Reception night for The Seahorse Project

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argile noire, Artwork, black and white, black clay, Céramique, Ceramic art, contemporain, contemporary, décoration, Exhibition, Exposition, hippocampe, Interview, Laguna Frost, noir et blanc, objet d'art, oeuvre d'art, Ottawa School of Art, Paula Murray, porcelain, porcelaine, sculpture, seahorse, YouTube

After a big Fall storm, some people were brave enough to come and have a chat during the Reception for my show at the Ottawa School of Art.
Fellow ceramic artist Hilde Lambrecht got me a wonderful bottle of wine with a Seahorse on it called “Promised Land”. It was very “À propos” for this show. Thanks Hilde! Thanks as well to all of those who showed up and those who have already visited and left a note in my book, as well as those who will come prior to Wednesday (when I’ll take it down).
A big thanks to Dawn Dale as well for graciously accepting to interview me for a YouTube video.

Nice!

Fellow ceramist Hilde Lambrecht writing a note

Awesome gift from Hilde.

Refugees.

Friends and fellow artists.

On the Line

Ready when you are.

Still Standing.

The Pacifist.

Flagship Species.

The Fallen.

Friends and fellow artists.

Friends and fellow artists.

View from outside, at night.

View from outside, at night.

View from outside, at night.

The Seahorse Project is up!

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argile noire, artist residency, Artwork, École d'art d'Ottawa, black and white, black clay, Céramique, Ceramic art, contemporain, contemporary, Exhibition, Exposition, Laguna Frost, Ottawa School of Art, porcelain, porcelaine

Last week on Wednesday I set up my Artist in Residence Exhibition. Here are the pictures of the show that will be in the Lee Matasi Gallery until October 21. Reception will be this Thursday evening. Unfortunately on of my pieces broke its tail during the week-end (most likely because part of it was mended with glaze prior to the second firing and it couldn’t hold part of the weight once attached on the wall, although it was attached o the wall in 3 different points). Oh well, lesson learned. It has also been advertised on the Ottawa School of Art Website.

Artist Statement:
“Seahorses are fascinating creatures that have long captured our imagination. Part chameleons with their independent eyes and ability to camouflage, part horses with the shape of their head and long neck and part monkey with their prehensile tail, these odd fish still hold many mysteries for scientists.
Seahorses are being harvested and decimated by the millions every year. When climate change and pollution threaten the natural habitat of these coastal-living animals, they are facing yet another challenge.
When your population is driven to the point of extinction, what do you do? Do you adapt, stay and fight? Do you migrate against your own nature? Where can you seek asylum in foreign territories? ”

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2015 Ottawa Guild of Potters Spring Sale

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argile noire, black clay, Exhibition, Exposition, porcelain, porcelaine, pot, poterie, pottery, sale, vente

Today I went to see the Ottawa Guild of Potters Spring Sale. I am still a member of the Guild but am not currently exhibiting with them as it is mostly functional work people look for in these show. This is the 2nd time they use the former Horticulture Building at the Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. It was a hot and humid day both inside and out but the natural light was amazing.

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Artist Residency – Work in progress (7)

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argile noire, b, black and white, black clay, Céramique, Ceramic art, contemporain, contemporary, Laguna Frost, noir et blanc, porcelain, porcelaine, sculpture, seahorse

Sorry for being late with my posts, I did some updates on my Website (CV, Links, News and Press sections) and it takes time and I have been working on a large piece for the Lines in nature Project (photos are coming soon). I also have also been working on a mangrove piece for my end of residency show using both black clay and my white porcelaineous Laguna Frost clay. It’s pretty long and wide enough that it didn’t fit a half kiln shelf so the tech will have a hard time putting it in. I hope it’ll be OK… (I did offer my help in case she needs a second pair of hands). I also glazed my second piece for the bell jar and prepared some tiles for the Lines in nature Project (spoiler alert: I might try some terra siggilata on them).

Mangrove piece

Mangrove piece

Mangrove piece

glaze firing

glaze firing

glaze firing

glaze firing

test tiles for the Lines in nature Project

Holiday Fundraising Art Sale | Vente d’art de bienfaisance des fêtes

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argile noire, Artwork, black and white, black clay, chouette, décoration, hibou, Laguna Frost, noir et blanc, porcelain, porcelaine, sale, sculpture, vente

The Ottawa School of Art is having its 30th annual Holiday Fundraising Art Sale. I put 3 decorative bowls this year and one of them, ”Bunny in Love with Owl”, won the Best of Show Prize from Capital Pottery’s owner Sarah Hand. Thanks!!!

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6th Annual Art Show of the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre (Ottawai Magyar Ház)

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argile noire, Artwork, black and white, black clay, Céramique, Ceramic art, contemporain, contemporary, Entrevue, Exhibition, Exposition, Interview, Laguna Frost, noir et blanc, porcelain, porcelaine, poterie, pottery, sale, vente, vidéo, YouTube

Here are some pictures of last week-end’s show. I won the Public Choice Award. Yeah! I met some great artists and learned a lot from their experience. We also got interviewed, see below.

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Here is a link to the interview (mine is at 16:50 min):

Bowls as decorative item? | Des bols décoratifs?

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argile noire, black and white, bol, bowl, bunny, chouette, cone 6, fish, grès, hibou, Laguna Frost, lapin, noir et blanc, owl, poisson, porcelain, porcelaine, stoneware

I enjoyed making those cute bowls using my beautiful white clay (Laguna Frost – Cone 6) and black clay together. No glaze needed in my opinion. I love the richness of those 2 colors.

