|
|
 |
The love of ceramic art and pottery started as a selfish need
and has matured into my life's aspiration. My goal as a ceramic artist
is to enrich other people's daily lives with quality work that is functional,
enjoyable, and pleasing to the eye. Each piece of pottery reflects it's
own energy and spirit.
Karen Cruce
Owner/Potter
 Ceramic
Art Instruction
- University of Houston, Cinco Ranch Campus
Founder and developer of Ceramic Art
- Potters' Place Studio
3334 FM 1092, Missouri City,TX 77459
Awards
- Lone Star Art Guild, S.W. Competition 1997
- 1st Place, Three dimensional
work, "Cactus Flower"
- Lone Star Art Guild, S.W. Competition
1998
- 1st Place, Three dimensional work, "Spiral Symphony"
- 2nd
Place, Three dimensional work, "Time in a Bottle"
- 3rd
Place, Three dimensional work, "Cat Paws"
- Lone Star Art Guild, S.W. Competition 1999
- 1st Place, Three dimensional
work, "Centerpiece II";
- 2nd Place, Three dimensional
work, "Teapot with Grapes";
- 3rd Place, Three dimensional
work, "Kitchen Guardian"
- Lone Star Art Guild, Regional Competition 1999
- 1st Place, Three
dimensional work, "Centerpiece II";
- 2nd Place, Three
dimensional work, "Teapot with Grapes"
- Artist if the Month, April 2004 for The Alliance of Potterty Artists
Worldwide Assn.
- 1st Place, 3-D "Big Mouth", New Braunfels Art League
Oct, 2005
- 1st Place 3-D "Big Mouth", 2nd Place 3-D "Asian
Jar" Sugar Land Artists Nov, 2005
- Accepted "Asian Jar" American Juried Artists, National
Competition April 2006
- Accepted "Big Mouth", Visual Artists Alliance 2006 National
Competition
- Guest Artist 3-D, Painters Eight Gallery Show, New Braunfels,
Texas May 2006
Published
Work
- "Grapes" Sugar Land Area Artists Cookbook, Spring
1998;
- "Grapes" Countryside Magazine, November 1998
Clubs
and Organizations
- Texas Clay Art Association, Founding and Charter member;
- National
Council for the education of Ceramic Art, member;
- Sugar Land
Area Artists, current member, President 1997 - 1999
See
My Work at the Following Locations
- Rustic Ranch, Richmond, Texas
- Simply Art Gallery, Galveston, Texas
- New Braunfels Art Gallery, New Braunfels, Texas
- Gruene River Grill, Greune, Texas
|
|
 |
