12th Annual Workhouse Clay International
Group show; Vulcan Gallery, W-16 1st Floor
On View: August 6 – October 9, 2022
Workhouse Arts Center is proud to present the 12th Annual Clay International exhibition. The juried exhibition represents the depth and breadth of contemporary functional and sculptural ceramic artworks being created throughout the country. Ceramic artist Tony Clennell juried over 300 images to select 50 pieces of which incorporate a contemporary spirit as well as technical skill in the material. The show is an exciting opportunity to see a variety of style and technique which encompass the field of contemporary ceramic arts.
For more information about exhibits at the Workhouse Arts Center, contact Audrey Miller audreymiller@workhousearts.org
Juror’s Statement
It was a great pleasure and privilege that Dale Marhanka asked me to jury the Workhouse Arts Centers 2022 Juried Show. If you are ever invited to jury a show you should think very carefully. It is not the fun pile. I spent 3 days deliberating over 116 applicants that sometimes included 3 entries. So, for over 300 submissions I had to choose a show of 50. So much talent, so much good work, so much pain and so much anguish.
To begin with I just returned from 3 months in Portugal where I hiked The Fisherman's Trail. The rock formations along the Atlantic Coast were beyond belief. I really think this time in Portugal influenced my choices in this show. Rocks, geology, surface, texture mixed with humour has informed my aesthetic.
I know you are all really proud of the work you submitted, and you should be. It was all top shelf. It felt weird to not accept something I wish I had the talent to make. You are amazing!
Keep making Art the way you do. It is special and so are you.
Thank you for this opportunity to view your work.
Best,
Tony
Award Winners
BEST IN SHOW
Entangled 3
Faith Ku, Maryland, 2022, Porcelain, oxidation fired polymer clay, wires, 5 in x 14 in diameter,
$900
1ST PLACE
Untitled Teapot #1,037
Steve Hilton, Texas, 2021, Stoneware, stain, 7 in x 7 in x 7.1/2 in,
$900
2ND PLACE
Venus Figure 35
Denny Gerwin, North Carolina, 2021, Wood-fired stoneware, 35 in x 16 in x 12 in,
$3,500
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Layers Series - Lidded jar
Jessica Wilson, Tennessee, 2022, Porcelain, cone 10 reduction, decals, 9 in x 7.1/2 in x 7.1/2 in,
NFS
HONORABLE MENTIONS
All Possible Definitions of the Past
Lauren Mayer, Washington, 2022, Porcelain, tinted porcelain, oxidation firing, 16.1/4 in x 9.3/4 in x 2 in,
$2,200
ICAN (INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC ARTIST NETWORK) MERIT AWARD
Carved Kaleidoscope
Stacie Sabady, Michigan, 2021, Colored porcelain, oxidation fired to cone 6, 7 in x 7 in x 3 in,
NFS
Artists Talks
12th Annual Clay International
Mechanical Movements Roller #7
Kenneth Baskin, Louisiana, 2022, White stoneware, anagama fired, 11 in x 11 in x 7 in,
$3,400
Scaffolding
Jill Birschbach, Illinois, 2022, Stoneware, oxidation fired to cone 6, 20 in x 18 in x 5 in,
$1,200
Stirrup Spout Vessel
Michael Blair, Florida, 2022, Red earthenware thrown, altered, sculpted & carved, fired to cone 1 oxidation using underglazes, then cold finished with Tung Oil
14 ½ in x 7 in x 9 in
$750
Ruins Series Bowl
Mike Bowen, West Virginia, 2021, Stoneware, reduction and steel fired
8 in x 12 in x 9 in
$150
Oh Satsumas!
