Lucrecia Waggoner: Artist Lecture & Ceramics Demonstration

On Wednesday, May 17th at 6:30, Dallas Design District gallery, Laura Rathe Fine Art (LRFA) will present a lecture and ceramics demonstration with celebrated porcelain installation artist, Lucrecia Waggoner, moderated by gallery owner, Laura Rathe.

Held in conjunction with Waggoner's solo exhibition ‘STARDUST,’ on view at LRFA May 13th through June 17th, the event will be the Dallas gallery’s second installment of their Create, Curate, Collect lecture series.

Limited seating – Please RSVP to dallas@laurarathe.com.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Raised in Mexico City, Dallas-based artist Lucrecia Waggoner discovered ceramics at the age of seven while taking an arts and crafts course at the Museo Nacional de Antropología. She later moved to Dallas earning her BFA in ceramics at SMU. Previously a student of Parsons School of Design in New York, Waggoner has also furthered her studies with courses and workshops in France, Germany, and Hong Kong. She currently teaches at the Zhen Music and Arts Institute in Dallas.

Waggoner has cultivated a national and international following producing evermore bold and dynamic porcelain installations that persistently take this traditional medium to new heights. Waggoner uses a potter’s wheel to form clay into delicate vessels, of varying sizes, form, and texture. She then incises, intricately carves, or leaves these vessels smooth before carefully glazing, painting, or metal-leafing their surfaces.

Gathering anywhere from two to several hundred of these handcrafted vessels, Waggoner’s mapped compositions create undulating patterns that appear to float effortlessly across the wall evoking feelings of weightlessness and serenity. Waggoner draws much inspiration from organic forms found in nature, for example: flowers, butterflies, and celestial bodies of the night sky. Her work is also deeply influenced by global cultures and the artist’s experiences both here and abroad, particularly her travels to the far East and the scenic landscapes of Texas and Mexico.