MFA thesis show, Rhode Island Convention Center (Providence, Rhode Island)
Artist Statement
Most of my work is based on ceramics as a building material, specifically the brick, which has a long history of use as a unit of construction. The building of walls and floors, their placement, and the materials they are made from create varying spaces and determine our interactions within an architectural volume. Constructing porous walls and floors with my own versions of “bricks” I aim to define and clarify space in ways that draw attention to these otherwise unnoticed elements as well as to the spaces in which we dwell.
Diluvium Installation
2008
nathan bio….I am from Ogden Utah. I began my ceramics career in 1994 as a junior in high school. I had flunked out of calculus and was looking to make up the credits with an easy class. Pottery, while not as simple as I anticipated, proved to be a successful match. I continued on to earn a BFA in ceramics from Weber State University in 2005 and a MFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008. I completed a two year residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana as well as one year at the Roswell Artist in Residence program in New Mexico. Sara, my wife, is my main pillar of support and often helps in the laborious process of sorting and glazing the tens of thousands of extrusions that I produce for a project. Our six-year-old son, Braxton, entertains us all the while. His ceramic skills have yet to manifest but his sword skills are notable. Leena is two years old and is quite useless as a studio assistant but adorable nonetheless. Currently we reside in Roswell, New Mexico.
Nathen Craven
Artist Statement
Most of my work is based on ceramics as a building material, specifically the brick, which has a long history of use as a unit of construction. The building of walls and floors, their placement, and the materials they are made from create varying spaces and determine our interactions within an architectural volume. Constructing porous walls and floors with my own versions of “bricks” I aim to define and clarify space in ways that draw attention to these otherwise unnoticed elements as well as to the spaces in which we dwell.
Diluvium Installation
2008
nathan bio….I am from Ogden Utah. I began my ceramics career in 1994 as a junior in high school. I had flunked out of calculus and was looking to make up the credits with an easy class. Pottery, while not as simple as I anticipated, proved to be a successful match. I continued on to earn a BFA in ceramics from Weber State University in 2005 and a MFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008. I completed a two year residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana as well as one year at the Roswell Artist in Residence program in New Mexico. Sara, my wife, is my main pillar of support and often helps in the laborious process of sorting and glazing the tens of thousands of extrusions that I produce for a project. Our six-year-old son, Braxton, entertains us all the while. His ceramic skills have yet to manifest but his sword skills are notable. Leena is two years old and is quite useless as a studio assistant but adorable nonetheless. Currently we reside in Roswell, New Mexico.
Nathen Craven
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