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Artist Statement:
holly.Just holly
Artist’s Statement
I believe serendipity is as
valid an influence as intent.
While working with intent, I
also like to be spontaneous
and let the images from every
day life, myths, and
spirituality guide me.
As an Artist working with
clay, I find that the many
transformations it can go
through are mesmerizing. I
work in both a concept-based
and traditional form of art.
You may find some printmaking
techniques and added
embellishments such as metal
hardware, slip-cast organic
material, and wet clay
installations. I incorporate
these materials to challenge
the viewer and to push the
limits of the pottery
tradition.
Ideas of transformation,
magic, and spirituality
interest me. The
transformation of clay, on the
wheel and off, can embody all
of these themes. I
wheel-throw and hand-build
both functional and
non-functional ceramics,
firing to cone six and some of
my non-functional pieces I
fire using an ancient Japanese
technique called Raku. Using
fire and smoke, I can see what
seems to be a magical
transformation of the piece.
holly.Justholly@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/hollyjustholly
www.artistingeorgia.com
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Artist Exhibitions:
holly. Just holly
holly.justholly@hotmail.com
www.artistsingeorgia.com/hollyj
ustholly
Education
GC&SU:
1998-2007
Georgia Perimeter College:
1997-1998
Dean’s List
2004-2005
President’s List
2005-2006
Studio Education and Workshops
Good Dirt Ceramics Classes
Athens, GA 1998-2000
Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation (OCAF),
Watkinsville, GA
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Holly Nussbaum Williams Biography:
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holly. Just holly
holly.justholly@hotmail.com
www.artistsingeorgia.com/hollyjustholly
Education
GC&SU: 1998-2007
Georgia Perimeter College: 1997-1998
Dean’s List 2004-2005
President’s List 2005-2006
Studio Education and Workshops
Good Dirt Ceramics Classes Athens, GA 1998-2000
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF), Watkinsville, GA
School Street Studio Ceramics Classes 2000-2006
Appalachian School of Craft: Smithville, TN
1-week workshop with Marvin Sweet 2006
OCAF: Workshop with Sam Chung 2006
Watkinsville, GA
Appalachian School of Craft: Smithville, TN
1-week workshop with Rebecca Hutchinson 2007
holly.justholly Studio @ Happy Valley Pottery
Watkinsville, GA learning everyday present
Show and Festivals:
OCAF Member Show: Watkinsville, GA 2002-2007
OCAF Holiday Market 2002-2007
Oconee County Fall Festival Watkinsville, GA 2004
Madison National Juried Show Madison-Morgan County Cultural Art Center Madison, GA 2005
Hambidge Raku Barbecue
(Annual, invitation only, Rabun Gap, GA) 2006
Peach Festival Fort Valley, GA 2006 Wine Tasting Festival Watkinsville, GA 2006
Mississippi State University Group Show “Well Kept” 2006
Athfest Athens, GA 2007
Collection on Display:
Governor’s Mansion Milledgeville, GA
Creative Mark Madison, GA
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Madison, GA
Happy Valley Pottery Watkinsville, GA
Teaching Experience:
Oconee Cultural Art Foundation: Created a Creative Expression Class for children 2004
20 hrs of Community Learning Service w/Heart of Georgia Homeschool Group 2005
Private Throwing lessons with Homeschool children 2005
Throwing demonstration GC&SU President’s Circle 2005
Raku Demonstrations 2001-2006
Private Lessons at holly.Justholly Studio @ HPV Present
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Andy Goldsworthy expresses similar concepts in his own art – pieces that are often intentionally ephemeral.
In exploring ideas of identity and transformation, I have refrained from embracing any single belief system. I work with clay, creating these spheres. It is a repetitive and meditative process, one that calms and encourages introspection. I have drawn from Taoism and Buddhism, as well as Alchemy of the Hermetics. The Taoist mystic stands perfectly balanced and in harmony with all things, literally at the center of the universe. The Buddha is fundamentally transformed and free from the cycles of the universe, standing outside and looking in. The Alchemist seeks to change lead into gold as a metaphor for the more startling transformation of flesh into spirit.
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holly.Just holly
Artist’s Statement
I believe serendipity is as valid an influence as intent. While working with intent, I also like to be spontaneous and let the images from every day life, myths, and spirituality guide me.
As an Artist working with clay, I find that the many transformations it can go through are mesmerizing. I work in both a concept-based and traditional form of art. You may find some printmaking techniques and added embellishments such as metal hardware, slip-cast organic material, and wet clay installations. I incorporate these materials to challenge the viewer and to push the limits of the pottery tradition.
Ideas of transformation, magic, and spirituality interest me. The transformation of clay, on the wheel and off, can embody all of these themes. I wheel-throw and hand-build both functional and non-functional ceramics, firing to cone six and some of my non-functional pieces I fire using an ancient Japanese technique called Raku. Using fire and smoke, I can see what seems to be a magical transformation of the piece.
holly.Justholly@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/hollyjustholly
www.artistingeorgia.com
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