CRAFT TEXAS 2014 SEPTEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 24
CraftTexas 2014 Organized by Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Juried by Piero Fenci, Carol Sauvion & Clint Willour On view at HCCC September 26 – December 24, 2014 © 2014 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. All rights reserved. This exhibition catalog or any portion of it cannot be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher. Edited by Mary Headrick | Designed by Jenny Lynn Weitz Cover: Ryu-Hee Kim, Seasons in the Rice Field (detail), 2014. Copper, wood, resin. 6.5 x 11.5 x 7 inches. Photo by Robly A. Glover. For more information, please contact: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002 713. 529. 4848 www.crafthouston.org Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. HCCC serves as an important cultural and educational resource for Houston and the Southwest—one of the few venues in the country dedicated exclusively to craft at the highest level. The organization provides exhibitions, sales and studio spaces to support the work of local and national artists and offers mission-related educational programs to the community. HCCC is funded in part by grants from The Brown Foundation; Houston Endowment, Inc.; the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance; Texas Commission on the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Kinder Foundation; the Morgan Foundation; Windgate Charitable Foundation; and the Wortham Foundation, Inc. HCCC is a member of the Houston Museum District. Board of Directors Victoria Lightman President Sara S. Morgan Founding President Phyllis Childress Vice President Edward McCartney Secretary Byron Pettit Treasurer Julie Farr Executive Director Brad Bucher Cheryl Creuzot Thomas Edens Steven Hempel Anna Holliday Melanie Lawson Ernesto Maldonado Bobbie Nau Omar Perez Tracye Wear Fabené Welch Clint Willour
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Curator Statement by Elizabeth Kozlowski
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Juror Statements by Piero Fenci, Carol Sauvion & Clint Willour
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CraftTexas 2014 Featured Artists
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Exhibition Checklist
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CURATOR STATEMENT
The CraftTexas series, which is hugely popular with visitors, provides artists the unique opportunity to have their work seen by three established jurors and included in an exhibition that seeks to broaden the understanding of contemporary craft. The show features exceptional work in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood and mixed media. As the newly appointed curator at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, I believe that this eighth biennial juried exhibition serves as an excellent introduction to an impressive array of media, techniques, and skill inherent in the Texas contemporary craft community. Forty-four artists are represented from a pool of 176 applicants, with works ranging from sculpture, jewelry, textiles, installations, and furniture to concepts that include vernacular architecture, formal elements of design, and man’s relationship to nature. All of these artistic practices come together to create an outstanding showing of what Texas has to offer. We are thrilled to have three outstanding individuals from both the regional and national craft communities serve as our jurors this year: Carol Sauvion, the visionary behind the PBS TV series, Craft in America (Los Angeles, CA), and previous HCCC Texas Masters, Piero Fenci, Ceramics Department Head, Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX), and Clint Willour, Curator, Galveston Arts Center (Galveston, TX). —Elizabeth Kozlowski
