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| Tom Coleman Teabowl soda fired (4 x 3.5 inches) CUP 053 $225 |
Statement:
I’ve been writing
artist statements for many years and for the most part I find the experience
much like a self-message. Recently when
asked to repeat this task someone said just tell us what you’re about, what do
you believe in? It didn’t take me long to
think about this since I talk about it in every workshop I give.
First and most, I believe one must have a
true love of the medium. Second I
believe in quality, the highest one can achieve to their ability. Third, since I was trained in the classic Japanese
tradition I think that pure form, composition and balance must be learned
before one can attempt such things as sculptural or a-symmetrical pieces.
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| Tom Coleman Teabowl soda fired (4.5 x 3.5 inches) CUP 052 SOLD |
Starting off as a
functional potter with a degree in fine art helped me advance to the position I
am in today. Money helps pay the bills
but it can’t be the sole reason one becomes involved with any art form. My true love of clay, glazes, and the process
of finishing my pieces have helped me to stay just as excited about my art as I
was when I started thirty-eight years ago.
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| Tom Coleman Teabowl wood-fired (4 x 4.25 inches) CUP 054 $250 SOLD |
1964-1968 The
Museum of Art School, Fine Arts Degree, Portland, Oregon
1968-1987 Studio Potter, Canby, OR
1969-1973 Head of Ceramics, Pacific Northwest College
of Art, Portland, OR
1973-1974 Portland State University, OR
1987-1990 Instructor UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
1974-1993 Studio Potter, Oregon and Nevada
1994-2000 Coleman
Clay Studio & Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2000-2012 Studio
Potter, Henderson, NV
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| Tom Coleman Cup porcelain, ice white, dot (5.25 x 3 inches) CUP 055 $80 |
PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS:
The
Smithsonian Institute, American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Long Beach Art
Museum, CA; Grimmerhus
Museum, Fyn, Denmark; American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA; San Angelo
Museum of Art, TX; Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; Craig College Permanent
Collection, CO; Kaiser Hospital, Portland, OR; Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of
Art, Logan, Utah; Sapporo Sister City Collection, Japan; Portland Museum of
Art, OR; Dwight Holland Collection, NC; Contemporary Museum of Art Collection,
Portland, OR; Timber Press Publishing Company, Portland, OR; Wooster College
Art Museum, OH; Earl Mallard Collection, IL; Charles A Wustum Museum of Fine
Arts, Racine, WI, Household
Services, Las Vegas, NV; Hallie Ford Museum, Salem, OR; University of North
Dakota Permanent Collection
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| Tom Coleman Cup porcelain, ice white (5.25 x 2.75 inches) CUP 056 $80 |
I love clay and mostly color, which drew me to your piece. My issue is I also love making jewelry, quilting, etc., so that I don't get to your level. And I can't center anything over 4 pounds! Drats!!
ReplyDeleteI have recently started handbuilding and I find it very therapeutic, as is carving and painting glazes. I love a lot about pottery, just not throwing, but that's the most productive way to make things to carve. :) And glaze.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful work!
Nan