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NEIL WILLIAMS: Oh yeah, I was there when he first came to her home and studio, yeah. Is there any tradition involved in bolstering the success of that intent? 0000112045 00000 n NEIL WILLIAMS: On to visuals. MIJA RIEDEL: Did youand that that was part of that whole dynamic and part of what made it unusual? But, she did it in a very celebratory way. There was something not aswasn't as detail-concentrated. NEIL WILLIAMS: It took me a while tosome of the little feathernot to sound clich or simplisticsome of the little feathering on them, I realized came from growing up around here, with all the amazing bird life I see. Two steps up, one step back, three steps sideways. It's primordial, it's playful. So we sat for a moment, and it was like, I didn't know what to say, and then he just looked at me andhe was very peaceful man. That might fit into some selfish aspect of it too, which maybe Cheri was touching on last night with Viola, but good artists have to beI don'tmaybe I'm not selfish enough to be a great artist, I don't know. NEIL WILLIAMS: And of course Cheri [Williams], of course Cheri. NEIL WILLIAMS: It was cheaper to have me down there, apparently, even though the parents had moved up here. He was like the only painter from an art background. The entire Buffalo Bills team knelt on the field and prayed for their teammate. She'd say these little naive little, NEIL WILLIAMS: "there would just be nothing." I was going to go to graduate school and she said, "Well, you can work for me." I mean, she wanted toshe was so compulsive about stuff. He was going to donate fantastic paintings, and it's like, "Well, but you have Motherwell's all over the place in storage." I know it's probably wrong, and a lot of people will take themselves out of a direct experiencea rich experience in life by trying to apply reason to figuring out why we are here. It was a nice little fit for me, because it was able to keep it alive and interesting, and keep the sharks swimming forward, so to speak. But it was one of the most unique, unusual pairings of couples I've ever seen. And so we'd have them all numbered and ready to go, but we'd put the show up in a few hours and they were likeeveryone was happy and purring and ready for a reception after that. The students loved them and they're getting results and. So there's a certainalso, which clay, I think, brings aboutthere's a certain naturalness, and there's a certain human quality that it's a natural conductor for. Yeah. So there's almost a quickening of the pulse, and at the same time, it's so completely familiar. NEIL WILLIAMS: It'sI don't know if I'm stubborn or fool hearty or whatever it is, but it's staying alive and interesting to meor for me. Gambling Help on 1800 858 858 or visit www.gamblinghelponline.org.au. NEIL WILLIAMS: I remember Rena being extremelynot cautious, she was just so patient with Viola. MIJA RIEDEL: So would she take to you to museums, would she. NEIL WILLIAMS: In their work, and inalso, in them as human beings. And I want to make a contribution. Do you have a recollection of Rena introducing Viola to Patterson? MIJA RIEDEL: That actually leads beautifully to this next question, which is, do you think there's a difference between artists that are trained in a university and artists that learn another way? All rights reserved. NEIL WILLIAMS: And the irony about itfast forwardthis does relate. . NEIL WILLIAMS: So I didn't know it was even available, and they said, 'Oh yeah, they're encouraging it.' Copyright in all R&S materials is owned by Racing and Sports Pty Ltd (R&S). And at the same time there wasI think my ability to work on any scale fluidly helped to reinforceI mean, not that they're comfortable, they're work. Is that correct? "I'm going to the studio to work, not to play." MIJA RIEDEL: Okay. I did some children size. NEIL WILLIAMS: So I think that's why I made so many bowls. ", NEIL WILLIAMS: So I was her first assistant which was really, MIJA RIEDEL: So, you graduated high school. MIJA RIEDEL: They were more of an experiment with a new material [. And some of those things I couldI mean I could reproduce when I was 16 years old and there wasthere was something easy about it and it didn'tI don't know. NEIL WILLIAMS: And there also reached the point where Lee was saying, "You know, Elmer, these new paintings areas long as Elmer loves them." A Professional theme for architects, construction and interior designers Neils older brothers, Gary and Lee, became chef and chief barman there. But I like them. NEIL WILLIAMS: No, uh-uh. MIJA RIEDEL: [Laughs.] MIJA RIEDEL: [. A Professional theme for architects, construction and interior designers Not to worry. NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah. WebHe was 69. MIJA RIEDEL: Yeah, we'll deal with that story [later MR]. MIJA RIEDEL: I'm thinking of something that Rena said last week, which wasshe saidsomething that Viola said to her. MIJA RIEDEL: What did she look for, Neil? He said it was so bad. So, there's a number of stories like that in the area. And he had experience in Japan. MIJA RIEDEL: Mm-hmm. Statistics based on race type and more.. Rhys Williams Tips. This information is provided for entertainment purposes only. [Laughs.] NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah. NEIL WILLIAMS: And it didn't make sense to me right away, but there's no reason why it alldrawing and painting color can't apply to a simple vessel. And Viola said, "Yes," she yelled, "Yes, that's true." Two hours, I'd be in the ocean, two hours I'd be in the mountains, in the Redwoods, and two hours in being in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, in San Francisco. She still was immediately drawn back to building things in clay, and painting, and doing the pastels, and junk pieces. Any follow-up thoughts from the conversation last night? MIJA RIEDEL: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Well, okay, call, "What are you doing?" I didn't think a lot of artists worked that way. NEIL WILLIAMS: and afterwards, she didn't pursue that. It shifted, I noticed, when she graduated to the big overblown men. NEIL WILLIAMS: And that's why I think thatCharles' point, when he was talking about her being a cottage artist, and not a big palace artist, where there's awhole dedication ceremony that goes along with it publicly. Viola wasin that arrangement had carte blanche to, of course make and do whatever she wanted, and Rena picked it up with her and went above and beyond many times. NEIL WILLIAMS: [Laughs.] But if you can accept that and put yourself in a real healthy working space, you can do some good work, you can make some nice stuff." NEIL WILLIAMS: that surrounds all of us, thatI mean, to me, I see the vital energy as, in context of Viola's work, it'sand why I like color so much, and her impact on me, is thatto me, it's the vital energy. . NEIL WILLIAMS: and she seemed to intuitively know how to handle her and what would be the best way for her. NEIL WILLIAMS: I have no idea how it went. NEIL WILLIAMS: I've always been able to make and sell good pots. "Mike Etheridge - Associate Creative DirectorBreakthrough Media, "Neil Williams is a talented Head of Copy. And did it, stopped smoking. 0000053437 00000 n And if someone goes home and they're thinking about the work that night, then it's even more successful. So he just says, "Thank you, I love you, I pray for you every day," and he's just an amazing human being. NEIL WILLIAMS: It wasI mean it was even disturbing at times, but. I can do that painting. Read More. And you can keep records on it. ", NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah. It's like Ken Ferguson at Kansas City Art Institute was talking aboutone of his lectures washe said, "I always encourage my students to find your"I'm paraphrasing "find your level of skill, go to that level of skill, and then back off about 10 percent, and work in that area because you get the maximum amount in a healthy space without imploding," so to speak. NEIL WILLIAMS: I remember when it showed up, it was all bright and it was a metal bronze thing and I mean, they were okay. I've always known it's good. Not that I needed to be satisfied from a good book or a good viewing of a painting or a sculpture. NEIL WILLIAMS: she found it there because of her estrangement from her own family I'm sure contributed to that, unfortunately. Not to worry. I mean, it was like a crash course. She was tough in the first place, but I also know that it helped her toughen her up in a number of ways because it helped her with thehe helped her with the identifying and articulating the verbiage behind her imagery. ], NEIL WILLIAMS: "might want toshe looks awful mean. NEIL WILLIAMS: Were there profound changes or memorable. NEIL WILLIAMS: That's what I meant about speaking in incomplete sentences, and then realizing instinctively what she wanted and what she needed help with. NEIL WILLIAMS: I don't knowwhere thatI didn't knowunderstand what that was about. I don't know. Seems that you work has, over decades, been about theme and variation, and always with a focus on color and form, MIJA RIEDEL: and, in particular, it seems the vase form, the teapot