Local artist wows with porcelain work
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Williams entered three pieces in the teacher?s categories, one of which took first place, best of show and people?s choice.
The piece was a 10-inch by 14-inch porcelain tile portrait of a beautiful girl with long hair. Around the portrait is raised paste work and intricate gold work.
?I put approximately 170 hours into this piece,? said Williams. ?Over 50 hours was in the raised paste and gold border.?
The other two pieces were also awarded first place.
The pieces included an 18-inch round tray with purple and red grapes and white roses entered into the fruit category, and a 4-inch by 7-inch porcelain tile with a single monochromatic rose in dark maroon entered in the rose category.
?It was an extreme honor,? said Williams. ?The pieces were judged by museum judges and peers. Our names were covered, so our work was judged by quality alone.?
Williams became interested in porcelain painting 30 years ago. She had already been drawing and painting in other mediums when the Knoxville School of Porcelain Art attracted her attention. Along with studying there, she has studied at the Porcelain Art School in S.C., Design School in Florida, and with renowned international artists including Sonie Ames, Margaret Windburn, Helen Humes, San Do, Afredo Toledano and Francis Braxton.
Williams has been teaching her art and sharing her talents for the last 25 years. She teaches two times a week at her home studio. She also travels and teaches seminars. Williams also does demonstrations for local and state clubs upon request.
Currently, she belongs to Tennessee Porcelain Artist, Inc., World Porcelain Organization, and International Porcelain Artists and Teachers, Inc.
Along with her Tennessee Porcelain Artist State Show awards won recently, Williams has also received an award in the International Porcelain Show held in Dallas, Texas in 2004.
The state show is held every two years. The next show will be held in Middle Tennessee in 2008 in the Nashville area. Williams is already in the planning stage for this event.