8 January 19, 2009 • www.thequill.ca ARTS Photos: Top right: “Tor so,” Kate McDonald. Clay, oxide & glaze, 2008. Top left: “Untitled,” Mary Wood-Mcneill. Clay, acrylic antique medium, 2008. Middle left: “Bloodlines,” Monika Sormova. Porcelain and thread, 2008. Bottom left: “Three Watery Days,” Kristen Perrott. Clay and glazes, 2008. Photos: David Kusnick, The Quill, 2009. Tis is my second brutally cold winter out here in Brandon, Manitoba and although I have very strong, almost hourly urg- es, to get on a plane to Mexico, I’m sticking it out here at BU. Why not y to Mexico, you ask? Well the answer is quite simply, that BU has this new ceramics program which, in spite o the ridiculous climate in which it’s situated, has cap- tured my attention. While January in Brandon does usher in bone-chilling cold, it brings with it the an- nual ceramics exhibition at the Glen P. Sutherland Gallery on campus. Tis years show eatures a wide range o work rom students o all levels. Tere is a scattering o Monika Sor- mova’s abulous ceramic egg shells. Kate MacDonald has a unique collection o celadon green vase orms. Ben Horne’s “Inky Dinky Doo,” stands proudly amongst a selection o creative bowl and mug orms. Sarah Elliot is showing a pair o great playing-card men in little cages, and Angie Currie is putting together a radio-ac- tive installation. Tere is even a sampling o ne conceptual work by Te Quill’s Ottawa correspondent, Neal Hackler. Te ceramics program at BU is exciting and growing ast. Renovations to the space under the library will be com- plete this coming all which means that intro level courses currently held at the AGSM studios will nally be move on campus, joining their upper level counterparts. Ceramics as an art medium is a slow and laborious pro- cess and involves a lietime o research along with trial and error. It is at times a rustrat- ing undertaking, but Lin Xu, the department’s well-loved ceramics proessor, ceaselessly inspires her students to cap- ture their visions in clay, while at the same time, encouraging them to push past sel -imposed limitations. In my mind, working with clay is like alchemy. You hope and pray or gold, but you never really know what you’ll come up with afer you mix all these mysterious ingredients together. Having to deal with the unknown is really rather therapeutic or us perection- ist types. Te show is worth seeing or the ceramic work, but what’s more, the exhibition this year includes an absolutely beau- tiul collection o aboriginal artwork by students in the indigenous techniques class. Come out and see it all. Te Glen P. Sutherland Gal- lery is located just a short dash across the parking lot, south o the gym. Te Ceramics and Aborigi- nal Art Show runs rom Janu- ary 15 to 31. Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday 2 to 6, Tursday 2 to 8 pm. It’s Cold Out There, But at Least We Have Ceramics Kristen Perrott | Arts Writer Student works on display at Glen P. Sutherl and Gallery highlight new artists on campus

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8 January 19, 2009 • www.thequill.caARTS

Photos:

Top right: “Torso,” Kate McDonald. Clay, oxide & glaze, 2008.

Top left: “Untitled,” Mary Wood-Mcneill. Clay, acrylic antique

medium, 2008. Middle left: “Bloodlines,” Monika Sormova.

Porcelain and thread, 2008. Bottom left: “Three Watery Days,”

Kristen Perrott. Clay and glazes, 2008.

Photos: David Kusnick, The Quill, 2009.

Tis is my second brutally coldwinter out here in Brandon,Manitoba and although I have

very strong, almost hourly urg-es, to get on a plane to Mexico,I’m sticking it out here at BU.Why not y to Mexico, youask? Well the answer is quitesimply, that BU has this new

ceramics program which, inspite o the ridiculous climatein which it’s situated, has cap-tured my attention.

While January in Brandondoes usher in bone-chillingcold, it brings with it the an-nual ceramics exhibition at theGlen P. Sutherland Gallery oncampus.

Tis years show eatures awide range o work rom stu-

dents o all levels. Tere isa scattering o Monika Sor-mova’s abulous ceramic eggshells. Kate MacDonald has aunique collection o celadongreen vase orms. Ben Horne’s“Inky Dinky Doo,” standsproudly amongst a selection o creative bowl and mug orms.Sarah Elliot is showing a pairo great playing-card men inlittle cages, and Angie Currieis putting together a radio-ac-tive installation. Tere is evena sampling o ne conceptualwork by Te Quill’s Ottawacorrespondent, Neal Hackler.

Te ceramics program atBU is exciting and growingast. Renovations to the spaceunder the library will be com-plete this coming all whichmeans that intro level courses

currently held at the AGSMstudios will nally be move oncampus, joining their upperlevel counterparts.

Ceramics as an art mediumis a slow and laborious pro-cess and involves a lietime o research along with trial anderror. It is at times a rustrat-

ing undertaking, but Lin Xu,the department’s well-lovedceramics proessor, ceaselessly inspires her students to cap-ture their visions in clay, whileat the same time, encouragingthem to push past sel -imposedlimitations.

In my mind, working withclay is like alchemy. You hopeand pray or gold, but younever really know what you’ll

come up with afer you mix allthese mysterious ingredientstogether. Having to deal withthe unknown is really rathertherapeutic or us perection-ist types.

Te show is worth seeing orthe ceramic work, but what’smore, the exhibition this yearincludes an absolutely beau-tiul collection o aboriginalartwork by students in theindigenous techniques class.Come out and see it all.

Te Glen P. Sutherland Gal-lery is located just a short dashacross the parking lot, south o the gym.

Te Ceramics and Aborigi-nal Art Show runs rom Janu-ary 15 to 31. Gallery Hours:Wednesday to Saturday 2 to 6,Tursday 2 to 8 pm.

It’s Cold Out There, But at Least We Have Ceramics

Kristen Perrott | Arts Writer

Student works on display at Glen P. Sutherland Gallery highlight new artists on campus