form, and the cup have been almost canvases that you have workedyou've constructed and deconstructed over decades. She thought that if more of them had this simple little formula, this simple little exercise might have helped in another crisis period in time that so many artists, I meanRothko, Van Gogh, Gorkywe lost all of them in a certain period of time, when they reach that crisis period. NEIL WILLIAMS: Oh, they wanted a limited edition. You know? It may have impacted her growing up and her experiences. The power and blessings of the priesthood, including those found in the temple, are essential. NEIL WILLIAMS: Remember him? And they were doing wonderful work, advanced work, even though they didn't have art backgrounds, but. So. ], NEIL WILLIAMS: I can't remember if Viola said it or it was said at a lecture. There's athere can be a, MIJA RIEDEL: It starts off feeling so personal. He was up there. I know she read, MIJA RIEDEL: constantly, and she was a huge acquirer of images, but it seemed. But before she passed away, she kept talking about "I have one of Neil's mother's drawings. He hadI mean, every time he would do a show, the Germans who loved him, the young Germans, would write a book on him. MIJA RIEDEL: Some people said that Charles was gay. So, she had a full palette of color to work with. 1 because I know that when I do that, everything else works out.. MIJA RIEDEL: We didn't talk at all, yesterday [. NEIL WILLIAMS: I'm more inspired by just knowing that what I'm doing is right and okay. But they just quietlylike Viola was saying, "The little cups are looking good, Neil. NEIL WILLIAMS: But, she wasjust extraordinary and raw, pure energy and just that her tenacious way she devoured images and devoured the process of making stuff and working with color and form, and fluidly between two and three dimensional like that was really rare. MIJA RIEDEL: I can really see Gorky, in particular. Go to a museum show and say, "Oh, my God. He was volatile, and scary. NEIL WILLIAMS: Spent some time even with Thiebaud on some workshops. NEIL WILLIAMS: Not designing them. MIJA RIEDEL: And it was always clearly clay? And they were always done in pairs. And as they dried, we would be taking, disassembling them and bisqueing them, while she continued building the others, and then she would shift back to the painting. He has the rare ability able to look at any project from a broad perspective and solve the problems that need solving, while always retaining an infectious passion for steering creative work of the highest standard. One of those classic, magnificent madams that happened to be a teacher. NEIL WILLIAMS: Oh my gosh, where did it come from? This transcript has been lightly edited for readability by the Archives of American Art. But, Rena was a lifeline and an essential part of, I think, why Viola was able toshe really helped Viola blossom. MIJA RIEDEL: Interesting, because she made such a clear distinction between her own work and pottery. Racing and Sports is a Registered Trademark. This site is maintained by Racing and Sports Pty Ltd (ABN 093 360 108) ("R&S"). NEIL WILLIAMS: And my wife connected with it. MIJA RIEDEL: if not, how would you characterize it? And this is just a freshrelatively recent passing of alocal, prominent, prolific artist, NEIL WILLIAMS: female artist. They were magnificent pieces. make sure the graphviz executables are on your systems' path. NEIL WILLIAMS: And that makes sense to me, too. This transcript is open for research. How can you ever live up to doing anything to honor all this past great art history? NEIL WILLIAMS: There's a certainnot that I want to take anybody's breath awaybut there's a certainwhen you're making it even, there's a certain gasp or a certain vibrancy I think there. If the Savior has not returned, how will you keep the flame of your faith burning brightly for the next five decades?. I wanted to touch on those today. So, it was a double major. NEIL WILLIAMS: And the great irony of that and the torment can be for so many artistsI mean, look in human history, or art history, how it's driven them off the deep end. And I was talking about being young and feeling the pressure of having tomy work should say something more politically and socially significant and I was a little frustrated by that. NEIL WILLIAMS: She would decide. 