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Fresh From the Kiln
Posted in ceramics, tagged and upstate new york, art, ceramic, ceramics, design, handmade, kim westad, mug, vases on August 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Fresh From the Kiln
Posted in ceramics, tagged art, ceramics, ceramics studio, design, handmade, kim westad, porcelain, pottery, vases on June 19, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Bottle in Matte Warm Grey
Glaze Day
Posted in ceramics, studio, tagged art, ceramics, ceramics studio, design, handmade, kim westad, porcelain, pottery, pottery studio, vases, whirl, whirl serving dish on June 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Conversation Pieces
Posted in art, ceramics, tagged art, ceramics, kim westad, new york, porcelain, pottery, sculpture, vases, vessels on January 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I’ve shown these pieces on my website and shared some of them on Instagram and Facebook, but never talked about the inspiration behind them.
Each piece is based on the gestures, movements and mannerisms of people – a tilt of the head, a subtle hand gesture (not that kind of hand gesture), a facial expression or the way one leans into another person during a conversation. I wanted the pieces to have a dynamic stance and engage with the space around them. Each piece can stand alone while some work well in a group – just like people. I’m working on a few more and hope to share them soon.
So, what do you think? Can you see it?
Scenes from the Studio
Posted in ceramics, studio, tagged ceramics, ceramics studio, design, kim westad, porcelain, pottery, pottery studio, working with clay on January 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »
NEW! NEW! NEW!
Posted in ceramics, tagged ceramics, identity, kim westad, logo, typeface, typography, website on January 15, 2013| 1 Comment »
I don’t usually trust “new”, especially if somewhere there is an “old” that was just fine. That is not the case here. Introducing my new logotype:
This all came about recently when I mentioned to the professor, a graphic designer, that I thought he should create a new logo for me. Actually, I’ve mentioned this numerous times before. He’d always remind me that I use to be a graphic designer too and should design my own damn logo (of course he’d say it in the nicest possible way). I really had been meaning to do it – since 2004. Other things always got in the way like making pots or cleaning the bathroom. Essentially it was 8+ years of procrastinating.
I mentioned it to him again and, for whatever reason, this time he agreed (probably out of pity along with wanting to shut me up). We ended up working on it together and came up with a design that I’m really happy with.
Since I was on such a roll, I decided to give my website a little sprucing up too. What started out as a one day project turned into a five day, seemingly endless marathon. If you’d like, you can check it out here. I’m happy with how it turned out and am even happier that it’s done. There’s a reason I’m no longer a graphic designer.
Another Season
Posted in ceramics, tagged ceramics, design, handmade, holiday, kim westad, ornaments, pottery, shopping, support handmade, whirl on November 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Well that was a long hiatus. 5+ months of no posts. Oops. I blame instagram. It’s just too easy to take a photo, upload it and not have to worry about adding a whole lot of words. If you’d like, you can follow me at kim_westad.
When not feeding my instagram addiction, I’ve been in the studio making lots of new things for the holidays including some new ornaments. This year, Whirl ornaments come in colors including silver, white ice, and copper.
I’ve also added some new Peace and Noel snowflake ornaments also in white ice, silver and soft gold.
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Now for some business news. For those of you kind folks who will be ordering gifts in the next few weeks, please know that I won’t be shipping from December 12 through December 21st. For you last minute New York shoppers, I will be at the Brooklyn Craft Central Holiday Market on December 23rd from 11-5 at 622 Degraw Street in Park Slope. Should be a great day.
5 Vases and a Vessel
Posted in ceramics, tagged ceramics, design, handmade, industrial, kim westad, modern, new york artist, porcelain, pottery, vases, working with clay on May 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Thrown, dismantled, rethought and assembled. New Industrial Vases:
and an Egg Chair Vessel in Sapphire Blue:
Getting a handle on things
Posted in ceramics, tagged art, ceramics, design, handmade, kim westad, mug, pebble, porcelain, pottery, working with clay on February 17, 2012| 2 Comments »
I get a lot of special requests. When it’s something straightforward like glazing a mug in a different color or remaking a sold item, I’m usually happy to oblige. There’s also the occasional inquiry where I’m asked to reproduce someone else’s work (sadly, there are people that do that) or to change one of my designs. Once someone wanted me to redesign the Whirl Serving Dish so it could function as a yarn bowl (what?). Things like that get politely declined. Other requests are pretty out there, but that’s a post for another day.
I think the one thing that I’ve been asked for more than anything else is a Pebble cup with a handle. It’s a completely valid question- “can you just stick a handle on that”? Unfortunately it’s not as simple as it sounds, so I’ve always declined. The curved silhouette of the original design is intended to nestle right into the hand. Adding a handle to that silhouette would look awkward feel clunky. I’ve made some small adjustments to the shape and have come up with a handled version that I’m pretty happy with. May I present to you, the Pebble Mug:
It’s a little shorter than the original cup which changes the silhouette, allowing the proportions to work with the handle. It also feels nice and balanced- something I strive for with all my mugs.
Happy weekend ♥
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