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Pricing Information:
$15 - $1200
Artist Statement/Bio:
"I'm an artist. In my art, I am free to make what I want. I am twenty-four, but I started taking classes at the Indianapolis Art Center when I was six. First, I attended the summer camps. I was born with autism, a communication disorder. For years I was unable to understand what people were saying to me, and people could not understand what I was saying to them. It was frustrating. Sounds were very loud and painful to me, and I was unable to shut out the noise around me. It was all very distracting and chaotic. I was angry a lot of the time and did things to try to control the world around me. The things I did were mostly destructive. Through my art this has changed, I am able to create works of arts that others can enjoy. I attended school at Westfield High school and graduated in 2004. One of the few classes I was able to take with the other students was sculpture. In this class I found that I liked working with my hand. I especially like working with clay. In 2003 I began working with Rick Greiner at the Indianapolis Art Center in the Ceramics Department. In the beginning I created hand-built masks and sculptures. For the last four years, I have been more focused on wheel-throwing; creating plates, bowls, ikebanas (an Asian style of flower vase), and mirrors. In 2005 I was awarded Best in the Beginners' Division of the Indianapolis Art Center’s Student Show.
Affiliations:
Indianapolis Art Center Ceramics Department 2003-present, Rick Greiner. VSA arts of Indiana, Urban Artisan Intern, 2005 - 2006, Sean has participated in the Broad Ripple Art Fair in 2005 – 2008 Irvington Art Fair 2005 -2008 Conner Prairie Art Fair 2006 – 2008 Indianapolis Art Center, Broad Rip
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