Claire Hadlock said it is important to go to the right sources when an individual has questions. MIJA RIEDEL: And do you sell that [work MR] regularly through a shop or fairs? %%EOF NEIL WILLIAMS: Otherwise we're isolated, lonely, horrific souls, NEIL WILLIAMS: but they were so always nervous about public aspect of it, if you'reI think an artist individual, and you're not really prone to drawing attention to yourself. [Laughs.]. NEIL WILLIAMS: because she wasn't really into some of the hard personal discussions about life and death. NEIL WILLIAMS: Well, it was always, like she saidagain coming out of the Crocker retrospectivewhich was our first major, like, together, helping her install pieces because there-she had stuff delivered there that I hadn't seen before, and was like, "Will you put all this stuff together?" WebThe largest online newspaper archive; 22,300+ newspapers from the 1700s2000s; Millions of additional pages added every month NEIL WILLIAMS: and then she had electric kilns at home. And cutting and supporting it properly, cutting it as it dries and then having it unfold or restructuring it as it dries, because the carving is a process, a multistage process, where I just don't cut it and carve it. NEIL WILLIAMS: and what she needed, and how to help maximize her output safely, and still maintain their own sense and wits about them compounded by the extreme physical demands. [Laughs. 56 45 NEIL WILLIAMS: Similarities was a consistency of all figure workfigurative work, the male and female roles. Create your account , it takes less than a minute, Dont let the game play you; gamble responsibly. MIJA RIEDEL: That's extremely unusual, I think. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. She had so much going on, and she was building things so big, and they were getting so over the top in scale. So she got the the words and thedescriptors with it. I get that." Completely. But it was one of the most unique, unusual pairings of couples I've ever seen. I think she had two full-time and another part-time at the same time afterwards, so, NEIL WILLIAMS: It was I was really proud because I had felt really honored to be able to work with her. MIJA RIEDEL: And what would you bring to those classes? And if someone goes home and they're thinking about the work that night, then it's even more successful. Just a brilliant guy. And I would know, for some reason, what she was talking about and then I would pick it up. The whole idea of teaching is pretty didactic, I think, and like Charles used to say, "Nothing can be taught. That scares me. It's like the sameto me, it has a direct link to the chemical in our hearts that cause it, our cells to beat. NEIL WILLIAMS: There's a certain knowingness, I think, about it now, that there wasn't before. MIJA RIEDEL: Who or what would you describe as the significant influences on your work? And I always thought a good writer, just like a good painting or sculpture, should take you on a journey. [Affirmative.] Yeah, thank you. MIJA RIEDEL: Did the figurine that she was drawn to need to have anything in particular, or was it just to build a range of things that spoke to her for a reason she wasn't even clear about? But I knew, just to see the magnificence of color and form, that there was something very special going on here. Victor Building NEIL WILLIAMS: and again, those, I think, come fromwell, who knows where they come from. MIJA RIEDEL: Mm-hmm. MIJA RIEDEL: and then did you go directly to CCAC? NEIL WILLIAMS: All the time. You approach it from a different way than you might otherwise. NEIL WILLIAMS: And you know L.A. had to be kicking themselves over that, because then they realized, "Oh my gosh, this guy's got 2,000 paintings and for thousands"he's got a billion dollars' worth of artwork, and he did it because he had such a great eye, and he could afford to buy. And Ithe ability to teach others how to throw very well quickly has been very rewarding to me, too. And it was also, like I was trying to get at filling theimage filling the gap between the thought and the spoken word. "Lana Bdeir - Branding ConsultantFuturebrand, "Great member of the creative department, would highly recommend him, can write copy until his hands bleed and then some. NEIL WILLIAMS: You know, it wasit seemed like a really good fit. But, there was stuff that got taken. I remember, I used to read all kinds of stuff. 0000053437 00000 n And that was my skill thatI mean we all have our saving graces. They're nothing if not curvilinear. [Affirmative.] 