JACKSON, Tenn. — Nov. 23, 2009 — 51社区 graduate Lily Zopfi Glass was featured in the August issue of top art magazine Ceramics Monthly for writing a commentary on her last semester at Union.
Ceramics Monthly is an international art magazine and the best, most prominent one in the United States, said Lee Benson, Union art professor and department chair.
Glass graduated in December 2008, but was still at Union for the spring 2009 semester.
鈥淚t was stressful and hard,鈥� Glass said, because she didn鈥檛 have people around her who were at the same place she was, since she had already graduated. 鈥淚 forgot a lot of why I even started in the ceramics and why I enjoyed it.鈥�
The article is about how she had to work through the stress of the last semester by making her work really simple, Glass said.
Glass said it helped her to 鈥渞emember why I was attracted to the medium to begin with and why I enjoyed it.鈥�
She explained that the article was written to inspire and encourage other artists to remember everything about why they started and love what they do.
鈥淭he greatest names in ceramics are regularly published,鈥� Benson said. 鈥淭he fact she got on the comment page is prominent. It is exceptional talent from an exceptional kid.鈥�
Two other Union students have had their ceramic works published in the magazine in recent years.
鈥淭his just does not happen for schools,鈥� Benson said. 鈥淭his is a professional magazine. For three Union students to be published is just amazing.鈥