New Demo Video
March 26th, 2012Studio Progress
February 26th, 2012
Come Take My Class
January 18th, 2012I am teaching at the ASUC Berkeley Art Studio this session, and I am so excited for this class! Please join us!
Sculpting Animals: Endangered Species In Their Natural Habitats
Instructor: Crystal Morey
Mondays, 6:30-9:30 pm
5 weeks starting January 23rd
(no class February 20th)
$190 / $130 UCB Students
In this class we will sculpt endangered animals in their natural habitats. We will learn simple step-by-step techniques to make animals with color, character, and a realistic feel. We will also create beautiful and telling landscapes with trees, mountains, icebergs, rivers, oceans and much more. Come with your clay tools, an inquisitive mind and be ready to have fun.
Please visit this link for a list of endangered animals. Choose and animal you would like to sculpt and bring the print out to the first class.
Pyrenean Ibex Extinct 2000
January 7th, 2012
New Work Available at the Compound Gallery
November 28th, 2011I have a few new pieces available at the Compound Gallery!
Here is one of my favorites!
‘Heading North‘ features a woman and a polar bear about to embark on an adventure.
Artist: Crystal Morey
Title: Heading North
Dimensions: 8.5″x 8″x 4″
Medium: Ceramic and Underglaze
Date: 2011
Purchase here!
New
Exquisite Corpse at the Compound
October 10th, 2011
Studio Day
August 14th, 2011I spent my childhood wandering through the woods, swimming in the river, and making forts. Nature is what I know and what I love. Now that I live in urban, Oakland California, I am acutely aware of natural living things in contrast to asphalt, cement buildings and discarded items. I am inspired by this contrast. I am interested in the natural processes of life and death in contrast to civilization needing to change and control our environment.
Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature
July 7th, 2011I have a beautiful new piece in this show, here is a preview!
“Waiting On Tomorrow “ is about the anticipation of seeing our natural world change. The ground reveals a landfill of sedimentary layers composed of dried bones, old eggs, branches and birds. The trees are severed and disjointed at their trunks showing their rings of age and history of growth. Lastly, the women are observers, waiting to see what will happen and fearing the end.
Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature
July 7 – September 4, 2011
The Bedford Gallery wraps up a memorable 2010–11 season with Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature — a two part exhibition that features both a juried section and an invitational. Carrie Lederer, Bedford Gallery Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, invited twenty-eight contemporary artists that explore themes of nature — from micro to the macro — ranging from a tiny speck of a garden to a global view of the world. This intriguing exhibition looks at over-the-top depictions of landscape from a variety of vantage points and in a range of media.
Invitational
Mari Andrews, Emeryville, CA
Vaughn Bell, Seattle, WA
Arthur Bell, San Francisco, CA
Tony Bellaver, Oakland, CA
Tyler Bewley, San Francisco, CA
Tiffany Bozic, San Francisco, CA
Gary Brewer, Oakland, CA
John Casey, Oakland, CA
Noah Doely, San Diego, CA
Charlene Doiron Reinhart, Hayward, CA
Sarah Filley, Oakland, CA
Jessalyn Haggenjos, San Francisco, CA
Misako Inaoka, Ventura, CA
Michael Kerbow, San Francisco, CA
Josh Keyes, Portland, OR
Amanda Klimek, San Francisco, CA
Mary Anne Kluth, San Francisco, CA
Therese Lahaie, Emeryville, CA
Dan Lydersen, Davis, CA
Yvette Molina, Oakland, CA
Crystal Morey, Oakland, CA
Areca Roe, Minneapolis, MN
Noah Sakamoto, Oakland, CA
Phyllis Shafer, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Nicole Shaffer, Oakland, CA
Jenn Shifflet, El Cerrito, CA
Jake Watling, Oakland, CA
Derek Weisberg, Oakland, CA
Juried
Outlandish was juried by Alison Gass, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and drew artist submissions from across the United States.
