Blog #6 Steve Irvine

I think this is so beautiful.  The colors really compliment themselves and I like the different ways they are going in.  I wonder how he glazed like that!  It is very texture, which makes it look cleaner. I also think its pretty cool because its almost like two pots on one!  The more you look at it the more you see it

Steve Irvine.

I selected this piece because I find the design interesting. I like the old rustic look to it. The parts sticking out appeal to me as well.  It reminds me of an older looking submarine

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine  is a self taught, has a ceramics major. Irvine has been making his cameras about 12 years. He has had many exhibitions throughout his career. This camera looks like it was made of hand building techniques. The colors are very vibrant which I like a lot.I chose this piece because I think its a unique camera.

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine always said "Pottery has always been more to me than just a way to earn a living."  He said that clay is an instrument for understanding truth and harmony in his life. In college he majored in ceramics at the Sheridan College School of Craft and Design from 1971- 74. Later Irvine began working with clay in 1968. He received several awards fro his work, including the "Outstanding Individual" award from The Owen Sound Cultural Award. I chose the image above because of the color. I really like the color blue and the touches of green, it gives off this earthy feel. And the shape of this pottery is basic but I still find it interesting.

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine is a mostly self taught potter but spent three years as a ceramics major in a school of crafts and designs. Irvine has a pottery studio and mostly sells on a whole sale basis.  He usually sells to shops and galleries in Ontario.  He is also a member of a co-op which is a retail art outlet run by 45 artists in the region.  I like his work because it is a mix of conventional and unconventional.  While he has some pieces that a familiar in shape such as vases he also has abstract pieces.  Some of these abstract pieces look as though they would have no function.  I like this piece because it looks like a circle container that has been cut in half.  It also has the interesting feature of the hole cut out that the circle knob goes into. This feature does not seem to have a purpose.

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine has been painting the beauty of Hawaii and Alaska for many years. 
Big Island have been home to Steve since 1969 and he has received numerous awards for his oil paintings and mixed media of the area. Born in Los Angeles, Steve Irvine has been inspired by Hawaii’s beauty since moving here in 1969. He assisted print maker James Koga in a printmaking workshop and in 1981 traveled to China on an art study tour with Linus Chao, who strongly influenced his work. He received a Liberal Arts B.A. from the University of Hawai’i at Hilo in 1982.

The Garden Lantern

I chose The Garden Lantern by Steve Irvine for many reasons. When I first looked at it I observed it as sort of cartoon like. It reminded me of an inventor who made a clock such as Beauty and the Beast. But than I was even more intrigued to learn that this is an actual camera that is functional. I get such inventor vibes and the fact that he figured out how to give this such a purpose while still making it his own was really cool. All the details and the wires sticking out with the color choices make it all come together as a dimensional piece.

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine began working in clay in 1968. Potter and photographer Steve Irvine has found a unique and beautiful way to combine self-crafted ceramic pinhole and cameras. He has been making his own ceramic pinholes cameras for 12 years. I chose this creating because I think it is very creative and not what you would normally expect. 

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine is a potter that started making pottery 51 years ago and is still continuing to do it to this day.  Most of the pottery that he makes is functional stoneware.  Steve makes beautiful pottery that has vibrant colors as well as some accents and incising.  The piece that I have chosen is a pinhole camera piece.  This was another one of Irvine's main techniques.  I really like this piece because I think it is really unique and I have never seen anything like this before.  I also really like the shape, and designs that are on the piece.

Steve Irvine

This Ceramic made by Steve Irvine is a Ceramic Camera - Copper.  Potter and a photographer Steve Irvine has found a unique and beautiful way to combine these two artistic passions. Irvine has been making his own cameras for about 12 years, but he has been interested in photography for over 40 years. This Ceramic is a very beautiful piece in my mind and has shaped how many different Ceramics there are. 

Steve Irvine

This ceramic piece was created from Steve Irvine. Irvine has been a professional potter for the past 45 years. Most of his work is created from stoneware, like this jar. Irvine has taught himself most of the pottery tricks and strategies besides being a ceramic major for 3 years at a college. I chose this work of art because the color and design really popped out to me. I love how it is a blue to a plum color. The white zig zag lines pop out since it is a light color compared to the dark background. I love the top of this jar as well. How the lid goes with the jar is very impressive. Overall, from the work I have saw from Irvine, I really like his style.

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine makes homemade cameras in order to create different types of images with different perspectives. This is Untitled Series no. 459 and was taken with a ceramic camera. Irvine enjoys pinhole photography because he creates the camera himself, which captures different types of photos.

