2002 – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

David Funk

HCCC — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:10:49 +0000

David Funk is a ceramist who has great respect for both the tradition of craft and functional pottery. “The pots I make are intended to speak about the dynamic of function and tactile enjoyment. Anyone who drinks coffee everyday will talk about their favorite mug–my work is about that.” Funk has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Utah State University.

Lynn B. Gammon

HCCC — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:10:47 +0000

Lynn Gammon is a maker of baskets and paper. Her work has evolved from traditional basket forms toward a more complex expression, using basket-woven elements combined with handmade paper, natural objects and cast-off industrial scraps. Using humble basket and papermaking materials, she deals with subjects ranging from the deterioration of the natural environment to international human-rights abuses against women. Gammon’s work has appeared in exhibitions around the country and is featured in the book Making the New Baskets: Alternative Materials, Traditional Techniques.

Veralisa Hunter

HCCC — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:10:47 +0000

Veralisa Hunter is a jeweler, sculptor and fiber artist whose work is reflective of self-acceptance and responsibility for one’s culture. After realizing that she had been submerged into a culture that was not her own, she was reborn when she came into the knowledge that she was part of a great people: “. . . I discovered that many things represented me and yet some did not. You can see that struggle in my work. . .”

Thomas Irven

HCCC — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:10:43 +0000

www.thomasirven-art.net

Tom Irven is a woodturner whose designs grow out of an initial respect for the rarity and extraordinary aesthetic qualities of wood. Irven creates small-scale turned objects, both vessel forms and boxes. He is interested in incorporating different materials into his pieces, such as handmade paper, precious metals and fiber. His vocabulary of forms is deeply rooted in nature, referencing acorns, eggs and apples. Irven has a Bachelor of Science from Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan, and a Masters from University of Houston.

Nicole Kibath

HCCC — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:10:43 +0000

Nicole Kibath is a glass artist who hails from Canada. Kibath has taught in Ontario, Alberta and Chicago, IL, and has exhibited work in Bethesda, MD; Tucson, AZ; Victoria, BC; Montreal, Quebec and Oakville, Ontario.

David Trauba

HCCC — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:10:40 +0000

David Trauba is a ceramic artist, working with wheel-thrown and slab constructions. His work is based on the vessel form, and he makes both functional and sculptural objects. “I find a simple pleasure in making functional objects because it gives me a sense of connection with the long tradition of ceramics.” His sculptural stoneware pushes the boundaries of clay, from the complexity of the thrown forms, to the residual salt-sagger firing. Trauba received a Mast of Arts degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.