1970 2011 41 years.
Tracy shell ceramics.
1966 bs art education state university of new york new paltz new york.
The authors jesse ross and tracy shell launched clementine porcelain inc in 2012.
How she found clay.
Committed to the cultivation of a ceramics community in the heart of rva 4 4.
Tracy is chair of the art department at midland university in fremont.
Currently slip cast porcelain cups and vases where to find her work.
As a maker of utilitarian pottery i feel it is a privilege to make work that will transform routine activities into aesthetic experiences.
Crafting ceramic sculpture functional pottery.
Come in and see over 30 local richmond area artists.
1412 west 43rd street richmond va 23225.
Ceramics in every genre.
1944 born new york new york.
Ceramic artist what she makes.
Shell was a painting major at the university of montevallo in alabama.
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.
Ross is also the co op manager and ceramics technician at the union for contemporary art in omaha.
A working studio and gallery in the heart of richmond virginia s shockoe bottom.
Tracy shell my desire to create ceramic artwork is fueled by the responsive nature of clay.
Jesse rosse and tracy shell author at ceramic arts network.
Rochester institute of technology mfa art.
1971 mfa ceramics school for the american craftsmen rochester institute of technology rochester new york.
Shell was professor of art and department chair at midland university in omaha nebraska from 2007 2018.
Taiwan national university of the arts taiwan.
Welcome to shockoe bottom clay.
They currently serve retail clients throughout the us and beyond.
Compelled by porcelain s visceral beauty jesse creates ceramic tableware and architectural ornament designed to facilitate the clay s natural elegance.
Her intuitive process coaxes the clay into organic forms of seductive subtlety.
1966 1968 teacher junior high school newburgh new york.
Currently tracy is a studio potter at shockoe bottom clay.