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TONYA RUND - Artist
Statement
Cycles of Nature, Earth and
Sky
I enjoy hand building with clay. The direct connection
of
my hands in clay, sculpting, adding, subtracting,
texturing and
smoothing is what stimulates ideas and
connects me to a place I
might not reach consciously.
Like the cycles of the moon, there is
strong ebb and
flow of nature’s current in my work. The waves and
moonlit forests pull you into that connection with
nature;
earth and sky, light and
dark.
My
work tells me a story that changes as I evolve; that
speaks
something different to me as I move through my cycles of
transformation. It is
also important to
me that a piece tells you a story; taking you
on your own personal journey.
The open
mouths on my figures, symbolize the voice within - the Divine
Source. It is through working
with clay that I find my own
voice.
Exhibitions,
Commissions and Awards
Spring
Lake
Public Library - 12 foot tile mural commissioned 2006
Muskegon
Museum
of Art - Regional Exhibit 1998, 2000, 2002 Muskegon,
MI
Winterfest Art Show 1998 2nd
place, 1999 and 2000 Honorable Mention, 2003, 2005
James Brandess Studio
- Gallery Stroll 1999, 2000 Saugatuck,
MI
Algonac Art Fair,
2002
- 2nd Place,
2003, 2004 - Hon. Mention, Algonac,
MI
Rockford
Art Fair, 2004 Best of Show, Best of Ceramics 2006
Hackley Hospital,
Birthing Center - 2002 “Color of
Hope” Muskegon,
MI
Art on the Riverfront,
Grand Haven, MI - Best of show 2003, People’s Choice,
2005
Education and Continuing
Studies
Kendall
College of Art and Design, ceramics -
Grand
Rapids,
MI
School of Art
Institute of Chicago Oxbow, ceramics -
Saugatuck,
MI
Muskegon
Community
College,
- Muskegon,
MI
Bob Greene,
Horizons
Craft
School
- Williamsburg,
MA
Peter King,
Architectural Ceramics - Pensacola,
FL
David Stabley,
Grand
Valley
State
University
- Allendale,
MI
Jimmy Clark,
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit,
MI
Brian
Gartside, Crooked Tree
Art
Center,
Petoskey,
MI
Eastern Illinois
University BS - Charleston,
IL
Memberships and Affiliations
Grand Haven Area Arts Council
Michigan
Potters Association
Muskegon
Museum
of Art
West
MI Potters Guild
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