Please contact me via email at asiamathis@me.com if you are interested in a purchase or in setting up a viewing of any of my available works.
"Animal Attraction"
My piece “On the Same Trail” will be a part of this cool show curated by Taylor Robenalt and Tiffany Leach.
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS!!
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS!! I will guide students through hand-building and sculpting skills during weekend workshops in April, May, June, and hopefully in September and October this year. These will take on my covered back patio outside my East Nashville home studio. Throughout these weekends, we will cover building with coils and building solid, with a concentration on the human figure/face/hands, as well as working with slabs, pinching out small functional items, and creating wall sculptures. I want this to be a space in which those new to clay sculpture work can figure out the basics, and those who have some experience can dive deeper. In addition to these technical aspects, I hope to lead students through small intuitive practices and wax poetic about healing through art, and my deep love for clay itself. I will also talk about my artistic process. (Hint- it's messy), and ideas for developing your own. These will be Saturdays and Sundays, 10-4 both days. The cost is $150 for each workshop. This price does not include clay or firing- you can buy clay from me for $25 for a bag of 25 lbs. or bring your own. For those who wish to fire pieces here, we can work out a per-piece price. The weekends are:
April 13 and 14 (focus on functional hand-building with narrative/ intuitive mark-making and sculptural additions)
May 18 and 19 (focus on sculpting facial features and creating wall sculpture)
June 22 and 23 (focus on the hand as sculpture- learn to build a life-size hand adding abstracted imagery to complete the context of the piece)
September and October - TBA
If you have any questions or would like to sign up for one or more of these weekends, please email me through my contact page.
Contemporary Clay 2024 Exhibit
My piece, “In the Beginning…” will be part of this lovely exhibit of amazing clay artists from across the country!
"Earth and Fire"
My piece, “Growing Together” will be part of this exhibition. Opening is Feb. 23!
Midsouth Sculpture Alliance Select Exhibition
Two of my pieces, “The Shape of Morning”, and “Mind the Body” will be featured in this show at my Alma Mater! Opening is Sat. Feb. 10.
"What is Love" Gallery Show
My piece, “On the Same Trail” will be featured at this love centered gallery show! Opening is Feb. 3, 6-8 pm.
Feature at Shimai Gallery
I will be the featured artist at Shimai Gallery in December! Just in time for the holidays- I will be creating 16 small wall sculptures for Shimai. There will also be some larger sculptures too! Some come out and see me Saturday Dec. 2 at Shimai (behind Loveless Cafe).
Workshop at Buchanan Arts - Merging the Human and Animal
Students will hand build in clay a figurative form that encompasses elements of both human and the animal subject matter. Gesture, narrative, and mood will be the focus, while improving specific anatomy sculpting skills. Surface process will be discussed. Bring your visions, be ready to breakdown sticking points in your process, and make something real that tells your unique story. go to Buchanan Arts to sign up!
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
I will be a first time artist at this beautiful INDOOR fine craft fair hosted by the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, in downtown Asheville, NC.
"In. Visible" Group Gallery Show
I will have a piece in this group gallery show at the Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts in NC. This show is being curated by Kirsten Stingle and is sure to be amazing! If you are in the area please make an effort to come out and see it. Check out this feature in the exposure section of Ceramics Monthly November 2023 issue!
"Witch Folk"
“Witch Folk” at The Old School Farm Pottery. I have 4 pieces in this cool show - please stop by their new space downtown if you can- it’s a great place to learn about clay and pick up some lovely artwork.
Tennessee Craft : A Statewide Exhibition
My piece “ Frayed Quilt” will be featured at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center along with many other lovely works from our amazing Tennessee artists. It’s sure to be a beautiful show - opening reception is Thursday, September 14, 5-7pm.
Solid Built Figurative Workshop
In this 3 day workshop students will learn to build a solid built figure on a base while telling their own story. All the info and registration is at the Centennial Arts Center website. hope to see you there!
Workshop at Buchanan Arts: Sculpting your Stories- Head and Shoulders as Foundation
I will be leading a 5 day workshop at Buchanan Arts from 9-1 each day. We will work on sculpting the head and shoulders at about 3/4 scale. we will hollow build the head and shoulders separately, then put them together in a gesture that lends itself to the narrative and mood of the piece you want to create (with possible abstracted additions!) We will spend time sketching the features (eyes, nose, mouth, and ears) before we start on the heads. I will also spend time talking about my surface process. Bring your visions, and be ready to get messy, to breakdown sticking points in your process, and and makes something real that tells a story.
