Woodfired Alchemy: Works by Meg Beaudoin and Mike Weber
(October 26,2023 - January 20, 2024)
Cavin-Morris Gallery is honored to present the work of two important American ceramic artists in a special exhibition called Woodfired Alchemy: Works by Meg Beaudoin and Mike Weber. It is the first concentrated exhibition for each in the gallery.
Meg Beaudoin
Encrusted Asteroid Jar, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on side on shells for 4 days to cone 11
16 x 14 x 13 inches
40.6 x 35.6 x 33 cm
MeBe 36
Meg Beaudoin
Firebox Bottle, 2019
Shigaraki clay, sea shells, natural ash glaze, hand built, anagama wood fired on side on shells for 6 days to cone 11
20.5 x 7 x 7 inches
52.1 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm
MeBe 13
Meg Beaudoin
Tiger Vase, 2017
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash glaze, Wheel thrown, anagama wood fired on sea shells, multiple firings, 7 and 4 day
21.5 x 15.5 x 15.5 inches
54.6 x 39.4 x 39.4 cm
MeBe 6
Meg Beaudoin
Encrusted Moon Jar, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on side on shells for 4 days to cone 11
15 x 11 x 11 inches
38.1 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm
MeBe 38
Meg Beaudoin
Tall Textured Bottle, 2019
Stoneware, natural ash glaze, wheel thrown, anagama wood fired on sea shells, multiple firings, 6 and 3 days
25 x 8 x 8 inches
63.5 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
MeBe 10
Meg Beaudoin
Shinoed Faceted Forest Bottle, 2022
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, shino glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on side on shells for 6 days to cone 11
23 x 4 x 4.5 inches
58.4 x 10.2 x 11.4 cm
MeBe 44
Meg Beaudoin
Blue Faceted Forest Bottle with Kintsugi Repair, 2022
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, shino glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on side on shells for 6 days to cone 11
24 x 4 x 4 inches
61 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
MeBe 43
Meg Beaudoin
One Eyed Faceted Forest Bottle, 2022
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, shino glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on side on shells for 6 days to cone 11
23.5 x 4 x 4 inches
59.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
MeBe 42
Meg Beaudoin
Autumn Faceted Forest Bottle, 2021
Stoneware, shino glaze, natural ash glaze, sea shells, Hand built, wood fired in anagama kiln for 6 days to cone 12
21.75 x 4 x 4 inches
55.2 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
MeBe 24
Shari Cavin gave me my first Contemporary ceramic as a gift sometime around 2004. It was a woodfired guinomi (sake cup) by Mike Weber. I could not stop looking at it. I put it on my night table and saw it before I went to sleep and as soon as I awakened. It opened a universe for me. I was mesmerized by this idea of ash melting in a process of controlled chaos. A year later our gallery added a ceramic department offering Contemporary tea and sake ceramics. Shortly thereafter we began exploring the idea of showing ceramics as sculpture.
Meg Beaudoin
Textured Tsubo, 2020
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash glaze (no applied glaze),
Hand built, anagama wood fired, on its side on shells, for 3 days to cone 13
16 x 17 x 17 inches
40.6 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm
MeBe 34
Meg Beaudoin
Blackbird Nest, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, grasses, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 4 days to cone 11
4.75 x 8 x 8 inches
12.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
MeBe 39
Meg Beaudoin
Twice Fired Asteroid Jar, 2023
Stoneware, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 4 days to cone 13 and Train Kiln fired for 2 days to cone 13
12 x 12 x 11 inches
30.5 x 30.5 x 27.9 cm
MeBe 37
Meg Beaudoin
Ash Glazed Chawan, 2020
Stoneware, natural ash, ash glaze liner, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 3 days to cone 13
3 x 5.5 x 5.25 inches
7.6 x 14 x 13.3 cm
MeBe 45
Meg Beaudoin
Mossed Chawan, 2020
Stoneware, natural ash, Hand built, Anagama wood fired twice for 3 days each time to cone 13
3.5 x 4.5 x 4.25 inches
8.9 x 11.4 x 10.8 cm
MeBe 48
Meg Beaudoin
Iga Style Water Jar, 2017
Stoneware, natural ash, shino liner glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 4 days to cone 13
7 x 8 x 6.5 inches
17.8 x 20.3 x 16.5 cm
MeBe 41
Meg Beaudoin
Ash Flower Chawan, 2022
Stoneware, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 6 days to cone 12
3 x 5.25 x 5 inches
7.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm
MeBe 46
Meg Beaudoin
Ishi-Haze Sake, 2022
Stoneware, stone inclusions, natural ash, shino glaze, Wheel thrown, Anagama wood fired for 5 days to cone 12
2.5 x 3 x 3 inches
6.4 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
