Hand-crafted furniture and accessories for the home.

Curated by Lisa Peck

February 16 – April 13, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, February 16, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
City of Bloomington’s Home Improvement Fair: Saturday, February 24, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Tuesday, March 27, 7:00 p.m.

Artistry is pleased to present the biennial exhibition, “Art in the Home.” Diverging from a typical exhibition, the Inez Greenberg Gallery will be transformed into five separate rooms decorated by local interior designers using hand-crafted furniture and home accessories by some of the region's most talented artisans. Guest curator and top designer Lisa Peck, ASID selected the group of interior designers who will compete to win over the gallery visitors for the Popular Choice Award and $500 cash prize.

A ceramic cup is formed by throwing one wall from a lump of clay on the wheel. I took the idea of the cup further by throwing multiple, short walls, playing with shape, line quality, and scale to create a new language of objects. The flat, concentric circular forms invite you to apply your own meaning to the objects, individually and as a collective. The metaphors and stories that we carry add richness to our lives, and I am interested in the varying associations that come from observing the forms. The concentric circular forms also reference cycles, layers and radiating energy – qualities inherent in our environment and in us. 

Opening Reception Thursday, December 7th 6-8pm. 

"Join us as we celebrate our adult student artists and their instructors in this gallery exhibit and opening night reception. Spend time viewing the work and visiting with our local artists and arts enthusiasts. Learn about winter art classes through Hopkins Community Education." 

I'm happy to say I'm part of this show even before teaching "Exploring Ceramics" as an instructor for the 2018 Winter and Spring sessions at Hopkins Community Education. Really looking forward to getting to know the Hopkins community while sharing fun techniques and working with different materials in clay! 

This exhibition features the work of seven emerging artists from the third graduating MN NICE class. Their work ranges from functional pots to multi-media sculpture. These bodies of work evolved through one-on-one dialogue with mentoring artists, individual research, and lively group critiques. Work in the exhibition is the result of yearlong investigations into each artist’s questions, motivations, and perspectives. 

"Unearthed". Elmer's glue, eco-insulation, straw, Edgar Plastic Kaolin, alfalfa seeds, moss, buttermilk, plastic, birch plywood, and double-sided tape. 8'6" x 30". 2017. 

Come say hey Friday night to meet my new gallery mate Lynnea Schwieters and myself (and long-term NKB artist Kathy Mommsen) from 5-10pm at our gallery and studio at clay@3 in Studio 170. We're also kicking off the 20th annual Art Attack and 100 years of creativity happening at the Northrup King Building (NKB)! There's lots to experience over the weekend with over 300 artists at NKB. Looking forward to seeing you!

Thrilled to have a new adobe piece included in the Fresh Work Women Ceramic Artists (MNWCA) at Arts Center of St. Peter exhibition opening on August 19th from 3-5pm. Please come and check it out! The exhibition will be on view from August 18th - September 17th, 2017. 

Work that just came out of the kiln last week - mostly textured vases, porcelain cups, combed bowls and one-holed salt and pepper shakers are now for sale in the gift shop at the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts. I'm thrilled to have some of my work showcased at this wonderful arts center just north of Minneapolis!

I am pleased to share that my work is now for sale at Regla de Oro, an art gallery and fair trade gift shop in Uptown, Minneapolis representing artists' work from more than 30 countries!