Exhibiting artist, Kelly Connole, Carleton College Assistant Professor, Northfield, MN, will discuss her work in the Frost Art Center, Room 011, Clark College.

Kelly Connole, Zelda
2008
Cone 6 clay, glaze, stain
9” x 18” x 9”

The clay medium is highlighted in the first Archer Gallery exhibition of 2009, Beasts & Botanicals. Bringing together ceramic artists from the region as well as the East Coast, Midwest, and Southwest, the exhibition demonstrates the myriad approaches to the medium and subject.

Beasts & Botanicals – a group ceramic exhibition focusing on the natural world of plants and animals. Featuring work by regional and national artists Susan Beiner, Ying-Yueh Chuang, Kelly Connole, Michael Fujita, Ayumi Horie, Roxanne Jackson, Kathleen Royster-Lamb, Jeffry Mitchell, Julie Tesser, and Ted Vogel.

Encompassing an expressive range from a light-hearted and whimsical touch to an edgier, aggressive stance, the artists’ approach to the plant and animal world is reflective of their artistic goals and material explorations.

Susan Beiner, Polyunsaturated
2007
Porclein, foam, polyfil, 21” x 17” x 13”
Photo Credit: Jon Nalon

Ayumi Horie, Jar
2008
Earthenware
8” x 7.5” x 7.5”