314: Louise Deroualle on using abstraction to convey emotion

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Louise Deroualle. After an early interest in
functional work, Louise has shifted to landscape-oriented wall
work and sculptures that reference seed pods. The work is unified
by a lichen-like glaze technique that involves putting refractory
slips over the top of fluid glazes. In our interview we talk
about growing up in San Paulo, Brazil, turning towards
abstraction to convey emotion, and managing interns in a bustling
workshop setting. She is currently the coordinator of ceramics at
Anderson Ranch, which hosts dozens of workshops during their
summer session. To see examples of her work visit
www.LouiseDeroualle.com.


 


For today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have The Field Guide for
Ceramic Artists, an online resource featuring information to help
you throughout your clay career, including topics like studio
set-up and health insurance. The guide has an excellent section
on applying for graduate school, including questions you might
ask yourself when choosing a school that fits your needs. A big
thank you to Julia Galloway for writing the guide and for making
this information totally free and available online at:
www.ceramicsfieldguide.org.


 


The Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is made possible in part by
STARworks, host of the 2020 WoodFire NC International
Conference. The conference will kick off May 21st with two
pre-conference events happening simultaneously in Asheville and
Seagrove, where visiting artists will load and fire a
variety of wood firing kilns. The main conference
runs from May 28th to May 31st, 2020 at STARworks in Star,
NC and features artists from around the world discussing the
future of wood fired ceramics. For more
information please visit www.WoodFireNC.com.