Susue Bowman, Alabama, 2022, Red cone 5 clay, soda fire, 5 in x 12.1/2 in x 12.1/2 in,
NFS
Furies
Adam Bradley, Virginia, 2021, Low fire red clay with incised drawing and underglazes, 10 in x 8 in x 8in,
$650
Provence
Janet Burner, Arizona, 2022, Stoneware clay, underglazes, cone 10 reduction and luster firing, 21 in x 5 in x 5 in,
$1,400
Check's in the Mail
Nate Ditzler, Iowa, 2020, Earthenware, electric klin, multiple firings, 8.1/2 in x 20 in x 7 in,
$2,200
Ukraine Sunflower
Karen Ellis Phillips, Virginia, 2022, Laguna Frost White Porcelain fired to cone 6 in electrc kiln, 7 in x 6.1/4 in x 1 in,
NFS
Reversed Kitchen Study No. 3
Emily Fedorchak, Indiana, 2022, STARworks New Seagrove clay; cone 9 gas reduction cooled, 1.1/14 in x 5.1/2 in x 5.1/2 in,
$90
On the Town
Marilyn Feldman, Virginia, 2022, Stoneware, low to medium fire, 5.1/2 in x 14 in x .3/4 in,
$200
Textured Oval Vessel
Kay Franz, Virginia, 2020, Sculpture clay with terra sig, low fire, 8 in x 11 in x 11 in,
$235
Jade Shadow
Barbara Frey, Texas, 2021, Porcelain, wood and soda fired, 10.3/4 in x 5 in x 4.1/2 in,
$560
Venus Figure 35
Denny Gerwin, North Carolina, 2021, Wood-fired stoneware, 35 in x 16 in x 12 in,
$3,500
Architectural Basket
Brain Grow, Virginia, 2021, Impregnated stoneware, Wood-fired, 14 in x 8 in x 4 in,
$280
Wood Fire Vase
Shinobu Habauchi, Pennsylvania, 2021, Wild clay from Chesapeake processed with artist's own clay and wood fired cone 13 reduction, 14 in x 7.1/2 in x 7.1/2 in,
NFS
Smokestack Vase with Double Lidded Storage Jar
Stephen Heywood, Florida, 2021, Reduction cooled wood fired stoneware
15 in x 10 in x 4 in
$750
Untitled Teapot #1,045
Steve Hilton, Texas, 2022, Porcelain, cone 11, oxidation fired, 5 in x 5.1/2 in x 7 in,
$1,000
Untitled Teapot #1,037
Steve Hilton, Texas, 2021, Stoneware, stain, 7 in x 7 in x 7.1/2 in,
$900
Prisoner
Kevin Hluch, Maryland, 2020, Brooklyn red clay, oxidation fired to cone 6, 23 in x 16 in x 12 in,
$1,500
Yoke 3
Drew Ippoliti, Ohio, 2022, Stoneware fired to cone 3 oxidation, with stains and gouache, 10 in x 9 in x 12 in,
$500
Lorn Vermin
Heather Kaplan, New Mexico, 2021, low fire clay, 6 in x 6 in x 11 in,
$3,500
Hanaire/Vase
Lucien Koonce, Massachusetts, 2022, Stoneware clay, cone 6 oxidation fired, 9 in x 4 in x 4 in,
$900
Entangled 3
Faith ku, Maryland, 2022, Porcelain, oxidation fired polymer clay, wires, 5 in x 14 in diameter,
$900
Blue folded Teapot on a base with Wavy Handles
Steve Loucks, Alabama, 2020, White stoneware, fired in gas reduction to cone 10, 13 in x 10.1/2 in x 6.1/2 in,
$500
Pitcher
Quinn Maher, Kentucky, 2022, Earthenware, soda fire to cone 3, with controled cooling, 10 in x 5.1/2 in x 5.1/2 in,
$135
Three Ravens
Katherine Maloney, Virginia, 2021, porcelaneous stoneware, fired in oxidation to cone 6, 10.3/4 in x 6.1/2 in x 6.1/2 in,
