They Paved Paradise (2003)
6" x 6" stoneware tiles with oxide wash, iron sawblade
Ceramic Art
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Artist's Statement |
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They Paved Paradise (2003) 6" x 6" stoneware tiles with oxide wash, iron sawblade |
From Full Circle exhibition:
"You have noticed that everything and Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. The Sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours...
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves"
-Black Elk Ogalala Sioux Holy Man 1863-1950
Because of her influence and her guidance, my ceramic work is dedicated to Mrs. Martha Gillespie, my grandmother, who taught me ceramics from a very young age. Her pottery reflects a Native American style that has come to highly influence my work as a ceramic artist. I have tried to keep natural forms and designs from native cultures a theme in my work. Also, being a student of biology and environmental studies, I have a high regard for the health and well-being of the Earth's ecosystems and habitats. I believe that the consequences of human action toward our environment will come back, full circle, to affect us (and indeed, some already have). Some believe that humans are separate from nature, but we are very much a part of it and continue to affect it and be affected by it. All of my ceramic works are made of earth, or things growing from it. This is why I have chosen a quote by Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a writer, philosopher and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, to help title this show:
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace"
| Dates | Title | Description |
| November 2004 -November 2006 | n/a; selected works | selected
works showing at the Paradise
Cowboy gallery and shop
1427 N. Hwy 67 Ste 200, Cedar Hill, TX |
| May 9-18, 2003 | More Than Meets The Eye | group exhibition senior invitational
Robert Johnson Gallery, Wright Campus Center, Austin College, Sherman, TX |
| April 21-15, 2003 | Full Circle | solo exhibition
Craig Hall Gallery, Austin College, Sherman, TX. |
| Fall 2003 | n/a | group juried show
Fresh Light Studio/Gallery, Denison TX |
| May 2001 | group juried show
Ida Green Gallery, Austin College, Sherman, TX |
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| Spring 2001 | X-change | group invitational show; exchange of
works between Austin College and University of Dallas students
University of Dallas, Dallas, TX |
2003 Presidents Choice Award from senior invitation show for They Paved Paradise
2001-2003 Mary Jo Detherage Women in Art Scholarship
May 2001 Austin College Department of Art Student Materials Award
They Paved Paradise (2003) Austin College Wright Campus Center (see photo in menu)
Austin College Department of Art
Mark Monroe (my art professor at AC -- AC and UT Austin alumnus)
The Paradise Cowboy - gallery and jewelry, etc.
More Than Meets the Eye review from Austin College
Hayley Gillespie
Thursday, February 01, 2007 06:48:29 PM