Forest Park
Host: Nancy Gardner in the backyard of her home & studio
June 8th & 9th, 10 am - 5 pm
Park on either side of the one-way street Marengo or on the South side of Lexington. Access the backyard via the gate on the side of the house.
Nancy is an award winning potter with an extensive exhibition record with work published in several ceramics collections. Her husband Burt is a sculptor and college art professor. They have been collaborating on their pottery since 1988.
Forming function, a dance, often a tug of war, between though and object making. Add to this dialogue the sheer joy of working with clays as materially responsive as porcelain and surfaces only possible through glaze fusion. A dynamic is created which becomes a life-long fascination.
Leanne’s artworks are vehicles for communication to convey a certain truth about her experiences as human so that the user and her can find connection with each other through a functional vessel She uses imagery and designs as a way to express contrasting emotions about resilience and grief, appetite and fulfillment.
Roberta’s thrown, altered, carved and gestural pieces are intimate forms that fit and feel good in my hand. While they are generally not representations of actual objects, they reflect the shapes, patterns, colors and surfaces that she is drawn to in nature that inform and inspire her work.
Rekha’s love for clay comes from where she was raised in Bengal, India where there exists a rich and vibrant ceramics tradition. Rekha strives to make pots that are comfortable to use and function-appropriate. They are meant to be part of the user’s daily ritual, rather than objects of decoration.