BETTY SPINDLER
3 Pomegranates on Black Plate
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6 Pomegranates on a Plate
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Big Cheesy Beef Tacos
ceramic 2.5 x 14 x 7 (each) $750 each (purchased as a pair $1,350) |
Block of Bleu on Blue Plate
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Blue Appetizer Plate ceramic 4 x 13 diameter $1,775
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Blueberry Muffins ceramic 4 x 4.5 each
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Blueberry Pie
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Burger and Fries in Red Basket
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Burger on a Blue Plate
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Candy Apples
ceramic each 6 x 2 $95 |
Cheese on Blue Plate (Grapes)
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Cheeseburger on a Black Plate
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Cherries in a Bowl
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Cherry Choices
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Grilled Cheese Sandwich on Blue Plate
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Grilled Cheese Sandwich on White Checkered Plate
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Grilled Cheese Sandwich Large with Knife
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Hamburger on Chartreuse Checkered Plate
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Hot Dog (Large)
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Hot Dog
ceramic 6 x 15 x 6 $1,050 |
Regular Hot Dog
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Ice Cream Sundae
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Large Oval Pomegranate Platter
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Large Pomegranate ceramic 3.5 diameter
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Lemon Plate
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Movie Popcorn
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
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Pears on an Orange Plate
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Pepper Bowl
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Ice Cream Cones in Assorted Flavors
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Movie Popcorn: Jumbo
ceramic 22 x 10 x 10 $2100 
Chocolate Ice Cream Cone
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Rainbow Sherbert Cone
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Strawberry Ice Cream Cone
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Vanilla Ice Cream Cone ceramic 6.5 x 4
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Single Slice: Blueberry Pie
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Single Slice: Cherry Pie
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Single Slice: Chocolate Pie
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Single Slice: Lemon Meringue Pie
ceramic 5 x 12 x 7 $750 |
Small Blue Brie Plate (Crackers)
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Two Pear Plate
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Two Taco Plate
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Watermelon Slice: Seeds & All
ceramic 7 x 26 x 4 $1,400 |
White Appetizer Plate ceramic 3 x 14 diameter $1,995
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BETTY SPINDLER - Sold Works (CLICK HERE)
BETTY SPINDLER - Biography
Betty
Spindler’s sculptures are still lifes. They are the objects she is sculpting; a bowl
of fruit or a group of vegetables, a window with curtains or maybe a bath towel
hanging on a rack. They are common items
from everyday life. He sculptures are
hand built, low-fired ceramics. She
sometimes uses solitary objects to form relationships between them and wants
her work to have a painterly quality, to be whimsical and to create their own
sense of self.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
“I don’t try to interpret my work, and I don’t title it. When I look at art I never read the title. I like my art to communicate its own sense of self. When I show my work in places that house a lot of real accomplished artists, mine seem so simple. And yet, that’s exactly what I strive for, capturing the essence of what it is, without sacrificing the character that is my signature.”
EDUCATION:
1990 BA University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, ceramics
1986 AA Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA, ceramics and oil painting
AWARDS:
1990 Kersage College, University of California, Santa Cruz, Calendar
1984 Artisan Scholarship Winner
1982 Sacramento State Capital Community College Art Show Participant
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2001 Gamble, Harriet, Celebrating the Familiar: An Interview with Betty Spindler, Arts & Activities, May
2001 Lark, Frank, A Gallery of Contemporary Design Work, The Ceramic Design Book
1998 Crawford, Lisa, Betty Spindler’s Full Harvest, Ceramics Monthly, September
Artist Betty Spindler really loves her fruits and vegetables, the ones she makes from clay, that is. Her specialty has become low-fired still life ceramics — mostly food items, which includes her humorous chicken in a pot surrounded by veggies. Another, “Hot Dog” is typical of Betty Spindler’s food imagery, presented without ketchup because that is the way the artist likes her own prepared. Before Spindler begins to sculpt her objects she cuts out a paper model, which helps her to keep the right proportions while working in clay. The end product results from shaping slabs of clay around crushed newspaper that roughly suggest the form.
