Constructed: a national invitational exhibition highlighting twenty exceedingly talented ceramicists is showing at MudFire Gallery April 24-May 22, 2010
Constructed features fine clay work done with slab, coil, slipcast, pinch and other methods of construction, not involving the potters wheel.
April 24-May 22
Reception Saturday, April 24, from 5-9 pm.
I find function a vehicle for expression while also allowing approachability
to my work. Creamers and sugars, salt and pepper sets, and lidded containers
are my primary subjects. My work is small and intimate in size. These handheld
objects are constructed with slabs that softly drape over one another creating
three-dimensional drawings throughout the surface of the piece. These lines
are kept visible to accentuate the process of the making.
The beauty of utilitarian objects is that they are capable of functioning
away from their primary context but also retain their inherent sense of function.
A pot, box, or tool may function primarily as a useful object and later retire
its usefulness and function as an aesthetic object such as in a collection.
In either context, the object has a specific purpose, whether it is to contain
or sit among others of its kind. Within a collection, everyday objects gain
importance as members of a whole; they start to become more than the sum of
their parts and have potential to give value to valueless objects. I view
my work as an ever-growing collection, where I am the maker of objects that
are similar but also defined by their subtle differences. I draw inspiration
from my own personal collectibles such as vintage aprons and hand made boxes.
As with many collections I strive to imbed my work with a sense of nostalgia,
memory, and past time.
Liz attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis to complete
her Masters of Fine Arts in 2001.
She currently works as a full time studio artist from her home in Bakersville,
North Carolina. She is a current member of The Potters of the Roan and the Southern Highland
Crafts Guild. She exhibits her work nationally through exhibitions, galleries,
and fine craft shows.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Masters of Fine Arts-Ceramics,
2001-2004. Appalachian Center for Crafts, a division of Tennessee Technological University,
Smithville, TN. 1998- 2001. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Bachelor of Arts-Ceramics 1992-1997. RECENT EXHIBITIONS 2008 2007 Gifted Part 1, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Potters of the Roan: Perceptions of Containment, Trac Gallery, Burnsville,
North Carolina. The Pitcher Show: An Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, UNCP AD Gallery,
Pembroke, North Carolina. Down East Invites Down South, Dowstudio, Deer Isle, Maine. Miniature Power, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur, Georgia. Scott Summerfield & Liz Zlot Summerfield, Miya Gallery, Weaverville, North
Carolina. Potters of the Roan: Group Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount,
North Carolina. Beyond Expectations: New Members of the Southern Highland Crafts Guild, Folk
Art Center, Asheville, North Carolina. Put A Lid On It, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur, Georgia. Potters of the Roan: Group Exhibition, Washington Street Gallery, West Virginia. What's Cookin: A taste of culinary artwork by southern potters, painters,
and photographers. Swan Coach House, Atlanta, Georgia. Potters of the Roan: Group Exhibition, North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove,
North Carolina. 2006 San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo,
Texas. Juried Exhibition. Juror Ann Lancaster. Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg,
PA. Juried Exhibition. Juror Tom Coleman. Crisp, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur, Georgia. American Craft Council Show, Atlanta, Georgia. Through Women's Eyes, by Women's Hands, The Women's Center, Chapel Hill,
NC. Juried Exhibition. Jurors: Sally Bowen Prange, John Rosenthal. 2005 Building Community, Lake Norman Art League, Huntersville, NC. Juried Exhibition.
Juror David J. Brown. Fall Celebration of Arts, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC. A New Look, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN. Group Exhibition.
Odyssey Center for the Arts, Asheville, North Carolina.
From Soup to Nuts, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan.
American Craft Council Show, Charlotte, North Carolina.
30 Something: A Group Exhibition of Local Emerging Artists, Toe River Arts
Council, Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
American Craft Council Show, Atlanta, Georgia.
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