The Cup: Melanie Sherman - Kansas City, MO

Melanie Sherman Teacup I wood-fired stoneware
(3.75 x 4 inches) CUP 173 $45

Melanie Sherman Teacup II wood-fired stoneware
(3.75 x 3.25 inches) CUP 174 $45 SOLD

Melanie Sherman Teacup III wood-fired stoneware
(3.75 x 4 inches) CUP 175 $45 SOLD

Melanie Sherman Teacup IV wood-fired stoneware
(3.75 x 3.5 inches) CUP 176 $45 SOLD

Statement and Bio:

Melanie lives with her two children and her husband in a quiet Chicago suburb.  She started taking ceramics classes at CLC in 2008 and currently pursues her BFA in Ceramics at the Kansas City Art Institute.

Melanie has been showing her art in local exhibitions and won numerous awards for her work, including the Mendelson Memorial Award, the Lake County Art League Scholarship Merit Award and the Phoebe Boyd Memorial Fund Scholarship Award.

Website: http://www.melaniesherman.com/



Members Exhibition opens Friday January 13, 2012

Join us Friday January 13, 2012 from 7 - 9 pm to celebrate the opening of our latest gallery show.  Over 100 artworks will be on display at our Annual Members Exhibition.  This group show features Lake County artist who are "Artist Members" of the gallery.  Works on view include a wide variety of styles and media.  Refreshments will be served along with music by pianist Vladimer Schifrin.

Melanie Sherman Konig
woodfired porcelain $500

Paula Palmer Photoscape 009
ultra chrome on archival paper $450

Roger Shule Hiawatha acrylic on masonite $350

L. Skip Wiese Lincoln's Watch
intaglio/drypoint on parchemnt $150 (SOLD)

Toni Wiese Spring in Canada oil $500

Donna Sands Divide; Reality is Born from Dichotomy
encaustic on panel $650

Click on the attachment below to read an interview with Donna Sands about her work Divide; Reality is Born from Dichotomy:
http://libertyville.patch.com/articles/libertyville-artist-showcases-work-at-college-of-lake-county

Ceramics from the Student Show

Tom Andersen
Pickle Pot Blue
white stoneware NFS

Corinne Buckley-Kukulski
Soy Bottle
stoneware $100



Feng-Hua Cheng

Woodfire Teapot

ceramics NFS

 

Melanie Sherman (left)
Pitcher
porcelain woodfired NFS
Tomiko Ferdman (right)
Attraction
porcelain NFS

 

Susan Traynor

Rebel & Yank

porcelain clay NFS

   

Shu Hwang
Untitled #2
ceramics NFS



Maggie Vnuk

Untitled

white stoneware NFS

Annette Klier (left)
Midnight Noir

glazed stoneare $90

Megumi Kawai (right)
Plate

 ceramics NFS

The Student Show continues through May 14, 2011.

Recent Works 2010: Ceramics

David W. Bolton Teapot Wrap wood-fired NFS (left)
Daniel Tybor The Most Dangerous Teapot $500 (right)

Melanie Sherman Vierlanden porcelain NFS (left)
Kevin Foy Liquor Set stoneware $350 (right)

Dale Brandt Nostalgic Gas NFS

Jeff Chiu Teapot  $400
Brian Gravander Time Tested NFS

Pamela Lee Quiet terra cotta $600

Feng-Hua Cheng Erupted NFS

The Recent Works Exhibition continues until November 7, 2010

Ceramics from the Student Art Competition

Jane Brandt, Woven Patterns, wood fired clay $350 (SOLD)

Melanie Sherman, Aus Der Asche (above), Gastgeber (below), porcelain NFS

Shawn Yomine, hounddawg, wood fired stoneware $2000

(Left) Feng-Hua Cheng, Let's Dance, ceramics $300

(Right) Danielle Brust, Rusted Stripes, clay NFS

(Back) Laura Tumminello, Spine, wood fired stoneware $200

Here are a few of the ceramics that you will find at the 29th Annual Student Art Competition. The show runs until May 15, 2010 in the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art. All work in this juried exhibit was created by current CLC art students.