Artists Pages

Martha Thomas



Lively Arts: Stoneware

Inspiration For The Piece: An embossed slab pot. The embossing comes from old metal plates used to print the arts section of The State newspaper that her friend had.

How Piece was acquired: Purchased in 1972;Funds from The Sun News


Weed Vase: Ceramics

Inspiration For The Piece: Very small piece made on the wheel for a small flower

How Piece was acquired: purchased in 1972;Funds from The Sun News


Jocasta's Anguish: Serigraph. Size: 21"x17"

Inspiration For The Piece: The artist was just playing around with block out on an empty screen and it turned into a woman in anguish. A friend told her the story of Jocasta in ancient mythology and how she killed her children and lived a life of anguish. The artist gave the new title to her untitled serigraph

How Piece was acquired: purchased in 1972;Funds from the Coastal Federal Savings and Loan Association, Inc.


Metamorphosis: Serigraph. 17"x19"

Inspiration For The Piece: The artist was having a hair cut and noticed all the women sitting under the hairdryers. This super imposition of craggy faces seemed to fade into one another.

How Piece was acquired: purchased in 1972;Funds from Paul Allen Photography Studios and Ray Chandles, Inc.


Artist's History
Birthplace:
Conway, South Carolina
Education:
Bachelors Degree from Winthrop University in South Carolina
Masters of Fine Arts from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Trained with Thom Seawell at SUNY Oswego in silk screen

Awards:
Professor Emeritus of Costal Carolina University
Has won several juried shows in the region

Shows/Exhibitions:
Has been in numerous juried shows

Permanent Collections: Part of permanent collections across the United States and Canada

Mrs. Thomas died at home on Friday September 7, 2001. Memorials may be made to the Martha B.Thomas Endowed Scholarship at Coastal Carolina University.