Visions In Clay 2023
Brad Blair
Brad Blair is an artist, educator and gallery coordinator living in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2014, he earned an M.F.A. degree from Florida State University (FSU) focusing on ceramics and sculpture. Prior to FSU, he graduated from Towson University in 2009 with a B.S. degree, majoring in Art & Design. Aside from making artwork and exhibiting it nationally, Blair is an adjunct professor at Towson University, gallery coordinator at Harford Community College and instructor of ceramic classes at Baltimore Clayworks and The New Phoenix Pottery. Using his sense of creativity, imagination and patience, Blair builds detailed sculptural monstrosities to open the minds of viewers into a different reality, the unknown.
The unknown, uncertain and unexplained are the driving forces behind my creative process. Primarily made from wheel thrown earthenware and stoneware clays, my sculptures also include other elements carefully added with great attention to detail. These non-clay parts adorn the works and either blend seamlessly with the ceramic base, or contrast it, adding visual interest. My otherworldly artworks provoke wonder and examination, generating an intangible human experience through curiosity, caution, attraction and fear. While some are symbolic of situations encountered around our world, all of these obscure oddities help convey a message regarding this mysterious life we live, in a universe yet to be fully explored.
Supernatural Sorcerer
Cone 04 Electric, Earthenware Clay, Glass Eyes, Apoxie Sculpt, Faux Fur, Crystals, Glass Microbeads
8”x7.5”x3”
2023
$599
Intergalactic Grumpfish
Cone 5 Electric, Stoneware Clay, Resin Cast Fish Fins, Glass Eyes, Apoxie Sculpt, Steel Arrow Tip, Faux Fur, Fiber Tufts, & Glass Microbeads
10”x11”x8”
2023
$799