Steve Irvine Blog

This camera was created by Steve Irvine. The camera was made by throwing and hand building. The disk on the front serves as the shutter. The blue glaze reminds me of the ocean and the texture on the camera to me looks like waves. Steve Irvine has a passion for both photography and pottery, so he decided to combine them with the creation of the pinhole camera. Irvine is a Canadian potter. The pinhole ceramic camera is a very fascinating and different type of pottery I have ever seen. 

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine

He likes a lively, colorful surface on his work and he spent a bit of time doing glaze research to find new, interesting glazes to work with.

This wheel thrown stoneware jar was fired to cone ten reduction, and it has iron and cobalt maple wood ash glazes. It's part of a series of jars he's been working on lately. They all stand about 33 cm tall.

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine is a potter who has been making pottery for the last 51 years and is from Ontario, Canada. He makes tea pots, porcelain ceramics, wood builds, and many more. This specific piece is a combination of hand built and thrown pieces. The lib, tubes, and body are thrown on the wheel, while the discs are hand built. I like this one because of how intricate it in. Two different techniques were done which means he put a lot of time into it and the color of it really makes it stand out.

Steve Irvine

Steve Irvine is an a Canadian potter who specializes in different kinds of ceramic making such as teapots, tea bowls, porcelain, and cameras. He began working with clay in the year of 1968 and went on to graduate college with a ceramics major. He established a full-time studio in 1974 and has been producing art ever since. He has had many exhibitions and even won awards including the John Mather Award. Pictured above is a camera made out of stoneware with a copper blue glaze and a matte black glaze and the camera installed is 4 by 5 inches. It is amazing that he made such a interesting piece of art like this. Almost is identical to a spaceship. Very nice camera 

Steve Irvine blog

Hello everyone, today we will be talking about Steve Irvine. Steve Irvine started making pottery 51 years ago, and has been earning a living as a full-time potter for the past 45 years. The work that he  makes is mostly functional stoneware, but he does not have a set line of work that is made on a productionbasis. Steve prefers to let forms and surfaces develop and evolve from firing to firing. The pinhole camera below is a very interesting piece that Steve made. The main body of the camera was thrown on the wheel. It was completed in 2017, made of stoneware, and fired to cone 10 with a black glaze on the outside, and a matte black glaze on the inside as well. Steve did a post firing application of 23K gold leaf. The camera uses a 5 x 8 inch photo paper negative, and overall it stands about 35 cm tall. The disk near the base serves as the shutter. I chose this piece because I like the colors and I like how it looks like a spaceship.

Steve Irvine Blog

Steve Irvine is a famous artist who makes a variety of different pottery. He is well known for his fully functional pinhole cameras. The picture I have chosen is a pinhole camera. They have no lens, light meter, viewfinder or automatic shutter and yet they can produce gallery quality images. The camera I have chosen is very unique because at first sight, it doesn’t look like a camera. I enjoy the color scheme and pattern used to make it stand out. Irvine’s artwork is very unique! 

Steve Irvine Ceramic Cameras

Post either the ceramic slab pieces or examples of his pinhole photography.

Blog #6: Native American pottery

 I really enjoyed native American pottery because it is very colorful and it was also very smooth. This pot,  in my opinion, is very interesting because it has multiple shapes and multiple patterns but they all seem to flow with each other. I also really like the shape of it because it doesn’t have a neck and it’s kind of just like a round hollow ball!  The way that some of the patterns protrude out while some of them stay into the pot is very interesting and I think it adds a degree of abstract while still maintaining the native American look. 

Native American Pottery - Adam & Santana

Adam and Santana Martinez are recognized as great potters themselves although they are mostly associated with helping Adam's mother Maria. They have made black-on-black pottery their entire lives.  This collaboration pottery between them has been seen for over 50 years. Adams role involved firing the pottery and Santana painted designs for Maria. I picked this piece because the black ware pottery is what they are most known for.  I like that even though the entire piece is back the variations from glossy to matte show a pattern.  I also like how smooth the piece is. This pattern shape that resembles feathers is seen throughout their art pieces.

Native American Pottery- Robert Kasero Sr.

This is an image of a hand-coiled pottery called "Laguna Pueblo Pottery" by Robert Kasero. He learned the traditional way of making pottery from Paula Estevan, an Acoma Pueblo potter, and specializes in similar designs on equally thin walls of clay. I chose this image because of its geometric pattern and the colors used. I found it very interesting how the pattern get closer together towards the top. It values for about $975.

