Kathy Erteman — Ceramic Sculpture

brief bio
Kathy Erteman is New York based Artist and Designer.
Born and raised in California she received a BFA in Ceramics from California State University Long Beach. After graduation she interned with Judy Chicago working on The Dinner Party ceramics and established her studio in New York City in 1994.
A fulltime studio artist Erteman also designs tableware for companies such as Tiffany and Crate & Barrel.
Kathy has taught at Parsons School of Design and been a guest lecturer at The Brooklyn Museum, Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, and teaches at Greenwich House Pottery in New York City.
Her work has been exhibited internationally and is included in private and public collections including Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian Institute, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Taipei Museum of Fine Arts, Icheon World Ceramic Museum, the Pritzker Collection, and The Museum of Ceramic Art.

current work
These ceramic vessels are from a recent solo exhibition at Hostler Burrows Gallery in Los Angeles.
Using traditional ceramic techniques I build spare singular vessel forms activated by multi-layered glaze fired surfaces. The vessel surface becomes a canvas on which to explore color and record textures observed in nature and the urban landscape. I develop my glazes from scratch and use painting techniques to achieve dynamic texture and color. Through the firing process form and surface become integrated into the final work.