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Michael Woodle: Pot Liquor Teapot

Michael Woodle: Pot Liquor Teapot

SKU: 1061.

“Just because you drink sweat tea it doesn’t mean you’re southern. Now pot liquor, if you see a person dip their cup in a pot of greens and sip that, there is your sign.”

I awake hearing the rumblings of a grandfather a lifetime away, I see the fingerprints of a woman long dead on my breakfast, and I work to the rhythmic footsteps of a man plowing fields half a century ago. I cannot define myself except in their words. My relationship to this mythology is that of a mule to its yoke. This mythology binds and burdens me, yet it allows me the confidence of definite path. This body of work addresses these blessed burdens; it allows me to understand my own compulsions and to give permanence to all the things I find are too easily forgotten and impossible to live without.

I have come to see the tobacco farmer as every bit the craftsman I aspire to be, and metalsmithing forms my tribute to those who bent their backs to labor we now consider unnecessary. The physicality of process binds me to the South with a shared labor. I fold rows of copper as a harrow rolls hills of dirt, grateful for the ache given by the day’s efforts as it mimics those of the arthritic hands of my grandmother after a day in the fields. Art allows me to catalog this journey, broadcasting the allegories of my childhood in new and verdant minds with the hopes that they may live on when even I have left them behind.

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Teaching Associate, OSHA Coordinator, Preparator

Education
Master of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, 2012
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Concentration: Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Minor Concentration: Woodworking

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, 2009
Winthrop University
Major: Sculpture
Concentration: Jewelry and Metalsmithing

Teaching Experience

Associate Professor of Art, Visual Arts /2014 – Present/
Courses Include: Visual Arts and Culture, Three-Dimensional Design, Small Metals, and Sculpture I

Teaching Associate, Visual Arts / 2012 – 2014/
Courses Include: Visual Arts and Culture, Three-Dimensional Design, Small Metals, and Sculpture I

Professional Experience
OSHA Coordinator and Lab Technician /2013 – Present/
Visual Arts Department, Coastal Carolina University
Responsibilities include ensuring the continued functionality of all studios and working to maintain and improve the safety and efficiency of the department.

Preparator /2013 – 2014/
Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum of Myrtle Beach
Responsibilities include working with the curator to plan, install, and maintain all exhibitions.

Studio Assistant: Rework/Reclaim with Jim Arendt /2014/
Penland, NC
Responsibilities included tending indigo vats, studio maintenance, ensuring a safe workspace, and managing material use.

Graduate Assistantship /2009-2012/
Jewelry and Metals Department, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Responsibilities included maintaining all studio equipment, conducting technical demonstrations, teaching projects, and monitoring studios.

Lab Technician /2007-2009/
Jewelry and Metals Department, Winthrop University
Responsibilities included equipment maintenance, technical demonstrations, teaching outside of class, and managing studio safety.

Lab Technician /2007-2009/
Ceramics Department, Winthrop University
Responsibilities included equipment maintenance, glaze, and clay formulation.

Intern /2008/
Allied Manufacturing
Responsibilities included prototyping production processes through the use of CAM, breaks, welding, and powder coating and seeing the process carried though all phases.

Lab Monitor /2007/
Jewelry and Metals Department, Winthrop University
Responsibilities included teaching outside of class and managing studio safety.

Artist’s Apprentice /2006-2007, 2010/
Sadlemire Metal
Responsibilities included fabricating, refining, installing, and designing indoor and outdoor sculpture.

Works Exhibited

/2015/

A Taste of Art: National Juried Exhibition
Juror: Dairy’s Visual Arts Committee (11 member panel)
Dairy Center for the Arts
Boulder, CO

First Annual International Chasing and Repousse` Exhibition
Jurors: Nancy Meli Walker, Il Maestro Acquafresca, and Sudee Floyd
Outnumbered Gallery
Littleton, CO

Artfields, Regional Juried Exhibition
Jurors: William P. Andrews. William U. Eiland, and Lesilie Rankow
Ragsdale Old Building
Lake City, SC

Heirloom: The Work of Logan Woodle. Solo Exhibition
Lander University Larry A. Jackson Library
Lander, SC

/2014/
The 29th Annual Chelsea International Fine Art Exhibition
Juror: Carlo McCormick
Agora Gallery
Chelsea, New York

Given Form, National Juried Exhibition
Juror, Robert S. Davis Jr.
The Foundry Arts Center
Saint Charles, MO

Art We Use, International Juried Exhibition
Awarded Best in Show
Jurors: Craig Nutt, Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, and Paul W. Richelson
The Dairy Barn Arts Center
Athens, OH

Soulcology in Metals, Juried Exhibition
Juror: Robert Dancik
Guilford Art Center
Guilford, CT

RE: Tale, Juried Exhibition
Juror: Miguel Angel Calabria
Non Fiction Gallery
Savannah, GA

Great Getaway Art Exhibition, Regional Juried Exhibition
Awarded Second Place
Juror: Jennifer Dasal
Lumberton Art Space
Lumberton, SC
Palmetto Hands, Juried Exhibition
Awarded Honorable Mention
Juror: Alfred Ward
North Charleston, SC

Palmetto Hands Traveling Show, Juried Exhibition
Juror: Alfred Ward
Various Locations

Animal Instincts, International Juried Exhibition in Print
Jurors: David Bielander, Davic C. Freda, and Bruce Metcalf
Busch, Akinko. ‘An Instinct for Animals.’ Metalsmith 34.4 (2014): 54.

Artfields, Juried Exhibition
Jurors: Andreas Beroutsos, Marquette Folley, Ruba Katrib, Juan Logan, and Michael Rooks
Lake City, SC

/2013/
In Process, Invitational Exhibition
Invited by Lynn Duggan
Nazareth College Art Center Gallry
Rochester, NY

Palmetto Hands, Juried Exhibition
Awarded Honorable Mention
Juror: Karen Derksen
North Charleston, SC

Palmetto Hands Traveling Show, Juried Exhibition
Juror: Karen Derksen
Various Locations

Jewelry + Objects, Juried Exhibition
Awarded C.R. Hill Award
Juror: David H. Clemons
Anton Art Center
Mount Clemens, MI

Tongue and Cheek, Juried Exhibition
Juror: Jillian Moore
Greenville Museum of Art
Greenville, NC

/2012/
Faculty Biannual, Invitational Exhibition
Invited by Jim Arendt
Rebecca Randal Bryan Art Gallery, Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

Yoke, Thesis Exhibition
Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

/2011/
The Grad House Showcase, Invitational Exhibition
The Biggers House
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Grand Opening Exhibition, Invitational Exhibition
Invited by Bob Jensen
Basement Transmissions Gallery
Erie, PA

State of Flux, Juried Exhibition
Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference
Seattle, WA

Crafthaus Featured Artist and Header Image
Selected by Bridgette Martin
Crafthaus.ning.com

Figuring the Body, Invitational Show
The Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

Edinboro Metals Club Show, Juried Show
Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

Palmetto Hands, Juried Exhibition
North Charleston, SC

The Chimera Exhibition, Juried Exhibition
Erie Art Museum
Erie, PA

/2010/
The Chimera Exhibition, Juried Exhibition
Erie Art Museum
Erie, PA

The Gorilla Grad Show, Invitational Exhibition
Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

Roots and Foundations, Candidacy Show
Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

size

9.5 X 9 X 5

medium

Red Brass, Sterling Silver

Website

http://loganwoodle.com

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