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Susan Folwell: Taos Light, Pueblo Perspective
I am very excited about the continuation of the Taos Light series with Susan Folwell. The exhibition is now open in Santa Fe and will continue through October in our exhibition space. It will be an ongoing and changing space for the next several months. Our first gallery exhibition of "Taos Light" was in 2017. Over the past three years, Susan has worked within the "Taos Light" continuum, which has continued to evolve, grow, and take on its creative dynamic and following among collectors and museums.
The current health crisis has found its way into some of her most recent work. The creative "Virtual Vacation" cell phones in clay are quite incredible! The larger open bowl, "Fractured Dreams," speaks on the world around us. As with much of Susan's pottery, she balances her creativity with content.
I hope you enjoy the new pieces for this exhibit. The body of work is delightful in concept and creative in context. The show opens at our Scottsdale Gallery on Saturday June 6 and continues through October as a changing exhibit. Susan will be in the gallery on Saturday from 2-4pm with limited attendance, social distancing and masks.
As you may know, all non-essential businesses in New Mexico and Arizona have closed their stores to visitors. However, we are still open online and available during business hours. We are answering calls and emails and DMs on social media. So, feel free to reach out anytime! We now have Zoom (Online Video interactive,) so we can schedule a meeting if you want to see a piece on "live," or I can give any insight into an item already in your collection.
Sunday "Sale-Day" June 7!
Our Sunday sale is now once a month through the summer. It has been a great success and back by popular demand. The items are selected by me and are available online on Sunday at a discounted price. They are not available for lay-away purchase. The items are taken off sale on Sunday night (late). I will try and provide a mix of pieces to make it more fun! Don't miss it!
We are open for regular hours in Scottsdale as of Monday, May 11th, and in Santa Fe as of May 18th, with hours Monday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. We also have Zoom (Online Video interactive,) so we can schedule a meeting if you want to see a piece on "live," or I can give any insight into an item already in your collection.
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Susan Folwell "Pueblo Perspectives"
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"Apache Poker" Clay Jar, Inspired by Victor Higgins"
"This jar was made by my mother, Jody Folwell. The imagery is inspired by a Victor Higgins painting entitled, "Apaches." That led me to use imagery of the actual Apache playing cards. A friend wrote a book on Apache Playing cards. These have a fascinating history as Spanish Playing cards inspired them, and most were made in the late 1800s."
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"Gone Fishing" Clay Tiles Inspired by a Victor Higgins Painting
"This piece was inspired by a Victor Higgins painting. It is meant to be a "water splash" and a water droplet. My grandfather was a fisherman, and I've made a lot of pottery with fish on them. They always remind me of him."
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"The Washer Woman and the Hunter in Snow" Clay tile inspired by Walter Ufer, "Washer Woman" and Victor Higgins, "Hunter in Snow."
"The composition for this tile came to me when I was thinking about current world events. I wanted to choose two separate images that would work together. They seem connected, and yet there is a subtle solitude in different situations. While the tiles are separate pieces, I painted the landscape so that it would cross between the two tiles to create balance. If you look closely, I also added some of Victor Higgins's iconic clouds to the piece. Look closely behind the woman on the left and where there would be a pile of adobe bricks. There I have created a group of clouds floating to the ground."
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"Fractured Dreams," inspired by Victor Higgins.
"This piece was inspired by present-day events. It is an open bowl that cracked while drying. I liked the challenge of using it and thinking of the fractured state of the world with COVID. I chose a Victor Higgins image of a woman daydreaming. She's in a fractured cityscape with the pueblo below her. We also have the back, which is painted to look fractured. It's put back together, but I had to leave some of the cracks as memories, not to forget."
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"The Twins" Flask Five-piece Set inspired by E. Martin Hennings "The Twins."
"What attracted me to this painting was the striking look of the twins. They were the Baumgartner brothers who relocated to Taos. I appreciated the painting captured the essence of the time they lived. I wanted to do a flask as the shape to accentuate the landscape. The first piece I made using their image is now in the permanent collection of the Eiteljorg Museum. I wanted to make a second piece, with a very square-shaped flask. It's as if the water has spilled out, and the reflections are seen in the clay (water). Creating a group with so many pieces makes it impactful and kinetic."
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"Cell Phone Virtual Vacation" Clay Tiles
"This is a series I've just started working on. During this time, it is your "virtual vacation." Paintings so far inspire them by Buck Dunton, Carl Oscar Borg, and Burt Phillips. I look for this to be an ongoing series throughout the summer. I think we deserve some escapism!".
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Did you see our new Video Pages online? We are working on both contemporary and historic videos for the gallery. They can also be seen on You Tube! Check them out!
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MARK YOU CALENDAR! Sunday, June 7th, is our "Sale Day" for June! We are having our sale day one Sunday a month. It has been a great success over the past few months, and we are continuing through the summer by popular demand. Definitely check it out!
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"Forward-thinking gallerists, museum curators, and clay artists themselves are fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of Native clay arts. At the forefront is Charles S. King. Owner of King Galleries in Santa Fe and Scottsdale, Arizona. He is considered by many to be the dean of contemporary Southwestern Native clay arts." Cowboys & Indians Magazine, 2018
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