December 5, 2024 - February 2, 2025

Opening Reception on Friday, December 13, 6 pm - 8 pm

No reservation required. Please join us! 

Tea Ceremony by Judy Weddle

Saturday, January 26, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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Sunday, December 15, 2 pm / Saturday, January 18, 11:30 am

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at Setsugekka East Village

We are pleased to extend a warm invitation to the ceramic exhibition "Gathering Spirits" by Judy Weddle. The concept behind this evocative title reflects Judy's creative journey, as the works on display have been crafted across multiple studios—Greenwich House, her personal studio in Long Island City, Alison Palmer’s Studio in Connecticut, and the Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass, Colorado. Moreover, these pieces have been fired in a variety of kilns, including electric, gas, soda, and wood, each contributing its own influence to the final forms. Judy believes that while each work is uniquely her own, they also carry the essence of these diverse locations, firing methods, and the wisdom imparted by the many teachers and experiences that have shaped her artistry. For Judy, this exhibition brings together these "spirits," culminating in a cohesive, and hopefully distinctive, body of work.

As you explore Judy's creations, immerse yourself in the serene ambiance of a Japanese tea ceremony led by Judy and "Tōcha 闘茶" Tea Ceremony by Souheki Mori, a Japanese tea ceremony master.

Judy Weddle is a ceramic artist based in New York City where she studies pottery at Greenwich House Pottery in the West Village and maintains a private studio in Long Island City.  Judy grew up in Western Colorado in a beautiful Colorado River town situated between the jagged and magnificent snow-covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains and the layered, weathered and time-eroded rock formations of the desert.  Like so many artists, these landscapes and the natural environment around them inspired Judy to explore and nurture her own “terroir” of life experience. Although she had her hands in soil from a young age working with her horticulturist father, it took many years for that influence to find expression in clay. She enjoyed a successful career in investment banking and executive search before becoming a potter.

Judy’s work in ceramics ultimately grew out of a life-long love of tea and a fascination with the unique history shared between tea and clay. It was to gain a deeper understanding of her own extensive tea ware collection that brought Judy to Greenwich House in 2017. What she thought would be one class quickly turned into a life passion. In 2018, she attended a workshop with Ken Matsuzaki, one of Japan’s most celebrated ceramic artists, and immediately felt the pull of the Japanese aesthetic that has inspired her work ever since. This pull was further strengthened during a trip to Japan in 2019 with Jeff Shapiro where she was able to interact with some of the country’s most iconic master potters and their creations.

Much of Judy’s work is dedicated to creating specialized functional pottery for preparing and enjoying tea. Though she initially focused on the small tea pots and cups used for Chinese-style tea, or “gong fu cha”, she was ultimately drawn more to the freedom and naturalness of the Japanese wabi sabi aesthetic embodied in the unique, often ethereal vessels employed in chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony.  Her personal study and practice of chanoyu under the guidance of Souheki Mori of the Dai Nihon Chado Gakki (Japan Tea Ceremony Association) has greatly enhanced her appreciation of this aesthetic and deeply influenced her work even beyond the world of tea.

We would be honored to have you join us for this meaningful exhibition of artistry and craftsmanship.

* In conjunction with her ceramic exhibition, we will hold a photography exhibition by Omar Aly. Please stay tuned.

Judy Weddle陶芸個展

イーストビレッジの雪月華で

NY在住のジュディ・ウェドル氏の陶芸個展「スピリットを集めて」が12月5日から翌2025年2月2日まで開催される。

ジュディの作品を存分に楽しめる茶会が1月26日（日）午前11時半から、闘茶(複数の抹茶の飲み比べゲーム）は12月15日（日）午後2時と1月18日（土）午前11時半から開催される。ジュディと森宗碧による茶会は座席に限りがあり事前予約が必要。当ページ一番下にて予約詳細が掲載。