From the Laurel of Asheville Magazine:
Jennifer Hagedorn submitted a hand-built jar made from earthen red clay inlaid with fired white porcelain shapes, the contrasting colors an homage to wooden chests with mother-of-pearl inlay from the Philippines. The jar is inspired by the practice of folding 1,000 paper cranes in the hopes of being granted a wish. “When I immigrated to the US in 2013, I was in the belly of grief having left my homeland and family to start a new life,” says Hagedorn. “I started to fold paper cranes as an offering, hoping to be granted my heart’s deepest wishes.
The new life took over, my paper cranes got tucked away in a box—a little under 200 of them. I thought to complete the gesture, this time through the expression of clay. There are 999 porcelain, diamond-shaped ‘cranes’ that I carefully imprinted into the jar like a prayer. The final crane to complete 1,000 cranes is the sculpture of an actual origami paper crane which sits on the lid.”
North Palm Beach Life
Lighthouse ArtCenter celebrates the 44 ceramic artists featured in the “LUSH3” exhibition… [Prayer Jar]
Earth & Fire
Jen Hagedorn awarded 3rd place in the Earth & Fire National Ceramic Art Competition & Exhibition [Link]
Laurel Of Asheville
Southern Highland Folk Art Center Features Professional Crafts Program grads [1K Wishes Jar]
Stifel Fine Art Center
Jen Hagedorn awarded 3rd Place Winner by Shoji Satake in the Earth & Fire National Ceramic Exhibition [L ink]