vogue: Burned out. Hot design straight from the stove ‘Wypalone. Gorący design prosto z pieca’

Vogue Magazine: Vogue Living, Vogue Polska

Published March 26, 2023

Article written by: Marta Puchalska-Kraciuk

“Colorful, fairy-tale, amorphous. Austin Coudriet’s functional and sculptural works are an intuitive reflection of his drawings. The appetizing purple ceramic chair was designed by an American ceramic artist, the son of an architect who quickly realized that he could transfer three-dimensional sketches from paper to reality by working with clay. Inspired by deconstructive architecture, he creates compositions of various forms and shapes.”

-Exert from the beginning of the article

Clay Studio: Small pieces fuel nonprofit's creative activity

Article written by Cory Walsh published in the Missoulian Newspaper

Published: April 19 2023

He (Austin) said that the residency programs in ceramics are “just really good at connecting artists into the ceramics community on all ends, especially helpful for teaching workshops, lectures, getting into grad schools and shows.” On a personal front, they’ve helped him see other parts of the country (some people go abroad) and helped him connect with “other emerging artists and give me lifelong friendships and relationships.”

One day last week, Coudriet was building a towering cloud sculpture, a little more than halfway to his target height of 6 feet, 3 inches.

“My big push was how to continue to make large outdoor pieces and how to install them,” he said.

When he arrived here, he had a set of goals in mind. He’d spent years in New York making scaffolding-like sculptures that prepared him to move up to furniture and large sculpture. His cloud is staying aloft thanks to a set of regular internal supports, like vertical beams. Because the clay shrinks as it dries, he needs to keep working quickly. This was Day Four.

He’s also been working on what he calls “construction mugs,” in which a cup is embedded in a base of abstract, construction-like forms. Leaning toward sculpture allows him to set aside the long list of parameters in play for traditional functional work.

“It’s way more free being able to just sculpt out of my imagination as opposed to following a rule set,” he said.

- Exert from the article written by Cory Walsh

Austin Coudriet, long-term resident and Sippy Fellowship receipt for 2022, works on a clay piece at the Clay Studio of Missoula. Photo: Ben Allen Smith, Missoulian

Residencies and fellowships

Ceramics Monthly: January 2024

Pages 56

Article with images discussing all the current residencies and fellowships in the country.

Cloud 9 Showcard

Printed: March 2022

Showcard from the 2022 Cloud 9 show at NCECA (Nation Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) conference in Sacramento CA.

Potsketch auction boasts work small and large like it's 2019

Article written by Cory Walsh published in the Missoulian Newspaper

Published: March 31 2022

Coudriet and Fair are both residents in their first year, looking to re-apply for another. Coudriet came from New York, and Fair from Pomona, in the Los Angeles area. Both knew of Missoula and the Clay Studio by national reputation.

“Western Montana has a huge clay community,” Coudriet said, with more artists and shows than anyplace else he’s been. Fair agreed, adding that the density means there’s “constant feedback.” Larger cities mean it can be harder to make connections, and Missoula’s community is welcoming.

“The studio is set up in a certain way that it allows us to really get to know a lot of people,” he said.

- Exert from the article written by Cory Walsh

Ceramics Monthly, Exposure: June/July/August 2021

Published May 2021

An image of my work can be found in the Exposure section of this magazine issue. My image as well as Maria spiess’ and James Webb’s images were chosen to promote each one of our solo shows hosted the summer of 2021 in the Clay Art Center’s main gallery.

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