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JUROR STATEMENTS
Determining the quality of a three-dimensional work of art— replete with texture, scale, and physical presence—from pixilated digital images presents many challenges. This caveat notwithstanding, the work runs the full gamut from traditional to experimental, from the pursuit of beauty to the politically charged, and from the utilitarian to the purely formal. The whole, in effect, underlines the current blurring of borders among the traditional art disciplines and confirms that “craft” can no longer remain relegated to a preordained rigid definition of art practice. These diverse works achieve a consistently high standard of excellence. To those whose works are included, my hearty congratulations. To the rest, know that my own work was rejected just last year. Move forward to the next opportunity. —Piero Fenci To be introduced to many talented artists from a vibrant craft region of our country is a rare privilege; jurying CraftTexas 2014 gave me that introduction and that privilege. I noticed some similarities among the artists: a sense of responsibility to the thoughtful use of materials and to the environment, dedication to skilled work, content that includes social conscientiousness, and the pure joy of the creative process. The jurying process was difficult. The choices were diverse and excellent, and all the objects I considered are worthy. I hope these talented artists will continue their creative journey. —Carol Sauvion I am very pleased with the final selections for CraftTexas 2014. It is always interesting to see how selection by committee works—particularly when the committee has no communication with each other while jurying. I think the high caliber of craftsmanship and the originality of ideas and concepts wins out every time. What only a handful of people know is what isn’t in the exhibition. What is in it is a great group of the very best work being made in Texas today. —Clint Willour
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CRAFTTEXAS 2014 FEATURED ARTISTS Ellen Abbott & Mark Leva Robbie Barber Gerry Bosworth Ariel Bowman Susan Budge Harlan W. Butt Danville Chadbourne Vorakit Chinookoswong Kat Cole Kurt Dyrhaug Daniel Esquivel-Brandt Jean Fernandes Terry Fromm Heidi Gerstacker Robly A. Glover Holly Goeckler Roy Hanscom Jan Arthur Harrell Daphne Roehr Hatcher Stina Herrera Thomas Irven Melannie James Pat Johnson Danny Kamerath Jim Keller Ryu-Hee Kim Susan Fletcher King Ana M. Lopez Edward Lane McCartney Robert Thomas Mullen Olivia Neal Greg Reuter Caitie Sellers Nancy Slagle Delaney Smith Kamila Szczesna Katherine Taylor Demitra Thomloudis James & Umut Demirgüç Thurman James Tingey Joy O. Ude Doerte Weber Shalena White Grace Zuñiga 11
Ellen Abbott & Mark Leva
The Book of Wren, 2012 Pate de verre cast glass, bronze, vellum, thread, sticks 8 x 3 x 8 inches Photo by Ellen Abbott 13
Robbie Barber
Westinghouse, 2012 Wood, steel, paint, found objects 15 x 15 x 60 inches Photo by Bob Smith 14
Gerry Bosworth Effervescent Katy, 2013 Fiber 62 x 52 inches Photo by Sara Pope
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Ariel Bowman
A Mighty Mountain of Mammoths, 2014 Ceramic, mixed media 19 x 10 x 18 inches Photo by Chris Kemler 16