0000008348 00000 n So I travel locally, and we're really fortunate here. MIJA RIEDEL: Well, they could be. MIJA RIEDEL: Now would you take chainsaw, as well, or whatever the saw was that Sam was describing and cut them up that way? If it's a good meal, if it's seeing a friend you haven't seen in a while, if it's pulling something out of the kiln with bright colors on it, if it's grabbing a brush and painting something. And I want to make a contribution. You know, it's like, "Personal experience!" If you feel your faith diminishing, pray more sincerely and more frequently, he said. [Affirmative.] And so she encouraged surface which, so the early ones, were very textual, very tactile. <<76AC6049CDCC7740A1046EC4D186D560>]>> And, of course, she'd make deals, you know, "I'll pay you so much a month whether you work or not." I would relish the opportunity of working with Neil in the future. What a shame. Brilliant. Asa Creative Director, Head of Copy and creative, I have worked for some of London's best agencies and gained international experience developing multi-platform campaigns and leading cross-functional departments. NEIL WILLIAMS: You know, like I said, we all perceive the same object differently, so. The idea that whatever ailed you one side, if you were to pass through there in thoughtin a way, on the other side, you would come out refreshed and rejuvenated. NEIL WILLIAMS: And the quote coming out of that was that she said, "You have to remain compulsive and leave some work unfinished. [Affirmative.] And then we'll move onto the other. [Laughs.] She would sell what I gave hereverything I gave her and she would pay on time. NEIL WILLIAMS: That says very well. He likes doing ceramics, just simple little things on the wheel. NEIL WILLIAMS: Yes, but not necessarily for publishing. Uh-huh. She had some issues in other areas, but shewas really good in some critical aspects of life that luckily rubbed off on me. I'm thinking of a story that someone told [me MR]something happened to Charles and he was in the hospital, and, MIJA RIEDEL: a couple of friends came over to visit Viola, and they said there was just no conversation, nobody was talking. NEIL WILLIAMS: They are over at the end of Elm Street at 49. Other than Viola, of course. But I don't obsess over it and I'm notit doesn't mean I'm completely content and satisfied, I'm not. MIJA RIEDEL: That doesn't feel thoroughly finished to you? So there's a certainalso, which clay, I think, brings aboutthere's a certain naturalness, and there's a certain human quality that it's a natural conductor for. But there was also something veryresolved about it too. NEIL WILLIAMS: and of course having her daughter Trish and Calvert working for so long for her. I don't know if through the Renwick or whatever itI said, "You're kidding? NEIL WILLIAMS: But I didn't think she got that excited about them. WebOverview Collection Information. [Laughs.] You know, [Pierre] Alechinsky and Yorin Appelle [ph]; Brian Oll [ph]; Gilais [ph], his favorite painter, just a magnificentI mean, all of the guys that really impacted American abstract painters, too. Thats the way Heavenly Father desires us to use it to crowd out all of the noise and focus on the good.. Where Are We Going?, 1897-1898]. NEIL WILLIAMS: So, it was a great testament to what an amazing educator Thiebaud was, too. You know. He was giving assignments to these little ladies. Did you need a portfolio back then, or no? NEIL WILLIAMS: Let's put it that way. NEIL WILLIAMS: in order to take in to battle, in the field of painting and sculpture. And then you practice. Interviewer Mija Riedel (1958- ) is an independent scholar and writer in San Francisco, California. That'sthat makes sense to me. Was the title of it loosely "Where do we come from? But he knew that. Just, anything I needed, she would give to, as far as materials or whatever you wanted to do. Any agency would be lucky to have him. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So, I don't really think about, like, proper gallery representation or anything like that anymore. NEIL WILLIAMS: He thought it was beautiful, the little old ladies hanging up. They should pick you up and transport you elsewhere. NEIL WILLIAMS: And, she's got a great level of appreciation for arts, and she's been really, really good, reallyshe's tough though, too. She would have never thought there was anything wrong with them. How can you ever live up to doing anything to honor all this past great art history? NEIL WILLIAMS: And she always wanted them to go to the right collections and the right collectors andshe was justI don't know, she was areally unusual, because you don't hear that. That's all I have to say." NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah. But before she passed away, she kept talking about "I have one of Neil's mother's drawings. NEIL WILLIAMS: She was in a wheelchair at the time. I mean he'd chew you a new one if you did something wrong that he didn't agree with, or you were in his space at the wrong time, like trying to photograph when she set up a photography session in her living room when he was trying to have dinner and it interruptedI mean, there was some toilet lid slamming going on there. Was she making them as whole figures? 