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ARTIST INTERVIEWS

Artist Spotlight: Giana Piscano Eden

6/16/2019

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In April we visited the studio and gallery of SAVCC member Giana Piscano Eden in Jessup Georgia. We were accompanied by the students of the SCAD Ceramics Club. Giana kindly showed us her studio, demonstrated some of her techniques, and answered some questions about her career.
Quick Facts:
  • Main Clay Bodies: Standard Ceramics #308 and #182 stoneware
  • Firing:cone 6 oxidation in electric kiln
  • Main technique: wheel throwing
  • Years in Clay: many
  • Studio Location: Jessup, GA

SAVCC:
What got you interested in clay?

Gianna:
The first time I really started working with clay was in a 7th grade sculpture class.
It was to be my first art class and we were just sitting an the very first day of school, it was 1967. I held a small piece of clay and just started squeezing and nervously forming a small sculpture of what seemed to be a head of a Buddha on top of a mountain body. I still have that piece. Clay, from the very first time I held it in my hands was able to transport me to another time and place. That first class of ceramic sculpture led me into a world of infinite possibilities. I could communicate better with my hands than I could any other way.

 SAVCC: How have the production pottery techniques learned in Japan influenced your career?

Gianna: The training I received in Japan has always been a cornerstone for me as a potter. Through total immersion and dedication to the craft I was able to dedicate time and energy in learning all aspects of this craft. I learned that through practice and trial and error almost anything can be learned and mastered. Endless hours of learning a new shape pays off as the form is perfected and put into production.

I believe the dedication to practice and learning has given me the will and stamina to not give up when things don't work out, but to take the time to figure out how to make it work.


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  • Home
  • About
  • Membership
  • EXHIBITIONS
    • Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show 2022 >
      • Opening Reception
    • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show 2021 >
      • SIP 2021 Reception
    • Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show 2020 >
      • Receptions
    • SIP 2017 >
      • SIP 2017 Opening Night
      • Sip 2017 Closing night
    • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show 2016 >
      • OPENING NIGHT
      • CLOSING RECEPTION
    • Savannah Clay 2019
    • SAVANNAH CLAY 2015
  • Artists
    • Eliot Joanna Angell
    • Lesley Anton
    • Lisa Bradley
    • Jessica Broad
    • Eric Clark
    • Mitzi Davis
    • Gayle Fichtinger
    • John Jensen
    • Heather Knight
    • Jillian Luse
    • Colette Oliver
    • Yves Paquette
    • David Peterson
    • Stephanie Sanders
    • Rebecca Sipper
    • Trang Vu
    • Nancy Waterhouse
    • Harriet Zabusky-Zand
  • RESOURCES
    • SHIPPING CUPS FOR SIP
    • Interviews
    • Articles
    • Calendar
    • News
    • Learn
    • ARTIST ESSENTIALS