Betty began her career in art at Burroughs High School. She graduated in 1962, but put her artistic dreams on hold to marry and raise a family. In the 1980s, she began taking art classes at Cerro Coso with Paul Meyers, graduating in 1986. Many years later, she transferred her credits to Santa Cruz University and went back to school to earn a degree in art. “I stayed in Santa Cruz for about two years to complete my classes. I really appreciated the great foundation I received at Cerro Coso. The classes there were every bit as difficult as those at the university level,” Spindler said.
With a lot of hard work, Spindler has turned her hobby into a career. She has succeeded so well that one of her ceramic hot dogs is on permanent display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
Using vibrant colors, Spindler produces realistic pieces — whether it’s an ice cream sundae, a hamburger with fries, a bowl of fruit, or a slice of cake. She builds each piece by hand and bisque fires it before adding color and detail. Some pieces require several coats of color and multiple firings. “It’s easier to handle the pieces after they’re bisque fired. Before that, they are very breakable. I get the best colors with commercial glazes and by low-firing my pieces,” Spindler said.
Not all of Spindler’s pieces are for sale. Some she donates to charity, especially the American Cancer Society. She also supports the Venice Art Walk and free clinics.
“It’s my way of giving back,” Spindler said. Betty enjoys meeting the people who visit during the Open Studio Tour. “We get new people every year,” she said. “It’s interesting to visit with them and share our ideas about art.”
Ridgecrest, California “Daily Independent” October 3, 2008 by Ruth Justis
ARTIST STATEMENT:
“I don’t try to interpret my work, and I don’t title it. When I look at art I never read the title. I like my art to communicate its own sense of self. When I show my work in places that house a lot of real accomplished artists, mine seem so simple. And yet, that’s exactly what I strive for, capturing the essence of what it is, without sacrificing the character that is my signature.”
EDUCATION:
1990 BA University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, ceramics
1986 AA Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA, ceramics and oil painting
AWARDS:
1990 Kersage College, University of California, Santa Cruz, Calendar
1984 Artisan Scholarship Winner
1982 Sacramento State Capital Community College Art Show Participant
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2001 Gamble, Harriet, Celebrating the Familiar: An Interview with Betty Spindler, Arts & Activities, May
2001 Lark, Frank, A Gallery of Contemporary Design Work, The Ceramic Design Book
1998 Crawford, Lisa, Betty Spindler’s Full Harvest, Ceramics Monthly, September
Artist Betty Spindler really loves her fruits and vegetables, the ones she makes from clay, that is. Her specialty has become low-fired still life ceramics — mostly food items, which includes her humorous chicken in a pot surrounded by veggies. Another, “Hot Dog” is typical of Betty Spindler’s food imagery, presented without ketchup because that is the way the artist likes her own prepared. Before Spindler begins to sculpt her objects she cuts out a paper model, which helps her to keep the right proportions while working in clay. The end product results from shaping slabs of clay around crushed newspaper that roughly suggest the form.
Betty began her career in art at Burroughs High School. She graduated in 1962, but put her artistic dreams on hold to marry and raise a family. In the 1980s, she began taking art classes at Cerro Coso with Paul Meyers, graduating in 1986. Many years later, she transferred her credits to Santa Cruz University and went back to school to earn a degree in art. “I stayed in Santa Cruz for about two years to complete my classes. I really appreciated the great foundation I received at Cerro Coso. The classes there were every bit as difficult as those at the university level,” Spindler said.
With a lot of hard work, Spindler has turned her hobby into a career. She has succeeded so well that one of her ceramic hot dogs is on permanent display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
Using vibrant colors, Spindler produces realistic pieces — whether it’s an ice cream sundae, a hamburger with fries, a bowl of fruit, or a slice of cake. She builds each piece by hand and bisque fires it before adding color and detail. Some pieces require several coats of color and multiple firings. “It’s easier to handle the pieces after they’re bisque fired. Before that, they are very breakable. I get the best colors with commercial glazes and by low-firing my pieces,” Spindler said.
Not all of Spindler’s pieces are for sale. Some she donates to charity, especially the American Cancer Society. She also supports the Venice Art Walk and free clinics.
“It’s my way of giving back,” Spindler said. Betty enjoys meeting the people who visit during the Open Studio Tour. “We get new people every year,” she said. “It’s interesting to visit with them and share our ideas about art.”
Ridgecrest, California “Daily Independent” October 3, 2008 by Ruth Justis
