Ashby Carlisle
C W O S ARTIST
Other media: Textile, Mixed media, Sculpture
Tags : Natural, Organic
Ashby Carlisle
300 George Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 860-434-2691
Neighborhood : New Haven: Downtown
Email: ashby (at) ashbycarlisle (dot) com
Website: http://www.ashbycarlisle.com
Artist Statement
Where I live in Old Lyme, CT is literally between the marshlands, woodland and ocean. Watching the variety of life in these habitats change throughout the seasons is phenominal. As I explore these worlds, I am drawn to collect the seed pods, shells and vines which I find there. These collections provide the basic elements for my work in clay and fiber. The seed pods and shells are important to me because they once protected the spark of life that begins the journey. While the twisting and turning vines create three dimensional lines that describe the journey. The beginning, the journey and the evidence or artifacts of the journey tell the story of each life lived. I find so much beauty in the journey's process and work to share these images in my art.
Selected Works
|  Seeds of Heaven 2 - 2011 - paper and fiber - 4' x1'x 3"  Lunarias - 2011 - mixed - 4' x 18" x 6"  Collection 108: Plant Fragments - 2003 - porcelain and linen - 5 3/8 x 13 3/4 x 3/4  Falling Leaf Detail - 2009 - clay - 12" x 4"  Falling Fossil Leaves - 2009 - clay - 10' x 2'  Slipper Shells - 2007 - porcelain, wood and sand - detail of installation 8' x 4'  Cowrie Shell - 2009 - porcelain - 7" x 3" x 2"  Collection 116: Plant Fragments - 2004 - porcelain and linen - 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 3/4  Robin's Egg Cups - 2008 - porcelain - 3"x18"x4"  Two Vines #5 - 2010 - paperclay and rice paper - 6" x 13" x 2 1/2" |
Artist Bio
Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin with a major in Art and a minor in Education began a career as an art teacher in Simsbury, Connecticut. My work related jobs outside the fields of art and education focused mainly on nature and the environment. Today I am a full time artist and serve as Treasurer for Galleryone, in Old Saybrook, CT. Besides sculpting in clay and fiber, I also make functional ceramics that are either textural or decorated with tree imagery.
Work exhibited:
Galleryone, Old Saybrook, CT - Exhibiting member since 2008.
Expressions Show, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT 2007-2009.
CT River Artisans, Chester, CT 2009, 2010.
Saybrook Arts Festival, Old Saybrook, CT 2007-2010.
Griswold Room, Christ the King Church, Old Lyme, CT 2007.
Open Sudio Shows, Old Lyme, CT 2006-2010.