Shop selected.
To inaugurate our store, we invited curator Jason Andrew to select fine objects, art and accessories from a diverse group of artists. These products are offered exclusively for Contemporary North Builders.
Nikki Blair (Greensboro, NC) revisits the idea of “vessel" in her’s that play with form, space, and balance. Amanda Brazier (Chattanooga, TN) visits sites and there, gathers the very raw materials by which she will make paint. Martha Clippinger (Durham, NC) taps the rich indigenous textile tradition of Oaxaca, Mexico, in her limited edition “Shuttle” tapete. Having visited Rome extensively for decades, Hermine Ford (New York, NY) captures the layered and fractured history built upon history in her intimate works in gouache on paper. The minimal sculptures by Pricilla Fusco (Brooklyn, NY), some of which are wearable as jewelry, play with human ambitions and mythologies, highlighting our awkward place in the natural order. Brece Honeycutt (Sheffield, MA) slows down our contemporary pace in her handmade and stitched artist books. Paula Pino (Brooklyn, NY) uses their love of shells and electroacoustic music to twist metals into a harmonious chorus we can wrap around our wrists. Claire Sherwood (Averill Park, NY) employs a variety of techniques in her sculptures that reference place, texture, and pattern. Jessica Sanders (Tyler, TX) investigates the thresholds of geography and materials in her weaved and draped works.
I hope you enjoy getting to know these artists as much as I have.
Jason Andrew
@jandrewarts
“Land” and the ideas drawn from it, is the inspiration behind this, the first curated shop, for Contemporary North Builders.
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Objects:
Artwork | Accessories
Artists:
Nikki Blair | Amanda Brazier | Martha Clippinger | Ali Della Bitta and Richelle Soper | Hermine Ford | Pricilla Fusco | Brece Honeycutt | Paula Pino | Jessica Sanders | Claire Sherwood
Artist: Martha Clippinger
Shuttle, 2020, designed by Martha Clippinger and woven by Licha Gonzalez Ruiz, hand dyed wool, 23 1/2” x 13”, edition of 12.
In this limited edition of twelve tapetes (Spanish for “rug”), each individual weaving has a distinct palette. Wool is dyed by hand and woven on a pedal loom in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, a Zapotec village renowned for this weaving tradition.
The warps and wefts of the tapete structure, and the back and forth movement of its weaving, inspire this design of horizontal and verticals. Clippinger spent the majority of 2014 in Oaxaca, Mexico on a Fulbright grant to study the Indigenous textile traditions of the region. Along with a passion for textiles, her interest in the Ancient architecture of Mexico and its influence on Modernism influences these richly-hued geometric abstractions.
Artist: Martha Clippinger
Tapete bags are designed by Martha Clippinger (Durham, North Carolina) and made by Licha Gonzalez Ruiz and family (Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico).
These hand dyed and woven wool bags have zipper closures, fully lined interiors, and an inner pocket.
Each bag is unique but measures approximately 12” x 16”. The leather strap is 3/4” wide and has an 10 1/2” drop.
Artist: Hermine Ford
Ink, gouache and pencil on handmade paper
8.5 x 6.5 in (21.6 x 16.5 cm)
Artist: Hermine Ford
Ink, gouache and pencil on handmade paper
8.5 x 6 in (21.6 x 15.2 cm)
Artist: Hermine Ford
Ink, gouache and pencil on handmade paper
5.75 x 8.25 in (14.6 x 21 cm)
Artist: Hermine Ford
Ink, gouache and pencil on handmade paper
6.75 x 8 in (17.1 x 20.3 cm)
Artist: Brece Honeycutt
(prototype for collaborative poetry book),
7 x 5.5 in (17.8 x 14 cm)
2 signatures/sections, 14 pages each
Cover eco-printed with leaves and metal
Artist: Brece Honeycutt
4.7 x 3 in (12 x 7.6 cm) (folded)
With knitted leaf book mark
Artist: Brece Honeycutt
6 x 5 in (15.2 x 12.7 cm)
2 signatures/sections with a center divider
Exterior orange paper printed with maple leaf on St. Armand paper (handmade)
Interior eco-printed (printed with plant material) with birch leaves & day lilies
Artist: Brece Honeycutt
7 x 4 in (17.8 x 10.2) (folded)
Eco-printed with birch and maple leaves, found metal bits
Artist: Brece Honeycutt
7.5 x 9 in (19 x 22.9 cm)
12 pages
Cover eco-printed with maple, birch on St. Armand paper (handmade)
Pages eco-printed with morning glories
Artist: Brece Honeycutt
16 x 15.5 in (40.6 x 39.4 cm)
silk/cotton thread on damask,
Artist: Brece Honeycutt
16 x 15.5 in (40.6 x 39.4 cm)
silk/cotton thread on damask
Artist: Paula Pino
Silver clasp
Length: 7.5 in (19 cm)
Ring count: 200
Ring size 3.2mm
Artist: Paula Pino
Blue Anodized Niobium, Blue Anodized Titanium, Silver clasp
Length: 7.5 in (19 cm)
Ring count: 220
Ring size 3.2mm
Artist: Paula Pino
Gold Fill, Sterling Silver, Niobium, Silver clasp
Length: 7.5 in (19 cm)
Ring count: 330
Ring size 2.5mm, 4mm
Artist: Jessica Sanders
20 x 19 in (50.8 x 48.3 cm)
porcelain, stoneware, and wire
Artist: Jessica Sanders
18 x 11 in (45.7 x 27.9 cm)
porcelain, stoneware, and wire
Artist: Jessica Sanders
16 x 14 in (40.6 x 35.6 cm)
porcelain, stoneware, and wire
Artist: Jessica Sanders
3 x 14 x 11 in (76.2 x 35.6 x 27.9 cm)
porcelain, stoneware, and wire
Artist: Claire Sherwood
Crushed coal collected from West Virginia and adhered to pressed paper forms.
Artist: Claire Sherwood
crushed coal collected from West Virginia and adhered to pressed paper forms.
Artist: Claire Sherwood
8 x 7 x 5 in (20.3 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm)
reclaimed cardboard, plaster, paper pulp, paint, encaustic and epoxy resin
Artist: Claire Sherwood
Reclaimed cardboard, plaster, paper pulp, paint, encaustic and epoxy resin
7 x 8 x 6 in
Artist: Claire Sherwood
Reclaimed cardboard, plaster, paper pulp, paint, encaustic and epoxy resin
8 x 7 x 2 in (20.3 x 17.8 x 5 cm)
Artist: Claire Sherwood
Reclaimed cardboard, plaster, paper pulp, paint, encaustic and epoxy resin
8 x 9 x 5 in (20.3 x 22.9 x 12.7 cm)
Policies
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Returns of all original artwork and prints are not currently available. Please contact the artist or its studio for concerns regarding the piece(s) you have received.
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All items will be shipped directly from the artist's studio within 7-10 business days of purchase. Shipping is included in the sale price of each work.
Artist: Nikki Blair