Eileen G. Braun
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B. 1952, Boston, Massachusetts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008-11 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 On The Road Again, Chiaroscuro Galleries, Chicago, IL
Within Reach, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
7th Annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Big Fish, Small Pot IV, Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA
ClayHouston, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Tea by the Sea, Newport Potters Guild, Newport, RI
Celadon & Porcelain, The Meyers Gallery at Muddy's Studio, Santa Ana, CA
2009 Perspectives 2009, Oconee Cultural Arts Center, Watkinsville, GA
Small Treasures, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
Natural Connections, Armstrong Gallery, Pomona, CA
Tunnel of Love, Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Collaborations, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA
Scratching the Surface, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Clay, Cloth Connection, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
The Art of Tea, VisArts, Rockville, MD
Functional & Sculptural Teapot Exhibition, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma, OK
State of Clay, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexington, MA
1 + 1, Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, Oak Park, IL
6th Annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2008-09 All Fired Up, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA
2008 Perspectives 2008, Oconee Cultural Arts Center, Watkinsville, GA
National Teapot Show VII, Cedar Creek, Creedmoor, NC
Salt & Pepper Invitational, Cedar Creek, Creedmoor, NC
Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House, Atlanta History Center, GA
2007 Form, The Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
100 Teapots III, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Polka Dot, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Drink It In, Worcester Craft Center, Worcester, MA
The State of Clay, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, MA
Silent Conversations, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Emerging Artists, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
What’s Cook’n, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta History Center, GA
On The Road Again, Chiaroscuro Galleries, Chicago, IL
Pud a Lid on it, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Works In Clay, Art Center West, Roswell, GA
Traditions and Transformations, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Performances In Clay, The Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
Celebrate Clay!, Hambridge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
2006 Teapots-a-go-go, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Southworks 2006, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
Clayfest 2006, Indianapolis, IN
Funk-tion-National #3, Stretch Gallery, Pineville, NC
Holiday Show, The Spirull Gallery, Atlanta, GA
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ms. Braun is a native of Massachusetts. Her formal arts training began at C.W. Post College (Long Island, New York) and continued at Indiana University (Bloomington) where she was awarded a B.A. Degree in Sculpture and Education. Her ceramics training was acquired at local arts centers and regional workshops. Ms. Braun has taught in public schools, served as Executive Director of a suburban New York Arts Center, and has also experience as a Museum Gift Buyer and Manager. Ms. Braun completes the majority of her work in her Atlanta, Georgia home studio.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Playful, curious, secretive, ethereal, joyful, soulful…
Mute?
Suspended in time and uncluttered consciousness, my home studio is the perfect incubator in which to create my biomorphic vessels. Once activated by the alchemy of my hands, these vessels seemingly take control, animate, and project a haughty attitude.
The experience is invasive, viewing a secretive movement. Witness a grouping caught suddenly in stop action. A voyeuristic opportunity to decode the vignette you have intruded upon.
In this world, traditional wheel thrown silhouettes morph into bulbous appendages, grafted with the iconology of land-sea-air. The solitude of my studio is where cross breeds form with a bird’s neck here or a crustacean surface there, emerging a new life form.
My mosaic of surface embellishments is heavily influenced by my fascination with 17th century Staffordshire Ceramics and my personal collection of Mid-century Hob-nail Milk Glass. These diverse elements provide me with unlimited inspiration for both my functional and whimsical work.
Playful, curious, secretive, ethereal, joyful, soulful… Whispering.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008-11 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 On The Road Again, Chiaroscuro Galleries, Chicago, IL
Within Reach, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
7th Annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Big Fish, Small Pot IV, Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA
ClayHouston, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Tea by the Sea, Newport Potters Guild, Newport, RI
Celadon & Porcelain, The Meyers Gallery at Muddy's Studio, Santa Ana, CA
2009 Perspectives 2009, Oconee Cultural Arts Center, Watkinsville, GA
Small Treasures, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
Natural Connections, Armstrong Gallery, Pomona, CA
Tunnel of Love, Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Collaborations, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA
Scratching the Surface, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Clay, Cloth Connection, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
The Art of Tea, VisArts, Rockville, MD
Functional & Sculptural Teapot Exhibition, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma, OK
State of Clay, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexington, MA
1 + 1, Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, Oak Park, IL
6th Annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2008-09 All Fired Up, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA
2008 Perspectives 2008, Oconee Cultural Arts Center, Watkinsville, GA
National Teapot Show VII, Cedar Creek, Creedmoor, NC
Salt & Pepper Invitational, Cedar Creek, Creedmoor, NC
Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House, Atlanta History Center, GA
2007 Form, The Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
100 Teapots III, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Polka Dot, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Drink It In, Worcester Craft Center, Worcester, MA
The State of Clay, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, MA
Silent Conversations, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Emerging Artists, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
What’s Cook’n, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta History Center, GA
On The Road Again, Chiaroscuro Galleries, Chicago, IL
Pud a Lid on it, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Works In Clay, Art Center West, Roswell, GA
Traditions and Transformations, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Performances In Clay, The Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
Celebrate Clay!, Hambridge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
2006 Teapots-a-go-go, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Southworks 2006, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
Clayfest 2006, Indianapolis, IN
Funk-tion-National #3, Stretch Gallery, Pineville, NC
Holiday Show, The Spirull Gallery, Atlanta, GA
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ms. Braun is a native of Massachusetts. Her formal arts training began at C.W. Post College (Long Island, New York) and continued at Indiana University (Bloomington) where she was awarded a B.A. Degree in Sculpture and Education. Her ceramics training was acquired at local arts centers and regional workshops. Ms. Braun has taught in public schools, served as Executive Director of a suburban New York Arts Center, and has also experience as a Museum Gift Buyer and Manager. Ms. Braun completes the majority of her work in her Atlanta, Georgia home studio.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Playful, curious, secretive, ethereal, joyful, soulful…
Mute?
Suspended in time and uncluttered consciousness, my home studio is the perfect incubator in which to create my biomorphic vessels. Once activated by the alchemy of my hands, these vessels seemingly take control, animate, and project a haughty attitude.
The experience is invasive, viewing a secretive movement. Witness a grouping caught suddenly in stop action. A voyeuristic opportunity to decode the vignette you have intruded upon.
In this world, traditional wheel thrown silhouettes morph into bulbous appendages, grafted with the iconology of land-sea-air. The solitude of my studio is where cross breeds form with a bird’s neck here or a crustacean surface there, emerging a new life form.
My mosaic of surface embellishments is heavily influenced by my fascination with 17th century Staffordshire Ceramics and my personal collection of Mid-century Hob-nail Milk Glass. These diverse elements provide me with unlimited inspiration for both my functional and whimsical work.
Playful, curious, secretive, ethereal, joyful, soulful… Whispering.