The Cup: David Bolton - Grayslake, IL

David Bolton Flashed Cup woodfired stoneware 2010
(4.25 x 5 inches) CUP 018 $50

Statement:
Ceramics is a medium rich in history.  No matter what the form there is reference to past traditions intentional or not.  My current work is wood-fired, a three thousand year old tradition and firing process.   Throughout history pots have also referenced the human body.  My work references textile patterns and the body as it relates to pottery.

David Bolton Houndstooth Cup wood-fired stoneware, 2011
(4.25 x 5 inches) CUP 019 $50 SOLD

The cup is a form that epitomizes function in relation to the body.  Of all functional forms it is the one that is most likely to be used and touched on a daily basis.  For this reason it how the cup meets your hands, your lips is just as important how the form meets your eyes.

David Bolton Grid Cup wood-fired, porcelain 2010
(5.25 x 4.5 inches) CUP 020 $50 SOLD

Bio:

David Bolton is the Head of Ceramics at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL.  He studied Ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Evansville.

David Bolton Polka Dot Chalice wood-fired, white stoneware 2011
(4 x 3.5 inches) CUP 021 $40 SOLD

David Bolton Paisley Cup wood-fired, porcelain, 2011
(3.5 x 6.25 inches) CUP 022 $50 SOLD

Website: http://web.me.com/dwbqmp/ceramics/

Thrown Altered: Vessels Out of Round - Opening Night Photos

 

David Bolton - Guest Curator

 David Bolton, Head of the Ceramics Department at the College of Lake County guest curated Thrown Altered: Vessels Out of Round. 

"My intention with this exhibition is to expose students and the public to great ceramic art and to make them aware of more possibilities with clay and the wheel.  The artists in this show have transcended the process to create their individual visions in clay"

The 14 invited ceramicists from around the country and one from Canada were selected for the way they explore throwing and altering their work.

Ben Bates - Invited Artist

Two local artists in the show were able to attend the opening:  Ben Bates - Libertyville, IL and Doug Jeppesen - Sugar Grove, IL

Doug Jeppesen - Invited Artist

Smooth vibraphone sounds were provided by the Rick Embach and Jim Seidel Duo.


Rick Embach and Jim Seidel Duo



Work by Edward Eberle: White Canyon, 2008 porcelain

 

Work by Jeff Oestreich: Thrown and Faceted
Triangular and Square Bowl, 2011 soda fired

Jane Brandt and Dean of Libraries Connie Bakker
enjoying the opening

Work by Ben Bates: Lotus Platter, 2009 stoneware
Admired by Shu-Hei Hwang, Feng-Hua Cheng
and Corrine Buckley-Kukulski

Teapots: An Invitational - David Bolton Grayslake, IL

David Bolton Entrapped Ewer with Paisleys $600
wood-fired porcelain (8" x 8" x 8")

Statement:

My forms are made with the clay process and other forming processes in mind.  Often the intent is to give a feeling of other mediums with the appearance of overlapped material visually reinforced with patterns, giving a non-clay reference to the forming process and surface decoration while staying true to the functional form.

Bio:

David Bolton is the Head of Ceramics at the College of Lake County Grayslake, IL.

Website: http://web.me.com/dwbqmp/ceramics/

Members Exhibition 2011 - More from the Show

Cheri Stewart Roses in Winter bead weaving $440

David Bolton Checkered Pleat wood-fired porcelain $800

Laura Hedien Standing Watch photography $325



Carole Floate Midnight Sky wood $500



Diana M. Wolfe Galena Back When oil $450

Bonnielynn Brankey Geraniums watercolor $350

Carol Keene Rose No. 5 oil on panel $400



Ben Bates Triangle Vase wood-fired stoneware $200 (left)
Corinne Buckley-Kukulski Compote porcelain $60 (right)




Ryszarda Edens Mill Creek II oil $275



Robert G. Andrus
Bud wood $600



The Show continues until February 20.

New Gallery Show: CLC Art Faculty Exhibition

Ceramics

Ben Bates, XXX Biscuit Box, 2008 (clay & high temperature wire) $500

David W. Bolton, Riveted Pitcher and Cups, 2009 (stoneware) $300


Scott Ziegler, Perception Strikes Again, 2009 (porcelain) $1,600

The CLC Art Faculty Exhibition opened on Friday November 6, 2009. We had quite the crowd with 250 in attendance. All facets of the Art Program at CLC are represented with 26 faculty members participating. The show runs through December 13, 2009.