Thayer N G Bray

Hey! If you’re in Maryland, go check out this juried show I’m in. It’s the National Drawing and Print exhibition at @gormleygallery at @notredameofmd . There’s 21 artists there, surely something for everyone in the family to enjoy. There’s even an artists reception Saturday March 18th. I will be several states away, but you go have fun. #artshow #juriedexhibition #groupshow #printmaking #drawing #caregiver #ceramic #sgraffito https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvIxciOWML/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Trying to collaborate with @kate.schroeder.ceramics on some Kate Schroeder Ceramics After Dark pieces. She says it’s just too much. That’s what she said. HEY-O!!!!!!!!!! #kateschreoderceramics #malm #midcenturymodern #mcm #weiner #penis #art #dongart #fingerforscale #weeart #tinyart #veiny #magicdong https://www.instagram.com/p/CpG1dbCrMjz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Woweee!!!! I’ve been getting a lot of requests for more affordable versions of my Hands and Plants pattern. So I’ve been partnering with a sublimation printer to produce some affordable everyday clothes. This is the new piece from the Hands and Plants series, all over print athletic joggers! Comes in six sizes from s-3xl and is very comf and snazzy. Unisex joggers for ladies and gents, and both, and neither! Starting price is extremely low, so get a pair and show your love! Link in bio. #clothing #jogger #workoutclothes #hands #plants #artclothes #design #pattern #etsy #unisex #fashion #athleticwear #smalldesigner #loungewear #nonbinary https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-YY4rOUnr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Quick doodle. I remember it was a good idea for a project. I cannot at all remember what that project would be…… #manliness #memory #mindlikearustedsieve #plants #drawing #doodle #sketch #caregiver https://www.instagram.com/p/CoiVgtIJzgp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sending a wee Caregiver to @gormleygallery for their annual juried drawing show. Having worked very briefly in a gallery, it’s always good to be explicit with how to un/pack, set up and hang work, especially when it’s not a framed piece. So I gave them a 2 page instruction sheet and a hanging guide. Also if anyone is near @notredameofmd in Baltimore during March, go see their annual Drawing and Print exhibition! Or go now if you’re there. It looks like they have good programming. #arthandling #sculpture #drawing #ceramic #juriedshow #instructions #packingart https://www.instagram.com/p/CofenQcJ3iW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I like the idea of art you live with so long you begin to not see it anymore. Caregiver # 15 Drawing on shaped ceramic, wall hanging 10”x4”x3.5” Stoneware, terra cotta, underglaze, moss, wire #ceramic #clay #sgraffito #figurativeart #planter #terracotta #stoneware #moss #heavylifting #humanbody https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXe-AYJBUh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Small cup with supplicant ~3.5”x4”x3” Stoneware with glaze. It holds things. #ceramicart #figurativeart #cup #vessel #slipcast #inkwash #supplicant #man #prayer https://www.instagram.com/p/CnPns8spBnK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Lil guy. I feel like I have to make dynamic figures all the time, but these still standers have some quiet poetry to them. Watching someone watch something. Anyway. Working on a show for these dudes for mid year. Hooray! #ceramic #wearableart #tinysculpture #man #blackandwhite #plants #masculinity #caregiver #linework #kcartist #figurativeart #body https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAB38MOEQh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Delirious from last semester. Working on a show in KC in May. Side project: drawing packaging illustrations for @kate.schroeder.ceramics packaging. Follow her, she’s a great artist, and a major babe. #illustration #linework #blackandwhite #drawing # https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmuo36DJ-Jj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Pale man. These are fun, hey? Ceramic cup, underglaze wash, white glaze 6”x3”x3” #ceramic #drawing #man #pale https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl4LqRHpEgn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s getting crowded in here. I’m getting ceramic work ready for the Holmes Street open studios going on this week in tandem with @kcclayguild and many others! The studio will be open to view and peruse the work of @rainharrisceramics @pauldonnellyceramics @katiepeachtree and the wonderful @kate.schroeder.ceramics Come and see beautiful art. Come touch beautiful art. Ceramic art is a tool for participatory interactive performance art, and YOU are needed to complete the work!!!!! #kcart #madeinkansascity #actuallymadeinkansascity #ceramics #sculpture #wintersale #openstudio #studiotour #shoplocalkc #handmade #handmadeinkc https://www.instagram.com/p/Clrk5P3pvQ5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New art! Slipcase bottles with wash drawings with carved highlights. Learning about making “middle class art.” #ceramics #slipcast #stoneware #inkwash #underglaze #bottle #vessel #supine #man #drawing https://www.instagram.com/p/ClhEjSYJ8ZE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hey there! Im running a sale in my Etsy shop this weekend! Evrything from zines and artist books, to hand pulled lithographs, to limited run sweaters and socks. If you’ve been wanting some of my work this is a great time to grab it up for your very own! No promo code needed, just $10 minimum. #etsysale #lithograph #handmade #print #sweaterweather #cardigans #designer #fashion #man #woman #love #caregiver #red #blue #black #zines #artistbooks #smallbusiness https://www.instagram.com/p/Clbyg5CJaSN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ok real talk. My work is always focused on the body not the scene it inhabits. Taken out of the context of a ground and place, I want the figure to act as a projective sympathetic sign that the viewer is invited to inhabit and place in their own personal context. I’m afraid that this also makes for some sparse, boring drawings. Real question: do you all think these need colors? More lines? Does it need to be bigger? How do you want to see this impact you? Armful 2022 ink on handmade paper 9”x11” #ink #drawing #man #figurativeart #plants #pottedplant #shortshorts https://www.instagram.com/p/ClEtETbJogG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New sweater! Before I found knitup I started working with @wildemasche designing jacquard sweaters. This is the classic acrylic yarn style holiday sweater. Lightweight and warm as can be, perfect for #sweaterweather ! This one also has one of my favorite animals on it, the striped horsefly! It’s like in 24/1 scale, but it’s so pretty. It’s up in my Etsy right now, along with several other fly themed sweaters, available for preorder, if you’re into it. There may be a holiday discount impending as well…… But enough selling: this is so cool and I’m glad I can merge my love for flies with my love for art and nascent interest in fashion. #fly #diptera #sweater #winter #tabanuslineola #biology #nature #fashion #lowfashion #jacquard #knitwear #entomology #horsefly https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1O9uOJNIs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Reclining figure with plant. Very small sculpture #ceramic #sculpture #figure #caregiver #wearableart https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrAfYspHk7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New Hallowe’en Ze’en! We gave almost the whole edition of 50 out last night to trick or treaters. But there’s still a few left! Dm me if you want one for free! This years Hallowe’en Ze’en is about #detritivores and #decomposers ! JOIN THEM. #halloween #zine #comic #comix #drawing #stabilopencil #neongreen #handmadebook #flies #fungus #nature #bilology #joinus https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbOSV0r9Bh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=