Patricia Sannit - Artist of the month, October 2012

"I work almost exclusively with found, reclaimed, and repurposed clay. As I am interested in conveying a sense of shared history in my work, the notion that I am using clay which another artist has already manipulated feels right to me. I gather slop clay from art centers and schools, break the clay down and spread it on large plaster slabs to firm up, or pour/push it directly into tar paper, wood or plaster forms. I live in Arizona, where it is very hot in the summer. This heat helps the drying process go fairly quickly, but the larger forms sit up to a month before that are ready to carve. Small forms are ready the same day. I like to take advantage of the heat and its effects on the drying process. The shrinkage and cracking that happens seasonally are part of my process."

Annie Woodford - Spotlight

"I am fascinated by the natural world in its widest sense and at all levels. An interest in the nature of time - the past, present and future has led me to investigate multiverse theory and hidden dimensions - concealed worlds. From there I began to examine nature on a microscopic and nano scale. I became fascinated by the concept of the unseen and rendering it seen."

SPECIAL FEATURE / Romanian contemporary ceramics

In this special feature we are trying to make a written review of Romanian contemporary ceramics through interviews with internationally-renowned and emerging Romanian artists. Artists: Arina Ailincăi, Gherghina Costea, Marta Jakobovits, Romana Cucu Mateiaş, Nicolae Moldovan, Aniela Ovadiuc, Oriana Pelladi, Eugenia Pop, Cristina Popescu Russu, Simona Tănăsescu, Bogdan Teodorescu, Gavril Zmicală. Three of them will participate in the third Ceramics Now Exhibition, November 8-27, Bucharest.

Kwok-Pong Bobby Tso - Spotlight

"Most of my work inspired by man-made objects; something like a view of building blocks from the sky, transformer boxes out in the field and strange formations on the roof. Recently I started to add more abstracted objects, like the connection parts of an exhaust fan, pipe or even inside a lock. I am inspired by something that is recognizable but has an uncertain function."

Mix for Ceramics Now readers by Yin&Yang Parisienne

Fragile As Porcelain is the title of the first from a series of specially crafted mixes for Ceramics Now readers. Made by Yin&Yang Parisienne, the sets will be available to listen in our Connections page and on her Mixcloud page. One every month.
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Anti-Utopias / Sabin Bors - EXTRA!

"Anti-Utopias is based on my intention to deliver a project that can establish both a general and a critical platform for discussing contemporary art. There are few local or regional projects that try to do this, and I thought it was necessary to come up with a project that could map certain perspectives that underlie the current art practices."
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Month in Review: September 2012

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