The gardens at Villa Verde had been developing since the 1960s. The outdoor living areas were already there – rather than reimagine what already existed, we focused on enhancing it. Retractable awnings extended the shade. Seamless decking connected pool to fire pit to dining without interruption. Handcrafted concrete benches embedded with Italian tile. Foggini A’Mare chairs set against the crystalline desert floor and the mountains beyond. The garden led. We followed.
Photography by @lisaromerein
Styling by @helencrowther
Sculpture unveiling by @pardmorrison at Colorado State University- such an inspiring, thought-provoking event. I feel sooo lucky to have gone on this trip with a group of fabulous artists. Touring CSU was amazing, we went to art shows, met awesome people, and saw some more Warhols 💙🩷💛🖤
⌛️Tomorrow, Saturday April 11th, is the last day to visit “In Series”. Congratulations to Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Del Harrow, and Marie Herwald Hermann on their successful exhibition!
🔸Tuesday-Saturday 12-5:30pm.
@m_t_hermann@baralaye@parametric_pottery #davidkleingallery @nceca #nceca2026 #ceramicexhibition
Another set of @nceca pictures. The last few architectural images are the Penobscot building, The Chrysler House and a few lovely Sunday photos from last Sunday on Belle Isle. Detroit is a lovely city. Still whirling from the richness of learning, connecting, and engaging with the clay folks!!! All artists are tagged in the photos #clay #ceramics #nceca #art
⏳Just one more week to visit “In Series: Hermann, Harrow, and Baralaye”! This exhibition runs through Saturday, April 11th.
🔸Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-5:30pm.
@m_t_hermann@parametric_pottery@baralaye #davidkleingallery #marieherwaldhermann #delharrow #ebitenyefabaralaye #nceca2026
🔸Del Harrow new & available:
“Trees (Twins)” - 2026, ceramic (stoneware), glaze, 40x24x11 inches.
🔸Each of the works in this series begins with an idea about pattern: the branching of a tree, a grid, a surface composed of triangles, cross-hatch marks. A line is likely not a pattern, but becomes one when one line crosses another.
This work is also about patterns in time, repetition and change; the movement of body, hand, and mind through rhythms of work. At a material level - made from clay and melted glaze - they are expressions of geologic time: granite mountains rising from the ground and then
decomposing back into minerals and clay.
As a sculptor, I’m interested in primary gestures: carving or the act of stacking one thing on another. In these pieces, the base is part of a sculptural whole: made from the same ceramic and glaze materials as the vessels they support. These works are formal propositions, for a kind of organic classicism: hopeful for the possibilities of order and structure, even in a world of insistent material change.
🔸In Series runs through April 11th.
@parametric_pottery #delharrow #davidkleingallery #contemporaryceramics #nceca2026 #galleryexhibition
THANK YOU @aderowillard for allowing me to support and share the stage with you this past NCECA. Adero’s work is full of color, depth, patience and pattern while being steeped in a personally familiar theme of brown skin finding a place in this world. Being their support during this extreme undertaking was a whirlwind of planning, organizing, anticipating and flat out ‘making it work’ for 3 straight days. @parametric_pottery thank you for your patience, positive spirit, and ongoing conversations on stage and off. Listening to the quotes you brought along with your demonstration and the way you speak about art and your place in the creative world right now- it’s inspiring and humbling. I’m leaving this year’s NCECA with feelings of clarity for my future work as well as a sense of calm after getting some much needed relax time among fellow artists and peers. Thanks again Adero and Del for making this time so unforgettable 🙏🏾
Had the opportunity to travel to Detroit this week to witness NCECA’s first ceramic performance programming. (Among some other incredible programming) I was absolutely stunned by @rahafilsoofi ‘s profound curation of performers. I am forever changed by the things I saw, learned felt. So grateful to @smfa.mfa for funding this opportunity and for all the creative minds that came together to make this week happen!! I am itching to get back into the studio
