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Francisco's Farm Arts Festival Newsletter
April 2008 Issue No. 3
Meet Ceramic Artist - Cynthia Carr

You may have seen Cynthia over the years at one of a dozen juried art fairs in Kentucky, or perhaps found her work in galleries from Pennsylvania to Florida. Garden Sculpture by Cynthia Carr

One of the comments I hear from some art fair visitors is that they don't return to the same fairs each year because they tire of seeing the same artists. One of the things that most impresses me about Cynthia Carr is that every time I see her I am seeing 'a new artist'.

She epitomizes creativity and innovation, constantly working on new forms and new combinations of forms. In recent years she has expanded her artistic expression into mixed media, combining metal and wood with her distinctive clay styles to create lighting fixtures (wonderful chandeliers and lamps), beautiful garden totems, and more.

Mixed Media Floor Lamp by Cynthia Carr

Cynthia's art career spans more than thirty-five years, beginning with classes at Wayne State University in Detroit. She taught ceramics in 1972 in Lakewood, Ohio and earned her B.F.A. at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1973, then her M.F.A. in ceramics at Tulane University in 1975.

She built her first kiln in Abita Springs, Louisiana and taught students there in wheel-thrown pottery. In the 1980's she moved to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, built a 45-cubic-foot propane kiln, and established Crosswinds Pottery. There she mixes her own clay body and glazes, and shares her knowledge and skills with several apprentices.

I love her work and always look forward to seeing her latest designs - in fact I've been squirreling away my FarmBucks (my art savings bonds) this year in hopes of purchasing one of her lamps at the Festival in June






A long-term veteran of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, Cynthia was selected as a participant in the 'Platinum 10' group, a product development pilot project. One result was an ad showcasing the group's collaborative effort to create a cohesive body of work that reflected current design trends. The ad appeared in the Spring Issue of Niche magazine 2007 - the hanging lamp is Cynthia's.

Besides concentrating on her own art, Cynthia also serves as a consultant for the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network in the areas of product evaluation and development and business planning. She is truly one of Kentucky's craft business success stories, blending her own career with a generous outreach to the next generation of artists.






Thanks for reading!

Watch for next week's newsletter and meet another great artist.

Marcie Christensen
Event Coordinator / Imagineer

PS - Don't forget our Pottery Preview of Francisco's Farm Arts Festival -
April 29th at Holly Hill Inn's Tapas Tuesday event. We'll be showcasing several works by Cynthia, along with over a dozen other great potters. (Reservations are strongly encouraged - call 859-846-4732. This may well be a sell-out.)
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