jay strommen warren mackenzie protege tea bowl chawan 6
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jay strommen warren mackenzie protege tea bowl chawan 6
KEYWORD SPAMMING_ kind readers, there is a warren mackenzie bowl in the picture listing above comparing and continuing the traditions of a couple of minnesota potters. jay strommen and warrnen mackenzie.."when i look you in the eyes you will know that i know" something? nothing? jay strommen 2008pictured here is a jay strommen bowl with a warren mackenzie bowl. notice the minimal-simpleness of the warren bowl in contrast to the rustic-simpleness of the strommen bowl, like warren, jay also believes that affordable handmade bowls should be available for everyone in the world. one of jay strommen first clay experiences at the age of 13 was seeing mackenzie and others in minnesota where both potters are from at st. cloud state university. strommen's mother was taking a pottery class and brought her son along to see the raku and various minnesota potters working in the stuido.. thanks for looking... this auction includes jay strommen's bowl only... jayzo MAKE A WISH NOWnice wood fired on this one, nice orange, hakame has flashing and a great feel in the hand... ah, the wooly really wore me out last evening.... fuuuuif you've been collecting my bowls,,, thank you so much!!! it been a great year on ebay, thanks to all of you! come visit chicago,woodfired bizen / shigaraki clay, perfect universe, perfect clay... hand made by jay strommen nice taper glaze line almost like a landscape.... here in the city of chicago nigh time purple glow atleast in my eye.... the cats eye ~ thanks for the support and love green! jayzoabout 4.07640001"h x 3.500876"w//// approx shipping please contact for tracking-insurance europe 35$-airmail canada 29$-airmail, we no longer have sal or surface out of the usa.. thanks you!my bowl are for the japanese tea ceremony, they are also called chado, chawan, i use a clay that i formulated while living in japan that is bizen style, some would even say darker than shigaraki.. all of the the zen ceremonyz involve zen and finally, i use a slip, or glaze on most my bowls that is shino like, the shino style slip or glaze is named after a particular glaze originated in japan, used all over the world now, but was by an old family...IN the japanese tea ceremony-chado, the bowl, chawan is good with green tea( matcha ), the samurai were very interested in the tea ceremony,, this was a place of equality,,often times the tea room would have a bonsai tree, fukien tea, chinese elm, or some sort of ikebana... usually in front of a japanese scroll of calligraphy or landscape... my bowls help complete this ceremony~ complete the minimalist, minimalism picture.....moon grin ~ ~ thanks all!keep a look out for the new masters gallery @ famous earth... chinese song dynasty bowls, north american masters as well as europe and the orient...#1 firing.. number one stokin crazy, motley crue! thanks gang.. comeback and stick the wood in... ah, the kiln loves er....here is the other rustic, rust never sleeps old time vase,,with a bit a refinement... hand made, old style rule,, ah, and i'm sippin a bit of water as i'm listin these little, superlative, ss gems... tragically hip babe.. thank green fans.. this one and another in the auction,, really rustice, but yet shape is perfect refinement... get it now... perfect synapomorphies approx just right,, c the more bowls i make, the better and better the feel gets, i hope you...cuz, thanks,, i love makin these sh t as ess... mud concaves... like a lake superior, huron, hollow stump ..like a universe, like a palm, like a cool loft..my loft hot, chi-town in the yello/white heart of the sunif you find yourself in north america, near lake michigan, chicago area, u must come to the studio 4 a sip.Be sure to add me to your favorites list!Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites please check out the masters gallery in my ebay store where i have great works by concrete homes rule~ JAY STROMMEN (1968 - ) ARTIST BIOEducation- • Master of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2000• Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of South Florida(Tampa), 1996-Professional Experience- 2008 - Retired2006 – Present / Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL Ceramics Instructor2005 – 2006 / Workshops University of Illinois Champaign Wood fire workshop in alternative clay surfaces and processes on the wheel.1999 - Present / Gallery Parkwest, Chicago, IL Director of Ceramics, Assistant Curator and Beginning\Advanced Ceramics