Campus News:
Transylvania County Invitational Features
Local Ceramics Artist
Mary Murray
by Katherine Lobdell, staff writer
. , f makins. Mary derives a lot of her inspiration
Mary Murray has a strong respect, and love for the art o p postcard prints of other
from the well-lmown potter Jane Piser. When loolmg loves to experiment with their art and
artist’s works, and it’s plain to tell that this is a workspace for someone
who has respect for the art community.
Taped and pmned to the wall, these postcard picmres biding, and it’s^easy to forget that
little mountain brook. Long wmdows overlook the more help to fuel her miagmation
there is a shop surroundmg Murray’s workmg smdio. All of these
and dreams for new projects.
while attending school, but rather later m lite.
As a Brevard College graduate, she didn t , Professo^Tim Murray of Brevard College. Ihe shop,
She now owns her own smd.o along with her h-^*and Profe M 1 ^ downtown Brevard.
Mountain Forest Studios, is located on the Greenvfle g J ' 5^„ing containers, vases and much
Ue mapnty of her work consists of L :ei
more. The shop offers other artists a venu
1 is The Transylvama County Invitational Art
Now on view in the Simms art building, gu'e Byrne Russell, and Mary Murray’s sculptured
Exhibition, that features local artists Werner H^^er Jan ^ imaginative uses of her eclec c
garden women. Murray’s figures stand about a women’s clothing, and ornate bodie .
tool collection, which she uses to create umque designs on
, , , y.j-s nests which the figures cradle in
She shapes and mixes different colored days and hands, ’it is only after *«e vi.l parts
their arms. Murray makes the body of the her women. Hats are made, bu:ds m nests,
are in place that she starts to really have a goo these ladies one of a kind.
scarves, jewels and a unique face emerges making each of th ,„,„„edbv
, u Friday Special viewmgs may be arranged by
Simms Gallery hours are 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday throug
calling 884-8188.
http://www.brevard edu/clarion/
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