06/15/2026
When Squeak Carnwath was the shop master in the ceramics department at CCA, she mixed a glaze recipe incorrectly, and a number of her students' cups came out a greenish "mucus-y" color. Some of the students were disappointed and threw the cups away. Carnwath, however, saw potential and retrieved the cups from the trash. She incorporated them, along with cups she made herself, onto multiple artworks, including “Cup Form”. At this early stage in her career, Carnwath was exploring the idea of humans as vessels or containers of cultural events.
Come check out "Cup Form", currently on view in Gallery 2 as part of The Incorrect Museum in Napa.
Squeak Carnwath
Cup Form, 1981
Lowfire clay with glazes, acrylic paint, fix-all, wood, PVC, plaster, modeling paste, bronze, oil paint