tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50297835987182726022011-08-15T12:47:51.708+07:00This is the blog of Clay Feet, a group of ceramic artists based in Perth, Western Australia. We aspire to represent the new vanguard of ceramic expression in Australia in this millenium. See also http://elainebradley.blogspot.com/Elaine Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667124924491780090noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029783598718272602.post-44929097986665426122011-08-15T12:23:00.004+07:002011-08-15T12:47:51.745+07:00

Clay Feet artists are beavering away putting work together for an exhibition which will include work by former members.  This is to celebrate the tenth birthday of our exhibiting group at The Old Bakery in Maylands, Perth http://www.oldbakery.com.au/ October 21 - November 20th  The venue has been renovated lately, and their motto is  'Fine Art, Fine Food, Fine Coffee'.   My proposal to have our

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Thank you to Danielle ORLANDO for choosing Clay Feet's exhibition ;Connected' at Mundaring Art Centre for her Uni Assignment. 

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I also have work at Mundaring Art Centre's exhibition 'Connected' - already bleated about on my own blog  http://elainebradley.blogspot.com/ with the same images.  Some people seem to think blogging is a bit egotistical as was put to me of late, but I had to dispute it.  It is a way of sharing information in a non-pushy way.  Nobody 'makes' you click here, it is optional, and thank you for your

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Pauline Mann in her first foray with Clay Feet has departed from her usual domestic ware to something a little more expressive.  This work makes you stop and think, and everybody has something to say about the connotations to church in this context.  It brought on some really profound conversations and confessions among the Clay Feet artists alone, and we wisely agreed to disagree.  More later...

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  Clay Feet are having their Connected exhibition at Mundaring Art Centre starting Friday 3rd September at 7pm until October 3rd.  Those members with work on show are Jill Archibald, Narda McMahon, Pauline Mann, Gill Treichel, Andrea Vinkovic, and me, Elaine Bradley.   The range of work is surprising.  The delicious porcelain lamp above is by Andrea Vinkovic, the bulb is cleverly set into a two

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Heading out again on Weds evening to catch Alana and Claire's exhibition atEMERGE Art Space676A, Beaufort Street,Mount Lawley, Perth21st April - 7th MayAlana used to be a member of Clay Feet and I caught up with her at SODA in Cottesloe at the weekend at Laura McKibbon's exhibition. It is always a feast or a famine with exhibitions, often several falling on the same night. Alana throws with

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Narda McMahon and Andrea Vinkovic share clay tipsExciting things have been happening with Clay Feet group of late. Sheryl Chant and Alyson Hayes are off exploring new frontiers of their own and we wish them great success in all they take on. I will, I hope, be reporting here on their ventures. Their input to the group will be missed. Recently new members Pauline Mann and Narda McMahon have

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I have been waiting to hear from my pal Josie Pittman about her forthcoming exhibition, in fact I have been hassling her for the details.  You should come and see ..... an-ti-bod.y   Showcase Gallery, Corner Aberdeen and Beaufort Streets, Northbridge, Perth.   Opening 6.30pm on 12th February and runs till the 26th.   Josie and I are friends from the ceramists group Clay Feet.  I've been

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Our blog is fairly new, we get few comments here.  I got one today, a snitty one liner deriding some work, sent by that infamous coward 'Anonymous'.  When I comment on people's blogs I reveal my identity and it is often a positive remark, constructive criticism or a technical question - which in turn opens an exchange of info. with the artist involved.   To quote Thumper's mother (in Disney's '

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We are still setting up at Heathcote - I only had my phone camera on me but these are some of Veronica McGrath's works .... they don't give credit to the surface textures and richness of colours she achieves in her multiple saggar firings but I expect to have much better pics to share soon.

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Today was hectic for me.  It was the morning for delivering our work at Heathcote Museum and Art Gallery for our forthcoming exhibition LUMINANCE.  The title (my idea) was to inspire us and Andrea Vinkovic took it literally and employed Luminous Paint on her Porcelain hanging works ...........fab images will (oh yes they will) follow to illustrate. Members of CF (Clay Feet) have somehow, all,

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Gill Treichel has energy to burn, I can't imagine how she finds time to make and experiment with clay work as she does, on top of showing teachers how to teach art at ECU. Here are some snaps of her recent firings ..... these are porcelain silhouettes fired with horsehair, raku and sugar firings. Clay Feet artists are nothing if not diverse.

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Sheryl Chant of Clay Feet has created a group of raku fired 'women' for the Luminance show at Heathcote this coming Friday. There are 13 figures in varying stages of 'wallowing' - I believe that by the time the final figure had been created, they were all wallowed out - the point of the process.

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http://duejolly.com/ The members of Clay Feet have had more than their fair share of glitches in our studios of late but on Friday next will be showing recent work at LUMINANCE in the Heathcote Gallery, Applecross http://www.awaag.org.au/heathcote.htm. The venue is delightful and I happen to know the wine will be wonderful too as our friends at Due Jolly are providing it, just as they

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Let me introduce firstly ClayFeet's newest member Veronica McGrath. I first saw Veronica's clay work at an exhibition of work by the lecturers at Perth Central TAFE. She is a sculptor but fairly new to clay. Her focus is on saggar firing achieving texure and colour in a fairly primitive firing. We are all enjoying discussing and relearning about alternative firings when we discuss her

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Welcome to our blog where you'll find regular updates of what Clay Feet Exhibiting Group Inc. are getting up to. Here we intend to introduce each member, show you their work, explain their inspirations and working methods and perhaps keep you filled in on how our work progresses for each upcoming event. More complete information and lots of images of our work is on http://www.clayfeet.com.au/

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