Friday, November 12, 2010

The Ogden Museum Furniture Collection

Greg Arceneaux: Louisiana Colonial, Acadian and Creole Collection

The Center for Southern Craft & Design opened Arceneaux's exhibition last night during  Ogden After Hours. The exhibition is located on the 5th floor of the museum. Visit the Museum and see Arceneaux's show for FREE until November 19th (limited to 25). Just say the secret password, Dumesnil.  Period pieces from Dumesnil House, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana served as bases for the designs of both the Ursuline Table with Drawer and Rolling Pin Bed.





 

Dining Table
Cypress
Design based on a period table from Smithville Plantation, near Palmetto, Louisiana
60” x 36” x 30” (3’x5’)
3’ x 5’         $3300.00
3’ x 6’         $3500.00
42” x 7’       $3800.00
42” x 8’       $4300.00 

Cane River Bench 
Ash, (from the Natchitoches region)
48” x 11 ½” x 18”
$850.00 
 
Ursuline Table
Design based on a period table from Dumesnil House, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
30” x 26” x 30”
$1400.00

Bautac Chair
Mahogany and leather
Design based on a period chair from Patout Cottage, New Orleans, Louisiana
21 ½” x 30” x 40”
$2700.00

Creole Arm Chair
Walnut and rush
Design based on a period chair from Chene Vert Plantation, Washington, Louisiana
22” x 18” x 40”
$1450.00, $1300.00 (side chair)
  
Single Door Armoire
Cypress
Design based on a Creole style cupboard used in Louisiana Colonial homes in the early 19th
century
25” x 13” x 69”
$3500.00

Goldleaf Cocktail Table
Maple
Design based on Creole style with hand carved bead on apron and legs, thirteen step finish process including hand-applied gold leaf
34” x 34” x 18”
$1695.00

La Louisiane Child’s Chair
Pecan and rush
Design based on traditional Canadian and Louisiana examples
24” x 42”
$685.00

Rolling Pin Bed
Cherry
Design based on High Post early 19th century piece from Dumesnil House, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
82” x 62” x 84”
King            $7200.00
Queen        $6900.00
Double        $6600.00
Twin            $6200.00

 For more about Arceneaux, go to www.gregarceneaux.com.


Thursday, November 11, 2010

Greg Arceneaux: Louisiana Colonial, Acadian and Creole Collection


Arceneaux ChairThe Ogden Museum Furniture Collection-  Premiere Launch Tonight!
Greg Arceneaux: Louisiana Colonial, Acadian and Creole Collection
Thursday, November 11
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (During Ogden After Hours)
The launch of the Ogden Museum Furniture Collection, created by Louisiana furniture maker Greg Arceneaux.

For more about Arceneaux, go to www.gregarceneaux.com.


Meet Arceneaux in the video Jan filmed at his studio in Covington, LA.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Rob Pulleyn: Sacred Spaces

Center for Southern Craft and Design 
"Spotlight" Exhibitions

Rob Pulleyn: Sacred Spaces opened last night as a part of the Center for Southern Craft & Design's "Spotlight" Exhibitions. These exhibitions focus on one artist and their craft.

ON VIEW:
Rob Pulleyn: Sacred Spaces 


                       Meet Rob Pulleyn in the video Jan filmed at his studio in Marshall, NC.



"Robes"
9 x 13 x 7
2009

"Screeb"
6x 13 x 4
2010

"Jaws"
8 x 15.5 x 4
2010
All Pieces: Stoneware with oxides, underglazes and stains

Artist Statement:
"Although involved in the arts my entire life, I've only been involved in clay for the last 12 years. My education in clay has been through many intense workshops with recognized and established artists rather than an academic training. 

I have been fortunate to have been asked by many galleries and museums in the southeast to  exhibit and/or to be represented by them. These have included Blue Spiral 1 Gallery in Asheville (4 exhibitions), The Asheville Art Museum, Green Hill Center for NC Art, The Penland Gallery, Penland, NC,  Crimson Laurel Gallery in Burnsville, NC,  and The Mint Museum Ceramic Invitational. I am in the collection of Gregg Museum of Art and Design in Raleigh, NC and the Horn Collection in Little Rock. I am chair of the board of the Asheville Art Museum and on the board of the North Carolina Arts Council, Penland School of Crafts and the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design. I live within half an hour of Asheville in the small town of Marshall. My studio is one of 26 in a renovated high school building.