Susan Budge
Teal Cut Form, 2014 Ceramic 49 x 16 x 8 inches Photo by Seale Studio/Susan Budge 17
Harlan W. Butt
Blue Jay Vessel #7, 2013 Copper, enamel, silver 4.5 x 4.5 x 4 inches Photo by Harlan W. Butt 18
Danville Chadbourne
The Accidental Origin of Deliberate Coincidence, 2012 - 2014 Acrylic on earthenware and plywood 14 x 17 x 72 inches Photo by Conan Chadbourne 19
Vorakit Chinookoswong Spring #2, 2014 Porcelain 8.5 x 8.5 x 14 inches Photo by Vorakit Chinookoswong 20
Kat Cole
The Land Below, 2013 Tin, found objects, sterling silver, brass, steel 20 x 5 x 5 inches Photo by Kat Cole 21
Kurt Dyrhaug
Breaker Device II, 2012 Cast iron and enamel paint 6.5 x 22 x 12 inches Photo by Kurt Dyrhaug 22
Daniel Esquivel-Brandt Imaginate, 2013 Cast glass and metal 4 x 5 feet Photo by Itzel Equivel
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Jean Fernandes
Immersion, 2013 Glass 7 x 8 x 2 inches Photo by Jean Fernandes 24
Jean Fernandes
Intrusion, 2013 Glass 3 x 3 x 9 inches Photo by Jean Fernandes 25
Terry Fromm
Eastern Dreams, 2013 Pewter and bronze 6 x 3 x 3 inches Photo by Gregg Jacob 26
Heidi Gerstacker
Child’s Rattle, 2014 Sterling silver, coral 6 inches x 1.25 inches x 1 inch Photo by Heidi Gerstacker 27
Robly A. Glover
Night Zephyr Necklace, 2013 Sterling silver and found objects, enamel paint 24 x 24 x 7 inches Photo by Robly A. Glover 28
Holly Goeckler
Geopyxis Carbonaria Elf-Cup, 2014 Stoneware, acrylic paint 36 x 24 x 20 inches Photo by Stephen McDowell 29
Roy Hanscom
5 Layer Lidded Form, 2013 Stoneware 31 x 24 x 14 inches Photo by Roy Hanscom 30
Jan Arthur Harrell
Valentine Box and Candies-Offerings: Gifts for the Muse, 2012 Enamel, copper, gold foil, sterling silver, tin box with gold leaf Box: 17 x 17 x 6 inches; candies: 4 x 4 x 3 inches Photo by Jack Zilker 31
Daphne Roehr Hatcher
Three Portals, 2013 Woodfired stoneware 40 x 3 x 12 inches Photo by Gary and Daphne Hatcher 32
Stina Herrera
I’m Dying: The Hypochondriac, 2013 Hand-pierced copper, prismacolor, mokume-gane, paper, thread 12 feet x 3 inches x 3 inches Photo by Megan Marcantel 33
Thomas Irven
Red Acorn Box, 2014 Stabalized and dyed spalted maple, maple burl, blackwood and corian 2.8 x 4.2 x 5.9 inches Photo by Thomas Irven 34
Melannie James
Vines, 2013 Copper-plated thread, spray paint 60 inches Photo by Clyde Johnson 35
Pat Johnson
The Potter’s Dream, 2013 Clay, underglaze on terra cotta (12 tiles) 25 x 33 inches Photo by Rick Wells 36
Danny Kamerath Kampa, 2013 Afzelia wood, glass 48 x 26 x 17 inches Photo by Danny Kamerath
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Jim Keller
Bastrop 2011, 2013 Scorched pine 32 x 32 x 98 inches Photo by Armando Rodriguez 38
Ryu-Hee Kim
Seasons in the Rice Field, 2014 Copper, wood, resin 6.5 x 11.5 x 7 inches Photo by Robly A. Glover 39
Susan Fletcher King
Moon Drunk, 2012 Hand-dyed commercial fabric, various threads 60 x 24 inches Photo by Rick Wells 40
Ana M. Lopez
Attic Turbine Vent (Shoulder Brooch), 2012 Sterling silver 3 x 3 x 2.75 inches Photo by Ana M. Lopez 41
Edward Lane McCartney Honey Box, 2010 Sterling and verre églomisé 1.75 x 1.75 x 1.25 inches Photo by Edward Lane McCartney 42
Edward Lane McCartney Teapot in a Tempest, 2014 Patinated bronze 40 x 13 x 14 inches Photo by Edward Lane McCartney
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Robert Thomas Mullen T채htsus, 2013 Plywood, silver, paint, lead 7 x 4 x 1.25 inches Photo by Robert Thomas Mullen 44
Olivia Neal
