Tracy Shell Ceramics

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