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Melody Tiemann
FUNCTIONAL WARE
Forget Me Nots Pitcher
Pansies Medium Serving Bowl
Forget Me Not Salt pepper
fritillaria small plate
Forget Me Not cereal bowl
Forget Me Not Tall Mug
Forget Me Not Tumbler,
Pansies Salt Pepper
Pansies small plate
Pansies cereal bowl
Fritillaria Tall Mug
Forget Me Not Tumbler
Melody Tiemann
Artist's Statement
Wrapping my fingers around a handmade cup brings me both comfort and happiness, much like curling up in a quilt that my grandmother made. I love how both can connect you with your senses and bring about nostalgia. It is with this in mind that I make pottery for daily use. My forms combine my love of the organic and the structured. The fluidity of a rim combined with the darting of the foot creates pots that are often irregular and sometimes precarious. They are designed to invite the user, but to also make them aware of how the form rests in the hand or on the table. My surface designs and colors are inspired by looking at flowers in the garden, leafing through old wallpaper samples, and digging through fabric scraps. I love combining the abstracted natural and organic elements of the drawings with the more structured patterning reminiscent of textiles. In addition to the surface design, I delight in juxtaposing glazed areas with raw clay. On the interior of a pot, the glaze has a specific function, but on the outside next to raw clay it triggers the imagination and beguiles the senses. The exterior of the pot becomes the waxy feel of flower petals strewn on a cotton quilt.
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EDUCATION2007 Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Ceramics specializationThe University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Ceramics specializationMagna Cum LaudeSouthwest Texas State University (Texas State University-San Marcos) San Marcos, TX1997 Associate of Science, General studies Victoria College, Victoria, TXTEACHING EXPERIENCE2010-Present Assistant Professor, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MSAR106—Three-Dimensional Design AR102—Two-Dimensional DesignAR227—Hand-buildt Ceramics AR327—Wheel Throwing CeramicsAR312—20th Century Art History AR311—Renaissance and Baroque Art HistoryAR292—Art Seminar AR101—Art Appreciation2008-2010Adjunct Faculty, Instructor, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TNArt 2010—Three-Dimensional DesignArt 3511—Intermediate Hand-buildingArt 3530—Independent StudyArt 4540—Special Problems 2006-2007 Graduate Instructor, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS Art 340--Beginning Ceramics, hand-building and throwing, Instructor of RecordPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE2009Artist in Residence, East Central College, Union, MO 2007-2010 Artist in Residence, Clay, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN 2005-2006 Graduate Gallery Coordinator, The University of Mississippi 2005 Graduate Kiln Room Technician, The University of MississippiAssistant Graduate Gallery Coordinator, The University of Mississippi2004-2005 Graduate Studio Assistant, The University of Mississippi 2003 Studio Assistant, Hairy Potters studioNCECA 2004 Invitational Exhibition RegistrarHead Ceramics Studio Assistant, Southwest Texas State UniversityArtist’s Assistant to Michel ConroyHead Ceramics Studio Assistant, Southwest Texas State UniversityAssistant Tile Maker, Tile production for the J.C. Mitte building 2002 Ceramics Studio Assistant, Southwest Texas State UniversityEvent Assistant, Texas Clay Fest, Gruene, TXJurors’ Assistant, NCECA 2003 Clay National ExhibitionCeramics Teacher, Camp Counselor, Camp Waldemar, Hunt, TX WORKSHOPS TAUGHT2010 Functional Slabware, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN Functional Slabware, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN2009Hand Building Workshop, Krueger Pottery & Webster University, St. Louis, MOHand Built Plates and Platters, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN Functional Hand-building, (All Level Ceramics), Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN2007-2010 Community Education Classes (Beginning and Advanced Ceramics), Throwing and Hand-building classes, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN HONORS2007 Kappa Pi, Epsilon Psi Chapter, Honorary Art Fraternity, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 1996-1997Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Victoria College, Victoria, TXEXHIBITIONS 2011Winterfest 2011Winter’s FlorifertumMVSU Faculty ExhibitionAppalachian Center for Craft Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale2010Artists in Residence of the Appalachian Center for Craft: Contemporary Craft MediaSummer Faculty ExhibitionCrafting Contemporary Art: Studio Craft in AppalachiaAppalachian Center for Craft Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale2009 Summer Faculty ExhibitionAppalachian Center for Craft Annual Holiday Exhibition and SaleArtists in Residence of the Appalachian Center for Craft: Contemporary Craft MediaDogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, *Juror’s award, 3rd placeNatural Distortion: A View of Cultural LandscapesMelody Tiemann: A Solo Exhibition 2008 Cups Galore: A Juried ExhibitionIntroduction to CeramicsArtist in Residence ExhibitionSummer Faculty Exhibition2007 Alumni Exhibition, Texas State UniversityREM.nants, MFA Thesis Exhibition2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Katharine Butler Gallery 2006 Soap Box PrintsInside OutMFA Student ExhibitionStudent Art Association Juried Exhibition 2005 Winter Art Competition, *Juror’s award, Honorable MentionMud Daubers ExhibitionEleven 2004 Student Art Association 50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, *Juror’s award, Honorable MentionFrom the Git-GoMud Daubers Exhibition2003 BFA Thesis Exhibition2002 Annual Juried Student ExhibitionCeramic Arts Student Association Exhibition BIBLIOGRAPHY2006 The Yalobusha Review, The Literary Journal of the University of Mississippi, Vol. XI, 2006VISITING ARTIST LECTURES2010 East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, Panel DiscussionPROFESSIONAL SERVICE2007-2010 Focus on Fine Craft for grades 7-12, Demonstrate and teach throwing techniques Bowl-a-thon, Smithville, TN 2005-2007 Empty Bowls, Oxford, MSGirl Scouts of America, Oxford, MSPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS2001-Present National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art COLLECTIONSKrueger Pottery, St. Louis, MOSheri Rieth, Chair, Department of Art, The University of MississippiDr. Stephen Threlkeld, Professor, Biology, The University of Mississippi, commissionedBoat Sculpture, 2006
Name: Melody
Last Name: Tiemann
Education: MFA
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