This collaboration brings together Shannon Strock's nostalgic drawings with Angela Vinson’s wheel-thrown ceramics. Shannon's work explores memory and everyday life through imagery inspired by vintage photographs, while Angela creates functional pottery from red stoneware using slips, stains, and majolica techniques. For this collection, Shannon's drawings are translated into ceramic decals and incorporated into Angela’s handmade pieces.
Memory Lane features Angela’s Matrix Design, a form of asymmetric mark-making she has developed over many years. Inspired by the idea of a matrix or womb as an environment where something develops, the marks invite a sense of meditation and discovery. Shannon’s selection of vintage photographs and illustrations centers around one of life’s simplest pleasures, food! These images tie into the theme of the By the Hand: Dinner exhibition, celebrating the memories, traditions, and connections created around the table.
Together, their work brings drawing and ceramics into conversation, creating pieces that can be appreciated as artwork while also being lived with and used every day.
Angela (AKA LaLa) began her college studies as an art education major but was soon drawn into the painting and ceramic studio. After her sophomore year she committed to ceramics and received her BFA from Herron School of Art in Indianapolis (IUPUI). LaLa spent a year at Purdue University pursuing her MA in ceramics and switched gears to pursue teaching again. LaLa received her MA in secondary education from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2007. After a few years of teaching art in the public schools, LaLa opened her studio and has been a full-time teacher, painter, and potter ever since!
Shannon Strock is an Indianapolis-based illustrator with a BFA in Integrative Studio Practice from the Herron School of Art and Design, where she focused on ceramics and illustration. Her multidisciplinary background led to work in scenic fabrication at the Indiana State Museum. Her artistic practice has always centered on figurative work, gradually evolving into an exploration of memory and nostalgia. Now working as a librarian, Shannon continues to be drawn to the preservation of stories and the personal histories that connect her artwork and professional life.
This plate was made as one of the 18 table settings in the Indy Makers Dinner Series, By The Hand. By The Hand combines art, cuisine, and community for a unique dining experience. Alexa Adamson of Patina Gallery and Chef Andy Tipton have teamed up to create a multi-course menu inspired by in season produce, utilizing local farms and small businesses when available. Purchasing this plate includes one ticket for the dinner, a private event, which is held on November 19th at 7pm. Please note- all sales are final. If you are no longer able to attend the dinner, you may gift your seat. Please notify us of any changes no later than November 11th.
A pomegranate ginger spritz and a seasonal prelude will be served-
an assortment of chef-curated seasonal bites, celebrating the flavors of the harvest
To start:
Lacinato kale salad
with honey pickled apple, maple-mustard vinaigrette & fennel crisp
Main:
Roasted honeynut squash
with porcini risotto and hazelnut sage gremolata
warm ginger and turmeric cider tonic
To finish:
Sweet potato crémeux
with beetroot-citrus gelée, toasted pecan streusel
1 handmade plate (pictured above)
1 ticket to the private dinner on November 19th at 7pm with a 3 course meal and complimentary beverages
A handmade name tag by artist Lily Groot
A handmade menu by artist Bryn Foreman
This collaboration brings together Shannon Strock's nostalgic drawings with Angela Vinson’s wheel-thrown ceramics. Shannon's work explores memory and everyday life through imagery inspired by vintage photographs, while Angela creates functional pottery from red stoneware using slips, stains, and majolica techniques. For this collection, Shannon's drawings are translated into ceramic decals and incorporated into Angela’s handmade pieces.
Memory Lane features Angela’s Matrix Design, a form of asymmetric mark-making she has developed over many years. Inspired by the idea of a matrix or womb as an environment where something develops, the marks invite a sense of meditation and discovery. Shannon’s selection of vintage photographs and illustrations centers around one of life’s simplest pleasures, food! These images tie into the theme of the By the Hand: Dinner exhibition, celebrating the memories, traditions, and connections created around the table.
Together, their work brings drawing and ceramics into conversation, creating pieces that can be appreciated as artwork while also being lived with and used every day.
Angela (AKA LaLa) began her college studies as an art education major but was soon drawn into the painting and ceramic studio. After her sophomore year she committed to ceramics and received her BFA from Herron School of Art in Indianapolis (IUPUI). LaLa spent a year at Purdue University pursuing her MA in ceramics and switched gears to pursue teaching again. LaLa received her MA in secondary education from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2007. After a few years of teaching art in the public schools, LaLa opened her studio and has been a full-time teacher, painter, and potter ever since!
Shannon Strock is an Indianapolis-based illustrator with a BFA in Integrative Studio Practice from the Herron School of Art and Design, where she focused on ceramics and illustration. Her multidisciplinary background led to work in scenic fabrication at the Indiana State Museum. Her artistic practice has always centered on figurative work, gradually evolving into an exploration of memory and nostalgia. Now working as a librarian, Shannon continues to be drawn to the preservation of stories and the personal histories that connect her artwork and professional life.
This plate was made as one of the 18 table settings in the Indy Makers Dinner Series, By The Hand. By The Hand combines art, cuisine, and community for a unique dining experience. Alexa Adamson of Patina Gallery and Chef Andy Tipton have teamed up to create a multi-course menu inspired by in season produce, utilizing local farms and small businesses when available. Purchasing this plate includes one ticket for the dinner, a private event, which is held on November 19th at 7pm. Please note- all sales are final. If you are no longer able to attend the dinner, you may gift your seat. Please notify us of any changes no later than November 11th.
A pomegranate ginger spritz and a seasonal prelude will be served-
an assortment of chef-curated seasonal bites, celebrating the flavors of the harvest
To start:
Lacinato kale salad
with honey pickled apple, maple-mustard vinaigrette & fennel crisp
Main:
Roasted honeynut squash
with porcini risotto and hazelnut sage gremolata
warm ginger and turmeric cider tonic
To finish:
Sweet potato crémeux
with beetroot-citrus gelée, toasted pecan streusel
1 handmade plate (pictured above)
1 ticket to the private dinner on November 19th at 7pm with a 3 course meal and complimentary beverages
A handmade name tag by artist Lily Groot
A handmade menu by artist Bryn Foreman
