Lindsey Reddick’s BFA thesis exhibition was originally scheduled from April 20–24 in the Isabelle Percy West Gallery on CCA’s Oakland campus. Due to the Bay Area’s COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, we are sharing work by Lindsey and other graduating students on CCA’s website and social media channels. 

Artwork by Lindsey Reddick will be featured on CCA's official social media channels, including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, starting April 29 at 5pm PDT.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am most delighted by the little details of life, whether it be a lonely flower in a field, or the decoration on my jewelry box that was once my great-grandmother’s. Each charming object holds a life and purity of its own, and I enjoy making art that celebrates these objects and the characters that they are. I create doodly pastel colored tables, chairs, pottery, and sculptures from clay because it is easily decorative, and it has fluidity and a willingness to bend and stretch. I use wood as a supportive structure, and for its soft and smooth surface, not unlike finished ceramics. Busy patterns and soft, light textures can be most easily manipulated in fabric. I find that all three of these materials lend themselves well to create a balance in the plump and round, sweet and soft, lively and colorful, goofiness and playfulness in my realm of functional objects.

My aim is to bring a sense of empathy and lightness into this crazy world, both in my artwork and my everyday. Being raised in Southern California, I am most inspired by the sunshine and the generosity and curiosity that is found in flowers and insects. This sparks an interest in me because I find that there is a naïveté in dissecting the colors and forms that exist in these tiny creatures. When I create forms with intricate florals or buzzing friends, they are meant to liven up a space and create moments for appreciating the small things that bring peace and empathy, which we often take for granted. My functional work represents an appreciation for the way it feels to be close, to hold, and to feel the smallest moments in life.

BIO

My name is Lindsey, and I am a multimedia artist, working in ceramics, wood, and textiles. I was born in sunny Southern California and have lived in California my entire life. Moving to the Bay Area was a huge change in my life; I started school at California College of the Arts in Oakland in 2016, and left home not feeling stimulated by the art scene and life that happened in my town. A lot of my inspiration is drawn from the lively and warm feelings of being surrounded by nature and sun shine, and I turn insects, plants, and childhood memories into colorful inanimate objects out of any medium that I see fit. Since I was young, I have always been bored by objects that don’t have color, movement, and some character, so I always try to keep this alive in my work by using soft and sturdy textures, and busy patterns and colors. I try to emulate a feeling of naivety when my work is made because it feels good to have something bright and silly to look at to escape the realities of a sometimes harsh world. I try to bring together ceramics, wood and textiles in my personal work, as well as when I am at my jobs as a ceramic studio technician, a woodshop technician, and as an artist’s assistant here in Oakland.

Above: Lindsey Reddick, Goopy Table, Bubbly Pots, and Crawling Carpet, 2018-2019. Ceramic, glaze, underglaze, wood, acrylic, 3 x 3 x 4 feet.

To view more work by Lindsey Reddick, visit lreddick.myportfolio.com or follow @lindz.redd on Instagram.