Wendy Durand has always dreamed of working in clay. It took her half a lifetime, but now she is happily immersed in her work, creating pottery and clay sculpture.
In each ceramic form she creates, she seeks a bit of elegance and also some fun and functionality. She is drawn to the unique look and silky feel of horsehair pottery and is equally enchanted by striking colors and unusual, and often exaggerated, shapes, created in stoneware. Wendy wants people to want to touch her work and for the work to touch them.
In her sculpture, her prior work in women’s issues drives her exploration of the female form. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind design.
Wendy continues to participate in many exhibits each year. For a list of upcoming exhibits, please contact Wendy at wendy@durandpottery.com and please let her know you saw her work on DiscoverOriginalArt.com.
Prior Exhibitions
2010
Nov 12-Dec 31: Florida Craftsman Holiday Boutique, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Dec 5-10: Elliot Gallery Holiday Exhibit, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida
Sept 3-26, 2010: Morean Arts Member Show, 719 Central Avenue, St, Petersburg, FL 33701
April 17: Tea-Pot Hooker Tea: Pottery Throwing Demonstration and Sale. 300 Beach Dr., St. Petersburg, FL 33704
April 3: Snap, Crackle & Pop! The Studio@620: An exhibition of 2D and 3D art by local artists in a variety of media. 620 1st Ave S., St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Jan 30-Feb 1: Art Festival Beth-el 400 Pasadena Ave S., St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Jan 30: For the Love of Clay The Studio@620: One-day Exhibition & Sale. 620 1st Ave S., St. Petersburg, FL
2009
Nov 13 - Jan 6: Florida Craftsman Holiday Boutique, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, Florida
Nov 30 – Dec 4: Elliot Gallery Holiday Exhibit, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida
Sept 12: Art Walk, Featured Artist, Simple Living, 1120 First Ave N, St. Petersburg, Florida
Sept 4 - Sept 26: Re:Member September, Member Exhibition & Silent Auction. Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, Florida.
July 18: Artist's Trunk Show, Florida Craftsman, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, Florida
February 7: For the Love of Clay, The Studio@620, 620 1st Ave S., St. Petersburg, Florida.
2008
December - Don Williams Exhibit, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida student participant.
September - Re: Member September, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Ceramic Arts Education
Studied with: Russ Gustafson-Hilton, Don Williams, Charlie Parker, Jared Gelormino, and Kyu Yamamoto.
Collections (public and private)
Jim Beeler, Gainesville, Florida
Dr. Susan Beaven, St. Petersburg, FL
Bob Devin Jones, St. Petersburg, Florida
Marilyn Mars, Charlottesville, Virginia
Smith & Nephew Corporate Collection, Largo, Florida
Katee Tully & Helen Levine, St. Petersburg, Florida
Helen and Peter Wallace, St. Petersburg, Florida
Dr. Susan Taylor, St. Petersburg, Florida
Kathleen Silvia, Denver, Colorado
Website: www.durandpottery.com
Email: wendy@durandpottery