Online Artist Portfolio

Online Artist Portfolio

Making a professional artist website is important for getting your work out there.  

Very few people will ever get to enjoy your artwork if you keep it hidden in the studio.

It's a big step to take, but as artists it's a wonderful way to let everyone see your work,

get some feedback, and for people to get to know you the artist. 

And who knows you might get discovered.

I finally took the plunge and setup my own page. 

Took some time to decide on what I wanted to share. 

Overall I found the experience enjoyable to look over all I had made over the years. 

http://candaceanderton.weebly.com/

So, go and check it out maybe it will give you ideas for your own site!

And don't forget if you do make one to tell a little bit about yourself the artist :)

Weaving with Metal

Movement Captured Within The Woven Structure

During weaving class my Professor Micheal Radyk was showing us students contemporay fiber artists. And I started noticing a trend of using uncoventional materials. It made me start to looking at materials differently. As long as a material can be manulpulated into a warp or weft it can be woven with. 

                                                                                                               I began to wonder what metal would be like inside a warp (the strings that run length wise in a weaving). This is my first experiment with it. I wove a pattern inlay throughout to leave exposed plain weave areas to showoff the luster of the metal strands running through it. On this piece I noticed that with metal comes strength to bend and ability to hold shape.

The next project I designed had the ability to bend and hold shape in mind. Based upon the Antolope Canyon I created a a three panel weaving the could be molded to create the illusion of movement like rippling. The warp was made out of numerous types of yarn and sizes of metal. I found with this added complexity to the warp made the metal not as obvious but still provided a sparkle in the light. 

After working on a piece that was so dense and saturated with color I wanted to try and make a series that was light and airy with the metal. What I came up with was to combine metal with fishing line and vinyl coated yarn for the warp. The pieces I designed were to be veiwed in an open air situation so that the light could show through them. The lightness of the pieces allowed me to manuiplute them to have a curlly wave to them as if they were moving and active with in the space. 

Homemade Iron Oxide Fire On Decals

During the past semester I studied several different ways to add decoration onto my pottery. My favorite way to add images was the iron oxide fire on decals. It is a wonderful technique to use on handmade ceramics or even reclaimed vintage ware. 

Here's how it works:

To start choose the images you'd like to use and paste them into the word doc and fill up the entire page. Next you'll need a special decal  water slide decal paper and print out your images on to it. 

Not all printers ink will work for this, check your printers ink contents, make sure it contains iron oxide.

What gets left to make the image in the end is the iron.

Firing:

Cut out your images as close to the image as possible. And soak it in warm water till the paper part separates from the clear sheet that has the printed decal image. Then slide the image onto a finished glazed piece and use a sponge to remove any air bubbles. And fire it between cone 06-05. The clear sheet is burned away as well as the all the ink ingredients except the iron, giving you a fun and funky vintage looking image.  

All Setup For the Craft Show

Come celebrate Spring by coming to the Berks Guild Spring Craft Show. There's numerous talented artisans of many different mediums. The show will be held Saturday 9am -5pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm at the Keystone Hall on Kutztown campus. Stop by and visit by booth I'm located in the Student Gallery. 

Candy's Creation Attending Spring Craft Show

I'm excited to let all my supporters know that I will once again being attending the Berks Guild Spring Craft Show. The show will be held at the Kutztown College Campus in the Keystone Hall, on April 6-7. The doors will be open Sat. 9am- 5pm and Sunday 10am- 4pm.

I'll be set up in the student section on the show. This year I'll have an array of charming ceramics up for sale including my woven clay baskets, some of which I've made into planters. Hope to see you there!

Basket Making in Clay

As a craft major at Kutztown University I get to explore different areas of the handcraft's world. One area I've been delighted to explore is weaving on and off a floor loom. All the weaving in my fibers' classes gave me an idea to translate the woven form into ceramics. 

This is my original prototype. I began with simply weaving shop clay flat then lifting it up into a slump mold to give it shape.

My basket weaving then began to evolve and I began to weave over top and down into plaster mold.

As my pieces became larger I had to increase the strength of the clay to hold their form. So with the addition of nylon fibers to the clay I was to reach my goal of a woven basket out of clay.

Finished product after a oxidation glaze firing.

Candy's Creations at the Flea Market

Weather permitting every week my creations are on display at two local flea markets, on Tuesday at Middleberg and Wednesday at Reedsville. 

 Currently I have available my fall collection which includes one of my most popular items, ceramic leaves with melted glass on them. Also apart of the fall collection are hand built bowls and candle holders made from leaves.

 Also on display is my Rock Art available as magnets, pins, and push pins. And of course my hand painted antique bottles and country styled crocks.

 

Upcoming opportunities beside the markets to buy my creations are Mifflinberg's Christmas Extravaganza Nov. 20 and my own Holiday Open House in December.