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I am blessed to live in Asheville and be surrounded by so many wonderful local artists. As you know, I have worked with Gabriel Shaffer in digitally reproducing his wonderful mixed media on canvas art pieces and now I have had the recent pleasure of working with Anthony DeVito, a local master on the pottery wheel.
Anthony came to me to help him capture the beauty and nuances of his pots so that he can can utilize on line merchandising opportunities. When I said yes, I had no idea how much I would enjoy shooting these pieces. I have shot many products before and I enjoy that type of studio work. Close the blinds, set up the table and the lights, get my favorite tunes going, or these days, my rockin' Pandora station, get out the camera and go to work. I find a lot of Zen and beauty in working with static objects in the studio but I did not realize how much of a relationship I would develop with each of his pieces.
The way that Anthony uses glazes and a wood fired kiln add many dimensions and unique personalities to each of his pieces. It was with those subtle qualities that I found myself building relationship. By examining angles under different lighting, watching carefully how the reflective surfaces picked up the lights and seeing the glazes come alive with my reflector, I really felt that I got to know each piece that sat on the table.
If you want to contact Anthony his number is : 404-545-9156. Once he has his web presence, I will add a link to this post. Again, I love this town and the people that I meet here!
Thanks, Anthony for the opportunity to get to know your work. I am already looking forward to your next round of pots and bowls!
Large Jar about 7-8 inches tall.
Another Large Jar about 7-8 inches tall
Breakfast collection - bowls and cups
My favorite Vase - about 10 inches tall
3 Sides of my favorite vase
Large Vase about 14 inches tall
Nice to get some good press form the Independent Music Award in the Mountain Xpress:
http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2007/040109arts_journal/
Greetings rock stars and slaves to fashion... this one is all for you!
Last Friday I spent the night with 30 beautiful women, rockin music and killer threads and it was all in the garage! Actually, it was the PUSH Asheville inaugural fashion show at The Garage in Biltmore with Jen and Juice providing some great jams.
The PUSH Asheville Fashion show showcased local designers and encouraged everyone to go support local thread shops. The models were wearing clothes from all local shops like, Hunk, Union, Frock, Hip Replacements and the Honey Pot to name a few. There was standing room only at the Garage as they models strutted their stuff on the cat walk.
It was great to see Asheville supporting a locally driven fashion show, I am sure it quieted several nay-sayers regarding Asheville's ability to host a fashion show. The energy in the room was high, the support great and I am already looking forward to next years show!
Enjoy the images... If you want to see the all the images from the show go to www.jonleidel.com then click on link #3 Performance Images, then PUSH Asheville.
Dancer from Asheville Dance Revolution
A dancer from Asheville Dance Revolution gets the crowd warmed up with some high flying dance.
Jen from Jen and the Juice... love the hat!
Local fashion, who says the men can't look stylish!
More local fashion...
Pink pants are back! (I guess they never really went away)
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