Plinth Gallery

Echoing Elasticity-Ceramics by Aysha Pelt

For our final exhibition of 2024, Plinth Gallery is pleased to present“Echoing Elasticity,” porcelain ceramics by Aysha Peltz.Aysha Peltz is a Vermont based ceramic artist and educator andholds both a Bachelor of Fine Art and Master of Fine Arts from theNew York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Shecurrently teaches at Bennington College.She has exhibited her ceramics for over 20 years in many locationsincluding The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Potter Northwest inSeattle, and the Worcester Center for Crafts in Massachusetts. Herwork is included in many notable collections including TheAmerican Museum of Ceramic Art, The International Museum ofCeramic art in Jingdezhen China, and the Huntington Museum of ArtHer exhibition will open at Plinth Gallery on Friday November 1 from6pm-9pm and continue through December 28, 2024. Plinth Galleryis located at 3520 Brighton Blvd, Denver Colorado, (303) 295-0717Gallery hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 12pm to 5pmand by appointment.

Thank you to all the wonderful participants in this weekend’s “Overcoming the Fear of Plaster” workshop!!

Plaster mold and model workshop this weekend October 18-20. Great group of participants!!!

Plinth Gallery Exhibition
Shelley Schreiber "Straddling The Fence"
October 4-26, 2024
Opening First Friday October 4 6pm-9pm

My book is now available through the Ceramics Monthly website(under books/publications) on and will help your understanding of using plaster to make molds and models for slip casting

Doug Casebeer’s exemplary work is now on view at Plinth Gallery. The exhibition opens First Friday June 7 6-9pm

WORKSHOP AT PLINTH GALLERY

Richard Burkett August 3-4 2024

9am-4pm

$250 includes lunch

Richard Burkett will demo fun ways of using a clay extruder to make hollow shapes using custom dies that you can easily make yourself. He’ll demo throwing and altering closed forms, and hand-building textured drop-molded slab bodies to combine with the altered extruded forms to create narrow-necked sculptural vases. The demo will include tips and tricks how to create your own unique clay extruder dies that go well beyond the standard dies that came with your extruder, and lots of examples of custom dies that he has created.

Thanks to all participants in my “Overcoming the Fear Of Plaster” mold making and slip casting workshop! Great group of people!!

NCECA this morning with Jim Bailey,Ann Bailey, Dave “Freddie” Fredrickson, et all from BaileyPotterySupply

Book signing at NCECA on Wednesday. Next book signing is Friday at the ICAN booth 117 10 am in the resource hall.

First NCECA book signing! Thank you Ceramic Art Network!

On my way to another NCECA!!

Huxley making a point this morning

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“The Crux of The Biscuit”
New Ceramic Constructions by Jonathan Kaplan
November 3-December 23, 2023

For our last exhibition of 2023, we are honored to present new ceramic work by Plinth Gallery curator and owner, Jonathan Kaplan. Jonathan has maintained an active 55-year career in ceramics studying first at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and then The Cleveland Institute of Art. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Art degree at Rhode Island School of Design followed by a Master of Fine Art degree, both in ceramics, at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville,
Jonathan makes a variety of ceramic objects and installations that celebrate both form and surface, not bound by any constraint in method or material, nor limited by any strict adherence to utility. He has a deep vocabulary of tool and technique that is not framed by preconception or historical imperative. Major influences upon his work are architecture and geometry.
“All my work is slip-cast using models and molds that I make. I am interested in construction of objects from ceramic parts that then can become assembled into a unified whole ceramic object. I am fascinated by the endless variations as these pieces, whether useable or not. Construction of the tall vases presents many difficulties: connecting the parts to form a solid connection, assuring that the joints do not crack and that the pieces do not warp during drying and firing. The installations are site specific, usually created to match the size of the wall.”
“I have made a diverse body of work throughout my career, driven to make objects that are both highly designed and impeccably crafted. I look in awe at the symmetries of culture and am humbled by what remains as historical evidence in clay. With an acknowledgement of that deep history of ceramics, I endeavor to make choices in my work that will continue to engage and interest me. I am honored to be a part of this continuum and constantly reinvent my work by challenging myself. My studio practice has evolved over many years, and it is important to always include others with me on this journey.”
“The Crux of the Biscuit” opens at Plinth Gallery on November 3 with a First Friday Gallery Opening 6pm-9pm. The exhibition with be on view until December 23. Plinth Gallery is in Denver’s River North Art District at 35520 Brighton Blvd. For further information contact the gallery at 303 295-0717 or email [email protected]

Huxley before and after today’s grooming. A handsome boy!!!!