Gallery 78 is delighted to host an artist talk with acclaimed ceramist Judy Blake on Sunday, June 22, at 2 pm.
Judy Blake was born in Toronto, Ontario and moved to New Brunswick in 1966. She has been working with clay since the mid 1970's when she attended the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, majoring in ceramics. She has been actively involved as a juror for the New Brunswick Arts Board and the New Brunswick Crafts Council and has been the recipient of several prestigious awards. Her smoke-fired vessels have been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions across Canada, the United States and Korea and are included in many private collections internationally.
Blake experiments extensively with unglazed surface treatments using alternative firing techniques such as sawdust-firing, naked raku and saggar-firing. She is one of a small number of Canadians and the only ceramic artist in the Maritimes using these techniques.
During her artist talk, Judy Blake will explore her career, techniques, experimentation, and process with behind-the-scenes photographs, saggar vessels, burnishing stones, and more. All of your questions will be answered during this enlightening afternoon!
This event is free and refreshments will be served. We look forward to welcoming you to our gallery on Sunday, June 22, at 2 pm!