Tropophobia, 2012 Handwoven Jaquard cloth, artificial sinew, lanyard, re-recorded cassette tape with Shangri-las’ “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” 8 feet x 6 inches x 3 feet Photo by Olivia Neal 45
Greg Reuter
Assume, 2013 Bronze 21 x 10 x 6 inches Photo by Chad Chadbourne 46
Caitie Sellers
Houston Necklace, 2014 Sterling silver, steel 18 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches Photo by Caitie Sellers 47
Nancy Slagle
Binary, 2014 Laser-cut rubber 15 x 15 x .0625 inches Photo by Robly A. Glover 48
Delaney Smith Signatures #5, 2014 India ink, paper 68 x 34 x 5 inches Photo by Matt Golden
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Kamila Szczesna Drive No. 6, 2014 Porcelain, gold leaf 20 x 18 x 16 inches Photo by Kamila Szczesna 50
Katherine Taylor
Packed Under the Sky, 2013 Colored porcelain and glaze 9 x 12 x 9.5 inches Photo by Harrison Evans 51
Demitra Thomloudis
Remnants (Brooches), 2013 - 2014 Mixed media 12 x 12 x 12 inches (panel) Photo by Demitra Thomloudis 52
James & Umut Demirgßç Thurman Wedded Brooch 13-0328, 2013 Thurmanite, enamel, silver, hardware 2.25 x 1.875 x .375 inches Photo by James Thurman
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James & Umut Demirgßç Thurman Wedded Brooch 13-0329, 2013 Thurmanite, enamel, silver, hardware 1.75 x 1.75 x .25 inches Photo by James Thurman 54
James & Umut Demirgßç Thurman Wedded Brooch 13-0330, 2013 Thurmanite, enamel, silver, hardware 2 x 2 x .25 inches Photo by James Thurman
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James Tingey
Impact + Prisms, 2012 Press-molded stoneware, woodfired 32 x 16 x 4 inches Photo by Louise O’Rourke 56
Joy O. Ude
Clark Dolls (Nwanta Olu Ume Umirimanta), 2013 Vinyl, African wax cloth, wood, cotton fabric, copper, embroidery floss 10.625 x 7.625 x .75 inches (each doll) Photo by Joy O. Ude 57
Doerte Weber
I Belong, 2014 Mixed media, structural weaving 22 inches x 33 inches x 1 inch Photo by Ansen Seale 58
Shalena White
Mountain Laurel Mandala II, 2013 Texas mountain laurel seeds and sewing pins 114 x 114 x .5 inches Photo by Thomas Jack Hilton 59
Grace Zu単iga
Sag, 2014 Linen 50 x 17.75 inches Photo by Grace Zu単iga 60
EXHIBITION CHECKLIST Ellen Abbott & Mark Leva The Book of Wren, 2012 Pate de verre cast glass, bronze, vellum, thread, sticks 8 x 3 x 8 inches Robbie Barber Westinghouse, 2012 Wood, steel, paint, found objects 15 x 15 x 60 inches Gerry Bosworth Effervescent Katy, 2013 Fiber 62 x 52 inches Ariel Bowman A Mighty Mountain of Mammoths, 2014 Ceramic, mixed media 19 x 10 x 18 inches Susan Budge Teal Cut Form, 2014 Ceramic 49 x 16 x 8 inches Harlan W. Butt Blue Jay Vessel #7, 2013 Copper, enamel, silver 4.5 x 4.5 x 4 inches Danville Chadbourne The Accidental Origin of Deliberate Coincidence, 2012 - 2014 Acrylic on earthenware and plywood 14 x 17 x 72 inches Vorakit Chinookoswong Spring #2, 2014 Porcelain 8.5 x 8.5 x 14 inches
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Kat Cole The Land Below, 2013 Tin, found objects, sterling silver, brass, steel 20 x 5 x 5 inches Kurt Dyrhaug Breaker Device II, 2012 Cast iron and enamel paint 6.5 x 22 x 12 inches Daniel Esquivel-Brandt Imaginate, 2013 Cast glass and metal 4 x 5 feet Jean Fernandes Immersion, 2013 Glass 7 x 8 x 2 inches Jean Fernandes Intrusion, 2013 Glass 3 x 3 x 9 inches Terry Fromm Eastern Dreams, 2013 Pewter and bronze 6 x 3 x 3 inches Heidi Gerstacker Child’s Rattle, 2014 Sterling silver, coral 6 inches x 1.25 inches x 1 inch Robly A. Glover Night Zephyr Necklace, 2013 Sterling silver and found objects, enamel paint 24 x 24 x 7 inches Holly Goeckler Geopyxis Carbonaria Elf-cup, 2014 Stoneware, acrylic paint 36 x 24 x 20 inches
