Kristen Cliffel’s delightfully textured ceramics are familiar around northeast Ohio in group shows, galleries, and museums. At William Busta Projects, Cliffel’s solo exhibition, Working from Home, occupies two rooms and is poignant in all the right ways Cliffel’s work is an exploration of what she calls “domestic mythologies.” According to her website, “our culture surrounds us with pervasive archetypal myths […]
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coordinated by Rebecca Cross Amy Casey interviews Kristen Cliffel Amy Casey: There are so many moving parts in making ceramics… Kristen Cliffel: You see how trapped I am by the scale of the work. I’ve [decided] to make everything smaller for the next six months…limiting scale to be a little more free. The grass piece here? This is the intended […]
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BAYarts’ Annual Juried Exhibition, which opened earlier this month, is a great display of various approaches in artmaking and showcases how diligent work in the studio can really pay off. With over 250 pieces submitted, the guest jurors, Daniel Levin and Kristen Cliffel, had a lot to absorb and discuss leading up to their final selections. This collaborative process appears to […]
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