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Morgan McCarver tells of her difficult time with Scoliosis and how she found her passion and skill with Pottery.
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About my Guest Morgan McCarverMorgan McCarver was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her work is inspired by her female mentors of past and present, as well as her connection to Victorian corsetry through her scoliosis journey. She received an art degree with a ceramics concentration and a double minor in art history and business in 2019 from Anderson University in Anderson, SC. McCarver had the honor of receiving the 2019 Outstanding Art Major Ceramics Award her senior year. As a 2020 701 Center for Contemporary Art prize finalist, she had the honor of being the youngest artist to ever make it that far. She is a multi-award winning artist who recently received an Artist Support Grant to attend a national ceramics conference. She has had the honor of displaying her work in 3 solo exhibitions, “FemininiTEA” 2020, “The Strength of a Wildflower” 2022 and “Postures in Porcelain” 2023. She recently completed a residency at Edgewood Cottage in Blowing Rock Summer 2023 and participated 2022 as well. McCarver has studios in Asheville, NC and Spartanburg, SC. Her art can be found in various galleries around the Carolinas and Tennessee. Her first book, “God the Artist: Revealing God’s Creative Side Through Pottery,” will be released with Morgan James Publishing January 9, 2024.
What we Discussed:
0:00:30 Who is Morgan Mc Carver
0:03:00 What age she was when she had the operation for Scoliosis 0:04:40 Was she suffering with pain fro Scoliosis
0:06:00 The fear that the surgery could go wrong
0:07:50 The Recovery after the Operation
0:09:10 How she got into Pottery
0:10:00 BA of Arts for Pottery
0:11:20 Are her designs thought or it comes from her own Creavity
0:13:00 What is Screen Printing
0:14:20 Is there Different Types of Clay
0:16:10 The Process to make the clay
0:17:40 Is the Clay or fumes dangerous
0:19:00 Tools for Trimming your Pottery
0:20:30 The Drying Process of Pottery
0:22:00 Different Types of Kilns
0:24:30 How to Fire the Kiln Properly
0:26:15 The Price of Pottery Kilns
0:27:10 The prices increased a lot
0:29:30 How the Glazing works
0:31:40 Dishwasher & Microwave Proof
0:32:50 The Awards that she received for her Pottery
0:35:00 Her reasonable Prices V's the amount of Work
0:39:30 Her support from her Grandmother
0:40:00 Why she decided to write the book about Potery
How to Contact Morgan McCarverwww.MorganMcCarver.com
https://www.facebook.com/morgan.mccarver.7
https://www.instagram.com/morgan_mccarver_porcelain/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-mccarver/
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