The Winter Semester is almost over, one last week to go before finals.  This is going to be a busy week as I write papers and complete assignments I have been putting off as I prepared for my graduate review.  I am still struggling with public speaking, despite the time I have spent in front of crowds and students.  That is why I am in the visual arts and not a public speaker. It is especially hard when you know your every word is being judged and will be critiqued by the participants.  Here is some of my recent work from this past term.

In order to help fund Inez’s upcoming installation piece she has been putting together for her Graduate School applications she is offering hand-made (the tie-dye not the shirt) tie-dyed t-shirts for $20.00 each + shipping.  Here are a few examples of her recent work.

To purchase one of Inez’s shirts or paintings please email sales@greyforeststudio.com or contact us via our contact form here on our site.  For our distant customers we accept paypal, if you are going to be picking up the shirts locally we will accept cash, visa, master card, & amex in addition to paypal.

– Thank you,

Jerel Harwood

During the Fall semester I was assigned to do a collaborative project with another grad student.  To my joy I was paired with Anne Gregerson.  We spent some time throwing ideas back and forth.  Anne is a wonderful figurative artist and I also love to reference the human figure in my work.  We decided that Anne would sculpt the figure and I would do the final firing and mixed media elements. Doing collaborative work can be enlightening as you get aquatinted with other artist’s processes.  It is a good way to expand your own work and vision.  I really enjoyed working with Anne on this project and look forward to doing other collaborative works with her in the future.

Here are some images of the work we created.  It was sculpted in stoneware, soda fired to cone 10, and then I used mixed media / found objects to complete the piece.