Ashley Benton

Ceramic seated figure: 'Sitting with the fire'

2022

Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirit’s. They look Angry, but not at You. They are Protecting you from Bad Spirits! The m...

Ashley is an American artist living in Savannah Georgia. Her work and practice is primarily mixed media paintings and sculptures with a focus on ceramics. “ My work begins with the subtle impressions left from living a life” Through Emotionally charged ideas and recurring imagery the viewer is encouraged to participate in a dialogue that hovers between dreams and reality inviting them to create their own story. ‘My work begins with the subtle impressions left from living a life. I use recurring imagery of rabbits, birds, wings, hoods and caps, flora even missing body parts almost like a key to a map. The recurring images can be symbolic of a tendency, a comment on a belief or an anecdote. While I am working it is like a private message between me and the piece, which becomes a public conversation inviting the viewer to have their own experience. Occasionally it turns out it is the same experience for the viewer as it was for me and this reveals our commonality. This is important to me because we all have our individual story. It lingers in the unconscious. My work can act as a retrieval cue. Stories, poems, songs, relationships are all there until I start to daydream getting out of the thinking mind. I can let any new version be told much like a writer of fiction. There are silver linings, dead ends, sharp curves, love, loss, vulnerability, blue skies, dark clouds, deep water and pretty little things...

Guardian dogs (Koma-Inu in Japanese) Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirits. They are Protecting you from Bad Spirits! Th...

From natural cold earth to gleaming high-fire surfaces, clay is the ancient anatomic medium. It is the medium in which time stands still, ideas are frozen, and yet a civilization is ...

Stephanie Lanter Title : "If Nothing Else" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware Date : 2019 Dimensions : 15" x 15.5" x 8" Description : Manually sl...

Stephanie Lanter Title : "You" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware Date : 2019 Dimensions : 15" x 10" x 6" Description : Manually slip-trailed word sculpture on coil built pedestal Stephanie is an artist and educator working in clay, fiber, and various media. Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Emporia State University, she previously taught at Washburn University and Wichita State University. She has also been fortunate enough to be a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation, the LH Project, the Red Lodge Clay Center, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the Mendocino Arts Center, and was the first Jentel/Archie Bray Foundation “Critic at the Bray.” Abstract, abstract art, contemporary art, ceramcs, porcelain, contemporary ceramics, mixed media, fine art, glaze, gold luster, abstract geometric, minimalism, contemporary fine art, ceramic artists, sculptural ceramics, hand-build porcelain, crocheted, Betty Woodman, Toshiko Takaezu, Richard T. Notkin, Tony Marsh, Eva Hesse, Lee Bontecou, Judith...

Stephanie Lanter Title : "Find the Line" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware Date : 2018 Dimensions : 12" x 8.5" x 9" Description : Manually slip-...

Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, our gallery will donate 10% of our commission from this sale to the Kansas City Artists Coalition, which has been supporting local Kansas City Artists for the past 40 years. The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC), is a non-profit, artist-centered, artist-run alternative space, supporting artists at every level in their career through exhibitions, continuing education and artist studios. Title : Preservation Jar 2 Materials : Stoneware, Underglaze, Glaze Date : 2020 Dimensions : 11" x 5.5" 5.5" Description : Ceramic jar with hand-painted vintage textile print...