Glaze, collagraph prints on thai kozo, fibre glass, 12’ x 5.5’ x 3’, Ceramics and Printmaking, 2019
Glaze, collagraph prints on thai kozo, fibre glass, 12’ x 5.5’ x 3’, Ceramics and Printmaking, 2019
Terra cotta clay from Travelers Rest, SC, Thai kozo paper, Remington Quiet-Riter type, sugar, wire, 5.5’ x .5’ x 5.5', Ceramics and Printmaking, 2019
Terra cotta clay from Travelers Rest, SC, Thai kozo paper, Remington Quiet-Riter type, sugar, wire, 5.5’ x .5’ x 5.5', Ceramics and Printmaking, 2019
Collagraph printed with terra cotta, porcelain, wax, waxed linen thread 5.5’ x 3’ x 10’, Ceramics and Printmaking, 2019
Collagraph printed with terra cotta, porcelain, wax, waxed linen thread 5.5’ x 3’ x 10’, Ceramics and Printmaking, 2019
Thai kozo, various clays, photographs, wire 15’ x 6’ x .5’, Ceramics, Printmaking and Paper, 2019
Thai kozo, various clays, photographs, wire, 15’ x 6’ x .5’, Ceramics, Printmaking and Paper, 2018
Raw and fired porcelain, collagraph prints on honeycomb paper 5’ x 5’ x 6’, Ceramics and Printmaking, 2018
Raw and fired porcelain, collagraph prints on honeycomb paper 5’ x 5’ x 6’, Ceramics and Printmaking, 2018
Artist Statement
I am peripatetic. I have always been on the move. I need fields and skies of space, to think, to consider, to ponder options. I strive to move beyond what is simply expected (of me).
To reflect my manner and acknowledge my current locale, I have been making site-specific minimalist installations in and around New Bedford, Massachusetts. The objects made of clay, paper, ink, metal, and fibre are abstract references to the grid - symmetrical and structured. Captivated by this universal construct of containment, boundaries, repetition and continuity, I create compositions utilizing primary elements in multiples. I find beauty in perfection and the extraordinary in imperfection; by placing the work outside, I am forcing it to rot, decay, melt, transform. Like myself, it is not to be confined within four walls.
-- Jennifer Halli
Bio
Jennifer Halli works with ceramics and printmaking, creating structures that explore place and material while excavating themes of travel and loss. After completing a BA in Art Education and teaching in North Carolina, she taught herself metalsmithing to support her wanderlust. This led to a new home in New Zealand. Jennifer studied ceramics with Robert Barron in Kardella, Australia and Peter Callas in Belvidere, NJ. She completed a MFA at the University of Massachusetts|Dartmouth as a Distinguished Art Fellow and has been invited to international wood firings and exhibitions in the USA, Australia, Denmark, Japan and New Zealand.