January 8, 2010
Ceramic Sculpture Video: Ceramic Sculptor Gerit Grimm Discusses Her Wheel-Thrown and Handbuilt Figurative Sculpture
 When most people think of wheel throwing, they think functional pottery, but there’s no rule saying the pottery wheel has to be used only for making pots. Many ceramic sculptors quite effectively use the wheel as a tool including German sculptor Gerit Grimm, an artist in residence at the Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska. She makes wonderful figurative sculpture out of wheel thrown and assembled pieces. In today’s video, which was sent to us by Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, a.k.a. NET TV (www.netnebraska.org/television/), Gerit discusses her work, her influences, and her techniques. - Jennifer Harnetty, editor. |
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Tags: Ceramic Sculpture, Ceramic Sculpture Videos, Gerit Grimm, Handbuilding Techniques, Wheel Throwing Techniques
Pauline | January 8th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Love your work- so inspiring
alice | January 8th, 2010 at 11:10 am
I love it. She embraces her work with her attitude. Inspiring!
Regina | January 8th, 2010 at 11:29 am
I am also a German immigrant. I have always had an interest in pottery. I bought a potters wheel 35 years ago and didn’t start using it until 10 years ago. My husband set up astudio for me and I absolutely love it. Your work is an inspiration and is beautiful!!
chantal | January 8th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Beautiful work! Also, awsome video, the music was perfect for the fairytale peices!
thanks
Pamela | January 8th, 2010 at 11:45 am
I love Grit’s work - it’s delightful. I too do figurative sculpture - jester’s and renaissance-like figures, mostly upper torso, but in terracotta-type clays. I love finding their personalities and what they can communicate with their expressions.
When I taught high school clay classes, I would encourage the student’s to work with a feeling of emotion and self-expression. Many would add sculpting techniques of figures and characters.
This is the first time I’ve been so moved to log in to respond to an artist’s work. Obviously I must identify with it. I was really impressed with Grit’s work.
Sally | January 8th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
How exciting! I love the idea of combining sculptural hand built items and thrown pieces! What a great video…well done - loved the music and how it enhanced the work!
I really appreciate that during the demo, half of the clay on the wheel was not centred! (just the important part was centred!) Encourages me to relax and have more fun as a potter.
Grit’s life as a studio potter certainly gives me something to aspire to!
Amy | January 8th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Would love to see more. Thank you.
Jo-Ann | January 8th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Great work, Grit! I MUST try working off the hump —
Thanks again to Ceramic Arts Daily for providing all the wonderful information — every day I learn something new !!
Tami | January 8th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Gerit is delightful, thoughtful, and fun, and it shows in her work. Such an inspiring video!
Judy | January 8th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Wonderful presentation–Gerit’s love of clay is so heartwarming!
Kelly | January 8th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
You can see more of Gerit at work when you log on to
http://www.netnebraska.org/extras/nebraskastories/index_101.html
and click on the Watch Gerit Grimm at Work.
Ryan | January 8th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Gerit and Chris Antemann are doing a four day workshop at the Archie Bray Foundation in September. Registration opens January 14th! Check it out:
http://www.archiebray.org/workshops_classes/workshops_2010/workshop_antemann_grimm_2010.html
gaby | January 8th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Gerit, thanks for share your work, everything is lake a fairytale. The faces are lovely and fun. Is nice start 2010 with this video. Thanks
Belinda | January 8th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Wow, So Inspiring, I also do figurative work but I am now going to incorporate the wheel in my work. All my pieces have been hand built.
Good well made video, I love the music. Grit, has kept her childish fantasy and it is so fresh to see. I would love to know what kind of clay she uses and want Cone she fires to.
Nancy | January 8th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
One of the best videos shown. Grit’s work and attitude are inspirational.
Nancy | January 8th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Really Love Gerit’s work. I am seeing my work differently and want to incorporate some of the things I saw. Thanks!
mitzie | January 8th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
LOVE this little video! What a fun, inspiring attitude this artist has going on! Playful work filled with curiosity and mystery! Totally dig it! Thank you!
Emily | January 8th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Gerit, you are so cute and your in the moment and in your self attitude is SO inspirational! Thank You
Angie | January 9th, 2010 at 1:02 am
Gerit, I love the way you’ve given the wheel a whole new life and freedom
right from the start, (the clay not centred), to the adorable finished pieces.
I love your figures, but especially the sweet horses!
Thank you for this video and sharing your personal & professional self- so inspiring.
I can’t wait to go to my studio tomorrow!
mary jane | January 10th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Hi, I teach High school ceramics and will show this video to my classes. Very MOTIVATING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH GERIT.
got any videos for sale?
mary jane huth
Chris | January 11th, 2010 at 2:36 am
I love the way you speak about your work, the enthusiasm, the childish like innocence … Keep on dreaming your fantasy world !
Lynn | January 12th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I instructed my children, to write about personal experiences when asking for advise in a homework assignments. It is an art to write, as is creating sculpture. I see it is an extension of your personality that really makes the clay come alive. This has inspired me tremendously and I am going to be in my studio tomorrow. A place that has been avoided for nearly a year. Thank you
Tess | January 13th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Thank you for your inspiration. Love your work
adrienne | January 14th, 2010 at 11:16 am
What a great video. I love your work Grit, but mainly I related to your enthusiasm, it is contagious!
Olusegun | January 15th, 2010 at 1:01 am
It is refreshing to see an impressive combination of throwing and handbuilding. I’m inspired.
Uma | January 15th, 2010 at 4:43 am
Great work.I just loved it.Thanks for sharing .
linda | January 15th, 2010 at 11:05 am
HaNo - so ebbes schee’s han I no net g’saeh!
In Stuttgart they will enjoy it as much as we do here in Minnesota. Take Gerit’s passport away and let’s keep her here to inspire the rest of the artists
Super
Hans and Linda F
ynonne | February 18th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Hallo! Ich liebte die Arbeit, sehr schön und kreativ, leben in Brasilien und ich bin ein Töpfer, ich liebte es, Sie mit der Drehbank zu bauen, ich mache Skulpturen aus San Francisco nicht mehr in der Hand, ich versuche, in und um Ihre Idee zu tun, um Verwendung thank you very much. Ich kam aus Deutschland und Kinder leben hier in Brasilien, seit er sechs Jahre alt war, eine dicke Umarmung und noch einmal congrats Yvonne
Peggy | May 19th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
This is a fantastic video. I would love for her to make a video that I could buy. I just love her work and am so inspired by it. I can’t wait to get my hands in some clay and try to do my own version. Keep her here in this country so that maybe someday I could take a class from her.
PJ