Groeps Expositie in Galerie Tijd voor Kunst

De 10-jarige JUBILEUM expositie loopt van 1 Juli tot 31 September, 2022 voor kunstwerken kleiner dan 10cm.

Het is prachtig opgesteld en interessant!!!

Het adres: Rijngeesterstraatweg 40, Oegstgeest, Nederland.

Gegraveerde slipware Chawan, kopje en doosje.

DUTCH LUXURY DESIGN GALLERY EXHIBITION

I would like to invite you to my exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery from July 1 - September 30, 2022 with my Kamakura-Red and colored engraved slipware artwork. It will also be online for a whole year to enjoy and to buy.

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/nl/nieuw-in-portfolio?sort_options=a.ordering-ASC&start=60

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/en/our-artists/swanica-ligtenberg

The opening of the exhibition is on July 10, 2022 at 2 pm - 5 pm; 14 hours to 17 hours.
The address is: Voorstraat 1-3, 4116 BC Buren (Gld), Netherlands.

“Poppy” Slipware Vase 46 x 17 x 17cm/ 18 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch

“Iris” Slipware Vase 60 x 22 x 22cm/ 23.6 x 8.6 x 8.6 inch.

This town Buren has a historical connection to the Dutch Royal House of Oranje-Nassau. So, when you come to have a look, you can visit this lovely town with its old city brick wall and still one city gate entrance. It has many little shops and galleries and you can easily walk every where, because it is a small town and restaurant “The Prince” has delicious coffee and cake!!!
https://www.excitinghistory.com/location/buren-oranjestad/

“Pirouette” Slipware Statue.

Kamakura-Red Flower-of-Life Plate. 51 x 51 x 6.5cm/ 20 x 20 x 2.5 inch.

“Saute” Slipware Statue

Amstellanddag/Open studio on June the 12th!!!

I am ready with my art in the frontyard for the upcoming “Amstellanddag”. I participate with my SwanCeramics Art Gallery to show that art is an important expression influenced by living in this beautiful landscape and living along the river “The Amstel”. The gallery is open the whole day from 10am to 5pm.

It is Amstellanddag on June 12, 2022. This day is organized to show and enjoy the beautiful cultural and historical “Amstelland” with its farmhouses, nature, art en recreational enjoyment of this region. Very important is to show and discuss how to protect this special environment of the “Amstelland” surroundings.

Please, come and visit and enjoy my art.

Achterdijk 29, 1191JH,
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

My new “Tulipa” slipware vase mounted on a pedestal in the front yard!

Map of all the events.

Number 9 is SwanCeramics Art Gallery.

The frontpage of the flyer.

Cultuurprijs voor Beeldende Kunst Ouder-Amstel/Culture price for Visual Arts

I participate in an exposition for nominee of the Culture Price of Ouder-Amstel.

The title of the exposition/competition is: Do you hear the music?

The first show is in the City Hall of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel from March 22 - April 16, 2022.

The second show is in the “Dorpshuis” of the city Duivendrecht from April 19 - May 20, 2022.

You can vote for the one you like best!!!!

SOME OF THE ART WORKS.

Hear the song beneath your wings.

Inge Wiedijk is the WINNER!

"Brabant Art Fair" in Breda, Netherlands

I will be participating in the Brabant Art Fair in the “Big Church” in the city Breda in the Netherlands with the organization: Dutch Association for the Visual Arts on March 12 + 13, 2022.
I will be showing lots of new work.
The address: Kerkplein 2, 4811XT Breda, Netherlands.
Please, come if you have the time and enjoy all the 60 artists!

Zaterdag 12 en zondag 13 maart is de Grote Kerk in Breda nog mooier dan ze al is. 60 kunstenaars tonen dan een selectie van hun mooiste kunstwerken tijdens de Brabant Art Fair. En natuurlijk ontbreek ik zelf ook niet met een selectie van mijn werken! Hier vind je veel informatie: www.brabantartfair.nl.
Het adres: Kerkplein 2, 4811 XT Breda, Nederland.

Movie of exposition: https://youtu.be/NLh3o3_AYtk

“Poppy” Slipware Vase: 19”/48cm high; 8”/20cm breed.

“Tulipa” Slipware Vase: 24”/61cm high; 9.5”/24cm wide.

My Booth.

Colored engraved and scratched Slipware “Let’s Dance” Sculptures and “Emotion” Vases and Kamakaura-Red Artworks.

Horsehair Raku Artworks.

Colored Slipware “Different Views” Artwroks.

Holiday exposition in Amstelland Museum

I am part of the Holiday exposition at the Amstelland Museum in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands.

