The Scribe - Page 15

Artistic Formation and Career Path Lindsay Scypta holds a BFA in Art & Design from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and an MFA from The Ohio State University. She was an Artist-in-Residence at Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York. Returning to Ohio in 2014, she established a studio where she balances teaching at the local community college and making. Evolution of Her Craft Working strictly with porcelain clay, the work is thrown, trimmed, altered and decorated, then fired to cone six in an electric oxidation atmosphere. Her influences include the stone tracery of Gothic cathedrals, Victorian fretwork and the history of the dining experience. Much of Lindsay’s MFA research centered around the history of the table and the development of laser cut tools, stamps, and molds that she continues to apply to her work Exhibitions, Accolades, and Artistic Reach Lindsay had solo shows at Morean Center for Clay in 2015 and Hudson Gallery in 2019. She received the Toledo Museum of Art’s Palmer Scholarship for visual research in Paris, France. Her work was published by Gingko Press in the New Age of Ceramics and Lark Books 500 Vases. She was awarded Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly in 2017 and received the 2017 Toledo Arts Commission Merit Award. ARTIST FEATURE “Her influences include the stone tracery of Gothic cathedrals, Victorian fretwork and the history of the dining experience.”