The surfaces of my work are manipulated both before and after I fire them. I do a lot of "marking" in the wet clay, and apply multiple layers of underglazes, stains and oxides. There are usually multiple firings to build up the surface. Every  pieces is an experiment of sorts, which means I destroy a lot of evidence, but it keeps the anxiety level sufficiently high and the joy of success addictively sweet."


ALSO ON VIEW:   
Justin Rothshank: The Big Spill (ceramics) through Dec. 5.

COMING UP December 3: 
Ben Caldwell III: Master Coppersmith 
Andrea Freel Christie: Coming Home (ceramics)
Marlowe Gates: The Art of The Broom.
Through January 2, 2011

Friday, October 29, 2010

Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort

Installation





Bradley Sumrall taking a quick break from installing over 100 cups!


Many thanks to Bradley Sumrall, Richard McCabe and Michael Barr for all their hard work installing Art of the Cup! The exhibition is located on the 3rd floor of the Ogden Museum and opened last night during Ogden After Hours at 6 p.m. It is a favorite with visitors! 

Opening






Vist the Museum and see Art of the Cup for FREE until November 7th (limited to 25). Just say the secret password  "tasse", which is cup in French!


Friday, October 22, 2010

Art of the Cup in Gambit's "Blog of New Orleans"


Many thanks to Missy Wilkinson for her write up on the Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort.
To check out her post,  click here

Micah Sherrill

We will be be posting installation shots next week!







Saturday, October 16, 2010

Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort



ART OF THE CUP: 
FUNCTIONAL COMFORT
 October 28 - January 2
 
Andrea Freel Chrisite, Porcelain Birds


OPENING OCTOBER 28, 2010

The third annual invitational exhibition, Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort  will be opening very soon at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Center for Southern Craft and Design.   
The exhibition will be on display until January 2, 2011. 

The show will include two functional cups from over 50 artists. Each invited artist has a Southern connection, based on where they choose to live, work or teach.
The work in this exhibition will also be offered for sale. 
Kathryn Gremley, Penland Gallery Director, will serve as this year’s awards judge. 


Artists:
(Click on the artist's name to learn more about them)

Kent Harris, Tenmoku Yunomi

                                                                                                

Friday, October 8, 2010

Justin Rothshank The Big Spill: Flora & Fauna / American Craft Week

Justin Rothshank The Big Spill: Flora & Fauna 
The Center for Southern Craft & Design opened Rothshank's exhibition during Art for Art's Sake this past Saturday. The exhibition will be up until December 5th so be sure to come by and see the installation. 
Fish Plate  
 
Justin Rothshank received his B.A. in ceramics and sculpture from Goshen College in Indiana. Rothshank decorates his ceramic pieces using a laser decal technique. He creates the decals using his own free-hand drawings and Photoshop-generated images.

His ceramic work has been published in Clay Times Magazine, Pottery Making Illustrated, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, CeramicsArtsDaily.org, 500 Pitchers, and 500 Tiles. He has been a presenter, panelist, and visiting artist at numerous universities, schools, conferences, and art centers throughout the United States. Justin was presented with and Award of Excellence by the American Craft Council in February 2009. In 2007, he was recognized by Ceramics Monthly as an Emerging Artist. He has also been awarded an Alcoa Foundation Leadership Grant for Arts Managers, a 2007 Work of Art Award from Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, the 2005 Decade of Servant Leadership Award from Goshen College, and was named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 under 40 in 2005.
Fish Pitcher


American Craft Week


In honor of American Craft Week the Center for Southern Craft & Design has presented Spotlight on Tennessee



Anderson Bailey Jars

Craft from Tennessee is on display at this exhibition featuring the work of: 
Anderson Bailey (Chattanooga - potter)
Ben Caldwell III (Nashville - metalsmith)
Bill Griffith (Gatlinburg - potter) 
Tim Hintz (Smithville - chair maker) 
Tommie Rush (Knoxville - glass artist)