Josh Blanc
34 13th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone: (612) 781-6409 Fax (612) 331-4092
Email: josh@claysquared.com
www.claysquared.com
I have been a professional artist since 1994. My main emphasis is on handmade tile. I have a B.F.A. in Ceramics from Columbus College of Art and Design and have been working in ceramics and art since 1985. My artwork focuses on modern tile designs and concepts of expressive and contemplative ideas. I am the co-owner of Clay Squared to Infinity where I make handmade tiles for residential, commercial, public facilities as well as fine art. Clay Squared to Infinity is a studio and showroom, focusing on handmade, contemporary and historic tiles, as well as a meeting place for artists to discuss art and the community.
My main goal in working with handmade tiles is to come up with concepts that create dynamic possibilities with color, design, form and pattern. My Cosmic Collection series is inspired by astronomical images, weather phenomena, satellite images of Earth, factory smoke, botanical forms and other environmental occurrences. I have developed unique glazing and kiln firing techniques that reveal the clay’s natural reactions. I focus on trying not to control the clay and glazes but to experiment with it to reveal the natural beauty, reactions and distinctive personalities of both the clay and the glazes.
Josh Blanc