MeBe 52
Meg Beaudoin
Crow Nest, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, grasses, perlite, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 4 days to cone 12
6 x 10 x 10.25 inches
15.2 x 25.4 x 26 cm
MeBe 40
Meg Beaudoin
Ochoko Sake, 2021
Stoneware, natural ash, shino glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 5 days to cone 12
2.25 x 2.75 x 2.75 inches
5.7 x 7 x 7 cm
MeBe 51
Meg Beaudoin
Winter Forest Chawan, 2020
Stoneware, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 3 days to cone 13
3.25 x 4.75 x 4.5 inches
8.3 x 12.1 x 11.4 cm
MeBe 49
Meg Beaudoin
Autumn Sake, 2021
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on side on shells for 3 days to cone 13
2.5 x 3.25 x 3.5 inches
6.4 x 8.3 x 8.9 cm
MeBe 53
Meg Beaudoin
Mother Tree Bottle - with Ten Bidoro, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on side on shells two times, for 6 days to cone 11 and for 4 days to cone 12
24 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches
61 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm
MeBe 35
Meg Beaudoin
Unearthed Tsubo, 2020
Porcelain, natural ash, shino liner glaze, Wheel thrown, Anagama wood fired for 3 days to cone 13
7 x 7 x 6.75 inches
17.8 x 17.8 x 17.1 cm
MeBe 65
Meg Beaudoin
Ishi-Haze Sakazuki, 2022
Stoneware, natural ash, shino glaze, Wheel thrown, Anagama wood fired for 5 days to cone 12
1.75 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches
4.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm
MeBe 54
Meg Beaudoin
Mountain Chaire, 2019
Stoneware, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired for 6 days to cone 11
3.5 x 2.75 x 3 inches
8.9 x 7 x 7.6 cm
MeBe 56
Meg Beaudoin
Twice Fired Sake, 2022
Stoneware, red art slip, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired twice for 6 days each time to cone 11
2.25 x 3.5 x 3.25 inches
5.7 x 8.9 x 8.3 cm
MeBe 55
Meg Beaudoin
Bewick Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Train Kiln wood fired on sides on shells for 2 days to cone 13
7.5 x 7.5 x 7 inches
19.1 x 19.1 x 17.8 cm
MeBe 64
Meg Beaudoin
Bewick Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Train Kiln wood fired on sides on shells for 2 days to cone 13
7.5 x 7.5 x 7 inches
19.1 x 19.1 x 17.8 cm
MeBe 62
Meg Beaudoin
Bewick Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Train Kiln wood fired on sides on shells for 2 days to cone 13
7.5 x 7.75 x 6.5 inches
19.1 x 19.7 x 16.5 cm
MeBe 63
When we met Meg Beaudoin and began to follow her trajectory into using woodfired kilns for her forms we knew we wanted to do an exhibition that would focus on an influential pair of advanced artists. Meg, to us, represents those artists who have moved past their Eastward-looking roots and who make work geared to the present art world while maintaining respect for the Japanese wood-fired tradition.
Meg Beaudoin
Winter Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on sides on shells for 4 days to cone 12
5.5 x 5.5 x 5 inches
14 x 14 x 12.7 cm
MeBe 60
Meg Beaudoin
Winter Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on sides on shells for 4 days to cone 12
5.5 x 5.5 x 5 inches
14 x 14 x 12.7 cm
MeBe 61
Meg Beaudoin
Winter Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on sides on shells for 4 days to cone 12
5.5 x 5.5 x 5 inches
14 x 14 x 12.7 cm
MeBe 58
Meg Beaudoin
Winter Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on sides on shells for 4 days to cone 12
5.5 x 5 x 5.25 inches
14 x 12.7 x 13.3 cm
MeBe 59
Meg Beaudoin
Winter Chime - wren homes, From the Animal Architecture Series, 2023
Stoneware, sea shells, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired on sides on shells for 4 days to cone 12
5 x 5.5 x 5.25 inches
12.7 x 14 x 13.3 cm
MeBe 57
Meg Beaudoin
Textured Moon Jar, 2023
Stoneware, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Anagama wood fired two times, for 5 days to cone 11 and for 4 days to cone 12
8.75 x 7 x 7.5 inches
22.2 x 17.8 x 19.1 cm
MeBe 66
Meg Beaudoin
Boulder Vase, 2020
Stoneware, natural ash, no applied glaze, Wheel thrown, Anagama wood fired for 3 days to cone 13
6.5 x 5 x 4.5 inches
16.5 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm
MeBe 68
Meg Beaudoin
Quiet Moon Jar, 2023
Stoneware, natural ash, no applied glaze, Hand built, Train Kiln wood fired for 2 days to cone 13
11 x 9 x 9 inches
27.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
MeBe 67
Mike Weber
Tsubo, 2022
Wood fired ceramic
14.5 x 12 x 12.5 inches
36.8 x 30.5 x 31.8 cm
MWe 64
Mike Weber is more old-school in his inspiration by Japanese forms. Weber’s ceramics were a logical choice to exhibit because he constantly makes art imbued with his vision but he is still solidly ensconced in the ancestral challenges that the Japanese and American makers faced who have come before him.
