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May Issue 2003
Myersart Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Features Works by John and Jan Myers
Myersart Gallery/Clay
on Camden in Charlotte, NC, will feature works in clay by John
and Jan Myers through May, 2003.
The proprietors of Myersart Gallery/Clay on Camden create functional
and decorative pottery from the studio they share on their farm
in Hickory Grove, SC. They have been working together for nearly
thirty years.
John studied furniture design and sculpture at San Diego University.
He later developed a reputation as a fine woodscraftsman in his
native Iowa. He reluctantly gave up woodworking in the late '70s
and began devoting his energy toward pottery.
Jan studied at the University of Tennessee and Arrowmont in her native Gatlinburg, TN, after first being drawn to clay at a pottery in Southern Italy.
The Myers work on many pieces together. Jan enjoys surface decoration on pots, including carving, cutouts, painting and slip decoration.
"For a time John made candle pots that I decorated and cutout," she says. "We have worked on many pieces together and I enjoy finding ways of using glazes, oxides, and underglazes to decorate much of our functional pottery."
In addition to functional pots, John creates air-brushed, wheel-thrown, porcelain vessels and wall discs. John's subject matter includes cityscapes, musical instruments, and nature.
The Myers' work is often
influenced by their rural surroundings. John enjoys fishing and
gardening and plants several acres of wildlife feed to attract
birds and animals to their 100 acre farm. He finds some of his
best designs in nature. Jan literally incorporates objects found
in nature in her work.
"From the time I began working with clay 30 years ago I have
loved the feel and texture, and even now am constantly amazed
how this basic material from the earth can lend itself to so many
shapes and functions," Jan says. Bursitis, which compromised
the use of her shoulders, led her to yet another form of clay
art. She began making clay pins, earrings and necklaces. "I
found a new challenge in designing small items and many ways of
making texture with leaves, grasses, bark and objects found in
nature."
For further information
check our NC Commercial Gallery listings or call the gallery at
704/790-2529.
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