Barbara Ellard Ceramics

The contrast between the raw material.

Barbara ellard ceramics.

My current clay work is a combination of wheel throwing and hand bui. G allery owner diane stewart conceived art behind the zion curtain as a challenge to artists with local ties to reflect on utah s social political and cultural issues. Barbara ellard s striking ceramics by andrea wall. Ceramics has been a creative pursuit for barbara ellard since she was a teenager.

B arbara ellard has mastered the ability to combine simplicity of form with complexity of surface a fact that easily can be seen in her ceramics show organic geometry for this exhibition open at finch lane gallery until june 9 ellard has managed to create several pieces that are strikingly unique using alternative firing processes such as pit firing raku and saggar firing as new. Ceramics monthly september 1999 dorothy bearnson. Utah artist barbara ellard s art has included ceramics mosaics textiles paper making and printmaking. Fourteen painters sculptors and photographers responded with pieces on view at modern west fine art through may 13.

A creative pursuit since she was a youth she delights in clay s striking contrast. Some of her work is high fired and other pieces are finished using low fired alternative techniques such as pit firing naked raku and horse hair. Some of her work is high fired and other pieces are finished using low fired alternative firing techniques such as pit firing naked raku and horse hair. Whereas raw clay is soft sensuous and malleable the fully fired completed piece is just as extreme in the.

Barbara ellard s art has included ceramics mosaics textiles paper making printmaking. Innovations in clay kimball art center. Clay is a very engaging medium for her because of the contrast between the raw medium. Clay is a very engaging medium.

In her own words ceramics has been a creative pursuit since i was a teenager. She is currently focused on ceramics which include functional pieces and sculptures. Due to the coronavirus covid 19 health crisis events may be cancelled or postponed. Ceramic artist barbara ellard combines wheel thrown and hand building techniques to create pieces that have mass and challenge the negative space around it in her exhibition fired.

University of utah ceramics pioneer by david cox. She is currently focused on ceramics which include functional pieces and sculptures. Soft sensuous and malleable and the finished fired piece. The works are as varied as utah s environment running the gamut from comedy to serious reflection on.

Barbara ellard clay is a very engaging medium barbara affirms enthusiastically when talking about her distinctive sculptured ceramics. 15 bytes alternative surfaces. An opening reception will be held on friday march 14 from 6 8 p m.