Cheryl Tall Art Residency

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Artist Residency at Banff Centre for the Arts

Nancy Howard, Cheryl Tall, Ed Bamiling, Lexi Sigesmund,
Maria De Castro, Angel DiCosola, Ceil Sturdevant and Bev Sims

WHAT IS AN ARTIST'S RESIDENCY


People often ask me 'what is an artist's residency'?

It is a chance for busy artists to break away from their normal studio routine and hectic exhibition schedule to join other artists from around the world. The art residency host usually provides studio and living space for the artist, plus meals and work materials. Freed from the duties of cooking and cleaning, running errands and other chores, the artist can stay up all night painting or try new materials in different ways.

My latest residency was at beautiful Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. We wrote a proposal for a group of six artists working in clay, Cheryl Tall, Ceil Sturdevant, Maria De Castro, Angela DiCosola, Nancy Howard and Lexi Sigesmund, and called it "From Ephemeral to Enduring". Our proposal got accepted, and we went to Banff in July 2011!

We arrived on Sunday evening and got settled into our lodgings. The next morning, we met with Ed Bamiling, head of ceramics, and got our clay and studio assignments. Our studio had a gorgeous view of the Canadian Rockies!

We jumped right into our projects and worked for the next 5 days, sometimes into the night, stopping only to eat or sleep. Banff has THREE different restaurants to choose from, all with delicious food.

The group adrenalin kicked in and we all inspired each other. We took turns playing music from our different ipods, and gossiped and gave each other art critiques when asked. By the end of day 5, we were basically finished with our clay work and set it out to dry over the weekend.
This gave us time to sight see and explore the town of Banff, Lake Louise and the surrounding area. So beautiful!

By Monday, we were applying slips and glazes for once-firing, and by Wednesday, things were in the kilns. And Thursday, we held a one day exhibition and reception for our work. Amazing, most of the work made it! Firing half-dry ceramics is always a gamble, because pieces can crack or blow up.

By Friday (day 12), we were packing up our work with boxes and peanuts and bubblewrap for shipment home. The next morning, we caught the 5 am shuttle to the airport for the long flight home!

Cheryl Tall
www.cheryltall.com
















Cheryl Tall

Artist Residency at Banff Centre for the Arts

Nancy Howard, Cheryl Tall, Ed Bamiling, Lexi Sigesmund,
Maria De Castro, Angel DiCosola, Ceil Sturdevant and Bev Sims

WHAT IS AN ARTIST'S RESIDENCY


People often ask me 'what is an artist's residency'?

It is a chance for busy artists to break away from their normal studio routine and hectic exhibition schedule to join other artists from around the world. The art residency host usually provides studio and living space for the artist, plus meals and work materials. Freed from the duties of cooking and cleaning, running errands and other chores, the artist can stay up all night painting or try new materials in different ways.

My latest residency was at beautiful Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. We wrote a proposal for a group of six artists working in clay, Cheryl Tall, Ceil Sturdevant, Maria De Castro, Angela DiCosola, Nancy Howard and Lexi Sigesmund, and called it "From Ephemeral to Enduring". Our proposal got accepted, and we went to Banff in July 2011!

We arrived on Sunday evening and got settled into our lodgings. The next morning, we met with Ed Bamiling, head of ceramics, and got our clay and studio assignments. Our studio had a gorgeous view of the Canadian Rockies!

We jumped right into our projects and worked for the next 5 days, sometimes into the night, stopping only to eat or sleep. Banff has THREE different restaurants to choose from, all with delicious food.

The group adrenalin kicked in and we all inspired each other. We took turns playing music from our different ipods, and gossiped and gave each other art critiques when asked. By the end of day 5, we were basically finished with our clay work and set it out to dry over the weekend.
This gave us time to sight see and explore the town of Banff, Lake Louise and the surrounding area. So beautiful!

By Monday, we were applying slips and glazes for once-firing, and by Wednesday, things were in the kilns. And Thursday, we held a one day exhibition and reception for our work. Amazing, most of the work made it! Firing half-dry ceramics is always a gamble, because pieces can crack or blow up.

By Friday (day 12), we were packing up our work with boxes and peanuts and bubblewrap for shipment home. The next morning, we caught the 5 am shuttle to the airport for the long flight home!

Cheryl Tall
www.cheryltall.com
















Cheryl Tall

Well, it's been a full year already, and December is slammed with art events, parties and festivities of all kinds.

I'm glazing ceramics and firing the kiln for my event, Holiday Open Studio and Party, Dec. 10, 2010, 4-8 pm.

Sara S. is making her famous 'cake pops', frosted circular puffs of cake on a stick, as part of the refreshments, and we will also have wine, cheese and other munchies.

I have completed a series of necklaces, gifts, painted canvas totes, paintings, sculpture and books for the event, and the other artist in my studio, Portia, is working on large brush sumi paintings. Should be a great show.

Come meet the artists and share some Christmas cheer!

Cheryl Tall Art Studio

1114 N. Coast Hwy. 101, Ste. 2

Leucadia, CA 92024

760-479-0399

www.cheryltall.com

Cheryl Tall at Obsidian Gallery

I'm very pleased to have a feature exhibition at Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Sept. 11- Nov. 7, 2010!

The exhibition is called "Architectural Relics" and shows 11 sculptures and 15 paintings, all with a house/figure theme.

The exhibition is open now and will close with a Reception on Sat., Nov. 6, 2010, 6-9 pm. I will be present at the reception to discuss my work.

Also featured is an "Architectural Relics" clay workshop where I will show how my sculptures are constructed, and assist students in creating their own 'relics'. This is a 2 day hands on workshop Nov. 6-7, 2010, at Artifacts Studio in Tucson.

Contact the gallery at info@obsidian-gallery.com and the workshop host at artifactsstudio@gmail.com

Cheryl Tall Art Events June-July 2010

Hi Everyone: There's never a dull moment in this artist's life!

Exhibitions:

"Montage", Bruno Levin Gallery, 115 W. Grand Ave., Escondido, CA, April 30-June 30, 2010, more than 100 sculptures and paintings by 25 artists, including 11 works by Tall, contact Bruce Tall, Dir., 760-434-1125. www.cheryltall.com/BrunoLevinGallery

"Seeing Double", an exhibition of work using imagery of twins, doubles, multiples and repeated images, including Cheryl Tall's sculpture "La Cantina", Attleboro Museum of Art, Attleboro, MA, June 31-Aug. 1, 2010, 508-222-2644, ext. 13.

"A Sense of Time, A Sense of Place", works from the permanent collection, including Tall's "Victorine Abbey", Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 30-Sept. 9, 2010

Workshops:

"Mythical Animals", a two day hands on ceramic workshop led by sculptor Cheryl Tall, which will demonstrate rapid coil building, use of modular sections to make a larger sculpture, once firing techniques with oxides and terra sigillata, and how to create an animal form in clay, inspired by images from folk art and mythology, Thursday and Friday, July 22 and 23, 2010, San Diego, CA, 760-479-0399 or contact workshop host.

"Mythical Animals", a five day hands on ceramic workshop led by sculptor Cheryl Tall in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, which will demonstrate rapid coil building, use of modular sections to make a larger sculpture, once firing techniques with oxides and terra sigillata, and how to create an animal form in clay, inspired by images from folk art and mythology, Monday- Friday, Feb. 21-25, 2011, contact workshop host.


New Publications:

• American Art Collector, Alcove Publications, image of Cheryl Tall's sculpture "Osirus", Oct. 2010

• 500 Vases, Julia Galloway, Ed., Lark Books, "Black Triangle Vase" by Cheryl Tall, Oct. 2010