Joy Brown’s Studio
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Kent, Connecticut. I was over at my friend Joy Brown’s studio today doing a bit of documentary photography for her. I’ve been doing portfolio, gallery, and magazine illustration photography for Joy for a few years now and it’s always a pleasure to work with her. She’s a world class artist and a great person and together we’ve made some nice images of her work.
She’s best known for these large, voluptuous, life-like figures in clay and in bronze. Her work is in collections all over the world.
She fires these pieces in a large wood-fired anagama kiln that she built on her property. It takes a week to fire the kiln with dozens of people working in shifts throughout the days and nights. An entire year of Joy’s work is in the kiln along with numerous other local potters. I try to get some pieces in each firing and I put my time in stoking as well.
these are realy nice scupture they remind me of Fernando Botero suptures. very nice anymore pictures or a link to the artist page?
Edward, yes, here’s joy’s site, I should have posted it:
http://artwithin.net/
thanks the process sound kind of cool did you ever go to the firering of the kielm? it seems like it would be realy interesting to see.
Edward: Yes, I help fire the kiln every year and I have pieces in it. It takes a week to fire. You should come down with your family and check it out. This year it will be firing from the 13th of July to the 21st. The best time to come is in the middle or the end.
thanks richard will try to do that
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Edward: you can’t just show up, let me know what day works for you and we’ll see what works for me and we’ll meet here, then I’ll bring you over.