170 - Travis Winters, Eyeball Cups (Set of Two), Value: $150

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Title:  Eyeball Cups Set of Two

Artist:    Travis Winters

Media:  Low-fire Earthenware

Dimensions:  5.5" x 3.25" diameter each

Value: $150

“With my work I am constructing characters, often humorous, each focused on its own individual narrative. These stories are based on the mundane day-to-day, past struggles, and real people. By creating comical figures, I am initiating a non-threatening conversation about different topics common within our culture. Through my work, I am modeling my figures with exaggerated folds and wrinkles to create a visceral encounter with the narrative. Through modeling in this stylized yet realistic way, the viewer gets hooked in, as their curiosity leads them to closely examine each character.”

Travis Winters is a ceramic artist and programs manager at Touchstone Center for Crafts in southwestern Pennsylvania.  Originally from Corning, NY, he found his fascination for working in clay at community college and later went on to receive BA from Buffalo State College and an MFA from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Working primarily with animals and figures, he creates figures based on mundane day-to-day life, past struggles and real people. Winters exhibits work nationally and has shown at Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, MD, The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA, The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA, The Baton Rouge Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA, and the AMOCA Museum in Pomona, CA. Travis was the Lormina Salter Fellowship Artist at Baltimore Clayworks, long term Resident at Odyssey Clayworks in Asheville, NC, a Kiln God Summer Resident at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in New Castle ME and a Short-Term Resident Artist at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, MT. 

http://www.travis-winters.com/

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