Objects in clay - contemporary influences

Tony Hepburn

Tracy Lee 2010 Cootie Catchers 

Antonia Schulze

Robert Arneson Typewriter 1966

Richard Shaw Camden Passage 1979

Margaret Keelan (influenced by Marilyn Levine)

Marilyn Levine Faye's Black Satchel, 1974 

Marilyn Levine Jacket

Two work made by artist Marilyn Levine, sculpted from clay. To learn more you can do a little research and visit her website or any number of blogs or books.

Sylvia Hyman

Leigh Taylor Mickelson 

Professor Christopher Staley - PennState Univ Professor Laureat

Search for Meaning

Contemporary Influences

Students were asked to search for a contemporary clay artist (1950's/60's to present) whose work might provide inspiration for a self-initiated final project. Students were asked to find artists who work sculpturally, or whose work is fashioned using handbuilding techniques. Click on student links to peruse their research and developing ideas.

Historical Inspiration

Students were also asked to peruse historical works (defined as ancient - 1950's-60's) from western and/or non-western cultures that  might also provide inspiration for their self-designed final project.

Students were also asked to find relationships between these historical influences and the contemporary  artist they chose to research. Click on student links to peruse their research and developing ideas.