Laura M. O'Donnell
Instructor of Ceramics and Art History Office: 1347 - Doudna Fine Arts CtrEmail: lmodonnell@eiu.edu
Email: lmodonnell@eiu.edu
Frequently Taught Courses
Art 2250 Beginning Ceramics
Art 3250+ Advanced Ceramics
Art 2310 Introduction to Art
Art 2601&2602 Art History Survey 1 & 2
Art 3680 Modern Art History
Art 5786 History of Photography
Conference Presentations
Topical Discussion Leader: The Figure In, On, or Of Clay, National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, March 2014.
Publications
PUBLICATIONS as ARTIST (Artworks Published)
Arbuckle, Linda, 500 Plates and Chargers: Innovative Expressions of Function & Style, ed., Suzanne Tourtillotte, Asheville: Lark Books, 2008, p. 230.
The Best of 500 Ceramics: Celebrating the Decade in Clay, Asheville: Lark Books, 2012, p. 396.
“Brickwork in Ohio,” Ceramics Monthly vol.52, #8, October 2004, p.18-20.
Bova, Joe, 500 Animals in Clay, ed., Suzanne Tourtilott, Asheville: Lark Books, 2006, pp. 313, 374.
Britt, John, 500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, ed., S. Tourtilott, Asheville: Lark Books, 2003, pp. 151, 241.
“Color and Surface,” Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, IL, Thursday May 4, 2006, p. 11.
Ferrin, Leslie, 500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form, ed. Veronika Gunter, Asheville: Lark Books, 2004, pp. 33, 226.
Gess, Terry. 500 Pitchers: Contemporary Expressions of a Classic Form, ed., S. Tourtillott, Asheville: Lark Books, 2006, p. 253.
Lawton, Jim, 500 Teapots: Volume 2, ed., Linda Kopp, Asheville: Lark Crafts, 2013, p. 152.
Mayer, Bill, Columbus Dispatch Weekender, Thursday, April 8, 2004, p. 12.
Mills, Maureen, Surface Design for Ceramics, Asheville: Lark Books, 2008, p. 27.
Pozo, Angelica, 500 Tiles: An Inspiring Collection of international Work, ed. S. Tourtilott, Asheville: Lark Books, 2008, p. 317.
Romberg, Jim, 500 Raku: Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique, ed., Ray Hemachandra, Asheville: Lark Crafts, 2011, p. 307.
Smith, Nan, 500 Figures in Clay: Volume 2, ed., Thom O’Hearn, New York: Lark (Sterling Publishing), 2014, p. 323.
Wandless, Paul Andrew, 500 Prints on Clay: An Inspiring Collection of Image Transfer Work, ed., Linda Kopp, Asheville: Lark Crafts, 2013, p. 77.
PUBLICATIONS as AUTHOR (Writing Published)
“Bricks & Boats: Chris Berti’s New Sculpture,” Ceramics Art and Perception #51 (March 2003): 50-53.
“Ceramic and Story: Gerit Grimm’s Constructed Histories,” Ceramics Art and Perception #103 (2016): 28-31.
“The Figure’s Representation in Clay,” Ceramics Technical #23 (2006): 77-80.
Curatorial statement, Biennial Ceramics Invitational 2004 (exhibition catalog essay), Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL, 2004.
“Nature Abhors a Vacuum”, Lavish and Lush exhibition catalog essay, 2012, pp. 4-8.
“Malcolm Mobutu Smith: Touch and Circumstance”, Ceramics: Art and Perception #68(June 2007): 79-82.
“Sanctity, Voyeurism, Reflection, and Necessity: Ron Kovatch’s Ceramic TV Sets,” Ceramics Art and Perception #56 (June 2004): 55-57.
“Tammie Rubin: Messages”, Ceramics Art and Perception #89, (September 2012): 38-41.
The Underlying Threads of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the Art and Life of Georgia O’Keeffe archived with The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.