I love the way this Massachusetts artist uses the softness of the clay while it’s still wet so that it still remains looking soft once it is finished and glazed.
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Artist Jae Yong Kim
Jae Yong Kim, DONUT RUSH, opened November 13, 6-8pm at Lyons Wier Gallery 542 West 24th Street, NYC 10011
He was “born in South Korea in 1973 and at the age of three moved to Kuwait when his father was relocated as a regional director there of a construction company and lived with his family in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for a total of five years. He spent most of his adolescence and youth in Seoul, South Korea, until he graduated high school and went alone to the United States in 1994 to pursue a university degree.”
Artist Blog Posts
FOR CERAMICS CLASSES ONLY:
Beginning the THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, you will find 5 ceramic artists each quarter that inspire you and create 5 blog posts showcasing their work and answering the questions below. Here is a List of Ceramic Artists or you can search on Google or Pinterest for more. Please include all the items listed below in each blog post. These 5 blog posts will be due on Fridays starting the September 16. You may do them all at once or by each due date.
- Picture(s) of their ARTWORK
- What is the artist’s name? You may include a photo of the artist or link to their website.
- When did this artist live? Are they alive today?
- Where are they from? Where do/did they live?
- What about their work inspires you? OR What about their work did you find interesting?
(Please don’t just write that you are inspired; tell me why! Be specific!) - How will you use this inspiration in your artwork?
(Don’t just tell me you will use it; tell me HOW you will you use it or what you will do with this inspiration!)
Instructions:
- Title your blog post “Artist Blog Post 1”
- Post a photograph of their work that inspires you. You may include a photograph of the artist, but YOU MUST post a photograph of their work so one can VIEW the inspiration you got from this artist.
- You may write a paragraph or use bullet points to answer the above questions.
This will count as your sketchbook grades for each 6 week grading period.
Example Post:
Artist Blog Post 1 (<— this would go in the title section of your blog post; see below)
- Adam Field – http://www.adamfieldpottery.com/
- Living now (dates unknown)
- Born and raised in Colorado, currently in Helena, MT, at the Archie Bray Foundation
- I like the way Adam carves precise and intricate patterns all over his work. I want to know how to do that!
- For my next piece, I will try carving out some patterns by planning ahead and making a nice pattern across some or all of the surface.
Due Dates (2016-17):
First Quarter:
1 – Sept 16
2 – Sept 23
3 – Sept 30
4 – Oct 7
5 – Oct 14
Second Quarter:
6 – Oct 28
7 – Nov 4
8 – Nov 11
9 – Nov 18
10 – Dec 2
Third Quarter: