2011 was creatively a very rewarding year in the studio. SODA had the pleasure of hosting several fabulous International ceramics artists at SODA including Robert and Elaine Shay from Kentucky, Alexis Gregg and Tanner Coleman from California and Lesa Farrant from Australia. In March I flew to Europe for 8 weeks to do a ceramic residency in the studio of Karin Widnas in the artist village of Fiskars in Finland. I had the pleasure of sharing Karin’s magical studio overlooking a frozen lake in a Hazel grove with Alana McVeigh from Perth, Laura Mckibbon from Canada and Karin Widnas. The residency culminated in a show at Karin Widnas Gallery in Fiskars.
2011 was also a year to bid fair well to the permanent resident artists that we hosted at SODA for 3 years. Alana McVeigh, Karen Miller and Rachel Zimmermann. All three artists brought unrivaled energy, warmth and generosity and great creative focus to the studios at SODA. Their presence and amazing talents will be sadly missed gracing the corridors of SODA. Thank you to these three remarkable and inspiring artists for their contribution to the growth of the Ceramic arts of Western Australia. They are three Australian artists to keep a close eye on in the future so if you would like to follow the careers of Alana McVeigh, Karen Miller and Rachel Zimmermann all three have great web presence through the following:
- Alana McVeigh: www.ceramicarts.dhmedia.com.au
- Karen Millar: www.karenmillar.com.au
- Rachel Zimmermann: www.rachelzimmermann.com