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Daniel Garver is Doing Exciting Things with Slipcasting

Meet Daniel Garver, Penland Resident Artist.

Hey there! My name is Daniel Garver, and I am a long term resident artist, in my third and final year, at Penland School of Craft.

Over the years my studio practice has encompassed drawing, printmaking, and textiles, but over the past five years I have returned to working with ceramics, the medium I focused on while in academia. Recently quilting, weaving drafts, and architecture have been substantial areas of inspiration in designing and producing my work which spans functional and sculptural slipcast ceramics.

My initial proposal for the residency was centered around building out my studio practice in a number of facets including, but not limited to, acquiring equipment to aid my work during and post residency, establishing my small business in North Carolina, and researching/testing ceramic materials, forms, and applications.

The Penland residency has been a great experience in so many ways that have encouraged me and my work. From exposure to conversations and uninterrupted studio time, it has been vital in understanding my practice and how my audience engages with my work.

Come this fall 2024, I’ll be participating in the Potters Market at the Mint and the Spruce Pine Potters Market and am excited to share my work and talk with you all. Following the end of my residency at Penland, I’ll be staying in the Penland area, living and working in Spruce Pine, NC.

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-Applications for the Resident Artist Program are open through July 2.

-Discover more of Daniel’s work HERE.

 

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Visiting Penland’s Resident Clay Artists

During our recent Fall Short Session, clay instructor Andy Shaw and his students visited Daniel Garver and Sean O’Connell, two Penland Resident Artsits who are currently working in clay. The first stop was Daniel Garver’s studio, pictured below.

 

Wrapping up a day of plate-making, the clay lovers walked down to The Barns after dinner to talk shop.

 

Though both residents work in clay, their processes are very different. Daniel Garver is using his residency to refine and expand his use of slipcasting to create clean, geometric objects.

 

Daniel shared some of the secrets of his work, from the challenges of working with porcelain to his use of “deflocculent” in his process.

 

Daniel’s work is linear, organic, and colorful!

 

Fall Short Session instructor Andy Shaw was intrigued by Daniel’s unique use of molds

 

When students arrived at Sean O’Connell’s studio, he was busy carving wooden spoons.

 

Sean is mastering the use of the wood kiln and exploring organic, spontaneous surface design in his work.

 

Students had lots of questions, the most common one being, “How did you make this one?”

 

Making use of wax resists, multiple firings, and gestural embellishments, Sean’s work is a cornucopia of texture and color.

Penland is currently home to eight resident artists, working in different media. The residency is intended to be an opportunity to test ideas and take risks that will have a lasting effect on their work and lives. Penland Resident Artists live and work at Penland for 3 years. Both Sean and Daniel arrived at Penland in the fall of 2021, so we are looking forward to watching their practices evolve over the next two years.

You can visit Sean’s and Daniel’s websites to learn more about their work. If you’re in the area, don’t miss the opportunity to stop by for a visit!