VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) presents the exhibition In Residence 2009, on view May 29 – July 24, 2010. Opening Reception Friday, June 4, 5:30 – 8:00 PM.

In Residence 2009 celebrates the work of our 2009 Artists-in-Residence. Created during or inspired by the artists’ experiences at HCCC, the exhibition features works by Gabriel Craig & Amy Weiks, Kelley Eggert, Jeff Forster, Peter Masters, and Rebecca Roberds.

Gabriel Craig is a metalsmith, writer and craft activist. He currently shares a studio at HCCC with Amy Weiks, an artist with a background in photography, printmaking and metalsmithing. During their combined residency, they have created a body of collaborative jewelry using recycled and repurposed materials, such as coins and old watch chains.

Kelley Eggert is a ceramic artist whose work is inspired by nature and the genetic instincts of all creatures to procreate and evolve. Her time at HCCC has allowed her to develop more creatures and expand her ceramic work to include functional mugs with Victorian details.

Ceramic artist and Helen Drutt Fellow Jeff Forster uses modern packing materials, such as Styrofoam, as molds. The resulting works are textured, handmade ceramic objects that reference the mass production of our current consumer culture.

Peter Masters’ ceramic vessels evoke both natural and cosmic forms. Combining glass and porcelain, he layers translucent colors over precisely patterned surfaces.

Metal artist Rebecca Roberds uses enamel on metal to create vibrant jewelry and wall sculptures referencing microscopic forms. Her works explore color, texture and abstract composition in a way rarely seen in the medium of enamel.

To read more about HCCC’s Artist Residency program and our current artists-in-residence, click here.

Above, clockwise, from top left: Peter Masters, Untitled (Detail), 2001. Sculpture made from porcelain, white earthenware, salt glazed, slumped glass. Photo courtesy of the artist. Gabriel Craig & Amy Weiks, Puffy Queen: Animal Tamer, 2009. Brooch made from sterling silver, shibuichi, brass, 14k gold, stainless steel, found and altered chain and coins. Photo by Gabriel Craig & Amy Weiks. Kelley Eggert, Superiority / Inferiority Complex, 2009. Sculpture made from stoneware, underglaze, luster, acrylic paint, dyed monofilament, polymer clay, horse hair. Photo by Kelley Eggert. Rebecca Roberds, Virus on Parade. Photo by Rebecca Roberds. Jeff Forster, Residual Glaze Catcher, 2010. Sculpture made of soda-fired stoneware. Photo by Jeff Forster.