fineartsbysandra
CERAMICS
My work in clay is predominantly manipulated forms; most started as thrown vessels. Organic growth patterns found in animals, shells and plants interest me and inform much of the look of my work. The fast painterly process of Horsehair Raku is a very tedious and fragile process. For me it raises great inner spiritual power. Two of my more recent horsehair raku pieces where in the Associated Artist 100th Annual Show this past August in The Carnegie Museum of Art. In 2009 a pair of raku piece’s showed at the Carnegie.
Member of: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh // Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh // Silver Eye Center for Photography // Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Links: Agora Gallery, NYC// Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Girftshop
©Sandra Moore 2008-2011
The Nieghborhood Academy Celebrates the Pittsburgh Region's 250th Anniversary with Mosaic Murals
The seniors of the Neighborhood Academy have colaborated with artist Sandra Moore to build a mural which celebrates the region's 250 year anniversary. The mural was funded in part by the Heinz endowment and The Neighborhood Academy. The creation of the mural spanned a period of nine months from concept to completion.
This young group of seniors from The Neighborhood Academy have worked along Sandra to produce three 5x3 panels and five 1x3 panels of mosiacs. The materials in the pieces are hand built individually fired Raku, horsehair, and low fired clay. Glass elements were donated by Divia Davis. Other art work used in the mosiac are original pieces donated by the artists, Laura Shaffalo and Laura McLaughlin. The students canvased the Penn Ave corridor asking for stories and artifacts to be used in the creation of the mural. A journal was also kept to document the project and retain the oral stories of the community.
Click on images below for larger versions of each panel. Large photographs of the murals can be obtained by contacting the artist: sandra_fineartsbysandra.com
Glass Mosaic Window
The glass mosaic window is installed at The Neighborhood Academy. It is 6'x3'.
Painting / Drawing
One of my favorite mediums is oil paint. I have painted in oils since I was a child, working along side my mother who painted landscapes. My work is fantasy realism and my subjects are humans fitting into their natural environments.
Artist Statement
Sandra Moore
sandra_fineartsbysandra.com
I have been an artist all my life and for the past 30 years I have derived a livelihood from various trades within the art field. After receiving a B.F.A. in sculpture in 1975, I worked as a stringer photographer for the Associated Press until 1981 when I had my first child. I wanted a home based career and developed a successful negative retouching, print blending and photo restoration business. As my children became older I continued painting and with my talent in the technique of Trompe-l’oeil and knowledge of the theater I became a scenic artist for local professional theaters. Since 2006 I have been teaching Art at the Neighborhood Academy in Garfield, Pittsburgh, Pa. I show my work in gallery’s across Pittsburgh, Ohio, New York and the Three Rivers Arts Festival.
I started working with clay about 16 years ago. I am very interested in the sculptural and painterly aspects of the medium, particularly in the fast process of Raku and horsehair Raku. My work in clay is predominantly manipulated forms; most started as thrown vessels. Organic growth patterns found in animals, shells and plants interest me and inform much of the look of my work. The fast painterly process of Horsehair Raku is a very tedious and fragile process. For me it raises great inner spiritual power. Two of my more recent horsehair raku pieces where in the Associated Artist 100th Annual Show this past August in The Carnegie Museum of Art. They received the Friends of Art Collection award and are in the permanent collection of the Pittsburgh Public schools. In 2009 a pair of raku piece’s showed at the Carnegie’s Associated Artist Annual.
I am a member of The Craftsman’s Guild of Pittsburgh, The Silver Eye Center for Photography and the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. My work can be viewed in permanent collections, The Pittsburgh Public Schools, The Neighborhood Academy, private collections and my website www.fineartsbysandra.com.
Where to find my work
Three Rivers Arts Festival
June 3rd-7th
Booth B74
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Giftshop
6300 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
The Neighborhood Academy
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Scoiety of Artists
