I believe the most interesting Bio information for an artist is a look at the evolution of their work over the years. At lot of my earlier work is on slides which I have stored but have not yet updated. Quite frankly, I doubt that I ever will get around to it since being in my studio working is just so much more fun.
Please enjoy this photo flash to the past. If you would like the words and hard info, just scroll down the page.
These are my earliest ventures into colored clay quilts.
I supported my studio by selling Ornaments. I made a new one each year and sold thousands of them. Executing a new design each year taught me a lot about handling colored clay.
This was a piece for Gallery show featuring scenes from Raleigh, NC.
It is called "Coming Home" as it is the first view we see when we return from a trip south.
I also took time out to make items for other venues & shows.
For a while I did a thriving business in RAKU fired work.
I developed a line of subtly textured vessels meant to be handled.
Here are some other patterns and pieces.
This piece was made by carving through multiple layers of colored slip.
Chris Campbell has been a Studio Potter in Raleigh, North Carolina since 1990.
In 1991 she attended a colored porcelain workshop taught by Jane Pieser, a famous Colored Clay Artist. She was captivated by the process and has spent the years since then experimenting with colors and patterns while defining her own style.
She works exclusively with Southern Ice Porcelain, a brilliant white translucent clay body imported from Australia. Since it is such a clear white body, she is able to transform vibrant new colors into exotic murrini patterns and neriage designs.
Currently she is experimenting with the use of various inclusions in the colored clay in order to obtain various surface textures. She expects to spend several more years following this new evolution.
Over the years, Chris has studied design theory, surface treatments and firing techniques with such well known clay artists as Kathy Triplett, Rimas VisGirda, Linda Arbuckle, Steve Howell, Ben Owen III, Lana Wilson, Pete Pinell, Vince Pitelka, Ro Mead and Cynthia Bringle.
Her beautiful artwork is sold in fine Galleries across the United States, Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean. Her artwork is included in the collections of the SAS Institute, North Carolina State University and Clayworks Australia, the manufacturers of Southern Ice Porcelain.
Chris is currently serving as President of the Potters Council.
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/potters-council
ARTIST STATEMENT
"Basically, I do what I do because there is nothing else that fascinates and challenges me as much as colored porcelain. I've been working with it for 20 years and still have not come close to trying everything I want to do ... there seems to always be another question, another idea. It's just so much fun."
EDUCATION
Business Administration, Ryerson College, Toronto, Canada
POTTERY EDUCATION
Colored Porcelain – Jane Pieser, Penland, North Carolina Line and Surface – Rimas VisGirda, Champaign, Illinois Hand built forms – Kathy Triplett, North Carolina Surface Decoration – Linda Arbuckle, University of Florida Surface Considerations – Lana Wilson, Del Mar, California Designs for Function – Pete Pinnell, Lincoln, Nebraska Wood firing – Ben Owen III, Seagrove, North Carolina Hand building Tricks– Vince Pitelka, Smithville, Tennessee Surface Treatments – Steve Howell, Gainesville, Florida Colored Porcelain Tiles – Ro Mead, Colorado Functional Wares – Cynthia Bringle, Penland, North Carolina
COLLECTIONS
SAS Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina University of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina Clayworks, Melbourne, Australia
WRITINGS
‘ Down to Business’ Pottery Making Illustrated Magazine. 2001-2004 “ The Culture of Success” Crafts Business Magazine March/April 2005 “ The Gallery Shuffle” Clay Times Magazine January/February 2005 “ Colored Clay Possibilities” Clay Times November/December 2003 “ Quick and Easy Stamps” Pottery Making Illustrated May/June 2002 “ A Colored Clay Project” Pottery Making Illustrated Summer 2000 “ Textures are Everywhere” Pottery Making Illustrated Summer 1999
PRESENTATIONS
NCECA 2007, Panelist “Studio Potters – Sharing the Dream” NCECA 2008, "Marketing Your Pottery to Galleries"
Chris is a presenter to artists’ groups on :
The Business Basics of Marketing Artwork.
