Recent Juried National Show Acceptances

The following pieces will be shown in varying venues throughout the United States in the first few months of 2012:

8 Fluid Ounces 2012, a national juried/invitational exhibition of ceramic cups, juried by Kristen Kieffer, will be shown from January 25 - February 25, 2012. Hosted by Louisiana State University School of Art, this show will be presented in Glassell Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, LA. The opening reception and juror gallery talk will be Saturday, January 28, 2012, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Exhibited works can be viewed online here:
8 FL. OZ.

Black Seto Guinomi (Sake Cup)





Guinomi (Sake Cup)



International Cup 2012, an international ceramic cup competition, juried by Jayson Lawfer and Emily Schroeder, will be on view from February 02 - February 24, 2012 at the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne, Missoula, MT. There will be an opening reception on Friday, February 2, from 5:30 - 9:00 pm.
The exhibition can be viewed online at: INTERNATIONAL CUP

Guinomi (Sake Cup)



Cups of Fire, a national ceramic cup competition, juried by Susan Beiner, will be on view from January 29 - February 25, 2012 at the Clay Gallery, 335 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI. The opening gala will be held on Friday, February 3rd, 2012, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. The show can be viewed online at: CUPS OF FIRE


Guinomi (Sake Cup)

Guinomi (Sake Cup)



Guinomi (Sake Cup)





Daily Companions, hosted by Baltimore Clayworks, and juried by Linda Christianson and John Wilson, will be held March 3rd- April 14th, 2012. Showcasing ceramic cups and tea bowls, this exhibition will be in the Main Exhibition Gallery, 5707 Smith Ave., Baltimore, MD. The opening reception will be Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, from 6:00-8:00 pm. This very impressive exhibition can be viewed online through this link: DAILY COMPANIONS

Chawan (Tea Bowl)



Guinomi (Sake Cup)

 

Guinomi (Sake Cup)



Guinomi (Sake Cup)



Guinomi (Sake Cup)

 



October Firing at the Gustin Anagama

October is a beautiful month in New England, and the weather was perfect for the loading and firing at Chris Gustin's studio in South Dartmouth, MA. Loading commenced on Thursday, October 6th, and was finished up on Sunday, the 9th.

Front stack of anagama after loading, pre-fire.

 Once the floor grate and firebox door was in place, pre-heating began. On Monday, October 10th the front chamber was started, and on Sunday, October 16th, the third chamber was completed. There were many pieces in this firing, from clay artists around the country, that had been donated for the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts' 25th Anniversary Invitational Wood Fire Auction, Exhibition, and Raffle. Unloading was on Saturday, October 29th.

Front stack of anagama after firing, pre-unloading.

Below are images of pieces I had in this firing. Inquiries about these works are welcomed. Please contact me, via email, at lmkoonce@mindspring.com for additional views, dimensions, prices, etc.

Chawan (Tea Bowls)

On Exhibition: From the Center to the Edge

2

Yunomi (Tea Cups)

  

1

SOLD

3

SOLD

On Exhibition: 2012 Yunomi Invitational

SOLD

Tokkuri (Sake Flasks)

On Exhibition: Ocean in a Cup

2

On Exhbition: Ocean in a Cup

Katakuchi (Sake Pourer)

1

Guinomi (Sake Cups)

1

2

3

On Exhibition: 100 Wood Fired Cups

5

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Starbrick Clay National Cup Show

Recently, this guinomi (shown below) was selected for inclusion in the Starbrick Clay National Cup Show 2011. Juror Kristen Kieffer chose 50 pieces to be exhibited from over 300 submitted entries. The exhibition will run from September 25th - October 25th at the Starbrick Gallery, 21 W. Columbus Street, Nelsonville, Ohio; telephone (740) 753-1011.


Wood fired Sake Cup



A Couple of Summer Firings with Jeff Shapiro

I was fortunate to be able to fire in Accord, NY at the studio of Jeff Shapiro this summer. In June, the anagama was fired, which lasted six days. In July, I helped fire his "tea bowl" kiln. This is a sweet little kiln that is used to wood fire small wares that are glazed.

Kogama Tea Bowl Kiln

Below are a few works that came out of the anagama firing in June, followed by a piece from the July firing.

Anagama



Sake Cup



Sake Cup



Sake Flask



Tea Bowl Kiln



Shino - Black Oribe Sake Cup



 


Strictly Functional Pottery National

The guinomi (sake cup), shown below, was recently juried into the 19th annual Strictly Functional Pottery National. Juror Mary Barringer selected 110 pieces to be exhibited from a field of 853 submissions. Presented by the Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA, the show will be on view from September 24 through November 06, 2011. It can be viewed on line by clicking on this link: http://www.strictlyfunctionalpottery.net/sfpn2011.html

Wood fired Guinomi

June firing of the Gustin anagama

It was another great firing down in South Dartmouth, MA this past June at Chris Gustin's wood kiln. After three days of loading, firing commenced for six days. After a couple of weeks to cool down, we unloaded July 2nd.


Front stack, Gustin anagama

At the height of firing the front chamber, I pulled a guinomi  (sake cup) from the front stack and immersed it in water. This is a technique known as "hikidashi", which originated in 16th century Japan around the Mino wood kilns. Pieces with iron-rich glaze or slip will give a rich variety of black due to the rapid reduction cooling. The cup was glazed with a slip made from wild clay dug out of the Connecticut River. Here is an image of the finished piece:


Black Seto Guinomi

Below are images of a variety of my work from the kiln:
(This work is available for purchase; correspondence at  lmkoonce@mindspring.com  for pricing, dimensions, descriptions, and more images of particular pieces).

Chaki

(Tea caddy for thin tea)

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 2

Chawan

(Tea Bowl)

1

2

Kogo

(Incense Box)

Tokkuri

(Sake Flask)

ON EXHIBITION

2

ON EXHIBITION

Katakuchi

(Sake Pourer)

Guinomi

(Sake Cup)

ON EXHIBITION: Daily Companions (Baltimore Clayworks)

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ON EXHIBITION: Daily Companions (Baltimore Clayworks)

11

SOLD

13

14

15

16

17

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19

20

ON EXHIBITION

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