Crystal Lee Lane Squibbykins Ceramics
Curriculum Vitae

Crystal
Lee Lane

Aptos, California
Santa Cruz County
Available internationally

Exhibitions

2024
Stoke-on-Clay Stoke Minster & Spode Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Juried UK
2023
CCACA Invitational Exhibition De Anza College / California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art
2023
CCACA "Plant Sale" Exhibition Cabrillo College, Gavilan College, and Stroke & Disabled Learning Center collaboration
2018
I Left It Here: Sensations of Memory CCACA Exhibition, De Anza College
2018
Student Exhibition — Pirate Ship Installation Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College
2018
Student Exhibition — Gnome Home Sculpture Cabrillo College

Representation

Current
Glazed Art Trentham Estate, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Work exhibited and available for purchase through Stoke-on-Trent gallery programming

Professional Affiliations

2018–
Higher Fire Ceramics Studio Member, San Jose, CA
2018–22
Orchard Valley Ceramic Art Guild Member, CA
2022–24
Cabrillo Ceramics Club Participant
2022–24
Cabrillo Fabrication Lab Club Participant

Conferences & Professional Development

2018–
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Participant
2018–
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA) Participant
2023, 25
British Ceramic Biennial Participant
Various
Workshops, Mendocino Art Center Alternative firing, group wood firing, and surface treatment techniques
2023
Small-Scale Metal Enameling Training with Dawn Nakanishi

Collaborative Projects

Public Mural Collaboration Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
Clay Carnival Vice Chair — regional ceramics community event coordination and promotion

Media & Features

Portrait Feature — David Suh Featured artist documentation, Higher Fire Woodfire Program (Kiss by the Kiln)
Mendocino Art Center Social Media Feature MAC fundraising event documentation — Woodfire crew

Technical Training

Ceramic Techniques Lost-wax bronze casting · Alternative firing (pit firing, wood firing) · High-fire porcelain surface development · Atmospheric surface development
Digital Fabrication CAD and digital fabrication workflows · Laser cutting · 3D modeling
Metalsmithing & Jewelry Small-scale metalsmithing · Cloisonné enameling · GIA coursework in diamonds and gemstones
Photography Professional certification in photographic lighting

Studio Practice Focus

Hand-built sculptural ceramic environments Gnomey Homes series · Narrative architectural ceramics · Environmental storytelling through clay