Exhibitions - Jennifer McCurdy

"A Conversation in Porcelain and Poetry"
Porcelain by Jennifer McCurdy, Poetry by Wendy Mulhern
Book Specs
978-0-7643-5313-0
Size: 8 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Illustrations: 142 color images
Pages: 200
Binding: hard cover
Price:$29.99

The work of acclaimed ceramic artist Jennifer McCurdy,
accompanied by the poetry of her sister Wendy Mulhern
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McCurdy's classic and newest work beautifully presented, with a
section on evolution and process
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These vessels, in porcelain and poetry, celebrate art's ability to
hold otherwise uncontainable things
ABOUT THE BOOK

This is the first book to showcase the work of acclaimed ceramic artist Jennifer McCurdy. Collectors and art enthusiasts will be delighted to gaze
at these luminescent forms, lyrically accompanied by the poetry of Jennifer’s sister, Wendy Mulhern. Dozens of color photographs, plus a
section on evolution and process that's illustrated with forty-five color images, clearly show the depth and brilliance of Jennifer’s work. In this
collaboration Jennifer and Wendy celebrate art and how it holds things that can’t be contained in any other way. These vessels, of porcelain and
poetry, resonate with each other, engaging an intimate conversation. The evolution and process section provides insight into both the internal
process of artistry and the physical and temporal dedication essential to bringing forth a life’s body of work.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Acclaimed ceramic artist Jennifer McCurdy has work in the permanent exhibits at The Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, The Everson Museum of
Art, Syracuse, The American Museum of Ceramic Art, and many others. She works in wheel-thrown fine porcelain, altered, carved, and fired to
cone 10, where the porcelain becomes non-porous and translucent. In her unique approach, developed and continually refined over the years, she
explores the dynamic structural forces that allow her to create vessels which, in their increasing delicacy, ever more clearly display the laws that
hold them together.

Poet Wendy Mulhern (Jennifer’s sister) has authored and designed eight books of poetry, five of which she also illustrated. She writes a poem a
day, which she posts at wendymulhern.com.

Join us for a book signing and poetry reading at Louisa Gould Gallery, Saturday, September 2 from 4 to 6pm. The Louisa Gould Gallery is located at 54 Main Street in the heart of historical Vineyard Haven. Please call (508) 693.7373 for further information and directions.