ARTIST OF THE MONTH  

Our artist for the month of June 2007

P.Y. SIMPSON

showing at Phoenix Gallery at their NEW location in the 1801 Building - just around the corner from 18th & L Street on 18th

P.Y. Simpson is an amazing artist who works in Ceramics and clay - including High Fire and Low Fire Ceramics, and Raku pottery.  His fun, colorful and three-dimensional pieces are a must for any fun loving art collector.  P.Y. is a talented artist who shows and sells out regularly at Phoenix Gallery at the corner of 18th & L Streets in Midtown Sacramento.  P.Y. works nights so he can dedicate as much time as possible to his art.  His sculptures are usually on display at Phoenix Gallery.

    This month, he's doing a show with his sister!  

   In the Artist's own words:  

For years I've wanted to do a show with my sister and fellow artist Ann Ranlett.  I have been inspired by her work since we were children.  So it is quite exciting to now have our work shown together for the very first time at Phoenix Gallery's new space.

The "cats and dogs" theme was an easy choice since much of Ann's work is pet portraiture, and we have a mutual love of cats and dogs.  I had no idea how profound this choice would be in the months ahead.  My cat and companion of ten years died in march from the tainted pet food.  Losing her magnified just how much joy & love our pets give us everyday.

The dogs in my current show are based on real dogs owned by friends and family and titled by their real names.  The cats are all inspired by a lovely hairless cat that belongs to a friend that became my muse.  It spoke to me profoundly. 

I began my journey in sculpture in 1976. This medium (ceramic) became my favorite form to express my artistic visions. I studied varying forms of ceramics through High Fire, Low Fire, and Raku. In 1996 I began showing my work.  Since then I’ve had shows and sold at galleries in Sacramento, Davis, Auburn, and San Francisco.  During this time I’ve challenged my own ideals of aesthetic and functional art.  I love to blur the distinction between the two.  All of the pieces I create are truly one of a kind.  All are hand sculpted and hand glazed. No molds are used.  Whether I’m creating functional or aesthetic art, I strive to find the essential uniqueness in the object I create. In a world of mass production and bar code sensibility, having anything that is truly one of a kind is a small treasure in itself.

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