Glaze: Timeless Appeal

 "Glaze: Timeless Appeal" will open at Schaller Gallery on November 21st, 2023. The show will open online that day at 2:00 pm EST. Here is a selection of oribe small plates/trays, sake flasks, etc. that I will have available for purchasing.

Kiln Update

The small down-draft wood kiln is nearly complete. The back and front walls are now in place. Next is to insulate the top of the arch with refractory fiber blanket and insulating soft brick. Doors for the stoke holes are being designed and constructed.

Interior Design

 It was an honor to have Dell Mitchell, founder of Dell Mitchell Architects (Boston, MA) select a grouping of my guinomi and yunomi for a client's winter home in Palm Beach, Florida. This is an image depicting how those pieces are displayed in the interior.

Kiln Update

 After a couple of tries and not being successful with getting the arch on the small downdraft kiln to hold, I sought out the help of Ben Eberle to get this in place. Third time was a charm! Now all that is left is to continue the front and back walls up to the top of the arch, and get the chimney dampers in place.

Cup: The Intimate Object

 

Charlie Cummings Gallery has been featuring their phenomenal annual cup show for years. This year marks the 19th one. It is always a pleasure to be a participant, and especially an invited one.

This show will open online on Friday, October 6th at 10:am EST. These are the five cups that I will have in this exhibition. 

 

Visions in Clay

 This wood-fired sculpture, part of the "Fragment Series", will be exhibited in "Visions in Clay" at the Horton Art Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA. This show runs August 23rd - September 21, 2023, with an open reception on August 31 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. It will be available for online viewing beginning August 31st. 

 

Full Article

Here is a link to the full article that Monika Gass wrote for New Ceramics magazine. I couldn't figure out how to get the PDF to visually display on this blog page, so the link below takes you to my website where you can view and read.

https://d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/sites/lucienk1/sup/7335153-Lucien-Koonce-article.pdf

New Ceramics Magazine

 I am very pleased to have an article about myself and my ceramics in the May/June 2023 issue of New Ceramics, an European based international ceramics publication. A great big "thank you" to Monika Gass, of Germany, for writing it.

Invitational Cup Show

 It is always a pleasant feeling when I get invited to participate in an exhibition. These three cups will be included in the "2023 Invitational Cup Show" at the Hudgens Center for Art. The dates for this exhibition are May 13th - July 22nd, 2023. The Center is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA.

Oribe Yunomi

Wood-fired Sake Cup/Sipper

Oribe Sake Cup/Sipper

Delivered Work

 I delivered quite an assortment of work to Studio Tashtego on Saturday, April 1st. Here I am with the lovely gallery owner and director, Julia Caldwell.

International Ceramics Exhibition

It is a pleasure to have these two wood fired pieces chosen to be shown in Blue Line Arts' international ceramics exhibition, "Off Center". This show runs April 8th - May 20th, 2023. Blue Line Arts is located at 405 Vernon Street, Suite 100, Roseville, CA. There will be an opening reception on April 15th from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. 

Fragment

Hanaire/Flower Vase

National Art Exhibition

This Oribe Chawan was recently chosen to be exhibited at the Academy Center for the Arts, located in Lynchburg, VA. The show runs April 7th - 29th, 2023. There will be an opening reception on Friday, April 7th, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm, and an informal talk at 5:30 pm by the juror Hiromi Okumura. The address is 600 Main Street.

 

Studio Tashtego

I am pleased to announce my affiliation with Studio Tashtego. This gallery is a contemporary art and design gallery specializing in ceramics, glass, furniture, lighting, textile and sculpture. The gallery is located in the historic village of Cold Spring in New York's Hudson Valley region, and it is a pleasure to be represented by Julia Caldwell. Studio Tashtego's address is 49 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516; telephone: 917-794-4643; email: studio@studiotashtego.com