Biography
Kimberlee Joy Roth graduated from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities with an MFA in Ceramics and an Art History minor in 2007. She is a recipient of a FY 2011–12 Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and is creating new work for two solo exhibitions for the fall of 2012, one at the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery in St. Paul and the other at the Burnet Gallery in Minneapolis. Her ceramic work is in the permanent collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, MN, the Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation in Lincoln, California and has been shown nationally in juried ceramic exhibitions. She maintains a studio in the Northeast Arts District of Minneapolis and is the Technician for the Art and Art History Department at St. Catherine University.
Upcoming Events
First Thursday Open Studios Northrup King Building, June 7, July 5, August 2, 2012, 5 – 9 p.m.
Art—A—Whirl Open Studio & Gallery Tour, May 18, 5 — 10 p.m., May 19, noon — 8 p.m. & May 20, noon — 5 p.m.
Process
My ceramic forms are created by first carving a form 20% larger then the finished piece out of styrofoam. I use this form to create a multiple part plaster slip casting mold. Each mold produces 60 to 80 pieces, then I either retire the form or make a new plaster mold. Porcelain slip is poured into the mold to create the ceramic pieces. I fire the finished forms in an electric kiln to cone 9, 2300° Fahrenheit. My porcelain slip and glazes are formulated and mixed in my studio.