From the Fire
Judy Blake, Carol Rossman and Vera Vicente
September 10th - 28th 2024
When we think of fire we think of flames, heat, destruction and power
the three artists chosen for this exhibition have mastered the fired harnessing its power to create beautiful objects
Judy Blake uses a thick walled clay container to protect the pots from the flames but relies on the heat of the fire to burn the combustibles which give the pieces their unique markings.
Carol Rossman uses the raku method of firing. On bisques pieces: a pattern is laid out with tape to mask glazes from the pot. The pieces are then glazed in multiple layers. The masking tape is the removed leaving unglazed clay expose. The pieces are then placed in a gas fired kiln and fired to 1000 degrees C and pieces are red hot. at this point they are removed from the kiln and placed in bins of combustible material. fire flashes and the bin is closed smothering the flame. Smoke soaks into the unglazed clay. Glazes do their magic!
Vera Vicente in urban Montreal uses and electric kiln with a metal trash can inside she rests the pot inside and adds combustibles and the lid and relies on the buring to create the markings on her pots.
Also available from the secondary market are works by Judy Blake and Vera Vicente
Judy Blake #590 $880
Judy Blake #591 $880
Judy Blake #593 $350
Judy Blake #594 $350
Judy Blake #592 $150
Judy Blake #14 $1000
Judy Blake #529 $1500
Judy Blake #266/267 $700 each
Judy Blake #288 $1250
Judy Blake #532 $1500
Judy Blake #528 $920
Judy Blake #521 $870
Judy Blake #557 $1400
Judy Blake #559 $860
Judy Blake #587 SOLD
Carol Rossman #2011 Desert Treasures III $1800
Carol Rossman #2010 Desert Treasures II $2500
Carol Rossman #1084 Desert Treasures I $1800
Carol Rossman #2009 Coyote Buttes $750
Carol Rossman #1051 Canyon Entry $750
Carol Rossman #1060 Zion Bridge $650
Carol Rossman #1086 $750
Carol Rossman #1002 Illusion Series $1080 side view
Carol Rossman #1002 Illusion Series $1080 view from above
Carol Rossman #1017 Earth Series: Birth $1300 side A
Carol Rossman #1017 Earth Series: Birth $1300 side B
Carol Rossman #2034 Rectangular Rock Stack $5000
Vera Vicente $5500
Vera Vicente $4300
Vera Vicente $5700