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.
Barbara ellard ceramics.
In her own words ceramics has been a creative pursuit since i was a teenager.
Clay is a very engaging medium.
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.
Ceramics monthly september 1999 dorothy bearnson.
An opening reception will be held on friday march 14 from 6 8 p m.
University of utah ceramics pioneer by david cox.
The works are as varied as utah s environment running the gamut from comedy to serious reflection on.
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.
The contrast between the raw material.
She is currently focused on ceramics which include functional pieces and sculptures.
Fourteen painters sculptors and photographers responded with pieces on view at modern west fine art through may 13.
15 bytes alternative surfaces.
Innovations in clay kimball art center.
Barbara ellard clay is a very engaging medium barbara affirms enthusiastically when talking about her distinctive sculptured ceramics.
She is currently focused on ceramics which include functional pieces and sculptures.
Ceramics has been a creative pursuit for barbara ellard since she was a teenager.
My current clay work is a combination of wheel throwing and hand bui.
New works in clay on view at the finch lane gallery march 14 through may 2.
Barbara ellard ceramics on view at the finch lane gallery ceramic artist barbara ellard combines wheel thrown and hand building techniques to create pieces that have mass and challenge the negative space around important.
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.
Soft sensuous and malleable and the finished fired piece is extreme.
Whereas raw clay is soft sensuous and malleable the fully fired completed piece is just as extreme in the.
Utah artist barbara ellard s art has included ceramics mosaics textiles paper making and printmaking.
Soft sensuous and malleable and the finished fired piece.
Barbara ellard s striking ceramics by andrea wall.
Clay is a very engaging medium for her because of the contrast between the raw medium.
A creative pursuit since she was a youth she delights in clay s striking contrast.
