Oh My! - The Clay and Glass

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Located in the heart of Uptown Waterloo, our awardwinning architecture, outstanding exhibitions, and
stimulating programs have placed the Canadian Clay &
Glass Gallery at the forefront of Canadian contemporary
art experience. Presenting lectures, classes, workshops,
and tours, the CCGG is home to an extensive and everexpanding collection of historical and contemporary
Canadian ceramic, glass, and enamel art. Remember to
visit our highly-praised gift shop which offers an extensive
array of clay, glass, and enamel artwork by over 150
Canadian artists from coast to coast.
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
Casting & Slumping & Blowing...
Lucid
Dreaming
Oh My!
Bruce Taylor
Earth Born 2010
Waterloo Potters’ Workshop
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Juried by ceramic artist Joni Moriyama, Earthborn
2010 features the best works by members of the
Waterloo Potters’ Workshop (WPW). The WPW is a
not-for-profit co-operative organization whose aim
is to encourage an interest in, and knowledge of,
pottery making. They also present Empty Bowls, an
annual fundraising event for the local food bank.
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Meerkats
Joni
Moriyama
An Alfred
Experience
Alfred Engerer
Opens
June 13 , 2-5pm
Artist Talks 1pm
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Image: Bruce Taylor Photo: Bob McNair
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Meerkats
Lucid Dreaming
An “Alfred Experience”
Joni Moriyama
Bruce Taylor
Alfred
Engerer
process
Through her cast ceramic works, Joni Moriyama
has captured a potent moment in a clan of
meerkats - one of the most cooperative societies in
the animal kingdom. These highly socialized beings
are staring and intently focused on something they
have just heard or seen. What they are sensing is
beyond our awareness. Joni Moriyama is Assistant
Professor at the Ontario College of Art & Design in
Toronto. She is a graduate of the Ontario College
of Art and completed her MFA at the New York
State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Her
artworks are in numerous collections including the
Burlington Art Centre, the Canadian Clay & Glass
Gallery, and the Icheon World Ceramic Centre in
South Korea.
A portion of Alfred Engerer’s glass studio will be
installed in the Gallery. The exhibition will explore
various processes of glass-making including
blowing, casting, and slumping. This exhibition
explores what kinds of moulds are used, the
various options available, and how a variety of
artists are using unique approaches to create work.
Engerer’s own work, some of his moulds, and
technical examples showing the creation process
from start to finish will be complemented by photos
and videos. These will illustrate Engerer, and other
artists, in action with hot glass. The intrepid artist’s
passion for glass is infectious.
Image: Joni Moriyama Photo: ??
Image: Bruce Taylor Photo: Bob McNair
Inspired by children’s toys and computer games,
Taylor’s latest series of large-scale ceramic sculptures
use the crucible as a metaphor for self-definition and
realization on personal, community, and societal levels.
These works also reference the impersonal ideal of
contemporary industrial efficiency while looking back to
Victorian-era machinery. This machinery was built to last
yet was ornamented with such details as lion’s feet.
Image: Joni Moriyama
Bruce Taylor is a Professor of Fine Art at the University
of Waterloo and an award winning artist whose many
honours and recognitions include the Canada Council’s
Joseph S. Stauffer Prize, the Prix d’Excellence at the
National Biennial of Ceramics in Trois-Rivières, and
the Grand Prize at the 1989 International Ceramics
Exhibition in Mino Japan. Exhibiting internationally,
in 2004, he represented Canada at the International
Olympic Park of Ceramics and Sculpture in Athens. His
work can be found in some of the finest ceramic museum
collections world-wide.
Image: Alfred Engerer, Photo: Jeff Potter
Alfred Engerer has been a major figure in the
Canadian glass scene for years. Born in Malta, the
Toronto-based glass sculptor and installation artist
has been working primarily in hot glass for the last
30 years. He cofounded the hot glass studio co-op,
Geisterblitz Glass and was a founding member
of the installation art group Skunkworks - Outlaw
Neon. This group is known for making hand-blown
neon tubes for use in creating massive site-specific
installations – often unsanctioned.