| James Allison, Brentwood, CA Ted Andersen, Petaluma, CA Jonathan Andrews, Hillsborough, NC Janis Anton, Oakland, CA Timothy Armstrong, San Francisco, CA Johnna Arnold, Oakland, CA Theodore William Arnold, Champaign, IL Jenny E. Balisle, Richmond, CA Nicki Bernacchi, Discovery Bay, CA Lu Beury, Lafayette, CA Edna Bingham, Alamo, CA Jan Blythe, Lafayette, CA Melissa, Bolger, Oakland, CA Mariet Braakman, Kensington, CA Jessica Cadkin, Berkeley, CA Mike Callaghan, San Francisco, CA Peter Carey, San Jose, CA Jennifer Carney, Heath, OH Wrenay Gomez Charlton, El Cerrito, CA Vicky Mei Chen, Albany, CA Tyrell Collins, Oakland, CA Briana Crepinsek, Las Vegas, NV Teresa Cunniff, San Francisco, CA Rebecca Degenhardt, Raleigh, NC Gene Erickson, El Cerrito, CA Lisa Espenmiller, Oakland, CA William Farley, San Francisco, CA Susan Field, Gualala, CA Joel Frudden, San Francisco, CA Shelley Gardner, Oakland, CA David Gillanders, Chicago, IL |
Sheryl Glass, Lafayette, CA Alisha Green, San Francisco, CA Michael Hall, San Francisco, CA Pamela Hamill, Moraga, CA Kent Hasel, Walnut Creek, CA Daniel Healey, Oakland, CA Sarah Hirneisen, Oakland, CA Amy M. Ho, San Francsico, CA Lee Hunter, Oakland, CA Joe Johnson, Columbia, MO Henrik Kam, San Francisco, CA andrzej michael karwacki, Berkeley, CA Erica Kempler, Indiana, PA Jenifer Kent, Oakland, CA Sarah Lapp, Monterey, CA Magnolia Laurie, Baltimore, MD Joan Margolies-Kiernan, La Honda, CA Jon McNeal, San Francsico, CA Bejamin Meyer, San Francisco, CA Jennifer Nelson, Grand Forks, ND Julia Nelson-Gal, Palo Alto, CA Michelle Ott, Oakland, CA Ryan Reynolds, Los Gatos, CA Lance Rivers, San Francsico, CA Aaron Rosenstreich, San Francisco, CA Martha Schlitt, San Francisco, CA Kimberly Snyder, San Francisco, CA Michelle Tobia, North Wales, PA Kim Turos, Berkeley, CA Michael Verbenec, Los Angeles, CA Marcos Weiss, Oakland, CA |
Come Take My Class!
May 24th, 2011I am teaching at the ASUC Berkeley art studio, come take my class!
| The Figure in Clay: Self Portrait
This is a beginning clay class where we will use hand-building techniques to create busts and self-portraits. We will use simple step-by-step processes to create more elaborate forms and achieve a human feel. We will look at the history of the figure in art as well as contemporary figurative sculpture for inspiration. Come, have fun, learn, and see the figure in a new way. The Figure in Clay: Self Portrait- Crystal Morey Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm 6 weeks starting May 25th $160 / $130 UCB Students |
Projects:
1) We will be making self-portraits from the chest up including personal symbols. We will use a step-by-step process to build a chest and head that will show emotion through expression. We will also learn underglaze-painting techniques to strengthen the ideas behind the pieces.
2) We will build small bust figures that show a personal likeness as well as convey feeling and emotion. In this project we will try to show an emotional and literal realism using color and gesture.
Supplies:
- Clay: B-Mix with Grog
- Clay tool kit
- Banding wheel (borrowed from the studio)
- Brushes to use with underglaze
Artists to look up:
- Lisa Clague
- Arthur Gonzalez
- Justin Novak
- Steven De Staebler
- Christina Cordova
- Crystal Boger
Class Schedule:
Class 1: May 25th
- Class overview
- Introductions
- Purchase clay
- Head demo
- Bust sculpture demo, part one
- Studio work/one-on-one check in
Class 2: June 1st
- Head demo
- Studio work time
- Bust demo, part two/ attaching the head
- Studio work/one-on-one check in
Class 3: June 8th
- Underglaze demo for project #1
- Coloring the face.
- Underglaze painting to tell a narrative.
- Studio work/one-on-one check-in.
Class 4: June 15th
- Demo: Project #2 small bust with a realistic likeness
- Studio work/one-on-one check-in.
Class 5: June 22nd
- Studio Work
- Additional requested demos
Class 6: June 29th
- Studio Work
- Show and tell with snacks!
Mini Review on Hi-Fructose
March 1st, 2011Thank you to Hi-Fructose Magazine and wonderful writer Danielle Vogel for the mini-review on their blog. The picture selection in great and Danielle Vogel’s words are accurate and eloquent!
Thank you!