Janey Skeer
Clay is a very immediate, responsive material. Press into it, and it yields the physical honesty of Earth itself. I investigate texture using plastic, wood, and steel as stamps to make impressions in the clay. Additional carving and contouring add dramatic depth. I focus on combining different textures, colors, and size of clay tiles. These combinations create striking, dramatic surfaces. Using numerous clay slops and stains the textured surfaces come alive. Capitalizing on the inherent quality of clay as an impressionable material, the finished tiles’ dramatic surfaces tell a visual story about the clay. This can be enhanced by stacking the two tiles.
Janey Skeer is a Denver-area studio artist who has been working in clay for 26 years. She received her Masters in Fine Arts in Ceramics from the University of Denver and actively exhibits locally, regionally, and nationally. Her work includes many strongly relief wall panels with architectural qualities.
Collections:
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Kirkland Museum, Denver, Colorado
Apple Computer, Denver, Colorado
Westminster City Hall, Colorado
Boulder Law Enforcement Offices, Boulder, Colorado
Shell Oil, Denver, Colorado
Kaiser Permanente, Denver, Colorado
Ptarmigan Corporation, Boulder, Colorado
Gores Technology, Boulder, Colorado
Pearson, Horowitz, Poskus & Burnett, P.C., Denver, Colorado
Metzger Collection, North Carolina
Weiner Collection, Maryland
Commissions:
"Evolution of the Ball" Coors Baseball Field, Denver, Colorado
Apache Park Project, Aurora, Colorado
Granite Towers, Denver, Colorado
First Community Bank, Denver, Colorado
Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado
Allstate, Aurora, Colorado
Community Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Special projects:
Denver Art Museum presentations/demonstrations
Additional Commissions:
Vectra Bank of Denver
Colorado Capitol Bank of Denver
Tenant Planning Services
The Chapel at Medical Center of the Rockies – Loveland, CO
Instructor:
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado
Art Students League of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Publications:
Ceramics Monthly, 1997, 2002, 2003
American Journal of Ceramics, 2007
500 Tiles, Lark Publications, 2008