Mike Weber
Guinomi, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
2.25 x 2 x 2 inches
5.7 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm
MWe 61
Mike Weber
Guinomi, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
2.25 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches
5.7 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
MWe 51
Mike Weber
Guinomi, 2020
Wood fired ceramic
1.75 x 2 x 2 inches
4.4 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm
MWe 42
Mike Weber
Guinomi, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
2.25 x 2 x 2 inches
5.7 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm
MWe 57
Mike Weber
Tokkuri, 2020
Wood fired ceramic
4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches
11.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm
MWe 39
Mike Weber
Katakuchi - Sake Pourer, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
4.25 x 4.25 x 3.5 inches
10.8 x 10.8 x 8.9 cm
MWe 62
Mike Weber
Guinomi, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
2.25 x 2.5 x 2.25 inches
5.7 x 6.4 x 5.7 cm
MWe 56
Mike Weber
Katakuchi - Sake Pourer, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
4.5 x 4.75 x 3.75 inches
11.4 x 12.1 x 9.5 cm
MWe 63
Mike Weber
Guinomi, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
2.25 x 2.25 x 2.25 inches
5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
MWe 52
Mike Weber
Tsubo, 2022
Wood fired ceramic
15.5 x 16 x 17 inches
39.4 x 40.6 x 43.2 cm
MWe 65
Mike Weber
Mizusashi - Water Jar, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
5.5 x 8 x 8 inches
14 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
MWe 68
Mike Weber
Mizusashi - Water Jar, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
7.5 x 10 x 8.5 inches
19.1 x 25.4 x 21.6 cm
MWe 66
Mike Weber
Mizusashi
Woodfired ceramics w/ natural ash glaze
7 x 7 x 4.5 inches
17.8 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm
MWe 4
Mike Weber
Mizusashi - Water Jar, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
6.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 inches
16.5 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm
MWe 67
Mike Weber
Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
10 x 5 x 4.75 inches
25.4 x 12.7 x 12.1 cm
MWe 69
Mike Weber
Yunomi - Tea Cup, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
3 x 3.75 x 4 inches
7.6 x 9.5 x 10.2 cm
MWe 77
Mike Weber
Tsubo, 2018
Wood-fired stoneware
17 x 15 x 15 inches
43.2 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm
MWe 31
Mike Weber
Yunomi - Tea Cup, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
3.5 x 3.75 x 3.75 inches
8.9 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm
MWe 76
Mike Weber
Yunomi - Tea Cup, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
3.25 x 3.75 x 3.75 inches
8.3 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm
MWe 75
Mike Weber
Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
9.5 x 5.25 x 5.25 inches
24.1 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm
MWe 70
Mike Weber
Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
8.5 x 6.75 x 7 inches
21.6 x 17.1 x 17.8 cm
MWe 73
Mike Weber
Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
7 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches
17.8 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm
MWe 74
Mike Weber
Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
9.5 x 5.5 x 5.25 inches
24.1 x 14 x 13.3 cm
MWe 72
Mike Weber
Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
8 x 5 x 5 inches
20.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
MWe 71
Mike Weber
Bud Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
5.5 x 4 x 2.75 inches
14 x 10.2 x 7 cm
MWe 81
Mike Weber
Hikidashi-Guro - Black Raku, 2023
Raku fired ceramic
3.25 x 5 x 5.25 inches
8.3 x 12.7 x 13.3 cm
MWe 83
Mike Weber
Matcha Chawan, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
3.75 x 5.25 x 5 inches
9.5 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm
MWe 89
Mike Weber
Matcha Chawan, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
3.5 x 5 x 5 inches
8.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
MWe 87
Mike Weber
Yunomi - Tea Cup, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
3 x 4 x 4 inches
7.6 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
MWe 78
Mike Weber
Bud Vase, 2023
Wood fired ceramic
5 x 4.75 x 3.5 inches
12.7 x 12.1 x 8.9 cm
MWe 82