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RAD ART<br />
Odyssey Co-Op Gallery welcomes potter<br />
Rosa Friedrichs<br />
BY HOLLY DE SAILLAN • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE<br />
Odyssey Co-Op Gallery<br />
welcomes their newest<br />
member, Rosa Friedrichs.<br />
Her work has been juried<br />
to join our co-op gallery<br />
of 25 ceramic artists.<br />
Rosa Friedrichs carves into her white<br />
clay forms through a layer of contrasting<br />
underglaze, thus revealing the white<br />
clay underneath; creating a bright visual<br />
contrast.<br />
Much of Friedrichs’s<br />
decorated ceramic creations<br />
are inspired by nature<br />
and her potent childhood<br />
memories, which<br />
she artistically brings to life<br />
through her keen sense of<br />
observation and detail.<br />
Friedrichs often creates<br />
her playful imagery using a<br />
ceramic technique called<br />
sgraffito, which is reminiscent<br />
of relief printing. She carves into her white clay<br />
forms through<br />
a layer of<br />
contrasting<br />
underglaze,<br />
thus revealing<br />
the white clay<br />
underneath;<br />
creating a<br />
bright visual<br />
contrast.<br />
Beets encircling<br />
a bowl,<br />
platter or cup,<br />
arms embracing<br />
a dog,<br />
figs, sunnyside-up<br />
eggs<br />
or tall irises<br />
are some of the designs that Friedrichs incises<br />
into her functional wheel-thrown work. Her highly<br />
detailed figurative imagery is as enchanting as it<br />
Rosa Friedrichs<br />
Photo by Nick LaFone<br />
is skillfully rendered.<br />
She earned her BFA in<br />
Ceramics from Earlham College,<br />
Richmond, Indiana. She<br />
participates in area workshops<br />
and classes, such as recently<br />
at Penland School of Craft.<br />
Rosa also had a short apprenticeship<br />
with nationally known<br />
Asheville ceramic artist, Karen<br />
Newgard.<br />
Friedrichs greatly values her<br />
life as an artist. She feels that<br />
an essential part of balancing<br />
that life is the importance of<br />
giving back to the community.<br />
As part of the LGBTQ community,<br />
she contributes to<br />
Youth OutRight and Tranzmissions,<br />
two organizations that work to empower<br />
and support LGBTQ people.<br />
IF<br />
YOU<br />
GO<br />
Much of Friedrichs’s decorated ceramic creations are inspired by<br />
nature and her childhood memories.<br />
Odyssey Co-op Gallery<br />
238 Clingman Avenue, Asheville •<br />
(828) 505-8707 •<br />
www.odysseycoopgallery.com<br />
VOL. 23, NO. 2 — OCTOBER <strong>2019</strong> | RAPIDRIVERMAGAZINE.COM | RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE | 13
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