MY WORK:
In all my work I am combining
completely new sacred alphabets and original images
as well as traditional glyphs and symbols from ancient sources to
create new and powerful sacred objects.
SACRED VESSELS
The sacred vessels utilize original
images as well as integrating symbols from a variety of ancient
traditions.
A majority of the stamps used in my work are based on my own created
symbols and sets of glyphs and alphabets.
SPELL POTS
Spell pots are more ‘practical’ in
that each one is specifically created, as a concept, to represent some
active energy or spiritual movement.
‘Spell pots’ have been found in ancient Sumeria, China, India, Mexico,
Greece, Egypt and many other root cultures.
OTHER SERIES
TABLETS : Flat hanging ‘texts’ of
original forms and symbolic meanings.
Some contain sigils of specific spirits or gods, other simply have
invocatory texts or teaching symbols.
MASKS: Masks first led me into clay
30 years ago- I have been making masks in a number of ways
with many different styles since then. I am currently beginning a
series of Dragon masks.
SHRINES: I have begun creating a
series of small shrines dedicated to various gods,
spirits ancestors and so on, continuing along in the traditions that I
have been melding and creating in my other work.
Denny Sargent
206.362.7158
wisdom2@mindspring.com
COMMISSIONS ACCEPTED
ARTIST RESUME
Denny
Sargent
Ceramic
Artist & Instructor
Over the past
several years I have reentered the studio and created a unique new body
of ceramic art that infuses ancient mythic themes & symbols
into unique personal artifacts of power
SHOWS
Best Student Work
(group)
State University
of New York at Oneonta Gallery , NY 1977
Unearthed-
(solo)
State University
of New York at Oneonta Gallery , NY 1978
Gods & Spirits
(solo)
Oneonta Arts
Gallery, Oneonta, NY 1979
Masks of the Gods
(solo)
Mari Gallery,
Mamaroneck, NY 1979
Ceramic Art: Group
Exhibitions
Four Elements
Gallery, Bellingham, WA 1980-81
Ongoing
display/representation
Four Elements
Gallery, Bellingham, WA 1980-1984
Spirit Masks
(solo)
The Oxford Club,
Seattle, WA 1986
MASKS (group show)
Hartness-Schoos
Gallery, Seattle, WA 1987
Earthspirit Temple
(solo) 1988
Installation in
one gallery
Jackson Street
Gallery, Seattle, WA
Nu Earthspirit
Temple (solo) 1989
Enhanced
Installation
Mandala Gallery,
Seattle, WA 1989
Odyssey Books
& Gallery, Edmonds, WA 1990
Various ceramic
work/study/informal exhibitions
Tokyo,
Japan 1989-1993
Ongoing
exhibitions and representation
Edge of the
Circle, Seattle, WA 1995-present
Ongoing
exhibitions and representation
Stargazers,
Bellevue, WA 2001-present
North Seattle
Community College Art Show
NSCC Gallery- Summer 2005
Hang It Up! -
Washington Potters Association Group Show
Highline Community College Jan-March 2007
Renew Your Spirit
(group show)
Shoreline/LFP Art Gallery – Dec. 2007-Jan. 2008
STUDIO
WORK
Ceramics
Teacher/Studio Steward 1981-82
Northwest Free
University, Fairhaven College, Bellingham, WA
Currently building
Sargent Studios in Shoreline, WA
Have organized and
taught many aspects of ceramic art, including high and low-fire, hand
building, throwing all basic forms,
kiln
construction and use (gas-fire, electric, pit and raku) as well as many
aspects of clay and glaze mixing and use.
EDUCATION
BS,
Education- Minor, Ceramic Art, SUNY Oneonta, NY
MA,
History/Cross-Cultural Studies- Minor: Ceramic Art, WWU,
Bellingham, WA
