Greetings!
We have been featuring other cultural organizations in our mid month eNews. This month we are highlighting Clayfolk. Each year the members of Clayfolk gather at the museum to have their annual meeting and to pick their booth space for their huge show in November. However, this year, the show has been canceled. We miss them and thought you might like to see some of the members' creations.
This group by no means represents all of the Clayfolk members and we urge you to go to their website and enjoy more. In each case, we will list the artist's own website so you can explore and even purchase some of their work. Thank you Kristen O'Neill for helping to put this edition together!
We hope you are doing well and staying safe.
Enjoy!
Hyla
Executive Director
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In 1976, Clayfolk began when a small group of potters came together to share ideas, experiences, and potluck dinners. Today the membership represents a cross-section of ceramic artists in Oregon and northern California, ranging from known professional potters and sculptors to talented amateurs. They share one common interest: a love of working in clay. Clayfolk is a nonprofit educational organization made up of volunteers.
Clayfolk artists also donate pottery to the Empty Bowls programs in Jackson, Josephine, and Douglas counties to help alleviate hunger for those less fortunate. Membership in Clayfolk is open to anyone interested in the ceramic arts.
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Current notes from Clayfolk:
- Many of our artists are represented on the Clayfolk website member gallery pages. Artists with links to stores (Etsy, other) and websites will have those links on their page. This is our primary resource for viewing artists’ work and learning about them.
- Any dates for events (pop-ups, studio tours/sales) will be published on the website
- We’ve dubbed our event, essentially lots of mini events,
Clayfolk: Reimagined
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Clayfolk activities for fall happenings will also be found at the ACW (American Craft Week) website. http://americancraftweek.com/
- Event dates are October 2-11, 2020
What we don’t know yet:
- Specific dates for pop-ups, studio tours/sales (dates may range from September-December)
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My work mainly consists of salt-fired Porcelain and Stoneware. The salt-firing process is unique in that salt is introduced into the kiln when it reaches the proper temperature (2345 degrees F for my work). Inside the kiln, the salt vaporizes and settles onto the pieces, forming its own glaze over the clay body. I also use various slips and glazes to further decorate the pots.
I draw inspiration from many sources—nature, other artists I admire, and even current events. I love to experiment and play with form. You will see this in both in my functional and sculptural work. In my functional work, my goal is to make the pieces “special.” I hope that everyday users will appreciate being “in the moment” as they sip from their hand-made cup or enjoy soup from their favorite bowl.
My sculptural pieces all have specific meaning for me, but sometimes are just fun! I don’t wish to impose my views of the work upon others, but would rather viewers lend their own interpretation to the pieces within their own contexts and ideas. Most importantly, I hope the sculptures will inspire viewers to pause and consider how the piece relates to their lives.
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We selected Clayfolk artists to showcase who had websites you could visit. However, we just could not leave out these five amazing artists who have been very active with our museum in the past few years. More of their artwork and their personal contact information can be found on the Clayfolk website. (Clicking below will take you there.) |
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The museum's library is available to anyone and members of the museum can check books out and take them home for a while. Even though the museum is closed, you are welcome to call (541-479-3290) and make an appointment to visit the library. It has exactly 1081 books about art as of this moment in time. The museum is staffed Tues - Sat from 11am - 5pm). |
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Live Art Workshops (in the park) |
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Virtual Events and Things |
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This is the presentation given to Fifth Graders on their field trips.It's a really interesting overview of 40,000 + years of art history presented by Kristen O'Neill. Kristen's own art can be found in Gallery One. |
A look back at some past exhibits. |
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This is a short version of the Best of the Best virtual exhibition. |
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If you haven't taken a virtual walk through Art in the Garden, you can click the picture below and open a booklet full of gardens and art. |
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Dancing with the Grants Pass Stars:
Cancelled (we hope to have it in 2021)
Art in the Garden:
Postponed until June 12, 13, 2021
Black, White, & the Blues:
2021 cancelled
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Gallery One is now open with a limited schedule.
OPEN
11:00am - 3:00pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Come in and shop in a safe and clean environment.
It's a fabulous place to buy all sorts of art and great greeting cards.
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Help keep the museum free for all! |
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The museum does not receive government funding (other than grants from the Josephine County Cultural Coalition). So keeping the doors open depends on grants, donations, memberships, sponsorships, and rent from the street level businesses (Shoefly and Gallery One). You can do one time donations and you can also do monthly donations. It's easy - and we appreciate you very much!
On additional side benefit - the foundations who offer grants are very pleased to see community involvement. Your donations show your support!
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Monthly donations are so amazing. They add up quickly. Just $10 a month means a donation to the museum of $120 for the year. That's fabulous. Please consider this option. The payments safely charged to your credit card. |
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You can also call us at 541-479-3290 or send mail to us at
Grants Pass Museum of Art, P.O. Box 966, Grants Pass, OR 97528
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This quarter, we received $12.81. Every little bit helps a lot. Thank you! |
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Did you know that if you go to a special link called Amazon Smile you can choose a nonprofit to benefit from your purchase. Each nonprofit has a unique link. Here's the portal you can use for the museum. Every little bit helps! CLICK HERE or click the picture to shop and benefit the museum.The best part is that it doesn't cost you any extra!
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I always look for something interesting to put at the bottom of the newsletters I create as a reward for getting this far. This week a video of patterns caused by the movement of sheep popped up and it reminded me of the murmurations of starlings. I decided to use them both. Enjoy! |
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