Leslie Field and Morris Weiner: Pots and Pictures

 

Leslie Field and Morrise Weiner: Pots and Pictures

Reception:
 Saturday, September 7th, 4pm - 6pm
Exhibition on View:
September 7th - October 12th, 2024

Benefiting the Liver Transplant Service at Houston Methodist.

Catherine Couturier Gallery is pleased to present Pots and Pictures, an exhibition that combines the photography of Leslie Field with the debut of Dr. Morris Weiner's ceramic art. Both artists, who live and work in Houston, bring their distinctive perspectives to this compelling showcase. The exhibition will be on view from September 7th through October 12th, 2024.

According to Lisa Volpe, curator at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston: Though they embrace different media, Leslie Field and Morris Weiner are driven by the same endless curiosity and sincerity. Enthusiasts of art in all its forms--music, literature, cooking, and visual art—Field and Weiner channel their interests and eagerness into their own artistic work. In turn, their eye-catching pots and engaging pictures reveal the openness and creative spirit of their makers


“I just like to play.”
Considering the skill and variety of his pots, it is surprising to learn that Morris Weiner signed up for his first ceramics class 2000--a night course at MFAH’s Glassell School of Art. Despite his admiration for the medium, he struggled at first. “Then, all of a sudden, this form came out of nowhere,” he recalls. 24 years later, Weiner spends 4-5 days a week in the studio, experimenting with texture, glazes and surfaces. Unafraid to embrace chance and new ideas, his pots reveal Weiner’s spontaneity and openness at the wheel.

“I like to see if the muse will speak to me.”
Referencing the variety of subjects and approaches in her lauded photographs, Leslie Field demurs, “I’m just constantly trying to figure out what I can pull out of the things I’ve been given.” Whether highlighting the graphic inks and smears of Polaroid prints, embracing the gentle mystery of shadows, creating visual poetry out of object combinations, or harnessing the power of circular repetition, Field’s work is grounded in chance and adaptation. Her photographs encourage the viewer to look again, exposing the often-unseen possibilities.

This exhibition benefits the Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation at Houston Methodist Hospital. The Conover Liver Center offers specialized programs for all advanced liver diseases and cancers. As part of the Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, they perform more than 100 liver transplants annually, including living donor, split-liver and multi-organ transplants.

Conover Liver Center:
The Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation at Houston Methodist Hospital offers specialized programs for all advanced liver diseases and cancers. As part of the Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, they perform more than 100 liver transplants annually, including living donor, split-liver and multi-organ transplants.

Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation:
The Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation was established to ensure that Houston Methodist has the support needed to achieve its vision for excellence in research, education and patient care. Governed by a board of directors, the foundation accepts all gifts on behalf of Houston Methodist for the benefit of the organization. The foundation helps to accomplish institutional priorities through fundraising, gift management and stewardship.

 

LeslieField_inside_a_lovers_heart

Leslie Field
"Inside a lover's heart there's another world and yet another...",
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
30" x 30"
$4,500
 
LeslieField_september_sunflower_petals
 
Leslie Field
"and I saw again, September sunflower petals...intense yellow flames,"
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
24 7/8" x 24 7/8"
As framed $4,500
 
LeslieField_smell_of_geranium
 
Leslie Field
"the smell of geranium makes my memory spin...,"
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
25 1/2" x 25 1/2"
As framed $4,500
 
LeslieField_love_of_his_soul
 
Leslie Field
"...who went to seek the love of his soul,"
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
12" x 12"
$1,800
 
LeslieField_blue_stars_shiver
 
Leslie Field
"and the blue stars shiver in the distance..."
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
12" x 12"
$1,800
 
LeslieField_orange_groves
 
Leslie Field
"I live among the orange groves..."
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
12" x 12"
$1,800
 
LeslieField_summer_leaves
 
Leslie Field
"... voices from the first dark heartshaped green of summer leaves..."
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
12" x 12"
$1,800
 
LeslieField_moon_turns
 
Leslie Field
"The moon turns its clockwork dream - the biggest stars look at me with your eyes"
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
12" x 12"
$1,800
 
LeslieField_white_heat
 
Leslie Field
"... dare you see a soul at the white heat"
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print on Plexiglass
12" x 12"
$1,800
 

LeslieField_bw_1

Leslie Field
Not to be Played With c.1995
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
6 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Unframed $900
Framed regular glass $1,000
Framed museum glass $1,050
 

LeslieField_bw_2

Leslie Field
Suds c.1996
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
9" x 5 3/4"
Unframed $900
Framed regular glass $1,050
Framed museum glass $1,100
 

 LeslieField_bw_3

Leslie Field
Self Portrait c.1999
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
5 1/2 " x 5 1/2"
Unframed $900
Framed regular glass $1,050
Framed museum glass $1,100
 

 LeslieField_bw_4

Leslie Field
Shifting c.1995
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
4" x 2 1/2"
Unframed $900
Framed regular glass $1,000
Framed museum glass $1,050
 

 LeslieField_bw_5

Leslie Field
One's Own Pace c.1996
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
8 3/4" x 6"
Unframed $900
Framed regular glass $1,050
Framed museum glass $1,100

 LeslieField_bw_6

Leslie Field
Barney c.1980
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
6 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Unframed $900
Framed regular glass $1,050
Framed museum glass $1,100
 

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

LeslieField_secret_melody
 
Leslie Field
Secret Melody
ed. of 3
Archival Ink Print on Rice Paper
22" x 22"
As framed $3,600
 
LeslieField_full_of_vanity
 
Leslie Field
Full of Vanity
ed. of 3
Archival Ink Print on Rice Paper
8" x 8"
Unframed $1,800
Framed regular glass $1,950
Framed museum glass $2,025
 
LeslieField_between_dances
 
Leslie Field
Between Dances
ed. of 3
Archival Ink Print on Rice Paper
8" x 8"
Unframed $1,800
Framed regular glass $1,950
Framed museum glass $2,025
 
LeslieField_dancer
 
Leslie Field
Dancer
ed. of 3
Archival Ink Print on Rice Paper
8" x 8"
Unframed $1,800
Framed regular glass $1,975
Framed museum glass $2,050
 

LeslieField_urform_passages17

Leslie Field
Ur-Forms Passages #17
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
23" x 23"
$2,700
 

LeslieField_urforms31

Leslie Field
Ur-Form #31
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
29" x 36"
$2,700
 

LeslieField_urforms_passages4

Leslie Field
Ur-Forms Passages #4
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
23" x 23"
$2,700
 

LeslieField_cosmos_tide_neaps10

Leslie Field
Cosmos Tide Neaps #10
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
12" x 24"
$900
 

LeslieField_cosmos_tide_neaps13

Leslie Field
Cosmos Tide Neaps #13
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
12" x 24"
$900
 

LeslieField_cosmos_tide_neaps14

Leslie Field
Cosmos Tide Neaps #14
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
12" x 24"
$900
 

LeslieField_cosmos_tide_neaps16

Leslie Field
Cosmos Tide Neaps #16
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
12" x 24"
$900
 

LeslieField_cosmos_tide_neaps19

Leslie Field
Cosmos Tide Neaps #19
ed. of 9
Archival Ink Print Mounted on Metal
12" x 24"
$900
 
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Ceramics by Morris Weiner
 

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 Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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 Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner

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Ceramics by Morris Weiner