The Language of Form + Color
Curve #5 by Lynn Duryea, 2015. Slab-constructed terracotta, steel, rivets, 66" x 17" x 10". Photo by Steve Mann.
Palette: Magnets by Holly Walker, 2023. Red earthenware, slips, glazes, pinch and coil, electric cone 04, 81⁄4" x 121⁄2" x 2" tall. Photo by Michael F. Sacca.
Explore the potent possibilities of form and scale with two long-time handbuilders. Employing handbuilding and idea-generating methods, we will investigate ways in which materials, process, and technique intersect to produce work with depth and meaning. Utilizing earthenware clay and electric kiln firing, we will explore surface potential in applications appropriate for both sculptural and functional work, ranging from subtle and soft to exuberant color. Prior experience with clay strongly recommended. All levels welcome.
Professor Emerita of Art at Appalachian State University, Lynn Duryea (she/her) works in South Portland, ME, and in her Deer Isle, ME studio, producing slab-constructed sculptures in a range of scales and materials. Duryea is a minimalist sculptor and inventor of The SlabSlingTM. She is a Founding Trustee of Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, ME, and was Program Coordinator and Artist-in-Residence for The Watershed Workshop for People with HIV/AIDS. Duryea’s work has been featured in numerous publications and has been exhibited in museums throughout New England.
Holly Walker (she/her) is a studio potter whose work focuses on coil and pinching, and who teaches on occasion. Walker has taught semester courses at Rhode Island School of Design and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, as well as workshops at Haystack, Penland, Anderson Ranch, and numerous universities. Her administrative roles include Director of Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts and various roles at Penland. Walker’s ceramic work is included in the John Bullard Collection, the Ceramics Collection of David and Louise Rosenfield, and the Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR.