Michelle P. Kern

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Posts Tagged “ceramics”

Ceramic staplers, 2006-2008

Ceramic staplers, 2006-2008
January 5, 2014 mpkartist
Artworkartwork , ceramics , drawing

Ceramic cameras, 2005-2006

Ceramic cameras, 2005-2006
January 4, 2014 mpkartist
Artworkartwork , ceramics

Undergraduate work at CCAC, 1992-1995

Undergraduate work at CCAC, 1992-1995

Morphing from a painter to a sculptor went in several directions in this period.  I drew from a hodge-podge of interests that I found editing down into coherent subject matter a challenge.  I kept sketchbooks and did drawings based on these, and created work that referenced two-dimensional representation. I became interested in creating a world…

January 3, 2014 mpkartist
Artworkceramics , drawing , painting

Moving to CCAC, Oakland, CA 1992

Moving to CCAC, Oakland, CA 1992

In 1992, after a few years at community college trying to find my footing, I was encouraged to transfer to CCAC (now renamed to CCA) in Oakland by my life drawing teacher, Mark Eanes.  I was reluctant to leave College of San Mateo, which was a genuine community with many great students and teachers (and…

December 9, 2013 mpkartist
Artworkceramics , life , painting

Transition from sphere to pendulum, 1995-1997

Transition from sphere to pendulum, 1995-1997

Graduate school brought some changes in my work.  Viola urged me to push my work up in scale, from smaller drawings and objects to large paintings and objects.  In order to go larger, I needed to simplify my imagery.  Instead of working with a sense of accumulation from time and accretion, I tried to bring…

June 8, 2013 mpkartist
Artworkceramics , painting

Thesis Show, MFA 1997

Thesis Show, MFA 1997
June 8, 2013 mpkartist
Artworkceramics , painting

Bay Area Selections, Richmond Art Center, 2002

Bay Area Selections, Richmond Art Center, 2002

In 2002 I was in a juried award show at the Richmond Art Center, where I got to show pieces I had been working on since graduating college in 1997. I wish so much that I’d been able to afford professional photography for this show.  It’s one of my biggest regrets, but it was twilight…

June 8, 2013 mpkartist
Artworkartwork , Bay Area , ceramics , mixed media , painting
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