Native American Pottery

Laguna Pueblo Pottery by Myron Sarracino.  Myron Sarracino’s pottery is thin walled with eye-catching painted designs that are very crisp and tight.  It seems that Myron Sarracino emulates ancient designs; and tries to revive these designs while bringing some modernity.  His pottery artwork is both highly regarded, and has won numerous awards. This pot sells for 625 dollars. i chose this one because i love the pattern and design of the pot

Native American Pottery

This piece is an Acoma Pueblo Pottery bowl that was created by Paula Estevan.  Paula Estevan was an award-winning Acoma Pueblo Indian Pottery artist.  This piece is hand-coiled that is very appealing to the eye.  I chose this piece because I liked the design of the piece.  I thought it was really cool how it starts out smaller at the bottom and then gets wider as the coils build up.  I also really like the different shapes and patterns that were used to create the design, as well as the colors that are included.

Native American Pottery

This pot is a called an "Isleta Pueblo Pottery Pot" by the artist Caroline Carpio. It is on sale for about 625. I picked this pot for this color and simplicity as well.The design seemed very simple but elegant and the touch of turquoise color brings about the design as well. I love the sand color and the turquoise beads as well. This is a pot used for decoration only and can bring culture and good artistic vibes into a room. There is also a small amount of gold beads included as well to give the color more of a pop. This artist is known for making carved half circle designs and has won awards in doing so.

Native American Pottery

This Native American piece of pottery is from the Navajo. What I like about this piece is the different colors and also the designs make them stand out. How the patterns look symbolic. The blue and the orange blend in and also how big and wide the pot is. 

Adam and Santana Martinez

Hey everyone! Today we will be talking about Adam and Santana Martinez. Adam learned to create matte on black pottery from his mother and continues the tradition. Santana is Adams wife of 67 years. I wonder what technique they used to create this. I chose this jug because I like the unique shape and the way that it looks like it can be filled with water.

Native American Pottery

This piece was made by an American ceramist and represents a Navajo tribal design. I chose this bowl because I find the design interesting. I like how the shape is convex on the sides then tapers up towards the rim. The variety of colors on the sides is appealing to the eye.

Native American Pottery

This piece was made by Tannia Neal who is a Navajo Native American. I chose this because the colors and design are absolutely breath taking and add so much detail to the overall work. Navajo women were known for making woven rugs, tapestries, and making jewelry. I looked up pictures of Navajo rugs and they had similar patterns as this pot holds and much of the jewelry contained bright colors such as turquoise. I think the relation between this pot and the roots of the Navajo Native Americans is a cool sleek transition.

Native American pottery

This beautiful piece of pottery was made by the famous Navajo artist, Cecelia Benally. The reason why I chose this piece of art is because it is so different. When someone thinks of Native American artwork, they think of simple colors such as brown or tan. This art work is full of color and is bright. I also enjoy how the middle of the art looks like a dreamcatcher. The artist shared that it was made using horse hair. The horse hair burns when it touches the hot pottery leaving a light stain cooked into it, making a beautiful and unique one of a kind pattern on each piece. 

Native American Pottery

This is a Santa Clara Pueblo Hand Coiled Back Pottery by Denise Chavarria. Denise is the daughter of a very well know potter stella chavarria and the granddaughter of famed potter Teresita Naranjo. Demise's work was reminiscent of Stella's and Teresa's for some years but in the resent years she has developed her own characteristic style. She has entered Santa Fe India Market for a lot of years and has won a ton of awards. I have chosen this Pottery by Denise Chavarria because it is very beautiful and has a unique design to it. The black glace she used makes the design look amazing and different.

Native American Pottery

This particular piece of Native American Pottery is called the Navajo Wedding Vase. This vase is hand etched and painted to decorate the rustic character of the southwest. The artist carves the design by hand before the firing then adds hand painted detail to the piece to create unique and authentic look. I love the colors and how the vase joins at the top.

Native American Pottery

This beautiful piece of pottery is from the Navajo Pueblo. It is New Mexican clay pottery. What I found most interesting looking up this type of pottery is that each pueblo has its own type of clay. The Navajo Pueblo are known for their beautiful terra cotta pots with painted bands of color with designs either etched or painted on the pots. One traditional aspect of Pueblo Pottery is that the pots were to use, not to sit around on shelves. I really enjoy the pyramids because the white glaze behind it really makes that part pop. 

Native American Pottery

This piece known as "Swirl" was made by Robert Kasero. Kasero was an Indian potter who was part of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. I chose this piece because of how mesmerizing the glaze and detail on this pot. I almost get lost by looking at it because of how symmetrical all the triangles are. I thought this piece stood out compared to others because the shape is so simple but the design is so complex. I think this pot was made by being thrown on the wheel. Additionally, I think it is two pieces combined together. Overall, this is a stunning ceramic piece. 

Native American Pottery

Adam and Santana Martinez