Emma Luna

My sculpture reproduces the everyday fabric objects, such as washcloths, socks and terry cloths, utilizing the illusionistic possibilities inherent in clay as a medium. However, I render this illusion so that the ordinary object simultaneously produces an impression of the extraordinary: rows of rolled hand towels, piles of terry clothes whose positions defy gravity, a chaotic pile of laundry frozen in shapes that the fabric itself never could hold. Mine is a voyage of intimate exploration into subliminal form shared by both clay and fabric: the fold. At the same time, my work de-familiarizes an anonymous and routine form of ’women’s work’ whose aesthetic possibilities no one but a woman would be likely to comprehend.

University of Minnesota 1983
BS, Art Education

Massachusetts College of Art 1986 BFA in Painting; Coursework towards Master’s

Museums, Galleries and Shows
Sculputuresite Gallery – Glenn Ellen, CA – Ceramics on long term exhibit - Ongoing

Martin Design – St. Helen, CA – Ceramics on long term exhibit - Ongoing

Coastal Eddy, a Gallery – Laguna Beach, CA – Ceramics on long term exhibit - Ongoing

F. Dorian – Decorative Arts in Hayes Valley – San Francisco, CA - Ongoing
Ceramics on long term exhibit

Sonoma Museum of Art Gallery Shop – Ceramics and paintings exhibit 2018

Crocker Museum of Art Auction – Big Names, Small Art – Exhibitor 2018

Sonoma Museum of Art – Pairings for the Senses – Art, Poetry, Music, Wine 2016

Crocker Art Museum – Sacramento, CA – Large ceramic sculpture included in the permanent collection 2016

Pence Gallery – Davis, CA – By Hand: Extraordinary Fine Craft in California 2013