West Chicago
Host: Laurie Pollpeter Eskenazi at her studio in the garage adjacent to her home
Laurie has been drawn to all things vintage; old button boxes, quilts and other traditional needle crafts made by woman across the globe. She is fascinated by the mosaics and textiles produced in places like Spain, India, and Morocco. These things inspire her. She believes that work made by hand is infused with a part of the maker and that energy is passed on to the collector. Laurie creates objects rich in texture, pattern, and color. Her work possesses a feminine, playful touch that speaks to contemporary sensibilities with a touch of nostalgia woven in.
Andrew Krueger is a self-taught potter from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, with a deep fascination for the intersection of art and material science. His work explores the delicate balance between a simple form and a complex surface. Specializing in vivid and bold crystalline glazes, Andrews glazes are a result of zinc crystals forming on the surface of the pot during the firing process. His pots are a reflection of his ongoing artistic journey, which is everchanging.
For CJ each piece is a reflection of a specific memory or set of memories, and the emotions and associations that come with them. The feelings and thoughts that they evoke, through subject matter and environment, is an attempt to reach the viewer and connect with their own memories to gain a deeper understanding of the way in which memory shapes our lives.