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Emily Bayless is an artist who works primarily in clay and fibers. She received a BFA in ceramics from Arizona State University and an MFA in ceramics from the University of Colorado Boulder, and has expertise in hand building, wheel throwing, mold making, sculptural installation, kiln firing techniques, and surface decoration techniques.
Bayless has been a guest artist at many institutions, including New Mexico State University, San Francisco Art Institute, Dickinson College, and Adams State University. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries, such as the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Diego Rivera Gallery of SFAI, Baltimore Clayworks, Susquehanna Art Museum, and the Glave Kocen Gallery.
Bayless has been a guest artist at many institutions, including New Mexico State University, San Francisco Art Institute, Dickinson College, and Adams State University. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries, such as the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Diego Rivera Gallery of SFAI, Baltimore Clayworks, Susquehanna Art Museum, and the Glave Kocen Gallery.
Published on March 19th, 2023. Artist responses collected in months previous.
What are you fascinated with right now?
Matching color and pattern between glaze and fiber materials. I've been running experiments with new glazes to find the correct levels of saturation to match weavings I have been doing at home. As part of this I have also been totally immersed in learning how to weave. I use a small frame loom and a larger eight shaft table loom. I am really excited about combining a process I did not studyt in school with a process I studied for years in academia.
What advice would you give your younger artist self?
I recently talked with my students about time and how it changes as my life changes. Time will stretch and mold you into a new person, not just superficially but in how you operate in your research. I am amazed at how much I am able to get done with significantly less free time than I had in my twenties. I could have made so much more work than I did in my twenties, but I think I didn't have as much to make work about (or good work about). So my advice would be to be an explorer, discover new things, say yes to opportunities.
What are your tools for creative resilience these days? Do you have any methods to stay positive when life becomes difficult and perhaps when you have limited time to create?
There is always something you can be doing that is appropriate for the time and place you are in. I incorporate multiple processes of making in my life and this helps me to stay productive in different situations and times of the day. I try to be flexible in my making practice and the more diversity I can bring in through materials the more opportunities I have to be working at home, the clay studio, or on a plane.
What is your dreamy vision for your creative career and art practice three years from now?
My dream vision for my research and work three years from now is that I am able to sell work consistently. I'm still not quite sure what this production work looks like but I have started working on new designs. I would like to find ways to have more time in my studio, and start making that my main career focus. I am trying to keep small attainable goals and this feels like one of them.
How are you being kind to yourself as you look towards realizing your vision for your art career?
I am being kind to myself by trying to live in the moment. When I find myself thinking about other tasks or stressors from work when I am not in those specific situations (ie when I am with my family) I am giving myself permission to let those things go. I am giving myself permission to be confident in my ability to handle work tasks during the work day, and giving myself permission to work from 9-5. It is ok if there are things left for the next day.
I am also being kind to myself by allowing room in my budget for organization materials, like the more expensive planner that I want to use everyday.
What are you fascinated with right now?
Matching color and pattern between glaze and fiber materials. I've been running experiments with new glazes to find the correct levels of saturation to match weavings I have been doing at home. As part of this I have also been totally immersed in learning how to weave. I use a small frame loom and a larger eight shaft table loom. I am really excited about combining a process I did not studyt in school with a process I studied for years in academia.
What advice would you give your younger artist self?
I recently talked with my students about time and how it changes as my life changes. Time will stretch and mold you into a new person, not just superficially but in how you operate in your research. I am amazed at how much I am able to get done with significantly less free time than I had in my twenties. I could have made so much more work than I did in my twenties, but I think I didn't have as much to make work about (or good work about). So my advice would be to be an explorer, discover new things, say yes to opportunities.
What are your tools for creative resilience these days? Do you have any methods to stay positive when life becomes difficult and perhaps when you have limited time to create?
There is always something you can be doing that is appropriate for the time and place you are in. I incorporate multiple processes of making in my life and this helps me to stay productive in different situations and times of the day. I try to be flexible in my making practice and the more diversity I can bring in through materials the more opportunities I have to be working at home, the clay studio, or on a plane.
What is your dreamy vision for your creative career and art practice three years from now?
My dream vision for my research and work three years from now is that I am able to sell work consistently. I'm still not quite sure what this production work looks like but I have started working on new designs. I would like to find ways to have more time in my studio, and start making that my main career focus. I am trying to keep small attainable goals and this feels like one of them.
How are you being kind to yourself as you look towards realizing your vision for your art career?
I am being kind to myself by trying to live in the moment. When I find myself thinking about other tasks or stressors from work when I am not in those specific situations (ie when I am with my family) I am giving myself permission to let those things go. I am giving myself permission to be confident in my ability to handle work tasks during the work day, and giving myself permission to work from 9-5. It is ok if there are things left for the next day.
I am also being kind to myself by allowing room in my budget for organization materials, like the more expensive planner that I want to use everyday.
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