Tracy Shell Ceramics

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Tracy shell ceramics.

1412 west 43rd street richmond va 23225. Shell was professor of art and department chair at midland university in omaha nebraska from 2007 2018. 1970 2011 41 years. Her intuitive process coaxes the clay into organic forms of seductive subtlety.

Taiwan national university of the arts taiwan. How she found clay. Ceramic artist what she makes. Rochester institute of technology mfa art.

Jesse rosse and tracy shell author at ceramic arts network. The authors jesse ross and tracy shell launched clementine porcelain inc in 2012. 1944 born new york new york. A working studio and gallery in the heart of richmond virginia s shockoe bottom.

Come in and see over 30 local richmond area artists. Shell who teaches at vcu arts and the visual arts center of richmond shows new work in exhibitions at shockoe bottom clay where she is a studio artist. While jesse s relationship with the clay and glaze is more coercive than cooperative tracy s forms and surfaces are the artifacts of an empathy for the material. Ceramics in every genre.

Crafting ceramic sculpture functional pottery. Shell was a painting major at the university of montevallo in alabama. Compelled by porcelain s visceral beauty jesse creates ceramic tableware and architectural ornament designed to facilitate the clay s natural elegance. Tracy shell my desire to create ceramic artwork is fueled by the responsive nature of clay.

Committed to the cultivation of a ceramics community in the heart of rva 4 4. They currently serve retail clients throughout the us and beyond. Currently tracy is a studio potter at shockoe bottom clay. As a maker of utilitarian pottery i feel it is a privilege to make work that will transform routine activities into aesthetic experiences.

1966 bs art education state university of new york new paltz new york. Rochester institute of technology. 1971 mfa ceramics school for the american craftsmen rochester institute of technology rochester new york. Tracy is chair of the art department at midland university in fremont.

Currently slip cast porcelain cups and vases where to find her work.