Studios:
 
Downtown

1.  WILSON HUGHES Studios
    117 W. Campbell Ave.
    540-529-8455
    Suzun Hughes
    John Wilson
   

2. Three Studios
     110 W. Campbell Ave
     540-529-1340
     Ann Glover
     Cathryn Hankla

     Steve Mitchell
     Diane Patton
     C. J. Phillips
     Pat West

      Calvert Lafollette

3. Studio Art Annex
    209 First Street
    540.460.2903
    Brian Counihan

4. 110 B Kirk Avenue Studio
     540-314-8874
     Ann Bondurant Trinkle  

5.  208 Fourth Street SW Studio
     540-460-9968
     Ed Dolinger


Raleigh Court and
Grandin Rd

6. 2242 Westover Avenue Studio
      540-904-2828
      Mary Bullington
      Gina Louthian Stanley
      John Wiercioch

7. 2602 Grandin Rd. SW
      540-989-7708
       Sherrye J. Lantz
 

South Roanoke     

8.  Fitzpatrick Studio
     2306 Richelieu Ave
     540-345-7887 
     Eric Fitzpatrick
    

9. 429 Cassell Lane
    540.342.8185
    Lucy Hazlegrove
    Alison Hall

10.  3250 Avenham Ave SW
     540-985-0263
     Barry Wolfe
     Winn Ballenger    
     Nan Mahone Wellborn
     Jamie Nervo

 11.  MJ Burtch Studio
       3296 Somerset Street
       540-345-9316
        M. J.  Burtch
        J. Gail Geer
       Tom Lawson       

 

  

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  Christopher Gryder

Lunar Reflection - detail
Ceramic Relief Tile

"Sidewinder", Ceramic Relief Tile 25 x 21 x 2 in.

Sidewinder
Ceramic Relief Tile, 25 x 21 x 2 in.
"Pinwheel", Ceramic Relief Tile, 25 x 34 x 2 in.
Pinwheel
Ceramic Relief Tile, 25 x 34 x 2 in.
  
Chris Gryder at work. Click for more info.

Christopher Gryder

Artist Statement

There is subtle architectonic logic which pervades the forms I make. I think of this aesthetic as a sort of organic tectonic; a construction involving a language of natural forms. Botanical and geological forms seep into an organic/geometric matrix that seems to unfold visually as a sort of Rorschach ink blot test. A process of interpretation is triggered which leads in a multitude of directions.

I am often inspired by the life sciences, whether from the foss ilized record or the amazing worlds opened up by electron microscopy, but my explorat ion of form is intimately connected to my process of mak ing, a technique I have developed in order to build form via the aegis of negative space. A reductive approach, described simply, I dig a hole in the ground and fill it with clay. The cavities I make are quite intricate and ultimately act as dissolvable molds. I speak of them being built because in this case, silt being removed from the hole is equivalent to building my object in the negative. The process is akin to drawing in the dark; the conjunction of disciplined order and spontaneous serendipity.

  

Biography

Chris’s path has consistently gravitated towards and found redemption in making,” whether in Architecture school at Tulane where his attraction for physical form was explored in the sanctioned realm of cardboard models, or in the sun drenched playground for architects in the Arizona desert known as Arcosanti, a place where the medium of silt, clay and concrete are the primary means of expression. Playing in the dirt, he seemed to find his medium of choice and let his activities range from the scale of ceramic houses as demonstrated by Nader Khalili at CalEarth in southern California to the hand held clay creations afforded and indulged upon at Paolo Soleri’s ceramic studio at the edge of the Sonoran. He later found a nurturing environment for these tendencies while earning his MFA at RISD and achieved breakthroughs working with clay and silt which led to his current body of work.

Christopher Gryder

540-366-9839
email: chris@chrisgryder.com
website: www.chrisgryder.com

Artists:

Winn Ballenger
Mary Boxley Bullington
Mary Jane Burtch
Eric Fitzpatrick
J. Gail Geer
Ann Glover
Lucy Hazlegrove
Tom Lawson
Steve Mitchell
Jamie Nervo
Diane Patton
C. J. Phillips
Gina Louthian Stanley
Ann Bondurant Trinkle
Nan Mahone Wellborn
Barry Wolfe

Guest Artists:

Brian Counihan
Ed Dolinger
Alison Hall
Cathryn Hankla
Suzun Hughes
Calvert Lafollette
 Sherrye J. Lantz
Pat West
John Wiercioch
John Wilson
     


   

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