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.