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Roy Hanscom 5 Layer Lidded Form, 2013 Stoneware 31 x 24 x 14 inches Jan Arthur Harrell Valentine Box and Candies-Offerings: Gifts for the Muse, 2012 Enamel, copper, gold foil, sterling silver, tin box with gold leaf Box: 17 x 17 x 6 inches Candies: 4 x 4 x 3 inches Daphne Roehr Hatcher Three Portals, 2013 Woodfired stoneware 40 x 3 x 12 inches Stina Herrera I’m Dying: The Hypochondriac, 2013 Hand-pierced copper, prismacolor, mokume-gane, paper, thread 12 feet x 3 inches x 3 inches Thomas Irven Red Acorn Box, 2014 Stabalized and dyed spalted maple, maple burl, blackwood and corian 2.8 x 4.2 x 5.9 inches Melannie James Vines, 2013 Copper-plated thread, spray paint 60 inches Pat Johnson The Potter’s Dream, 2013 Clay, underglaze on terra cotta (12 tiles) 25 x 33 inches Danny Kamerath Kampa, 2013 Afzelia wood, glass 48 x 26 x 17 inches
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Jim Keller Bastrop 2011, 2013 Scorched pine 32 x 32 x 98 inches Ryu-Hee Kim Seasons in the Rice Field, 2014 Copper, wood, resin 6.5 x 11.5 x 7 inches Susan Fletcher King Moon Drunk, 2012 Hand-dyed commercial fabric, various threads 60 x 24 inches Ana M. Lopez Attic Turbine Vent (Shoulder Brooch), 2012 Sterling silver 3 x 3 x 2.75 inches Edward Lane McCartney Honey Box, 2010 Sterling and verre églomisé 1.75 x 1.75 x 1.25 inches Edward Lane McCartney Teapot in a Tempest, 2014 Patinated bronze 40 x 13 x 14 inches Robert Thomas Mullen Tähtsus, 2013 Plywood, silver, paint, lead 7 x 4 x 1.25 inches Olivia Neal Tropophobia, 2012 Handwoven Jaquard cloth, artificial sinew, lanyard, re-recorded cassette tape with Shangri-las’ “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” 8 feet x 6 inches x 3 feet Greg Reuter Assume, 2013 Bronze 21 x 10 x 6 inches
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Caitie Sellers Houston Necklace, 2014 Sterling silver, steel 18 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches Nancy Slagle Binary, 2014 Laser-cut rubber 15 x 15 x .0625 inches Delaney Smith Signatures #5, 2014 India ink, paper 68 x 34 x 5 inches Kamila Szczesna Drive No. 6, 2014 Porcelain, gold leaf 20 x 18 x 16 inches Katherine Taylor Packed Under the Sky, 2013 Colored porcelain and glaze 9 x 12 x 9.5 inches Demitra Thomloudis Remnants (Brooches), 2013-2014 Mixed media 12 x 12 x 12 inches (panel) James & Umut Demirgüç Thurman Wedded Brooch 13-0328, 2013 Thurmanite, enamel, silver, hardware 2.25 x 1.875 x .375 inches James & Umut Demirgüç Thurman Wedded Brooch 13-0329, 2013 Thurmanite, enamel, silver, hardware 1.75 x 1.75 x .25 inches James & Umut Demirgüç Thurman Wedded Brooch 13-0330, 2013 Thurmanite, enamel, silver, hardware 2 x 2 x .25 inches
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James Tingey Impact + Prisms, 2012 Press-molded stoneware, woodfired 32 x 16 x 4 inches Joy O. Ude Clark Dolls (Nwanta Olu Ume Umirimanta), 2013 Vinyl, African wax cloth, wood, cotton fabric, copper, embroidery floss 10.625 x 7.625 x .75 inches (each doll) Doerte Weber I Belong, 2014 Mixed media, structural weaving 22 inches x 33 inches x 1 inch Shalena White Mountain Laurel Mandala II, 2013 Texas mountain laurel seeds and sewing pins 114 x 114 x .5 inches Grace Zu単iga Sag, 2014 Linen 50 x 17.75 inches
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