Atelier Céramique de Saint-Amans (31600 Muret), France

I know it’s been a long time since I last wrote on my blog. I spent 3 years of my life managing every aspect of an art Gallery and while it was a lot of work, I had a lot of fun as well. As if it wasn’t hard enough, I also had to deal with health issues with a thyroid cancer diagnosis right after I turned 40. It was during a trip to France to get my operation done earlier than in Canada that I visited “l’Atelier Céramique de Saint-Amans” in 2018. Here are the pictures I took of this lovely studio space, set on top of a sinuous countryside road in the middle of beautiful hills. Sylviane Perret, the artist, is a lovely lady who kindly agreed for me to visit her place. Her work has strong Japanese influence and she uses local clay for both her functional pottery and sculptural work.
Here are the picture of her magical space.

Inside her studio she had built a very interesting gaz kiln with an opening mechanism that made it easy for her to fire her work.

You can find her work on Sylviane Perret’s Website or visit her Facebook Page.

Lucie Rie at the Library

I had the pleasure to attend Ellen McLeod’s presentation on Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Ellen is a member of the Canadian Ceramic Circle. Lucie Rie was a famous European Potter of the last century. Originally from Vienna, Austria she had to move to England and start her career all over again because of the WWII. She was making one of a kind vessels that were mostly decorative at a time where England was celebrating Bernard Leach for his traditional rural pottery with strong Asian influence.  The treatment of her surfaces were superb and her designs minimalist. It was interesting to learn more about this wonderful lady and her friendship to Bernard Leach and mostly to Hans Coper.

For more info :Essay on Lucie Rie by Sophie Heath (Archive at the Crafts Study Centre)

 

Upcoming Artist in Residence Exhibition

I’ve been working on a postcard for my upcoming exhibition at the Ottawa School of Art. I’m quite pleased with the result. It’s cohesive with the newly designed Business Cards.

For printing, I used again Vistaprint since I had a credit with them due to the mess-up with my Business Card. I found it hard to decide between 100 (too little) and 250 postcards (too much). I chose the latest as I will be able to use them to promote myself in the future as well (my contact information is on it). I also upgraded the paper weight (from regular 215g/m2 to premium 350g/m2) so it won’t look cheap as a promotional material.

Leaving with a bang!

Ottawa School of Art | La Fab

Our exhibition Lines in Nature| La nature des choses is soon coming to an end and we had decided early on to take part of La Fab’s Annual Fundraiser. It will take place the same night our show closes. So we’re throwing a party and what a better date than June 21 to celebrate La Fab’s achievements, the Solstice, our collaborative adventure and even Father’s Day. It’s a ticket-only event. Check out our flyer (you can click on it, it’s a PDF):

Géraldine

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Opening Reception on YouTube

Ottawa School of Art | La Fab

She works fast and to the point. We would like to thank interviewer-videographer Liana Voia for doing a great job during our Reception.

You can see the fruit of her labour and ours on the videos she posted on YouTube. You can either select the artist of your choice doing a solo or team interview on Liana’s YouTube Channel and/or you can choose to watch the Artist Talk (23:43).

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