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Marty Morgan
Marty Morgan Pottery
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(978) 281-3347
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Marty Morgan
A good friend introduced me to clay. I loved the feeling of the clay in my hands and the seeming magic of the firing process. As a college student in the 60’s my intention was to become a French teacher, but I abandoned that idea to pursue pottery full-time. Living in San Francisco for several years left a strong Oriental influence on the style of my work. The forms of my stoneware and porcelain tend to be simple, lightweight, glazed with colors reflecting the landscape of Cape Ann. My latest work explores the mysteries of shino carbon-trap glazes which range from apricot to smoky greys.
In addition to my functional pottery I am working on a series of slab built porcelain vessels and highly textured wall pieces.
From 1972 – 1979 I ran a retail craft store and teaching studio in Manchester, MA. When I moved to my present location on the Mill River in Gloucester, MA, I built my “dream kiln” which has a car that loads inside my studio, then rolls on a track to be fired in the kiln chamber outside.
After over 35 years of creating functional pottery I find I am making dinnerware as wedding presents for the children of my first customers. It still gives me great pleasure to hear someone say they have to have their morning coffee in their “Marty mug”.
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Terry Del Percio-Piemonte
New Moon Greetings / Bond Street Studio
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I am drawn to abstractions, I like to experiment with color and I don’t like to follow the rules. Our world is much too structured and hierarchical and there is too much planning and scheduling. There are always deadlines and we are pushed to speed through our daily lives and the focus is either on the past or the future.
We miss too much of the present moment, which is where real life resides. I’m rebelling against those messages of speed and structure and chaos when I paint, collage or create prayer sticks. I let my intuition and emotions guide me.
I view painting as a form of meditation – when I’m painting, nothing else is of concern. I live in the moment, which is where I am supposed to be. The future and the past disappear.
Watercolor is my favorite medium. It represents ‘the incredible lightness of being’ and defies the heaviness that can accompany life’s ups and downs. Life in so many ways feels heavy – watercolor paint feels light and free. It’s delicate and vibrant and gentle. I find comfort within it. Acrylic is finding its way into my life too. Experimentation is a delight.
I have a plan inside my mind to create peace machines. They are still inside the corners of my thinking, but they are close to coming out into the world. I’ll keep you posted.
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Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco
Cape Ann Designs
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Jacqueline ventured into the world of wearable art in 2003 and displayed her work for the first time at the October 2004 Sea Glass Festival which was started by seARTS in Rockport, MA.. Inspired by her husband Michael and their mutual passion for history and antique glass collecting, she decided to combine her business and creative skills. Recognizing an unfilled niche for high quality, custom designed hair accessories, she began to pull together pieces of sea glass and pottery found along the seashores of Cape Ann. Since that time, she has created a full collection of hair accessories and jewelry and has expanded to nearly twenty boutiques and has been featured in the Boston Globe, Cape Ann Magazine, the Cape Ann Beacon, and North Shore Magazine among others. In 2008, Jacqueline’s work appeared prominently in A Passion for Sea Glass, the latest book by author Carole Lambert. Jacqueline has also helped form the Wearable Arts group inside of seARTS and annually this group holds a show during the holiday season in Gloucester. In 2011, she created and ran “Celebrate Wearable Art!” -the first seARTS Wearable Art Runway Show to celebrate the group’s 5 year history.
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