Chug grog, spiced cider, stout or dark beverage of choice in a stoneware tumbler by Scott Kaye of Arlington, Va.
Plunge into mystery and an edgy aesthetic as craft descends into shadows with “Got Gothic?” creations for a otherworldly October at Fire On Studio 22.
Artists bring black into the foreground with pitchy paintings, goth glass and dramatic ceramic forms and finishes. Neutral gets the nod as makers shun color. Raku pottery echoes smoke and scorch with firings resulting in carbon black and monochrome marbled finishes. Creatures of the night crawl the walls of the gallery. Spy sneaky ghoulish faces in glass marbled in oynx and opal.
Cultivating subculture, creations have Victorian accents blended with dark allure. Imprinted vases, freeform vessels beguile yet are soul-stirringly solemn. Crystalline bursts erupt out of the depths of glaze and seductive figural abstracts beckon a body in sculptural statuettes.
Midnight Luna moth original oil painting on an arched canvas by Brianna Camp of Fairfax, Va.
Fill a black heart with unconventional functional and sculptural concoctions like marbled rocks that rattle, stoneware sipping cups dripping with jet and architectural sculptural forms with dusky pitfired finishes.
Go with grim glam in interior decor and spine-tingling original oil painted compositions that subdue hues and favor stark contrast.
Out creeps the black cat, rat snake and praying mantis. Striking luna moths flutter onto canvases, bats hang out and birds alight with shady plumage.
Consider ‘Shady Character,’ an ink on rice paper black cat artist-signed limited-edition print by Tracie Griffith Tso of Reston, Va.
See fantastical artifacts from the creative cauldron. Haunt our space, this is prime time for treats, trickery and exhuming eerie, irresistible curiosities.
3-D gallery Fire On Studio 22 offers various treatments of glass, pottery and more on the first floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and will be open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday October 10 for the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Late Night October event and will offer a Play with Clay table at Art Safari, Saturday October 25 Noon to 4 p.m. The gallery’s “Got Gothic?” show runs October 1 through 31, 2025.
Bring home an original from potters Brian Grow @b.d.grow Scott Kaye @scottkayepottery Bikki Stricker @cerambik Elke Seefeldt @rayelke Tracie Griffith Tso @traciegriffithtso and glass artist Sandi Martina @sandimartina_glass. Fire On is pleased to welcome back visiting artist Brianna Camp @bripaints through December.
To take a peek in the Gallery follow us at @studio.fireon
From left: Incised and textural freeform bowl by Rlke Seefledt of Arlington, Va; Dusky bloom original eco=print by Rlke Seefeldt of Arlington, Va.;; Tentacle-inspired handled dish by Scott Kaye of Arlington, Va.; ;Passel Opossums’ artist-signed, limited edition print of opossums and grapevine by Tracie Griffith Tso of Reston Va.; Raku-fired shadowy iridescent cornered dish demi dish by Brian Grow of Alexandria, Va.
