Joanna Powell - "Homage to Ad Reinhardt"
latex paint, polyethylene, 11 ft x 7 ft, 2012
latex paint, polyethylene, 11 ft x 7 ft, 2012
Joanna Powell - "Drawing the Vase"
terra cotta, slip, glaze, gold luster, 20 in x 8 in x 8 in, 2012
terra cotta, slip, glaze, gold luster, 20 in x 8 in x 8 in, 2012
Joanna Powell - "Basins"
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 5.5 in x 16 in x 36 in, 2012
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 5.5 in x 16 in x 36 in, 2012
Joanna Powell - "Stack"
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 13 in x 11 in x 20 in, 2012
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 13 in x 11 in x 20 in, 2012
Joanna Powell - "Drawing the Cup"
terra cotta, slip, 8 in 4 in x 8.5 in, 2013
terra cotta, slip, 8 in 4 in x 8.5 in, 2013
Joanna Powell - "Urn"
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 20 in x 9 in x 9 in, 2012
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 20 in x 9 in x 9 in, 2012
Joanna Powell - "Self-portrait"
acrylic, watercolor, pencil, 9 in x 12 in, 2013
acrylic, watercolor, pencil, 9 in x 12 in, 2013
Joanna Powell - "Candelabra"
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 19 in x 11 in x 11 in, 2012
terra cotta, slip, glaze, 19 in x 11 in x 11 in, 2012
Joanna Powell - "The Night was like Fire"
mixed media, 12 ft x 15 ft x 18 ft, 2012
mixed media, 12 ft x 15 ft x 18 ft, 2012
Joanna Powell - "Utensils"
terra cotta, glaze, gold luster, 4.5 in x 13 in x 17 in, 2012
terra cotta, glaze, gold luster, 4.5 in x 13 in x 17 in, 2012
Artist Statement
In Fire there is passion, possibility, and transformation.
I find beauty in my embarrassment.
I welcome the silly.
If objects I’m making want a rat-tail, like a boy, I let them have it.
-- Joanna Powell