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The ashes of family members are literally an integral component of artist TR Ericsson’s work—he mixes the ashes with different mediums when screen-printing. As part of his current exhibition I Was Born To Bring You Into This World at the Everson, the artist worked with local ceramist and Syracuse University professor Margie Hughto and her ceramics student Kwan Jeong to design, throw, glaze, and fire several vessels inspired by the urns that house the funerary ashes of his mother, grandmother, and grandfather. Ericsson never felt satisfied with the original urns as the final containers for his loved ones’ ashes, so designing these vessels was an opportunity to reimagine a more appropriate resting place. Read More

Welcome to the new Everson Museum of Art Blog! This is a space for us to share information about the Museum’s collections, exhibitions, programs, and history. Every Monday we will post an Object of the Week, highlighting a work of art currently on display at the Museum, while other posts throughout the month will discuss topics such as ongoing exhibitions, exciting events and programming, and interesting tidbits from the Everson’s past. Our first Object of the Week is Adelaide Alsop Robineau’s Scarab Vase, one of the most important works in the Everson’s collection and a favorite of Museum visitors. Read More