30th Annual Contemporary Crafts

On Friday January 23,2009 I attended the 30th Annual Contemporary Crafts show and the Imprints: A Survey of Ceramic Faculty and Guest Artists at the Mesa Arts Center. It had a nice turn out for opening night. The show will be up from January 23-March 15 2009. If your attending NCECA this year or live in Arizona, check out this great ceramic show.

For more information check out the mesa art center website at http://www.mesaartscenter.com/MCA.aspx

The top piece is by artist Julius Forzano. He teaches at the Mesa Art Center and is has been exploring in the art technique printing as well as ceramics. The middle piece is by artist Jesse Armstrong. He is a graduate student at ASU. The bottom piece is by artist Farraday Newsome. She teaches at the Mesa Art Center.

The top photo is of Tom Budzak looking at some of the ceramic pieces in the craft show. The bottom photo is of Tom and his lovely wife Melissa in front of Tom's teapot.

Tom Budzak is a ceramic artist. He has a master's degree in Ceramics from New Mexico State University.He did his undergraduate work at ASU and received a BFA in ceramics. Tom's work is interesting to look at. Every time I look at his pieces I see something new. Nice Job Tom! If you would like to see more of his work check out his website at http://www.tombudzak.com/

Here is Kaori Fujitani and her artwork. She teaches classes, makes her own work to sell, and is the ceramic tech at Mesa Art Center. Her pieces are beautiful and calming to look at and enjoy. Great Job Kaori!