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YUNOMI / CUPS

Each Yunomi / Cup has a partner. Click the link next to the title to hear their song.

SCULPTURE / VASES

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WORKS ON PAPER / PORCELAIN PAPER

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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

In the "Shaker" spirit, I imagine a tiny wasp-worker making imaginary homes for important collections of most special memories.” - Terri Saulin 

Saulin’s process begins with cartography. The drawings and sculptures created are a visual "counterpoint" The layered information, produces an imagined, time-lapse view of a world. Inspired by the landscape of her urban garden, drawings become maps that document plant life, fleeting shadows, secreted places where mantis eggs were found, caterpillars ate, and dragonflies landed. They map the cold feeling felt in between the discs of her spine as she laid on her back on a freezing night watching a Perseid Meteor shower.  

Intricate ceramic constructions are three-dimensional memory maps. They are invisible cities, liminal urban planning, and love letters to treasured and influential authors, artists, musicians, friends, and family members. A mise en place of ingredients float between surface decoration and building blocks. They are carrots, onions and celery and they are meditations on the thousands of loops her mother made while crocheting piles of blankets, wondering what thoughts may have passed under the weight of each accumulated stitch.   

Terri Saulin received her MFA from the University of the Arts and her BFA from Moore College of Art and Design. She is a member and press coordinator for Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia and a Member/Supporter of The Clay Studio, Philadelphia. She currently teaches a variety of Studio Arts courses at The Agnes Irwin School, in Rosemont, PA. Terri is the owner of No. 5 Butchie Alley. No. 5 Butchie Alley is an outgrowth of Terri’s studio. The space is secretly tucked away on a small easement in South Philly that opens into a garden of inspiration. 

Many Thanks to Carol Royer, Meredith Turner and the Fine Arts Committee for the gracious invitation to share works at the Shipley School Speer Gallery. I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate in this amazing learning community.

The Shipley Speer Gallery houses rotating exhibitions by professional artists throughout the school year. Each exhibit is carefully curated by The Shipley School who work closely with the Fine Arts Program, to seek out inspiring and unique artists from the Philadelphia region and beyond. In so doing, the gallery exposes our students to wider cultural currents and encourages them to appreciate and explore the world of fine art up close and personal.

The annual schedule of exhibits consists of six or seven shows, including one Shipley alumni show and one Shipley student show. One of the highlights of the year is an annual exhibit curated from the internationally acclaimed West collection. The Shipley School works closely with the Art Department to identify professional artists' institutions to exhibit in the gallery. As well, they coordinate the logistics of each show including installation and dismantling, and crucially serve as ambassadors of the arts at Shipley. For questions regarding exhibiting in Speer Gallery, please contact Meredith.turner@shipleyschool.org.

School Phone: 610-525-4300

Wishing you a Happy and Joyous New Year!