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J’ai adoré faire ces bols que je trouve très mignons. Utiliser mon argile blanche favorite (Laguna Frost – cone 6) et la noire ensemble ne nécessite pas à mon avis de glaçure. J’aime le mariage de ces deux couleurs.

Bunny In Love with Owl, close up (9 1/4″ diameter), $150 | Lapin amoureux d’une chouette, détail (diamètre : 23,5 cm), 150 $

Holders to go behind my decorative bowls | Support pour mes bols décoratifs

School of Fish – Decorative Bowl (12 3/4″ diameter), $200 | Banc de poisson – Bol décoratif (32,5 cm de diamètre), 200 $

Bunny In Love with Owl (9 1/4″ diameter), $150 | Lapin amoureux d’une chouette (diamètre : 23,5 cm), 150 $

And Then There Was Life – Decorative Bowl (9 1/4″ diameter), $150 | Bol décoratif (diamètre : 23,5 cm), 150 $

Turtle hatchling – Decorative Bowl (9 1/4″ diameter), $150 | Tortue venant d’éclore – Bol décoratif (diamètre : 23,5 cm), 150 $

And Then There Was Life – Decorative Bowl, close up (9 1/4″ diameter), $150 | Bol décoratif, détail (diamètre : 23,5 cm), 150 $

Turtle hatchling – Decorative Bowl, close up (9 1/4″ diameter), $150 | Tortue venant d’éclore – Bol décoratif, détail (diamètre : 23,5 cm), 150 $

I’m sure you can find the right spot on your wall for these pieces | Je suis sûre que vous pouvez trouver une place au mur pour ces pièces

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argile noire, black and white, black clay, bourse de sirène, cadre, frame, grès, Laguna Frost, mermaid's purse, noir et blanc, porcelain, porcelaine, stoneware

I love making wall decorations because people much like myself always seem to find a spot on a wall to put artwork and have a harder time to figure out where to fit a sculpture in their living space.

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J’aime faire des décorations murales parce que la plupart des gens, moi y compris, trouvent facilement un endroit libre au mur pour une pièce d’art et ont plus de difficulté à imaginer une sculpture chez eux.

Owl – Wall Decoration (W,D,H: 6.5″ x 1″ x 6 3/4″), $45 | Chouette – Décoration murale (long., larg., haut. : 16,5 cm x 2,5 cm x 17,2 cm), 45 $

Owl – Wall Decoration (W,D,H: 6.5″ x 1″ x 5 7/8″), $45 | Chouette – Décoration murale (long., larg., haut. : 16,5 cm x 2,5 cm x 14,9 cm), 45 $

Owl – Wall Decoration (W,D,H: 5 3/4″ x 1″ x 5 3/4″), $45 | Chouette – Décoration murale (long., larg., haut. : 14,6 cm x 2,5 cm x 14,6 cm), 45 $

Owl – Wall Decoration (W,D,H: 5 1/4″ x 1″ x 5.5″), $45 | Chouette – Décoration murale (long., larg., haut. : 13,3 cm x 2,5 cm x 14 cm), 45 $

No such thing as too much jewelry | On n’a jamais trop de bijoux

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argile noire, bijou, black clay, cute, drôle, funny, grès, jewelry, Laguna Frost, mignon, porcelain, porcelaine, poterie, pottery, stoneware, whimsical

I had a bag of black clay to finish. Since I had a lot of fun making Christmas decorations, I decided to make some jewelry items. It is also a good way to get work outside of one’s home for all to see and enjoy.

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J’avais un sac d’argile noire à finir. Comme je m’étais bien amusée en faisant des décorations de Noël, j’ai décidé de faire quelques bijoux. C’est aussi un excellent moyen de faire sortir mes œuvres de la maison et d’en faire profiter le plus de monde possible.
 

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New vases/pot for sale | Nouveaux vases/pot à vendre

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argile noire, black clay, décoration, pot, poterie, pottery, vase

Here are two new vases and one pot for plants that I recently made in black clay.

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Voici deux nouveaux vases et un pot pour une plante en terre cuite noire que j’ai récemment terminés.

Coralline Vase – Photo #1 (W,D,H:: 6″ x 5 1/4″ x 4″), $60 | Vase Coralline – Photo #1 (long., larg., haut. : 15,2 cm x 13,4 cm x 10,2 cm), 60 $

Coralline Vase – Photo #2 (W,D,H:: 6″ x 5 1/4″ x 4″), $60 | Vase Coralline – Photo #2 (long., larg., haut. : 15,2 cm x 13,4 cm x 10,2 cm), 60 $

Coralline Vase – Photo #3 (W,D,H:: 6″ x 5 1/4″ x 4″), $60 | Vase Coralline – Photo #3 (long., larg., haut. : 15,2 cm x 13,4 cm x 10,2 cm), 60 $

Decorative squash/Pregnant lady inspired pot (W,D,H:: 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ x 8 1/4″), $45 | Pot inspiré d’une courge décorative/femme enceinte (long., larg., haut. : 7 cm x 7 cm x 21 cm), 45 $

Branch Ikebana Vase (W,D,H:: 5″ x 4.5″ x 5 3/4″), $45 | Vase Ikebana avec branche (long., larg., haut. : 12,7 cm x 11,5 cm x 14,6 cm), 45 $