“My work is inspired by the asymmetry that is all around me.”
“The asymmetry creates a dialogue of line and dance among the many silhouettes of a form. My artistic journey involves the search and discovery of the endless combinations of dances that express elegance and grace.”
Joshua Gold
P.O. Box 85
Putney, Vermont 05346
josh@joshuagoldpottery.com
(802) 451-0343
Juried Ceramic Exhibitions
Endless Variations – A Shino Exhibition
ENCECA – 2005
NH Institute of Art’s Ceramic Biennial Exhibition
New Hamshire Institute of Art, 8/04
Woodfired vase 16” X 8”
Juror: Chris Gustin
Clay Cup XI
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois 3/03
Sake cup 2” X 2”
Feats of Clay XV
Lincoln, California 4/02
Pitcher 6” x 9”
Juror: Warren MacKenzie
Whimsical and Functional Ceramic Drinking Cup Competition
Los Angeles, California 6/99
Stein 7” x 4”
7th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 4/99
Plate 12” x 12”
Juror: Warren MacKenzie
Clay Cup VII
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois 3/99
Cup 5” x 3”
Juror: Sandy Simon
Prevailing Winds
Young and Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, Vermont 1/99
Stein 7” x 4”, Plate 12”, Cup 5” x 3”
Ceramics USA
Denton, Texas 4/98
Bowl 7″ x 15″
Juror: David Shaner
First Annual Strictly Functional Show
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 3/94
Pitcher 5″ x 9″
Other Juried Exhibitions
Stratton Arts Festival
Stratton Mountain, Vermont 9/99
Karen Karnes and Friends
Waterbury Center, Vermont 7/01
Winterfest 2001
Baltimore, MD 11/01
Awards
7th Annual Strictly Functional Show
Orton Firing Award
Juror: Warren MacKenzie
Publications
Ceramic Technical – February 2001
A shino glaze
Teaching Experience
Ceramic Instructor
Community College of Vermont, Brattleboro, VT Fall 1997
Ceramic Instructor
Joshua Gold Studio, Putney VT 1994 – present
Ceramic Instructor
Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant, Iowa January 2001
Ceramic Instructor
Carrol University Waukesha, Wisconson February 24-March 27 2001
Ceramic Instructor
Carrol University Waukesha, Wisconsin March 1 – April 1 2003
Education
Teaching Certification for the State of Connecticut 1975
Southern Connecticut State College; New Haven, CT
Bachelor of Arts, 1973
Iowa Wesleyan College; Major: English; Minor: Art
Mt. Pleasant, IA
One of my favorite experiences when visiting museums is viewing impressionistic paintings up close. Looking at how the abstract brush strokes and color juxtapositions make up parts of recognizable objects is fascinating.
When starting to work with my wood kiln, I found that the surfaces of my pieces were somehow familiar to me. What I eventually came to realize was that the wood fired surfaces were reminiscent of various sections of the impressionist paintings. But I am not a painter, and these are not paintings. I like to call them capturings. I harness, “capture” the natural forces of the woodfiring process, heat, flame, gravity, draft, and ash onto my ceramic forms. It is ilusive to see because one is not expecting to see the perfect harmony of color and balance that one sees in nature on a piece of pottery or sculpture. If one looks for it, you will see it, and feel its power.
Curious to know if the surfaces created by the kiln would actually work as paintings, I collaborated with a painter to recreate an image from one of my pieces. I believe that the painting captured the balance and harmony of color inherent in the vase, yet the process of painting and changing of scale, transformed the original image.
Three Dancers In A Rehearsal Room – Edgar Degas
Girls at the Piano – Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Girls at the Piano – Pierre-Auguste Renoir
