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Danica Holoviak's work will be on display in our gallery throughout the month of Februrary, with a reception on Saturday February 12th, 7-9pm.

Artist's Statement

I've been realizing lately that I've been working with my hands creatively my entire life, but I've kept each medium separate -- clay, fiber, paper, fabric.  As I thought about what to create for this exhibit, the idea that kept sticking in my head was to find a way to integrate everything.  I wanted to challenge myself to make something different, fun, thought provoking.

The other idea that's been rattling around in my head is more of a concept: Where do thoughts come from?  If they were physical what form would they take?  Thought bubbles: two dimensional, three dimensional, flimsy and thin, solid, ceramic...

Peggy Clarke's pottery is in the gallery for the month of January. Peggy, as many of you know, is one of the three owners of La Mano. She is highly skilled and hands-on in the many facets of the business and is teaching a class at the studio this semester.

She uses many techniques and different types of firings with her pottery and shows her work upstate, as well as in NYC. We hope you have a chance to stop by and view her fish-themed wall hanging on the wall at the entrance to the studio. The pottery was raku-fired and is quite exquisite.

Our annual Holiday Sale/Party & Student Show will be at the studio on Friday December 10, from 6-9pm. The sale will continue throughout the month.

RAFFLE! PRIZES! The first prize is an 8 week pottery class! There are many other great prizes, too... All profits will be donated to the pottery department at The Children's Aid Society. (Winners will be announced on December 23.) You can purchase raffle tickets in our secure online store >

big-ed-postcard-2-inchesDiane H Waller is our featured artist for November, and her work will be on display at the studio throughout the month. There will be a reception on November 14th from 4-6 pm--save the date!

 

Artist's Statement

The visuals that inspire me most are the human figure and nature in its abundance. Living in New York City provides a constantly changing view of how people function mostly without nature. Always seeing whimsy and humor in everyday life gives me joy.

The focus of this exhibit is three fold.

In the pottery and small works in paint, the figure and the whimsy are obviously very present. Clearly, this was fun to do.

In some of the larger pottery pieces and a few paintings, Nature shines through in many colors shapes and forms, which is also quite whimsical at times.

Most of the cityscape paintings were done on the site and are my impressions of what was in front of me. I don’t always paint realistically, but everything is certainly recognizable. Here again, is the whimsy. Who would ever think that the New York MetLife building was purple or the Lackawanna Railroad Terminal, magenta? That’s how I see them.

I am never sure what is going to emerge from the clay or what will happen on the canvas, making my creative life a grand adventure. I say, pottery grounds me and painting drives me. They overlap or cross-pollinate. There is a singular inspiration for both.

oktoberfest_2010October 15th from 6-9pm

Once again, our annual Oktoberfest mug sale was a big success. Thanks to everyone who participated, and a very special thanks to d.b.a. in the East Village for supplying the delicious beer!!!

 

Photos: James Oligney Photography