Tracie Peisley

Peisley’s work is intense, highly charged with an emotional content that relates to the everyday drama of existing.

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A Painter’s Porcelain

Cosmic Lover

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The Myth Plates

Broken Plates Re-assembled

Acts of Devotion

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Before she died she went into the dog

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RITUAL

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Peisley Ceramics Catalogue 2021

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Belief is Sacred

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Jan 20

#wip

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Jan 20

Emma Lewis who curated the exhibition of Dora Marr at Tate Modern said of Dora,
'She was astute and self aware enough to know she would be written into history'.
(In conversation with Katy Hessel @thegreatwomenartists podcast...ep14.)
That sentence made me feel good, a women Artist not written out but already written in. She wanted to be a Fine Artist, Photography and design was considered a more appropriate option for her as a young women, but laterly she did take up painting . And She has recognition not just by association but because of her own work.
I confess she's something of a muse for me, I find her so good looking, love sculpting her strong features.
My ceramic sculpture of Dora Marr is currently being exhibited in Chicago @fluffycrimes with three other pieces.
(For a virtual tour of the show in Chicago contact Marc @fluffycrimes)
#doramarr #writeyourselfin #muse

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Jan 19

Sketching while listening to Griselda Pollock talking about the work of Alina Szapocznikow on the Great Women Artists podcast cast with Katy Hessel. Found myself listening three times!!! To this one episode. Fascinating
@thegreatwomenartists

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Jan 19

Those mirrors they have at the fair.

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Jan 19

B A R D O
#peisleyplates #porcelain #bardo

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Jan 19

There is surely a story here...
#peisleyceramics #ceramicfigurines #pinkrabbit #reddog #blackcat #blackcatplayingviolin

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Jan 18

Tonight i had the pleasure of listening to Amanda reading poetry and responding to art about black women through @londondrawinggroup (thank you that was awesome) I'm blown away by everything heard and seen and then I found this post on her feed which just sings to me.

Reposted from @amandabholiday Claude Cahun 1942 'I extend my arms' - " I have dreamed that your arms are lovely, I have dreamed what a joy you'll be"

I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love
#love #lovely #dream #reach

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Jan 18

E V E R Y E R R O R
Porcelain
#mask #peisleyceramics #remorse #porcelain #ritual #timepassing #brittle

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Jan 17

Our time is passing
My daughter's ear
Porcelain
#time #timepassing #infintelove #devotion #mydaughter #love #ear #intimacy #whisper #shhhhhhh #motherdaughterlove #inmyhands #ageing #olderwomen #grief #porcelain #peisleyceramics

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Jan 17

And the reverse ... it also speaks
Porcelain
#peisleyceramics #porcelain

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Jan 17

It is you and it is not you at all
Porcelain
#peisleyceramics
First draft
#mask
#porcelain #greekbirds #persona #projection #skin

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Jan 16

Finally an afternoon in the studio, glazing today.
I have underglazed this porcelain mask of Bea with birds from a Greek vessel...shhhhh the story is not a positive one...the birds are deadly but they look so beautiful.
One mask has broken while drawing on it, so brittle, but I am still slightly infatuated with this state of fragmentation, finding the pieces poetic.
#peisleyceramics #brittle #disintegrated #broken #shell #persona

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Jan 16

Oufff that felt like a marathon getting those entries into the Turner Contemporary Open exhibition.

All the hurdles one has to negotiate as an Artist.

For anyone who hasn't approached the platform yet, I found it easier to load them in 'projects' first. Save as you go along and log in a fresh each time or it doesn't save.

Open to anyone in Kent! Seriously anyone! X

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Jan 14

I missed the opening of the Trinity Bouy Drawing Prize last night but caught this discussion this evening. Hearing Artists talk about their work really enriches the experience of it. Both Artists work conveyed such reverence for the subjects. And I love the contrast, that both kinds of drawings were accepted. I have been thinking about 'memorialising' people in my own work but I hadn't thought of this word, or concept exactly so the discussion felt rich and validating. Thank you Lucy Anderson, @nancyhaslamchance ( cool that you are studying art psychotherapy Nancy) and @anitataylor_

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Jan 14

I am listening but... doodling during my zoom call...what stories have a fat rabbit in them? Have I not given you enough? Learning about projection with @matthewlicata #befriendingyourself #shadow #magicrabbit

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Jan 13

Reposted from @fluffycrimes Meet Tracie Peisley, again! I failed to realize that Instagram only posted a still image of Tracie, not her fabulous intro video. My failure, Instagram’s bugs 😑 So let’s try this again!
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Tracie Peisley @peisleyart is our sculptor for the third show! We’ve received four of Tracie’s ceramic figures to exhibit. They must be seen! Just a reminder, while sales aren’t the goal of Fluffy Crimes, some works are for sale. Not only have the artists priced their work very reasonably and for most budgets, but all monies from sales of artwork go directly to the artist. Fluffy Crimes is about supporting artists!
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“I make art to evidence my existence, stay sane and feel calm and joyful. I make this type of art to stay innocent. I’m not trained in ceramics so I like to experience what emerges. Clay is such a generous medium. I use different media depending on where I'm at psychologically. Some media slow down my emotions and calm and contain me. When I'm really content I switch to other media for expression. I usually work in series and build momentum and focus as I work. Each medium offers a new relationship. For these sculptures I hand build using coiling and then refining. Each media asks something different of me. I like the subject of the outsider, the characters of the side show or the wilderness, the misfits, the lost souls and the outcasts...im at home here, this is my troupe. I want people to get a sense of connection, intimacy with the emotion in the work, to find an identification. My art is my safe place I need to be there. I am prolific, in a hurry.”
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#artgalleries #artgallery #artistrunspace #artistrun #artistrungallery #contemporaryart #chicagoartgallery #chicagoentertainment #lincolnparkchicago #logansquare #bucktown #bucktownchicago #soundart #digitalart #drawing #painting #sculpture #ceramics #ceramicart #ceramicartist #figuresculpture

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Jan 13

Such lovely cards from lovely friends arrived today, thank you @n5_mark and @jenialberta, a well timed delivery x

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Jan 12

Get it in writing
Porcelain & digital
#getitinwriting #shorthand #face #wip #mask #persona

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Jan 12

Porcelain

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Jan 12

Porcelain

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