We’re open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 13/ 1pm to 16/4pm.
Please, come and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of the museum and perhaps find some gifts for the Holidays!!! Thank you.

Amstelland Museum.

My Ceramics.

Finalist in ICAN 2nd Holiday Cup Show

You have been selected as Finalist winner for the ICAN 2nd Annual Holiday Cup Show! By being selected, you will have the opportunity of your work being displayed in ICAN's online gallery and viewed by thousands of fellow ICAN members; along with the other winners of the 2nd Annual Holiday Cup Show, November 11– January 7, 2022.

https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/Contests/ICANOnlineExhibition/ICAN-Online-Juried-Show-Exhibition-Archives-198456/2nd-annual-ican-cup-show-gallery

ICAN = International Ceramic Artist Network

Slipware “GREEN” Cup

Exposition in Orleans, France Nov 2021

I am very happy that I can participate in an international exposition in Orleans, France, called: “Happiness reflected in Art”. The main organizer in Lou Smedts. It is from 13 to 21 November, 2021.

This is a postponed exposition because of the Covid pandemic. And still it is difficult to travel. Please, the people who can come, enjoy the exposition!!!

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Vases.

At the exhibition!

Artworks at Gallery 8 Archer in Tongeren, Belgium

Today, I brought art works to be included in Gallery 8 Archer owned by Nadine Van Oost in the city of Tongeren, the first established town in Belgium. The Romans ran their road, towers and walls through the city. Hence they have a beautiful Gallo-Roman museum and a big statue of the brave Ambiorix who was prince of the Eburones, leader of a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul and a Belgian national hero because of his resistance against Julius Caesar, as written in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.

Nadine’s gallery is situated in the center in an old house which she is renovating and the gallery is beautiful!

Gallery 8 Archer in downtown Tongeren.

Gallery 8 Archer in downtown Tongeren.

Kamakura-Red glaze, Horsehair Raku on glaze Chawans, Slipware colored Chawans (Japanes teabowls), Colored glazed bowls.

Kamakura-Red glaze, Horsehair Raku on glaze Chawans, Slipware colored Chawans (Japanes teabowls), Colored glazed bowls.

Cut+Paste plus Mishima plus Horsehair Raku with horsehair, sugar and fuming of ferric chloride artworks and other artists.

Cut+Paste plus Mishima plus Horsehair Raku with horsehair, sugar and fuming of ferric chloride artworks and other artists.

Nadine’s work to the left with porcelain and pewter. My works with the “Emotion” Vases and “Dance” sculptural Vases and other artists.

Nadine’s work to the left with porcelain and pewter. My works with the “Emotion” Vases and “Dance” sculptural Vases and other artists.

“Broken” Heart, “Empty” Heart, “Full-of-love” Heart Colored Slipware Vases and Colored Slipware “Dance” Sculptural Vases. Stained glass smiley face made by Nadine’s daughter.

“Broken” Heart, “Empty” Heart, “Full-of-love” Heart Colored Slipware Vases and Colored Slipware “Dance” Sculptural Vases. Stained glass smiley face made by Nadine’s daughter.

Horsehair Raku Mishima works.

Horsehair Raku Mishima works.

Red clay, white slip, engraved, colored glazes bowls.

Red clay, white slip, engraved, colored glazes bowls.

2021 SEPTEMBER EXHIBITION AT GALLERY ARTS MONOPOLE IN BELGIUM-2

Still 1 1/2 week to go with this exhibition at the gallery Arts Monopole.

It is a wonderful and interesting exhibition with mainly all teawares, but also sculptures, paintings, photographs, graphic designs and poems.

And I have to say, that I sold 2 works especially the dancing “Hip-Hop” vase sculpture!

So, please, come over and enjoy this very special exhibition!!!

Works from Lou Smedts and others.

Works from Lou Smedts and others.

The Arts Monopole Gallery.

The Arts Monopole Gallery.

Works from Els Janssens and other.

Works from Els Janssens and other.

Sabine Betz.

Sabine Betz.

Photographs Gerda Genijn, my works and others.

Photographs Gerda Genijn, my works and others.

Leo Wong.

Leo Wong.

Outside: Marthe Verhouten and other.

Outside: Marthe Verhouten and other.

My art works.

My art works.

Art Eindhoven in the Netherlands

Gefeliciteerd! Uw werk is positief geballoteerd voor de digitale presentatie tijdens Art Eindhoven (NABK), Zaterdag 4 en Zondag 5 September 2021.

Uw werken met omschrijvingen worden tijdens de beurs op 4 schermen getoond, u krijgt een vermelding in de catalogus en er wordt 1 werk getoond op de website. Na afloop van de beurs wordt de volledige presentatie van werken gedeeld op Facebook en Instagram.

