New Orleans ‘Creep Show’ features ceramics instructor’s art
Published 10.26.2023
Appropriate for this time of year, The Clay Center of New Orleans is exhibiting “Creep Show 2023,” featuring artwork created by Gerald G. Kaplan, instructor of ceramics at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Kaplan’s “Drape,” a stoneware head detailed with screws, was selected for the national juried group exhibition. This is the third time one of Kaplan’s pieces has been accepted into the annual “Creep Show,” which began in 2019.
For the show, running Oct. 6 to Nov. 3, the studio requested ceramic works described as “creepy, scary, spooky or downright terrifying.” The exhibit was open to ceramic vessels, sculptures and wall-mounted works; mixed-media pieces were accepted that were at least 50% ceramic material.
“Drape,” crafted with stoneware, pigmented stoneware, iron oxide and found objects, measures 18 inches by 12 inches by 18 inches. It was fired to “cone 7” in a soda reduction kiln.
Earlier this year, The Clay Center of New Orleans accepted a Kaplan stonework mask for a July exhibition.
Kaplan earned a Master of Fine Arts in visual arts from Wilson College, a Master of Education in gifted and talented education from Converse College, and a Bachelor of Science in art education: studio focus from Penn State.
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