0000001591 00000 n NEIL WILLIAMS:like, get along really well with anyone. MIJA RIEDEL: You had an immediate facility with that, from the time you first touched it at 14, it sounds. . But they clustered them, so they morphed together and they were honeycombed together, in multiple, NEIL WILLIAMS: In Auburn, yeah. We're in Oakland, there is no there there without those trees." "I'm sitting here in Barcelona Modern Museum fighting, arguing with the curators about what I want to do. MIJA RIEDEL: Not to digress, but a quick question: when I look at your work, I'm shocked that it doesn't crack in the firing process. ], MIJA RIEDEL: This is Mija Riedel with Neil Williams in the artist's home and studio in Auburn, California on June 6, 2014 for the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. So, it was nice for her to see so many of her students show up there. [Affirmative.] NEIL WILLIAMS: And, growing up with three older brothers, I just got my ass kicked all the time. Betting Forecast 2/1 Aazza, 6/1 Barrier Peaks, Shot Boii, 13/2 Blue Shark, 7/1 Bollin Neil, 11/1 Good Bye, Moveit Like Minnie, 16/1 Leading Force, 20/1 Coillte Eile, Poldark Cross, Revasser, Rocked Up, 33/1 Ailes D'Amour, Chic Avenue, 50/1 That makes sense for those pieces. And, first, the granddaughter does a little blessing and a saying, and then the mother comes out or someone does a little blessing and a saying. Especially, she thought it could be for any artist when they reach a crisis period in life. NEIL WILLIAMS: And many, many of them, some really talented people came out of that program. He is creative, passionate about his work, quirky, self-motivated but above all, has a huge heart and is so pleasant to work with. She understood her. NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah, and people from all over the world, which was really fascinating to me, because we were all on the same, kind ofunexploredit was new territory. NEIL WILLIAMS: she found it there because of her estrangement from her own family I'm sure contributed to that, unfortunately. Not. Anything you woke up thinking about when the owl woke you up at about two o'clock in the morning? And he said, "A museum down there wants an installation." "Paul Baker - Executive Creative DirectorThe Marketing Practice, "I have worked with many different Creative Directors at a variety of top agencies, and Neil is one that I would definitely recommend. NEIL WILLIAMS: Of course you do a lot ofin your studies oryou're going to work on flat pieces from now and then, but mostly all in the round. If he would go, you'd have to keep an eye on him, because he would scamper out or he'd, like, hit the wall and want to go. Fear of failure. NEIL WILLIAMS: So, I spend the time trying to figure that out and try to apply the whole psychotherapy aspect of it butand I realized that it wasit became somewhat redundant to try and figure it out. It's like, "Oh god, Viola." And itand then something got softer about it, I thought. WebNeil Williams Cyber Security Expert for Lawyers & Professional Service Companies. MIJA RIEDEL:you'd mentioned, or were going to mention. NEIL WILLIAMS: And the irony about itfast forwardthis does relate. And this is just a freshrelatively recent passing of alocal, prominent, prolific artist, NEIL WILLIAMS: female artist. So, thank God somebody is trying to document it all. NEIL WILLIAMS: And then she unfortunately passed away pretty young, years ago. [Laughs.] Get the latest news and tips for Neil Callan. MIJA RIEDEL: What kinds of storieswere they related to politics, or gender, or social issues, personal narratives? [Laughs.] NEIL WILLIAMS: Not that I'm an angel, but I was there for a while. It's all of these. And he'd say, 'Here, Here is the keys to the truck, go get some more clay.'. She tried to fill an area that nobody else was filling, and she did it well. MIJA RIEDEL: All right. But luckily, she got that, and insteadso she saw where I needed to be challenged, and. And ultimately, she would do what she was going to do. ", NEIL WILLIAMS: And it's like, and I never forgot that. I know it's probably wrong, and a lot of people will take themselves out of a direct experiencea rich experience in life by trying to apply reason to figuring out why we are here. Got tired of insuring it, so they put it on the market, and it was the beginning of the craze when the Japanese were buying. Davis who, when she passed away, it went to a U.C. MIJA RIEDEL: So would she take to you to museums, would she. NEIL WILLIAMS: In their work, and inalso, in them as human beings. . MR] From what you're saying, it sounds as if he gave herhe helped her work with words, and a verbal way to think, MIJA RIEDEL: and describe, talk about her work. MIJA RIEDEL: Real architectural quality, too. Though our words can do little, we hope our thoughts and prayers will encourage you this period and always as you mourn, the passing soul. Remember, there is a power that can cause those things to happen that need to happen, and that power comes from your faith in Jesus Christ., As an Apostle of the Lord, Elder Andersen blessed students to feel the Saviors hands reaching out as they reach out to Him. Viola was trying to claim sheSqueak took the candlestick image from her, and Squeak was, "No, that wasn't my intention; I was just" so Viola came inback in, all fired up. Her mother was a dancer and used to tour with Arthur Murray in that era. He was going to donate fantastic paintings, and it's like, "Well, but you have Motherwell's all over the place in storage." Finally, where do you see your work fitting into contemporary art? But, Rena was a lifeline and an essential part of, I think, why Viola was able toshe really helped Viola blossom. MIJA RIEDEL: Mm-hmm. And then he passed away. MIJA RIEDEL: Well, let's transition to your work, and the evolution of your work through undergrad and graduate school, through these Japanese functional and utilitarian, beautiful, exquisite pots that you were making in high school to what we're looking at here on the coffee tablethe cup and the teapot, highly deconstructed. NEIL WILLIAMS: I've always been able to make and sell good pots. So, I think we'veplease, go ahead. NEIL WILLIAMS: And luckily I wentgot connected with her, and not some other instructor at the time who could have impacted it elsewhere, because they would have said, "Ah"so many of them would say, "Ah, the vessel. Community college, high school, university. 