Met vriendelijke groeten,
Art Eindhoven

https://arteindhoven.nl/

Congratulations! Your work is accepted in the digital presentation during Art Eindhoven Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2021.
Your works with descriptions will be presented on 4 screens during the exposition, you will be mentioned in the catalogue and 1 work will be shown on the website. Your works will be presented on Facebook and Instagram after the exhibition.

https://arteindhoven.nl/digitale-presentaties-2021/

2021 September exhibition at Gallery Arts Monopole in Belgium

I am part of a international group exhibition at the gallery Arts Monopole in St.Amand in Belgium from Sept 4 - Sept. 26, 2021 with my newly designed Chawans (Japanese teabowls/slipware technique) and other people with sculptures, photographs, graphic design, paintings and poems.

Every day it opens van 2pm - 6pm, only not Monday and Tuesday.

Of course, there are the Corona restrictions, but the galerie is open!!!
Please, try to come and enjoy the arts!!!!

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Blue-Black Slipware Chawan

Blue-Black Slipware Chawan

Black-Yellow Slipware Matcha tea Box.

Black-Yellow Slipware Matcha tea Box.

Yellow-Green Slipware Chawan

Yellow-Green Slipware Chawan

June 2021 Exhibition at the Amstelland Museum

Today, the exposition of some of my yellow-red and red Kamakura-Red works are shown in the Amstelland Museum in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel in the Netherlands.

Finally, the museum can open again and there is a groups exposition of Inge Wiedijk (Paintings and Photography), Jos Out sculptures and Swanica Ligtenberg ceramics.

https://www.historischamstelland.nl/ontdekken/museum-ouder-amstel

We’re open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm - 4pm: a small start of a big continuation!

SwanCeramics art works.

SwanCeramics art works.

Feeling Centered? works, Connection Vases and Wing Chalice.

Feeling Centered? works, Connection Vases and Wing Chalice.

Hokusai Wave Plate, River Bowl, Flower-of-Life Plate, Bamboo Plate and Sakura Box. All with the Kamakura-Red Glaze.

Hokusai Wave Plate, River Bowl, Flower-of-Life Plate, Bamboo Plate and Sakura Box. All with the Kamakura-Red Glaze.

Glazed Horsehair Pitchers.

Glazed Horsehair Pitchers.

Amphora, River Vase, Yellow Tripod, River Tripod.

Amphora, River Vase, Yellow Tripod, River Tripod.

"Spread your Wings" in ACGA online Garden Art show

My garden art installation “Spread Your Wings” is accepted in The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California “ACGA” first online exhibition.

https://acga.net/garden-art-an-acga-online-exhibition/

Please, enjoy the exhibition!

Horsehair Raku “Spread Your Wings” installation.

Horsehair Raku “Spread Your Wings” installation.

Poem about my "Spread your Wings" by Peter Schotman

A new customer, Peter Schotman, who bought the big wing-set of the series of “Spread your Wings” , felt inspired by my works to write a poem about it (it is in Dutch) (He allowed me to put this poem and his name on my website). I feel very honored:

Op Vleugelen

van verlangen vlieg ik
-nog in veilige dekking-
een ongewisse toekomst
tegemoet

ben ik wel vorstbestendig
en coranoproof of
verspreid ik onnozele gans
de Chinese vogelpest

in dit arboretum van
eeuwenoude bomen
de moderne tijd haar
bespaard gebleven

geef mijn harde inborst
de kracht haar roots
te volgen met een boodschap
van verwachting en openheid

PETER SCHOTMAN

“Spread your Wings” in Von Gimborn Arboretum National Tree Museum in Doorn

“Spread your Wings” in Von Gimborn Arboretum National Tree Museum in Doorn




"KLEI in beweging"/"CLAY in motion"

Yesterday, the exhibition opened for the 40th anniversary for the Dutch clay magazine “KLEI”. The title is: “Clay in motion”.
I am one of the 40 accepted artists.

As of yesterday you can see my work at a cultural center HUIS 73, Hinthamerstraat 74, 5211MR in the city
‘s Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The center is open from October 1 - October 25, 2020 from 9am to 9pm (on Saturdays and Sundays till 5pm).

You are all welcome and enjoy all the beautiful “MOVING” art!!!

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Works from Julias van Dam and Els Janssens

Works from Julias van Dam and Els Janssens

Works from Loes Koth Penders and Orly Shemesh

Works from Loes Koth Penders and Orly Shemesh

1st Price: Wilma Hornsveld with 'teapot wink'; 2nd price: Hilde Butterman with 'Dordrecht'; 3rd price: Jeanne in Dorsthorst with 'Outdoor'.