Instructor1999 - 2000 / Trinity Christian College, IL Assistant Curator; Advanced, Intermediate, Beginning Photography and Ceramics Chair: John Bakker1999 - 2001 / The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, IL Kiln Room Technician1993 - 1996 / A Touch of Sanibel Pottery, Sanibel Island, Florida • Apprenticeship under Master Potters Barbra and David Hoggatt • Firing, glazing, production pottery, hand building and Sweeping • Daily Demonstration for customers and kids1995 - 1996 / University of South Florida, Tampa Florida Assistant Professor to Charles Fagger, teaching throwing, sculpting & firing1992 - 1994 / Edison Community College, Ft. Myers, Florida Assistant Professor to Tim Smith-Grants- The Oppenheimer Family Foundation Teacher Incentive Grant 2003The Oppenheimer Family Foundation Teacher Incentive Grant 2004-Notable Accomplishments- Artist In Residency: The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Nov. 1, 2001 - April 2002. First Annual: Terra Incognito Raku Workshop, October 13th, 2001 Chicago, IL. Workshop sponsored by Gallery Parkwest organized by Jay Strommen 4th Annual: "Ash & Flash," In Beautiful Galena IL. Workshop and Wood firing by Jay Strommen. See pictures and date @ www.ashandflash.com Oppenheimer Family Foundation Teacher Incentive Grant 2003 visit www.ashandflash.com for images -Gallery Contacts- Perimeter Gallery – 210 W. Superior St. Chicago, IL 312.266.9473 Japoneque – 824 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Calif. 415.391.8860 -Exhibition Record- Jay Strommen.com• 2008 Internaional Orton Cone Box JURORS: John Neely, USA; Bede Clarke, USA; Inge G. Balch, USA• Roswell Visual Arts Gallery. Pour and Contain. Jan. 14th – Feb. 14th, 2008 Curator: Jayson Lawfer• Art Basel Miami, Imoderni Gallery. 2007. www.imoderni.com• Vasefinder Internationals. Curated by: Elaine Coleman Aug. 1st – Nov. 1st 2007. www.vasefinders.com• Sofa Chicago 2007: Nov. 2 – 4th, Expostion of Sculpture, Objects and functional art. Perimeter Gallery• Being to Being: A collective conversation in clay. Jay Strommen, Emily Murphy, Joanna Kramer, Gina Hutchings and Shane Grimes. Parkwest Ceramics Gallery. Chicago Oct. 12th – Nov. 1st• ARTropolis 2007 - Perimeter Gallery – 2007 works on paper• International Orton Cone Box Show – NCECA 2006, Portland, Oregon. Holt/Russell Gallery. Curators Steven Hill and Don Reitz, Purchase Award• International Cup Show – Missoula – 2006 - Helena, Mt • “Hand Harvested: Our future in Genetic Engineering” – 2006 Tojo Gallery Chicago, IL• “People Of The Mud: A look at Chicago Ceramics” 2005 curator Nathan Mason• Sofa Chicago 2005: October 28-30, Perimeter Gallery-Sculpture• Sofa Chicago 2004: November 5-7, Perimeter Gallery-Sculpture• The Glamour of War" September 11, 2004. Curator: Alison Riess• Sofa New York 2003: May 28 - June 1, Perimeter Gallery - Sculpture • Sofa Chicago 2003: Oct. 17 - 19th, Perimeter Gallery - Sculpture • "Art for Act", Edison College, Ft. Myers, Florida. July 20 - August 22, 2002 Curator: Ron Bishop, Included Artists: Rauschenberg, Potorff, Gettford, Voytech, Strommen as well as other international artists. • The Cube Gallery, Sculpture and Painting, Shigaraki Japan, March-April, 2002 • Kumehama International Invitational, Sculpture and Pottery, Kumehama, Japan, May 2002 • Horixon Gallery, Current Painting, "American Appreciation" Solo Exhibition September 1 - October 31, 2001 • Biennale Internazionale Dell' Arte Contemporanea "Bottle Rockets" Firenze, Italy, December 7 - 16th, 2001 • Gallery Parkwest, Chicago, IL. Recent Works, Clay & Painting May 11th, 2001 • Art Institute of Chicago (Gallery 2), "Blank Canvases" Oct. 14th 2000 • Gallery Parkwest, Chicago, IL. "A Touch of Capitalism" May, 2000, Solo Exhibition • A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL. "Ceramics In Chicago 2000", Group Exhibition, 9 artists. Curator: Jay Strommen • Student Union Gallery - School of The Art Institute of Chicago, "A retrospective of the Figure". Alumni, Faculty and Students Spanning the past fifty years. February, 2000 Curator: Zak Pollock • Trinity Christian College, "Recent Works" Clay and Painting, Solo Exhibition January 2000. Curator: John Bakker/Chair • A.R.C Gallery, Chicago, IL. "Millennium Mélange" Art for the end of the century. November 30 - December 24th, 1999. Curator: Corolyne King • 20th Annual March of Dimes Art Auction, Tuesday 0ctober 26th, 1999 Holiday Inn, St. Cloud, Mn. • 1999 International Wood fire Conference, Iowa. September 10-30th. Jurors: Simon Levin and Michael Smith. | ||||||||||||
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