$480
All Possible Definitions of the Past
Lauren Mayer, Washington, 2022, Porcelain, tinted porcelain, oxidation firing, 16.1/4 in x 9.3/4 in x 2 in,
$2,200
Time-Honored
Stacey McGiffin, Maryland, 2022, Stoneware, oxides and glaze fired to cone 6 in oxidation, 15 in x 14 in x 10 in with base,
NFS
Winter Diamond Vase
Lee Middleman, California, 2022, White stoneware electric fired to cone 6, 5 in x 8.1/2 in x 8.1/2 in,
$450
Teapot
Polina Miller, Virginia, 2022, Stoneware, wood/soda fired to cone 10, 7 in x 10 in x 7 in,
$175
Imagined Desert
Farraday Newsome, Arizona, 2019, Glazed terracotta, electric kiln fired, 11.1/2 in x 18.1/4 in x 12.1/2 in,
NFS
Pitcher
Shawn O'Connor, Virginia, 2020, Stoneware, wood fired, 9.1/2 in x 6.1/2 in x 5 in,
$130
Big Yes
Susan T. Phillips, Pennsylvania, 2020, red stoneware fired to cone 5 in oxidation, 11.1/4 in x 7 in x 3 in,
$225
Displacement Vessel lll
Michael Poness, Maryland, 2020, Stoneware, soda fired to cone 10, 10 in x 15 in x 4 in,
$850
Zippity Doo Dah, Zippity Bowl
Iris Rodriguez, Virginia, 2021, Stoneware, Electric kiln, 10 in x 7 in x 2 in,
$165
Carved Kaleidoscope
Stacie Sabady, Michigan, 2021, Colored porcelain, oxidation fired to cone 6, 7 in x 7 in x 3 in,
NFS
Red Bud Jar
Loren Scherbak, Maryland, 2022, Stoneware with porcelain slip and native clay additions. Bourry Box woodfired to cone 11, reduction cooled, 6.1/4 in x 4.1/2 in x 4.1/2 in,
$140
Plates With Corner Drips
Margaret Seidenberg Ellis, Pennsylvania, 2020, Jack Troy 437 Porcelain, wood fired, 2.1/2 in x 7 in x 7 in,
$225
Tray With Seashells
Allison Severance, Maryland, 2021, Stoneware, wood/salt fired, 2 in x 12 in x 10 in,
$104
Two Toads
Susan Sherwin, Virginia, 2021, Laguna 65 clay fired to cone 6, 3 in x 3.1/2 in x 3.1/2 in,
$360 together
Dreamer
Nancy Sowder, Virginia, 2022, Stoneware, electric kiln fired, 7 in x 7 in x 10 in,
$900
Jar with Lugs
Jon Stein, Ohio, 2022, Wood fired porcelaneous stoneware, 16 in x 12 in x 12 in,
$750
Combine
Thomas Stollar, Florida, 2022, Big clay, electric firing, 20 in x 17 in x 11 in,
$500
Scrying the Future 2
Megan Thomas, Ohio, 2022, Wood fired stoneware, 30 in x 10 in x 10 in,
$1,200
Savior Complex
Sara Torgison, Ohio 2022, Stoneware, reduction fired to cone 10, 18 in x 5 in x 5.1/2 in,
NFS
Covered Tray
Veronica Watkins, Missouri, 2022, Red midrange clay, electric kiln fired, 8 in x 5.1/2 in x 6 in,
$295
Layers Series - Lidded jar
Jessica Wilson, Tennessee, 2022, Porcelain, cone 10 reduction, decals, 9 in x 7.1/2 in x 7.1/2 in,
NFS
Layers Series - Wall Hanging
Jessica Wilson, Tennessee, 2022, Porcelain, cone 10 reduction, decals, 10 in x 10 in x 2.1/2 in,
$175
Reflections
Kara "Zuzu" Zupancic, Pennsulvania, 2021, Stoneware, electric kiln (cone 6 fired), 12 in x 8 in x 9 in,
NFS