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Perry's Victory and International Peace Monument

Jeffrey C. Lefevre II, U.S.A., Perry's Victory and International Peace Monument, 2008.
04 Terra Cotta Tile, Hand Painted and Glazed Design, 6" x 6".

Established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, during the war of 1812, but in equal part it is here to celebrate the long-lasting peace between Britain, Canada and the U.S. Situated 5 miles from the longest undefended border in the world. Monument Construction began in October 1912, opened to the public on June 13 1915, and became a National Park Service Memorial in 1936.

Great Lakes Science Center Wind Turbine

Jeffrey C. Lefevre II, U.S.A., Great Lakes Science Center Wind Turbine, 2008.
04 Terra Cotta Tile, Hand Painted and Glazed Design, 6" x 6".

A visit to the front of the Great Lakes Science Center will show our commitment to finding alternative sources of energy for our planet. Installed in 2006, our wind turbine is an example of one of the many ways we can reduce our environmental impact. Following the installation of the solar array in 2007, we are looking forward to being a positive example for Cleveland, Ohio and the entire region.

Davis Besse

Jeffrey C. Lefevre II, U.S.A., Davis-Besse, 2008
04 Terra Cotta Tile, Hand Painted and Glazed Design, 6" x 6"

Isaac Button -Country Potter

The film records the skill of the last potter working at Soil Hill Pottery near Halifax.
This was one of the few potteries making thrown vessels to survive into the 1960's.

Read Grit in the Gears blog for more about Isaac Button.

Pop Persuaders - Trout Box

Jeffrey C. Lefevre II, U.S.A., Trout Box. 2008.
04 Teracotta, hand-built form, painted and glazed design, 7" x 9" x 12".

Pop Persuaders Project

This is an assignment meant to develop your skills of observation and replication. It is also meant to introduce and refine the primary techniques of working with ceramics. For this assignment you are to begin by wondering down the aisles of your favorite food emporium. Admire the graphic nature of the various products that vie for your attention and try to lure you to consume. What are the various tricks and techniques of design being used to capture the next unknowing victim of consumption? How does scale, color, line, texture, and volume inform the message of the product.

Next you are to watch the PBS Frontline program The Persuaders

Next return to the aisles and choose a particular common food product that best suits your fancy and desire. You will now carefully dissect the packaging and record all relevant dimensions. Scan the packaging and scale the design so that at least one of the products dimensions is now 12 inches long. From this point on you are charged to reproduce exactly the original product so that it will fit into a 12 inch cube of space. You are to construct a volumetric form that recreates the original product and you will then develop the exact graphic imagery.