Connecting the Dots.

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"Connecting the Dots: Ceramics from Portland, Tucson and New York," was recently on display at the Mark Woolley Gallery (www.markwoolley.com) in Portland, Oregon. The exhibition, which was held in conjunction with the 2006 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, included works by Tim Diggles, Thomas Orr, Kathy Ruttenberg, Kathleen Stephenson and Ted Vogel.

"If my intention is successful, the viewer will be filled with something optimistic even if the core of the piece has been inspired by darkness or personal tragedy," said Bearsville, New York, artist Kathy Ruttenberg about her figurative sculptures. "I feel that my pieces have many levels on which to be viewed. Besides the importance of visual beauty and strong narrative, the work should portray some personal illumination. Life fills each day with rich subject matter for me and I like to think of my work as human stories with a playful twist that adds an ironic edge in which titles, mediums and concepts can all play a part."

PHOTO (COLOR): Kathy Ruttenberg's "Worlds Apart," 36 in. (91 cm) in height, handbuilt stoneware with slips and glazes, fired multiple times to Cone 6; at Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, Oregon.