Another First Friday Artwalk at Omaha’s Old Market is just around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited about the artwork that we’re featuring this time around. We always get a kick out of hosting musicians as well as visual artists at our Old Market location, but this time we get to feature local artists tackling a subject matter very near and dear to our hearts: teapots!
John Dennison
For Dennison, a bowl, pot, plate or platter is a means through which he can explore color, texture, theme, and mood. His sources of inspiration range from the ocean, to literature, to ancient cultures and pop culture. The result is often whimsical, dark and a little bit mysterious. Some of his works look like they could have been rescued from an archaeological dig of some ancient alien culture. Check out these gorgeous glazes.
Robert Johnson
Johnson is an artist from California who has dabbled in a wide variety of artistic forms, including typography, illustration and graphic design. He eventually found that the medium he most connected with was ceramics, and went on to specialize in Chinese ceramics as his thesis. He now works with Omaha ClayWorks. We really love how he’s created this particular drip technique, which shows a mastery of old world techniques with an eye towards contemporary tastes!
Paula Wallace
Wallace is primarily a printmaker and painter. With a loose, easy brushstroke she’s able to evoke a really charming storybook quality that draws the viewer in. Her work is primarily figurative and some of it draws its inspiration directly from stories like three little pigs. We can’t wait to see how her personal style will translate into a three dimensional medium.
Dorothy Tuma
As a graphic designer, video artist and photographer, Tuma has also been responsible for curating photography shows in Omaha. There is a painterly quality to the way in which she uses light to capture the still lifes and scenery which make up the bulk of her work. She’s interested in featuring the spiritual and natural qualities of her subject matter, which should make for some very interesting teapots.
Linda Marshall
Marshall can probably be best described as a multimedia artist, and we’re expecting that she’ll bring the same versatility which has defined her career up to this point to our teapot exhibit next month. Her facility with a wide range of materials has developed into a mastery of glass painting, resulting in some really stunning works that use natural light to take a glowing, glimmering life of their own.
We hope you’ll join us in supporting our wonderful local artists on November 1st. Remember, there’s lots to see and do all along Omaha’s Old Market, so bring your friends and make a night out of it!
