My 48 year career began repairing teletype that ran at 60 words per minute to optical transport equipment that runs 100 gigabits per second. It is good to get my hands dirty in clay again. The Arts have always been my first love, and I appreciate Lisa's gentle supporting approach. There are future projects dealing with sound and ceramics that require the honing of my ceramic skills. Thank you, Clark College, for being here for me.
Course: ART180, Ceramics I
Professor: Lisa Conway
Student Name: Jessica Joner
Title of Piece: “Botanical Vases”
Medium: Porcelain
Dimensions: 10" x 24”
Artist Statement: These vases were wheel-thrown with porcelain clay. The pieces were under-glazed then hand-carved using sgraffito technique. I chose this design in an effort to incorporate my love of drawing into my ceramic pieces.
Bio: Currently, I am enrolled in Clark College's Fine Arts Program, and I am planning to transfer to PSU this coming year to earn a BFA. I have always enjoyed dabbling in different art forms, but once my children were in school, I decided to pursue my love of art to a greater level here at Clark. Something inside of me comes alive when I create, and I look forward expanding my skills and experience in the years to come. For me, art is a means of connecting with others and expressing hope, light, and beauty to the world.
Course: ART182, Ceramics III
Professor: Lisa Conway
Student Name: Erick Martinez
Title of Piece: “Human (Guilt)”
Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 7” x 10” x 10”
Artist Statement: My goal in this series is to capture different states of human emotion. The sculptures seek to communicate that it is okay to feel and that any good life has great amounts of confusion, guilt, loneliness, hopelessness, and painful experiences. Even though we so often condemn and try to numb these emotions, these are the ones that help us to appreciate what matters in life. After all, it takes loneliness to understand why love matters so much, and it takes loss to appreciate what we have in life.
Bio: I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. In the past two years, Clark College has allowed me to explore different mediums of art and helped me to discover that art is one of my biggest passions in life. I particularly enjoy sculpting the human figure and emotions. It is very interesting for me how we often don't accept some emotions or allow ourselves to feel even though we are highly emotional beings.
Course: ART290, Special Projects
Professor: Paige Wright
Student Name: Erick Martinez
Title of Piece: “Human (Hopelessness)”
Medium: Ceramic and wire
Dimensions: 16” x 17” x 6”
*Continuation of “Human” series
Student Name: Erick Martinez
Title of Piece: “Human (Loneliness)”
Medium: Ceramic, wire lights and wire
Dimensions: 8” x 9” x 9”
*Continuation of “Human” series