Archive for the 'Dever' Category
Elise on Nov 07 2008 | Filed under: 2008, Dever, Function+Art, SOFA, del Mano
Jeffrrey Lloyd Dever, “Nestled Repose” teapot, 2008
11″h x 12.75″w x 11″d, polymer, wire
Function+Art is showing this fantastic teapot form at SOFA in Chicago this weekend. You can often find Jeff’s work in del Mano Gallery as well.
Here’s what Jeff told me about this piece:
Elise on Oct 31 2008 | Filed under: 2008, Dever, Niche Award
Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, Summer’s Opulence, 2008
5.25″w x D 3.75″d x H 1.5″h, polymer, various wire
Jeff Dever’s lush bracelet, Summer’s Opulence, will also vie for a 2009 Niche award.
Here’s what Jeff recently wrote about this pieces:
Elise on Oct 30 2008 | Filed under: 2008, Bishof, Dever, Dustin, Ford, Forlano, Philadelphia Museum Craft Show, SOFA, West, Winters
Elise Winters, Ruffle Brooches, 2008, 3″ x 2.5″ x 1.5″
After the success of MIPCES almost twelve years ago, many of the artists understood the importance of becoming more recognizable to collectors, galleries and museums. Ever since, it has continued to be important for polymer artists to appear in [...]
Martha on Apr 11 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Allen, Amt, Breen, Dever, Dewey, Dustin, Feiss, Ford, Forlano, Gibson, Grove, Haunani, Hughes, Kato, Liska, MIPCES Exhibition, NPCG, Regan, Roche, Toops, Voulkos, Winters, Zinman
Elise asked me to lead a small team of volunteers to research and write about gatherings that influenced the development of polymer as an art medium. This is the first of these posts and we hope to follow up with more. Special thanks to Nancy Travers who organized all the materials about MIPCES.
Masters’ Invitational Polymer [...]
Rachel on Feb 04 2008 | Filed under: 1998, Blends, Design, Dever
There is a lingering perception in our culture that wonderful art results from a spontaneous moment of inspiration. Although this may be true for some works of art, generally there is a substantial body of work and knowledge behind the artist that serve as the foundation for such success. Unlike centuries prior where skills were [...]