1st Price: Wilma Hornsveld with 'teapot wink'; 2nd price: Hilde Butterman with 'Dordrecht'; 3rd price: Jeanne in Dorsthorst with 'Outdoor'.



Exposition at the Dutch National Tree Museum Gimborn with "Spread your Wings"

Tomorrow, the exposition will finally open after the postponement of several months due to the Corona virus. The Dutch Ceramics Group NVK and the National Tree Museum Gimborn organize together for the 4th time a ceramic exposition in this beautiful tree garden of the museum from September 5 to October 25, 2020.
47 NVK-members show 70 pieces of work with the theme “Ode to Nature”.

It is a beautiful park and rich vegetation and especially now a good chance to be outdoors, enjoy nature and beautiful art!!!

https://www.nvk-keramiek.nl/

https://www.bomenmuseum.nl/

There will be no opening reception.

I show my Horsehair Raku “Spread Your Wings” installation; The tallest/smallest wing is about 2 meters/ 6”8’ tall; the lowest/biggest wing is about 80 cm/2 feet tall.
https://www.swanceramics.com/#/installations/

Horsehair Raku “Spread your Wings”.

Horsehair Raku “Spread your Wings”.

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Exposition Amstelland Museum in Holland

https://www.historischamstelland.nl/ontdekken/museum-ouder-amstel

https://www.weekbladvoorouderamstel.nl/deeljenieuws/lokaal/355541/keramiek-en-marmeren-beelden-in-historisch-museum-amstelland

Today, my exposition “Repair your soul” opened in the Amstelland Museum in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel in the Netherlands. It is a historical museum about the history of this village Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, which started in the year 1000, because of the important river the Amstel and river crossings. Those rivers were water ways carrying and moving people and freight in barges. The museum consist of 6 small Diaconie charity houses for elderly women and build by the Protestant Amstelkerk in 1733.

Jos Out https://www.outart.eu/en/ , a sculptor, is my partner in the exposition.

More information is on the exhibition page: https://www.swanceramics.com/exhibitions

The historical Amstelland Museum.

The historical Amstelland Museum.

Entrance of the museum.

Entrance of the museum.

“Kintsugi” work: Repair your Soul.

“Kintsugi” work: Repair your Soul.

“Caldera” Kintsugi Horsehair Plate: Repair your Soul.

“Caldera” Kintsugi Horsehair Plate: Repair your Soul.

“Spread your Wings”

“Spread your Wings”

“Spread your Wings”

“Spread your Wings”

“Spread your Wings”

“Spread your Wings”

“Mishima” and “In-Motion” Horsehair Work

“Mishima” and “In-Motion” Horsehair Work

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Vases

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Vases

Winning ICAN NCECA Mishima Horsehair Raku Teapot

Winning ICAN NCECA Mishima Horsehair Raku Teapot

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Work.

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Work.

Some beautiful sculptures from Jos Out.

Some beautiful sculptures from Jos Out.

Woman sculpture from Jos Out.

Woman sculpture from Jos Out.



Article of "SHORT and STOUT" ICAN Exhibition in Pottery Illustrated Magazine

My teapot “Horsehair Raku Mishima” teapot is included in an article in the Pottery Making Illustrated magazine of the May/June 2020 issue. Due to the cancellation of the NCECA conference end of March 2020, where the teapots would have be shown, they have chosen to showcase the 20 amazing teapots, chosen by editor and ceramic artist Katie Sleyman, in the magazine Pottery Making Illustrated. They have paired the teapots with Ivor Lewis’ article that elaborates on the important considerations of making each part of the teapot.

Please, enjoy the article and beautiful teapots.
https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/ceramic-art-and-artists/ceramic-artists/short-stout-an-ican-exhibition/

"Originally published in Pottery Making Illustrated, May/June 2020. http://potterymaking.org. Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission."

May 2020; My “Horsehair Raku Mishima” teapot (NUMBER 6) is featured in an article in Pottery Making Illustrated in the May/June 2020 issue: Short and Stout; an ICAN Exhibition.

May 2020; My “Horsehair Raku Mishima” teapot (NUMBER 6) is featured in an article in Pottery Making Illustrated in the May/June 2020 issue: Short and Stout; an ICAN Exhibition.

May 2020; My “Horsehair Raku Mishima” teapot (NUMBER 6) is featured in an article in Pottery Making Illustrated in the May/June 2020 issue: Short and Stout; an ICAN Exhibition.

May 2020; My “Horsehair Raku Mishima” teapot (NUMBER 6) is featured in an article in Pottery Making Illustrated in the May/June 2020 issue: Short and Stout; an ICAN Exhibition.

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