~PAST MUD TALKS~
Joe Kraft
Thursday June 15 at 6pm Via Zoom.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2831758289?pwd=bjI0d05yYzJ6WHZCMDQ1KzM0RFJkZz09
Meeting ID: 283 175 8289
Passcode: MUDTALK123
About Joe:
Joe Kraft is a working artist in Chicago, IL. He received his BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2012. Upon graduation, he received a Windgate Fellowship Grant and spent time traveling the Southwest to experience and research Land Art. Growing up in Illinois, he wound up in Chicago soon after. He has been an artist in residence at Lillstreet Art Center, the AIR Ceramic Center in Vallauris, France, Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark, and Ash Street Projects in Portland, OR. While his primary medium is clay, Joe’s practice is rooted in drawing, which drives all other parts of his artistic work.
Artist Website: https: https://www.josephkraft.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/josephkarlkraft/?hl=en
Danielle Chutinthranond
Thursday February 23 at 6pm Via Zoom.
Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/2831758289?pwd=Q2ZjcVpvVHNpeHQ3NVlaamR0NkZWQT09
Meeting ID: 283 175 8289
Passcode: MUDTALKS23
About Danielle:
Danielle Chutinthranond, creator of Monsoon Pottery, is a Chicago based ceramicist working out of West Town. She grew up in a Thai restaurant her parents own in upstate New York. This upbringing around food, family, and tradition drives her passion for creating functional wares. Her pieces pay homage to Asian eating rituals and reflect the complications of an expansive Asian American cultural material identity. Her wares encourage intimacy and elegance through their use, and point to dining practice as a mode for expansive cultural reverence, convergence, and celebration.
In her talk, Danielle will share different collections of her ceramic work and inspirations. This will guide us through her practice, process, and philosophy.
Artist Website: https://monsoonpottery.com/
RYAN FLORES
March 28th, 3pm CST
Ryan will give a talk about his work with ceramics, sculpture, and a recent project combining the clay medium with photography.
Ceramics play a major role in his work because of the materials' seductive qualities. The work lies in the spectrum of seduction and repulsion. In this place of duality, he hopes to create complex objects, provoking conflicting reactions through relatable subverted forms.
BIO: Ryan Flores is a sculptor and ceramicist who currently lives and works in Brooklyn. He received a BFA in Ceramics from California State University, Long Beach and an MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University. His most recent exhibition was with Rockefeller Center’s Art in Focus public art program in association with Art Production Fund.
Zoom Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83110212871
Artist Website: https://www.ryanmichaelflores.com
Dove Drury Hornbuckle
December 15th at 6pm Via Zoom.
About Dove:
Dove Drury Hornbuckle is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice derives from the belief that art making is a somatic ritual to witness and investigate the multiplicities of the Self. They received their MFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018; following their degree they were a 2018 fellow at the Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency where they currently serve as the Ceramics Studio Manager. Hornbuckle has exhibited their artwork nationally and internationally over the past decade; they were awarded a 2020 teaching fellowship at Vermont Studio Center and in April 2020 they exhibited in a two person show at Roots & Culture in Chicago, IL with artist Dæ Ja. They have a forthcoming solo exhibition at Goldfinch Gallery in January. Hornbuckle is currently located between Saugatuck, MI and Chicago, IL.
E. Saffronia Downing
September 4th and 5th, 2020
E. Saffronia Downing will give an artist talk describing her use of foraged materials in her ceramics practice. Saffronia will describe how to forage and process wild clay from local deposits. This lecture will be followed by a Wild Clay Workshop, in which Saffronia will teach others how to process foraged clay.
Wild Clay Workshop: In this workshop participants will learn how to process wild clay. A range of foraged clays will be provided at GnarWare for hands-on exploration. Participants will make a small hand-built piece using wild clay which they can take home at the end of the session. In this workshop Saffronia will describe how she uses wild clay in her own practice, and teach participants how to explore clay in their own local landscape. Participants are encouraged to bring a few samples of organic material, glass, soil, or clay from their backyard or park to test in the kiln.
ZOOM TALK SEPTEMBER 4th, 5pm:
Meeting ID: 819 0131 7016
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81901317016
BIO:
E. Saffronia Downing (b. 1992) is a Chicago-based artist working in clay to map material residue across landscapes of time and place. She received her MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her BA in Studio Art from Hampshire College. Downing is known to use foraged local material to create site-specific installation and sculpture. Her work was recently featured in the Fall 2019 Setouchi Triennial in Japan. She has also exhibited nationally at numerous Chicago and Baltimore galleries.