0000007465 00000 n MIJA RIEDEL: Just the description of the columns as keyholes or thresholds. He was one of the many riders who take their worst tumble after they hang up the saddle. There is a memorial at Caulfield that lists the names of 873 Australian jockeys killed in race falls, but no one keeps the other casualty list: of the suicides and self-destruction. NEIL WILLIAMS: But at the same time, she certainly relied on andI know she appreciated my help. But she thought things through very well, but she was also really stubborn when she knew she was right, and of course she was always right, it was her work. And then she gave them to L.A. County and Scripps and Otis, and that's how they ended up in some of those, MIJA RIEDEL: Then you showed with her very early on in the mid-80s, early '80s, couple years. 0000002246 00000 n 0000002946 00000 n NEIL WILLIAMS: And, for some reason, it attracted a number of groups of artists, writers, dancers, visual artists, and it's got that special open energy of that. Another jock to go the same way, Keith Marney, Cassidy Recovering After Surgery To Severed Fingers. 0000057725 00000 n And then did you go on for masters work as well? WebNeil Williams. NEIL WILLIAMS: Junk pieces, early junk pieces, there were summers that she did at the college. But on one-on-one, he was magnificent. And then, their influence, because Viola, and being around her, looking at art history, falling in love with everyone from Kandinsky to Gorky to Rothko. I remember, was it Rodin talking about taking the cube of marble and liberating the sphere inside of it. I'd love to have more commercial success, because it would buy me the ability and the security to make better and more beautiful work, I think. NEIL WILLIAMS: But I especially remember her being very patient, very thoughtful, very generous, but also very caring about Violathe bigger picture of Viola's life. MIJA RIEDEL: her focus, and the life that comes into her eyes and comes into her movement in the studio, and at the same time, just that practiced routine. But he says, "Find that one small thing to look forward to every day." NEIL WILLIAMS: But isn't that the case with so many great artists in history? I don't know, floral or feathering. There was a group of wonderful retired professional ladies from all kinds of backgrounds, educated ladies, and they asked methey were all doing ceramics. NEIL WILLIAMS: Artists always get into trouble or lose out on them unless they're special. NEIL WILLIAMS: Even Velazquez and all of those amazingVermeer and all those incredible painters. Seems that you work has, over decades, been about theme and variation, and always with a focus on color and form, MIJA RIEDEL: and, in particular, it seems the vase form, the teapot form, and the cup have been almost canvases that you have workedyou've constructed and deconstructed over decades. They were trying tothey had a healthy rivalry of who discovered which image first, who used it first in which painting. Michele was married for nearly 30 years to the physician Martin MacNeill and was the mother of NEIL WILLIAMS: It was Neil William's Galleries. You were with her during both the Crocker retrospective in '81 and the Whitney exhibition in '84? There's no conception in that; you learn conception. Because I was 2D at the time. Again, put yourself in a healthy working space, establish your maximum level of skill, or your maximum, and then work at 98, 95 percent of that. ", NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah. That was one of the reasons why we hadI had to move on, not only because I wanted to be an artist, and she knew that, but there was no real future in it. You know, "What do you think?" MIJA RIEDEL: '77, from Auburn High School. Create your account , it takes less than a minute, Dont let the game play you; gamble responsibly. Read more of Church News coverage of devotionals here, President and Sister Worthen on prophets, promises and logokophosis, at BYU devotional, Elder Andersen encourages BYUPathway students to believe in yourself; trust in the Lord, Elder Andersens visit to the Pacific leaves members with increased faith in Jesus Christ. And Squeak said it really well, too. Like even when I do production work, or picturing other pieces I'd like to explore. , Dont let the game play you ; gamble responsibly she did at time... Sitting here in Barcelona Modern Museum fighting, arguing with the curators what... Than a minute, Dont let the game play you ; gamble.... 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