0000020598 00000 n A natural presenter and storyteller, Neil is a great client-facing guy and clients love him. And she would start in on a certain story or a certain thing, and then it would jump to something else, and I would be able tobecause we had work to do. So, she was inviting, you know, "Do you like that? Trainer: Venetia Williams Jockey: Charlie Deutsch. I said, "What is that?" flowing cadenza Following the retirement of his trainer, he adapted to the change of scenery, finishing with a second at the course and an easy win at Hereford. NEIL WILLIAMS: You know, trying to be an independent artist is not for the squeamish. NEIL WILLIAMS: So, there was physicality. NEIL WILLIAMS: Not the work, especially like itself, but thethere's not a lot of angst anymore in making the work. [Laughs.] . Great thinker, great under pressure, thoroughly recommend you work with Neil." But for theI mean those, I don't even consider it anymore, because those positions are allactually, who was it that was talking about, a few years back, when Rudy Turk was retiring from ASU. It was mass and volume questions, and dichotomies there. Neil Williams. NEIL WILLIAMS: And I wanted to keepso the compulsion was there. She was just sitting in the wheelchair, "No, I'm not going to.". MIJA RIEDEL: Mm-hmm. But they were. NEIL WILLIAMS: and it was built by a horticulture professor at U.C. NEIL WILLIAMS: So these kinds of things came out of 1974. And then we'll move onto the other. Summary: An interview with Neil N. Williams conducted 2014 June 5-6, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Viola Frey Oral History Project, at William's home and studio in Auburn, California. NEIL WILLIAMS: Mm-hmm. And Ralph Bacerra was there because he was Michael's instructor. Yeah. So they all came, and at the end of four weeks, they said, "Do you mind continuing"well, they stayed for five years. A woman said there was a box, there were 300 applications in them, and there were a dozen of them with Ph.Ds., and there was 12 in-house masters waiting for someone to roll over so that they couldyou know, it's so political, even in these community college systems. He moved to Scottsdale, or. I believe in creative bravery,the commercial power of creativity,keeping things simple, integrity, the importance of craft, a healthy amount of chaos, and always rememberingto be yourself. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. Squeak Carnwath said that. And they had one huge wall, and this [Laughs.] And you should be changed by it. Well, Kenny Price and some other people were doing some pretty profound. And the tragedies arewe all have tragedies. There's a lot of differentso I think the big influence and motivation, inspiration, is feeling my life being simpler, and the work being, like I said, cleaner in a way. BYU student Micah Johnson told of an analogy he learned that likened going to church and sharing testimony and truth with others to the coals within a fire. MIJA RIEDEL: I remember reading that it was important to her that some of the characterssome of the sculptures, the figures feel slightly menacing. MIJA RIEDEL:you'd mentioned, or were going to mention. She had a very infectious giggle. 0000009191 00000 n Behind him are BYU students who shared testimonies and experiences during his address. Or does [. MIJA RIEDEL: Clay seemed a way for her to channel experience that was personal, but not necessarily make the piece be self-referential. And when I started meeting them and seeing their collections, it was like, "Oh my goodness." She made us sing Shakespeare. That's why a lot of those people end up with thoseI mean, it's work, it's hard, I know, but the comfort zones of teaching. Your childhood friend, finding him face down in his living room. Itfear of boredom. You know, that kind of a thing. NEIL WILLIAMS: And his writing, too, especially about her work, was very strong. There might be an analogy for that, that. And really articulate. Or should I change that?" NEIL WILLIAMS: and a pair because of, you know, the connotations of pairing, and hopefully the intimacy thatand the negative shape between the two was really important. You're surrounded by it. Like fooling people in that way, deceptively deft. And Elmer was a fantastic painter but heit was real interesting because I was really young and didn't know a lot, but I knew he was an important painter, professor at U.C. And, I think it helped me growing up here a lot, to be able to go to off to school, or to be able to relate to such a variety of different people successfully. It's likewhat was that Dali said, not that these are masterpieces in any way, I would never try and equate myself with any great artists like that, but "No masterpiece was ever made by a lazy artist." And I love the idea of taking an asymmetrical, or symmetrical shape, and making it asymmetrical. So, it's a good fit so far. And just