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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

New Work and In Progress

Here are a few more new and in-progress ceramic sculptures for my upcoming exhibition "Urban Bloom" at the Appleton Museum of Art. The Opening Reception is Saturday June 6th from 3 - 5pm. I will also be giving an Artist Talk and Hands-on-Demonstration just before the reception from 1:30 -2:30Scent of Childhood, Earthenware clay, 43" x 36" x 1"

Hearts Ease, earthenware clay, 33 x 20 x 1"

Patience, earthenware clay, 26 x 22 x 2"

Daybreak, earthenware clay, 24 x 16 x 1 1/2"

Anticipation, earthenware clay, 43" x 58" x 1"
(This piece was too large for my current photo set up, so I took this quick shot instead. The plan is to get installation shots at the Appleton next month.)

In-Progress, Untitled. Scale drawing taped to the design wall.

Thanks for reading and checking in on what's been happening in the studio! After my much-needed and overdue mental and physical break last week, things have been going great!

Cheers!
Meagan
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10 comments:

  1. ang designMay 7, 2009 at 3:25 AM

    i do like these pieces patience and anticipation, some lovely details and colour sense, it will be great to see some insitu images, great work meagan

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  2. Meagan Chaney GumpertMay 7, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    Thanks Ang! It makes me glad I spent all that time back in the fall testing glazes so that I could have a new color palette!

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  3. AnonymousMay 7, 2009 at 10:09 AM

    beautiful pieces, particularly heart's ease and daybreak

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  4. Meagan Chaney GumpertMay 7, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    Thank you so much Jim! I was especially pleased with Hearts Ease too. Glad you and Sofia are enjoying your time together in the studio!

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  5. VickiMay 19, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    Hi Meagan, I stumbled across your blog and just love your work, especially when seeing images of it on the wall in a home. I had a question for you: how do you take your lovely pictures to get the background looking so great (in your portfolio pictures) while still showing off your wall pieces?

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  6. Meagan Chaney GumpertMay 19, 2009 at 8:48 PM

    Hi Vicki,

    Thank you for stopping in to read my blog and for your compliments!

    I keep meaning to take a picture of how I photograph my work, but keep forgetting. It's actually super simple and fairly low tech.

    I have a large (apx 4'x8') black to white gradient background paper that I roll out onto the floor and then set my wall work directly on top of it. Then, I climb a ladder and take the photo looking down at what's laid out on the floor. I have a couple photography type lights that I point directly up at the ceiling. That way I get nice, soft reflected light and less harsh shadow. That's it. No tripod.

    I'll have to work on a blog post describing this a bit better. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Good luck glazing and with the rest of your to do list!

    Best,
    Meagan

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  7. Kitty ShepherdJune 5, 2009 at 3:51 AM

    These are beautiful. Can I ask you what you are glazing them with, if anything? They don't look particulalry glazed and this is a look I am trying to acheive.

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  8. Meagan Chaney GumpertJune 5, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    Hi Kitty! Thanks for asking!

    Yes, they are all glazed - Lowfire, cone 04. I love textured, crawling glazes!

    I mix all the glazes myself, but here's a link with some of the recipes:

    http://www.meaganchaney.com/artist.php?page=artist&subpage=recipes

    I'm not sure what temp you are firing your jars to, but your colors are lovely. And I love the tile piece you're working on! Did you use underglazes? slips?

    Let me know if there's a specific glaze/surface you're interested in and I'll be happy to share more details!

    Thanks again! Happy glazing
    Meagan

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  9. Kitty ShepherdJune 5, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    I am firing to 1107 Celcius. All my painting is done with very thick slips that i colour with oxides or stains. The only problem I have is with the green chrome which can come out matt is it is too strong. My glaze is lead sesquilicate high glossy trasparent. How high is cone 04?
    I have looked at your link and I like the glazes very much but it is not right for the job I am after.
    The tiles are in the kiln right now so they will be out tomorrow and I will load them up on blog then hopefully. Just starting another set now on cream slip.

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  10. Meagan Chaney GumpertJune 7, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    Hi Kitty,

    I had to look at my firing chart to convert to Celsius, but I believe it is around 1060. Good luck with your tiles. I'll be on the lookout for pictures of the finished product.

    Best,
    Meagan

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