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1. Anam Cara, 2007, raku, 22-1/2 ” x 11” x 5-1/2"
2. Ash,  2007, raku,  13-1/2” x 7-1/2” x 3-1/2"
3. Ash, alternate view
4. Lantern,  2007, wood fired porcelain, 
    13-1/2” x 8-1/2“ x 4-1/4"
5. Raku Tall Pot,Crimson Glaze,  2007, raku, 
     17” x 7-¾” x 4”
6. Raku Tall Pot Turning,  2007, raku, 14-½” x 8” x 5-¼”
7. Raku Tall Pot Turning,  alternate view
8. Raku Pot with Pipenberg and Fatty White,  2006, raku, 
     12-½” x 9” x 6”
9. Raku Pot, Fatty White and Clear,  2006, raku, 
     15-½” x 6” x 3”
10. Wood Fired Pot, Torn Handles,  2007, wood fired
        porcelain,  11” x 6” x 4-¼”
11. Grey Wash,  2006, raku,  12” x 6” x 4-¼”
12. Pipenberg,  2007, raku,  11-¼” x 6” x 4”
13. Pipenberg, alternate view
14. Stacked Hearts,  2007, raku,  13-½” x 9” x 9”
15. Stacked Hearts,  alternate view

Contact Information
5308 Garfield Avenue
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
tel: 856-986-1605
e-mail: nancyereese@yahoo.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
Images and ideas flash.  Reaction to a phrase, a thought.  No complete sentence.  Direct response to clay.  Fragility and strength.  Impermanence.  Frustrated search.  Potential threat.  Raku and wood fire appropriately create unpredictable results.

Education
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
BFA, Ceramics, cum laude

George Washington University, Washington, DC
Certificate, Appraisal Studies

Workshops
Appel Farm
Perkins Center for the Arts
The Clay Studio
Winterthur Museum

Awards
2007
Adler Award for Ceramics, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA

2006
Merit Award, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ

Professional Affiliations
American Society of Appraisers
Perkins Center for the Arts
The Clay Studio

Collections
Represented in various private collections

Selected Exhibitions

2008
Artists’ Showcase, Burlington County College Student Art Gallery, Mt. Holly, NJ
Juried exhibition

2007
Annual Juried Show, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Juried exhibition
Adler Award for Ceramics

Small Works, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Juried awards

Wings, Smithville Mansion Art Annex, Eastampton, NJ
Juried exhibition

15 x 15 Alumni Benefit Exhibition & Sale, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Members & Faculty Annual Art Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Juried awards

2006
15 x 15 Alumni Benefit Exhibition & Sale, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Members & Faculty Annual Art Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Juried awards
Merit Award

Fire Quintet: Five Voices in Raku, Clay College at Cumberland County College, Millville, NJ
Invitational

2005
Members & Faculty Annual Art Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Juried awards
Merit award

Clay at Perkins, Clay College at Cumberland County College, Millville, NJ
Juried exhibition

2004
Student Center Exhibition, Gloucester County College, Sewell, NJ
Invitational

Annual Members & Faculty Art Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Juried awards