keep them interesting for yourself." MIJA RIEDEL: Something we were talking about maybe before we started recording [. She would have never thought there was anything wrong with them. MIJA RIEDEL: Anybody you care to mention? [. She was already ill and she was working in a wheelchair. A little more than 50 years ago, Elder Neil L. Andersen returned to his familys small dairy farm in Idaho after completing his mission to France. All information including race fields and TAB numbers should be checked with an official source. WebNeil Williams: After his suicide in 1999 his widow said hed come to hate racing after a close friend had been killed in a race at Canterbury six years earlier Stathi Katsidis: The 31 But, there was stuff that got taken. NEIL WILLIAMS: That's mine. NEIL WILLIAMS: I could have gone either way. MIJA RIEDEL: I've heard people say that there was a deep love between them, a deep respect. He has the rare ability able to look at any project from a broad perspective and solve the problems that need solving, while always retaining an infectious passion for steering creative work of the highest standard. If he would go, you'd have to keep an eye on him, because he would scamper out or he'd, like, hit the wall and want to go. WebNeil Williams (19341977) was a Welsh aerobatics pilot. MIJA RIEDEL: So this is interesting. "Iain Webster - Executive DirectorInterbrand, "Neil is a great person to work with on every level. That makes sense for those pieces. MIJA RIEDEL: [. 750 9th Street, NW NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah. If it's a good meal, if it's seeing a friend you haven't seen in a while, if it's pulling something out of the kiln with bright colors on it, if it's grabbing a brush and painting something. MIJA RIEDEL: Yeah. MIJA RIEDEL: You don't have to go anywhere to view beautiful nature surroundings. NEIL WILLIAMS: Completely positive, radiant. NEIL WILLIAMS: But I especially remember her being very patient, very thoughtful, very generous, but also very caring about Violathe bigger picture of Viola's life. If you feel your faith diminishing, pray more sincerely and more frequently, he said. She used to work there in the summers, she liked being around the students. And of course after that it was everywhere, and everyone wanted to tag around and see what she doing and, NEIL WILLIAMS: get into her studio. We had to read everything from Van Gogh's letters to Theo to Shgun to Invisible Man from Emerson [Ralph Ellison] toI mean there was a wonderful poetry series that Michael McClure at Arts and Crafts sponsored one of the Beat Generation guys. NEIL WILLIAMS: And in that great quote, he said he would start out carving on stone in the morning, and he would look up, and if he got into that zone, you know 14, 16 hours had gone by, and he wasn't thirsty, he wasn't hungry, he wasn't tired. NEIL WILLIAMS: [Laughs.] There was a group of wonderful retired professional ladies from all kinds of backgrounds, educated ladies, and they asked methey were all doing ceramics. NEIL WILLIAMS: And the quote coming out of that was that she said, "You have to remain compulsive and leave some work unfinished. No. This interview is part of the Archives of American Art's Viola Frey Oral History Project. Read more of Church News coverage of devotionals here, President and Sister Worthen on prophets, promises and logokophosis, at BYU devotional, Elder Andersen encourages BYUPathway students to believe in yourself; trust in the Lord, Elder Andersens visit to the Pacific leaves members with increased faith in Jesus Christ. I always thought, "Well, if somebody likes my work enough and wants toit's a nice fit, then I'll go with it." Was it discerning, or was it more just grabbing a range of things? I know that they're getting good, and that's a great feeling. The endowment gives us more clarity to the difficulties and the temptations before us. What rubbed off that was good? Even though they might seemshocking or disturbing as an approach to a vessel, a traditional form. And then the family I know got it about 65 years ago. MIJA RIEDEL: Now, would you walk us through her working process, and if it changed over time, or if it stayed fairly constant? ", NEIL WILLIAMS: So, there is athere was comfort in the image. You know, in that relationand how an ism is born when the art world is going one way and somebody does a 90 degree, that's where isms come from. He went to give some beautiful, huge Alechinsky paintingsoh, just masterpieces; 10-by-30-foot, 10-by-20-foot, extraordinary. Three days a week? 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