art delivery : 05.20.23
Wow, there are actual SPOTS in the spotlight today! Colorful and fun, while also perfect and precise, these lovely wall-mounted ceramics are the work of California based artist Danielle Bewer:
“My abstract ceramic artwork seeks to reconnect to the joy of the child within, to cut through the layers of conditioning and give voice to that pure, playful energy. My multi-piece works can be seen as conversations between pattern and color. It’s the dialog between these two—the tension between order and emotion, between the composition’s rigid structure and the exuberant color of its parts—that gives form to the message. The result is a satisfying compromise: there’s harmony in containment, but it’s the color, the emotion that has the last word.”
Love! You can find Danielle’s available work — big and small — on her site, and follow her on Instagram at @db.ceramics.
Hey, Santa Fe, I’m coming your way! I’ll be at the Jen Tough Gallery + AiR Studio all week, working with a group of artists-in-residence… and then on Friday, May 26th, from 5-7pm EVERYONE is welcome to come on over! You can see what the artists have been up to all week, check out the current show, buy all of the art, and then listen to me read my new kids’ book, “ART and JOY - Best Friends Forever”… it’s gonna be fun! Hope to see you there ~ Danielle
Good morning Danielle,
I wanted to let you know I was covering a STEAM class in 2nd grade and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to read “Art and Joy” to the class. So many of the kids tend to be hard on themselves and sometimes others when it comes to art. They went crazy over your book, hanging on every word! They noticed the palette change when Joy went away, they booed the art bully for his hurtful words and cheered when Art got his groove back! My favorite part was at the end when the class had a unanimous “a-ha” moment, that it’s easy to accidentally be the art bully by saying unkind things and how detrimental it can be to someone. Thank you so much for your wonderful books!!!!
~Laura (Ms. Mac)
wow Danielle’s work is fascinating and beautiful!!!