Rhoda Lopez Ceramics

Mar 18 2012 esoteric survey is focused on mid century furniture architecture and art with an emphasis on california design mexico japan and the obscure.

Rhoda lopez ceramics.

Santa ysabel gallery santa ysabel ca 2018. Gallery alexander la jolla ca 2001 2003. A critical constructive survey of ceramic contributions to archeological ethnological research. Prior to moving to san diego in 1959 rhoda leblanc lopez studied with maija grotell and daniel rhodes at cranbrook 1948 1950.

She enjoys making both functional and sculptural works in mid to high fire stoneware. The enamelists and ceramic artists selected to represent san diego include jean balmer amy donaldson james gibbs jack hopkins lawrence hunter beatrice levy martha longenecker rhoda lopez marg loring malcolm mcclain betty newkirk frank papworth margaret price barney reid david stewart joan thorburn kay whitcomb ellamarie and. Biographical data from the 1973 exhibition catalog california in clay. After her arrival lopez joined the faculty of the la jolla school of arts through to 1964 and opened her clay dimensions studio now clay associates on adams avenue in 1969.

Sculpture guild balboa park san diego 2015. Janet martini studied ceramics at sdsu jack hopkins george geyer ucsd extension rhoda lopez clark rost and has been enriched by numerous workshops. After three months in school my professor referred me to rhoda lopez a ceramic artist working in an architectural scale who also had a teaching studio affiliated with the university of california at san diego. Small image show studio 21 balboa park san diego 2011.

16 photographs of rhoda lopez her ceramics and her works of art including an undated photograph by george lyons of her sculpture figure of christ done for the clairmont lutheran church in san diego california. Ceramist rhoda lopez adorned doorways shower stalls and fireplaces with her intricately connected ceramic tile systems and pottery. Ceramics and man by. I loved the plastic quality of clay the ability to shape and texture the material at will and i decided to get a degree in ceramics.

Art center ucsd with rhoda lopez 1977. Clay associates san diego 2015. She is inspired by ceramic traditions of asia europe and the americas. Rhoda lopez material includes.

Eventually lopez began making large scale architectural commissions that included wall murals door and window moldings as well as free standing works. Rhoda lopez is known for the functional pieces she created after studying with maija grotell at cranbrook and daniel rhodes. Clay artists of san diego 2000 2015. San diego pottery sculpture tour 2016.