Millennium Plate Project

The Millennium Plate Project is a per-
sonal and artistic collaboration that cel-
ebrates the time capturing qualities of the
medium of clay. [tis about the artistic and
ceramic process that realizes the
hunderafted art object.
From an idea inte a three
dimensional object, ce-
ramic artists transform
thoughts and concems
into reality by applying
(heir experience and
honorw beadgre:. [im thie Afiilen-
nium Plate Project, this
creative flux is resulting in a collection of
glazed porcelain plates- ceramic docw-
Wiehe Of a point-in-time,

Danny Kostyshin Sally

Danny Kostyshin Wo

The Millennizcwn Plate Project makes use
of the wet state of the clay to capture time
within the boundaries of a freshly thrown
plate. In the wet state, clay is changeable,
malleable and willing to receive marks
and strokes that capture
that moment in time, The
bowls are dated by re-
cording the date in the
wet clay on the backside
of the plate. After drying
and firing to a stone-like
permanence, the clay ob-
ject becomes fined, and
hime is captored and held forever. The
intent of my work and the Millennium
Plare Project reflects issues and concerns
that mark time, specifically from the old
inte the new millennium, My concerms are
political, sexual and environmental. I have
already created bows for World Aids Day,
Noise Awareness Day and Earthday 2000.
Danny Kostyshin

Milenntom Plate Project will be exhibited
ot the Shadbolt Cenoe for the Arts March 23.

CLAY 2002

Fraser Valley Potters Guild
Annual Juried Show

February 44-March 30

CLAY 2002 will be held at the Evergreen
Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way,
Coquitlam, It is open to members of
FYPG as of February |,

This year's juror will be Les Manning. His
comments can be heard at the Guild's
February meeting on Thursday Febmuary
2], at the Centre, 7.15PM

Les will attend the show's opening on
Sunday, February 24, 4200-6:00PM.

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February 2002

Potters Guild of Botish Columbia Newsletter