COLUMBIA

Clay Festival Presenter: Paul Andrew Wandless

By Lynda Jones

Born in Miami, Fla. and raised in
Delaware, Paul Andrew Wandless has never
been to Canada. He’s looking forward to
coming here in August to present at the
Kelowna Clay Festival. Currently he lives and
has his studio in the Philadelphia, PA area.
His current body of work utilizes the figure/
torso as a point of departure. Wall-mounted
and free-standing clay sculpture, mixed media
sculpture, oil painting and printmaking are
all mediums in which this theme is pursued.
The works are abstract expressive self-
portraits reflecting concerns, beliefs and
musings of his surroundings and day-to-day
experiences. Mixed-media elements in the
work include found objects, ready-mades,
tar, construction materials and digital media.
Texture, text and bold colors are im-
portant facets of the work to add narrative and content. His custom
glazes combined with commercial materials are applied in multiple
layers with multiple firings to create rich surfaces. Printmaking
techniques used in his clay work include, screening, stenciling,
monoprinting, relief printing and custom decals.

Paul authored Image Transfer on Clay (Lark Books, 2006), co-

Tools of the Trade, by Paul Andrew Wandless.

and also writes articles for Pottery Making
Illustrated magazine as a regular contributor.
Along with the clay work, a number of
his oil paintings, drawings and prints are
collected privately. He gives workshops
regarding his art and techniques around the
country and has taught as a visiting assistant
professor since 1999 at different universities
while maintaining his studio work. Cur-
rently Paul is a Visiting Assistant Professor of
Ceramics at Rowan University, NJ. In
2002, he received the Distinguished Young
Alumni Award from Minnesota State
University, Mankato. He also received the
2007 NCECA Outstanding Achievement
Award — for and the

Demonstrating Artist Series on DVD.

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During the Kelowna Clay Festival, Paul’s
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to various image transfer techniques. Monoprinting, screening,

demonstration — will an introduction
stenciling, embossing and relief printing onto plaster and clay slabs
will be covered during each two-day session. How to create images in
screens, relief blocks, stencils and clay seals will be demonstrated as
well. He will cover most of what is in his book Image Transfer on Clay
plus new techniques not covered in the book.

Visit his website at www.studio3artcompany.com @

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www.kelownaclayfestival.com

August 8-12, 2008

2 days of demonstrations, fun day openhouse, 2 days of hands-on workshops, exhibition of presenters work at the
Art Ark Gallery and “FingerPlay” BC in a Box, a travelling exhibit of minature ceramics made by BC ceramic artists.

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Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - July/August 2008