 Artist Statement
My clay work is intended to be useful; this is art that is meant to be touched.
In the past everything we used in the home was made by hand. Today our homes are filled with stuff stamped out by machines. When we seek out handmade art we make our surroundings a little more human.
I throw on the potter’s wheel or use slabs of clay to hand-build my clay forms - then use carved linoleum blocks or hand-carved stamps to impress my clay work. I also use carved linoleum to create the designs on my ceramic jewelry. I also make little tiny birds and nests to add to some of my pottery.
Education and Experience
I began my Ceramics career, as a potter's assistant at The Poddery in Mathews
County, Virginia, when I was sixteen. I later studied art at Longwood College and
Mary Washington College. I graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art from Mary Washington College in 2000. I am still working out of The Poddery. I attended a pottery workshop
at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina in 2003.
Resume - Tasha McKelvey
Education
2006 – Present - University of Richmond, Teacher Licensure Program, Richmond, Virginia
August 1997 - May 2000 - Bachelors of Art in Studio Art, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia
1996 -1997 - Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia
Work History
2000 – Present - Studio Potter, Mathews County, Virginia
February 2006 - Visiting Artist at Waller Mill Elementary School, Williamsburg, Virginia
June 2003 - Work Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Fall 2001 - Pottery Instructor (throwing & hand-building), Fredericksburg, Virginia
1999 - Pottery Internship, The Poddery, Mathews County, Virginia
1998 – 1999 - Ceramics Studio Aid, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia
1994 – 1998 - Potter’s Assistant, The Poddery, Mathews County, Virginia
Exhibitions & Awards
May 2007 - Purchase Award - The Gosport Art Festival, Portsmouth, Virginia
February - March 2007 - Richard Wilson and Tasha McKelvey - Pastels and Pottery - This Century Gallery, Williamsburg, Virginia
November 2006 – Paintings and Pottery - Tasha McKelvey and Tom McLauchlin - Vincent Hester Gallery, Portsmouth, Virginia
May 2006 - Honorable Mention - Fredericksburg Art Festival, Fredericksburg, Virginia
May 2006 - Award of Distinction - The Gosport Art Festival, Portsmouth, Virginia
January - February 2006 - Works by Hand: Explorations in Clay - Recent works by Tasha McKelvey and Sonja Stoeckli - Portlock Gallery at SoNo, Chesapeake, Virginia
September 2005 - New Works by Tasha McKelvey and Tom McLauchlin - Vincent Hester Gallery, Portsmouth, Virginia
October 2004 - Gallery CBA, Chesapeake Academy, Virginia Beach, Virginia
July - September 2004 - 22nd Annual Bay Days Juried Exhibition, Hampton, Virginia
May 2004 - Yorktown Arts Foundation & This Century Gallery Joint Members Show - Gallery on the York, Yorktown, Virginia
August - September 2003 – Crafts National - Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
August 2003 - Third Place Award, Seawall Art Show, Portsmouth, Virginia
June 2003 - Media Award - Fredericksburg Art Festival, Fredericksburg, Virginia
June 2001 - Best in Show - Fredericksburg Art Festival, Fredericksburg, Virginia
October 2000 - Exhibit of Pottery by Tasha McKelvey - On-the-Hill Gallery, Yorktown, Virginia
November 1999 - Senior Exhibit - DuPont Gallery, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia
April 1999 - Department Award in Ceramics - Annual Student Exhibit, DuPont Gallery, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Tasha has also exhibited at many Art and Craft Shows in the Mid-Atlantic region since 2000 including:
The Hand Workshop Craft and Design Show, Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival, The Gosport Arts Festival, Arts in the Park, Art on the Square, An Occasion for the Arts and many more, please check Tasha's Calendar listings for upcoming shows.
Press and Publications
December 2007 - Edited the Virginia Shop Local Article on Etsy.com’s Online Zine - The Storque
November 2007 - Mentioned on Craft Zine’s Blog entry for the Handmade Market
June 2007 - Featured in Bussiness Weekly’s online article on Etsy.com
May 2007 - Featured in the Indie-Fixx Summer Wedding Guide
April 2007 - Featured on Indie-Fixx Blog
April 2007 - Featured in Brick Weekly
April 2007 - Featured on She's A Betty Blog
March 2007 - Featured on Dandilion Design Blog
November 2006 - Featured on Adorn Magazine's Blog
November 2006 - Featured on Indi-Fixx Blog
November 2006 - Featured Artist on Indie A-Rama
October 2006 - Article by Tasha McKelvey Published in Croq Zine
Fall 2006 - Featured in Craft Zine
October 2006 - Article by Tasha McKelvey published in Croq Zine
September 2006 - Featured Seller on Etsy.com
Summer 2006 - Article by Tasha McKelvey - Croq Zine
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