{"title":"Alexander Thierry - Featured Artist","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3764\/5130\/files\/1000021190_480x480.jpg?v=1772373098\" alt=\"Alex Thierry's profile photo\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe live in various seasons. Seasons describe segments of time, phases of life, and can be good and bad. When the season is bad, we may need to put out the fake flowers to remind ourselves of the good. We hold on to the memories so that we can smile. We can make the decision of what and how things are displayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe live through the seasons. We live through the good and the bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eUntil the season changes, here are some fake flowers for the current season, as we need to remember the good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn the meantime and take care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBio: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAlexander Thierry is an artist and educator born in St. Louis, Missouri.  Primarily working in ceramics, Thierry uses clay to talk about memory, time, and both personal and communal experiences.  His work has been shown across the United States and Internationally and he has taught workshops at universities, crafts schools, and art centers. Thierry earned an M.F.A. in Studio Art – Ceramics from the University of Kansas.  He also earned a B.A. in Art- Painting, a B.F.A. in Studio Art – Ceramics, and a M.A.E. in Art Education from Truman State University.  Thierry currently lives in South Carolina and is an Associate Professor of Ceramics at SC State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFind Alexander’s Artaxis page: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artaxis.org\/artist\/alexander-thierry\/\" title=\"https:\/\/artaxis.org\/artist\/alexander-thierry\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/artaxis.org\/artist\/alexander-thierry\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFind Alexander's Instagram: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexander_thierry\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexander_thierry\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-7b2008aa-7fff-fb0f-a3e4-51ceb44c7e4f\"\u003ealexander_thierry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e** Alexander Thierry's Artaxis Shop has ended. You can find more work available for sale by visiting the other Featured Artist collections \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopartaxis.org\/\" title=\"Main Artaxis Shop page\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3764\/5130\/collections\/04_cup_a.jpg?v=1772373483","url":"https:\/\/shopartaxis.org\/collections\/alexander-thierry.oembed","provider":"Artaxis Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}