"Inspiring Motives" Group Gallery Show
I’m thrilled to be included in this group show at the beautiful Folk Art Center in Asheville, NC this year, home to the Southern Highlands Craft Guild.
Magic City Art Connection Outdoor Art Fair
If the weather looks fairly good ( no prediction of heavy storms), I will be back at the Magic City Art Connection in Birmingham for the first time in many years! This was always one of my favorite shows in years past, so if you are in the area, come on out!
"Community Clay"
I have 2 pieces in this show which highlights some of the area’s clay organizations.
Head and Shoulders Workshop
3 Day Workshop- I will guide you through my process of hollow building the head and shoulders and sculpting the features. Go to Mudpuddle Pottery to get all the details, and sign up! Limited to 8 students.
Open Studio
Come see my studio space! I will have all the work I’ve made this fall available for purchase. Please email me or DM me from my instagram for the address.
New Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild Exhibition
My piece “New Home” will part of this beautiful exhibition at the Folk Art Center in Asheville, NC
Artist Reception for "My Middle Tells the Truth: Weaving the In-Between"
I will be hosting a reception at the Appalachian Craft Center for my solo show on Saturday, September 10, 2022, from 2-5 PM!! Please come on out if you are able, and bring your friends! There are also 3 other galleries at the craft center, with lovely work in each one, plus their beautiful fine craft shop- so lots to see!
Head and Shoulders 6 week class for adults
“Head and Shoulders” 6 week class for adults happening on my back patio adjacent to my studio in East Nashville. This will be once a week on Sunday evenings from 6-8:30 pm, starting August 28- October 2. We will spend the first 4 weeks building a hollow form head and shoulders figure, and the last 2 weeks working on surfaces. You will come away with a completed form. I only have space for 5 students, so please email me if you are interested. Price is $250 (This is an introductory price as this is my first go at this, in this setting. It will likely be $325 if I do it again in the spring.) I’m excited to deepen my relationship with people who also feel connected to clay!
"My Middle Tells the Truth: Weaving the In-Between"
This will be my first actual solo gallery show! I am very excited and honored to have it in such a beautiful location. The Appalachian Center for Craft is part of Tennessee Tech University and is in a gorgeous wooded setting in Smithville, Tn- about an hour’s drive east from Nashville. There will be 12 wall sculptures surrounding 2 central figures. I am devoting all of my studio time from Oct. 2021- July 2022 to the work for this show. If you are able, please make time to venture out and see it.
Southern Highland Craft Guild Members Exhibition
My piece, ‘‘Remembrance’’, will be part of this lovely exhibition in DC for a whole year!
Workshop at Buchanan Arts- The Figurative Form
An exploration of the figurative form through a variety of hand building processes. Beginner and Intermediate students welcome. You will RETURN Feb. 26 for a glazing/surface session. Register at Buchanan Arts
"To Get to the Other Side" show at Elephant Gallery
My piece “Remembrance” will be included in this show. Opening reception Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, 6-9 PM
Best of Tennessee Craft
I’m thrilled to have 2 sculptures selected for this amazing exhibition! ( “On My Way”, and “Listener”) It will be at the Tennessee State Museum, located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville, TN
"Little Things Matter- Small Scale Sculpture Exhibition"
My piece, “Sometimes I Bring the Rain” will be on display in this exhibition.
Tennessee Craft Fall Fair
Come on out to Centennial Park in Nashville to see ALL of my currently available work that is not otherwise committed to an exhibition.
Future Ancestors Exhibition at Baltimore Clayworks
My piece “What Has Been Given, What Has Been Taken” will be on display in this exhibition juried by Aisha Harrison.
Hand building sculpture clay workshop taught by me- all levels welcome.
This will be an all levels hand building clay workshop held at the Centennial Art Center in Centennial Park, Nashville, TN. We will build Aug. 20,21, and 22, then RETURN September 4 for a surface and glazing session. Your pieces will be fired there, and you can return to pick them up. All skill levels are welcome! I will add a link to the write up the art center will make when it is available. Call the art center to register 615-862-8442
Gallery Show @ Centennial Art Center
Opening reception Friday June, 11, 5-7:30 pm. Masks required.