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Connie Cheifetz

Member profile details

First name

Connie

Last name

Cheifetz

Profile Picture

City

Portland

State

Public Email Address

conniejean1956@gmail.com

Oregonpotters.org Email Address

membership@oregonpotters.org

Board of Directors

Membership Director

Program Coordinators

Membership Outreach

Art Work Description

Art Work Example #1

Art Work Example #2

Art Work Example #3

Firing Methods

Electric
Oxidation
Mid-Range

Types of Clay Used

Stoneware
Porcelain

Forming Methods and Techniques

Slabs
Pinched
Hand Built
Draped
Coil
Carved

Finishing Methods and Techniques

Painted Slips
Underglazes
Oxides
Washes

Forms Types

Plates
Cups
Tumbler
Coffee Mugs
Vase
Planters
Organic
Figurative

Artwork Description

Functional
Non-Functional
Organic
Earthy
Simple

Artist Statement

I make intimate sculptures and functional work. Many are rattles. Each is hand formed from slabs, pinching and or coils. I apply textures through carving, slip trailing and stamping. I have begun experimenting with screen printing. I use mid range stoneware and porcelain. Finishes are most often Cone 6 oxidation but you never know what I'll try next.

Biography

I have been making things with clay "in my spare time" since I was a teenager. Now that I am retired I am spending more time honing my craft. While I did not pursue an art degree I have taken dozens of art workshops from a wealth of talented instructors, most in the ceramics realm.

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