Artist’s Statement
What I do when I’m working is pretty much a chase after the perfect curve and the perfect combination of textures and shapes.
I love water and silt, the currents and swirls within river banks, rocks, and the parrallels between human emotions and experiences to those currents and banks and rocks.
I try to put these shapes and ideas into each piece I make, as much as I possibly can. And with each piece, there is something I want to show more fully, to nudge, underscore, or turn over… So the chase is on.
Custom work: I love doing custom pieces for people and businesses. Collaborating on ideas to make a piece ring true to someone’s wishes, and truly one-of-a-kind is totally satisfying to me. Please contact me for more information about timeline and pricing, or anything else.
Contact Information: hannaeastin@yahoo.com (Please email me for a phone number if you would like to talk in person.)
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Other info:
EDUCATION
Principia College, Elsah, IL, BA 2000 (honors), Studio Art Major, Ceramics Track
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, Special Graduate Student, Ceramics, Fall 2004
Recipient: Second Place, Hays Arts Council ($200) (2004)
Kathryn Cogswell Maule Studio Art Award ($300) (June 2000)
Student Art Project Award ($300 purchase) (June 2000)
Merit Scholarship ($3000) (1999-2000 academic year)
Adelaide Carroll Johnson Award ($300) (June 1999)
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Workshop with Paul Soldner and Peter Voulkos,
Snowmass Village, CO (August 2001)
High School, Homeschool- Focus on Art and Agriculture, Shady Valley, TN (1992-96)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Studio Artist, Shady Valley, TN and Newton, KS- August 2000- present
Adjunct Faculty in Ceramics, Hesston College, Hesston, KS- August 2011- present
Artist-In Residence, Hesston College, Hesston, KS- August 2008- August 2011
Art Manager, Pages Books & Coffee (co-owner), Newton, KS- January 2011- present
Gallery Owner, Cobalt Gallery, Newton, KS- January 2008- December 2010
Studio Assistant, Head Assistant, Snider Studios, Newton, KS- November 2001- January 2008
Production Assistant, Soldner Clay Mixers, Newton, KS- January 2002- January 2008
Kiln Repair Assistant, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO- August 2002
Studio Assistant and Partner, On The Mountain Pottery, Shady Valley, TN- August 2000-November 2001
Studio Assistant, Principia College Art Department, Elsah, IL-April 1998-June 2000
Studio Art Study Abroad Programwith Principia College in Canada, France, and Louisiana- Fall 1999
Painting and Design Teacher, Art Camp, Johnson County Arts Council, Mountain City, TN- Summer 1999
Studio Assistant, On The Mountain Pottery, Shady Valley, TN- Summer 1998
REPRESENTED BY
Studio Appointment, Newton, KS, November 2001 – present
The Gallery at Artworks, Wichita, KS, Summer 2007- present
Artworks, Bozeman, MT, July 2008- present
Anderson-O’Brien Fine Art, Omaha, NE, March 2006 – present
