{"id":28281,"date":"2017-03-31T22:27:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T05:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=28281"},"modified":"2017-04-02T08:56:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T15:56:10","slug":"an-opportunistic-optimist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;an opportunistic optimist&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/mollyhatch1-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28304\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28304\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch1-1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch1-1-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5226202\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This post is filled to the brim with so much amazing work, AND such an interesting back story! From a dairy farm, to art school, to working in flooded basements to selling huge installations in New York. Yep,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mollyhatch.com\/\">Molly Hatch<\/a>\u00a0has seen it all. Of course, so has\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mollyhatchstudio.com\/\">Molly Hatch Studio<\/a>. That&#8217;s right, she has a few lives happening at once. No.1 commercial artist designing ceramics for companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropologie.com\/brands\/molly-hatch\">Anthropologie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.landofnod.com\/molly-hatch\">The Land of Nod<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mollyhatch.com\/portfolio\/cheeky-home-for-target\/\">Target<\/a> &#8230; No.2 Fine artist creating huge, detailed, <a href=\"http:\/\/toddmerrillstudio.com\/?team=molly-hatch\">amazing installation work<\/a> &#8230; No.3 Mother to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BROM4vjgBXR\/?taken-by=mollyhatch\">sweet six year old<\/a> girl. I&#8217;m not sure when she sleeps, but she claims she does. You can listen right up there under Molly installing one of her &#8216;plates as paintings&#8217; pieces,\u00a0\u00a0or\u00a0you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>First up, a few of her\u00a0pieces that you might recognize<em> {and that Mick might like, since they&#8217;re blue!}<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/mollyhatch2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28295\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch2-148x300.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch2-505x1024.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ahh,<\/em> the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mollyhatch.com\/collections\/blue-bird-collection\/products\/blue-bird-mug\">teacup mug.<\/a>\u00a0And that vase&#8230; I need <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mollyhatch.com\/collections\/gift\/products\/well-versed-m\">that vase<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Next, stepping back a tiny bit, these were a few of the pieces in her show at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theclaystudio.org\/\"><em>The Clay Studio<\/em><\/a> in Philadelphia a year after\u00a0completing her MFA <em>{2010}<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/mollyhatch_earlywork\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28305\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28305\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch_earlywork.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch_earlywork.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch_earlywork-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch_earlywork-523x1024.jpg 523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ah, yes&#8230; back where it all began!<\/p>\n<p>So during that time there was a lot of hard work, and not a lot of money. I loved this story&#8230; not the poor part, but the hard work part&#8230; oh, and that\u00a0very well-timed email she got from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropologie.com\/\">Anthropologie<\/a>. She&#8217;s been working with them for years now, and here are a few of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropologie.com\/brands\/molly-hatch\">recent faves<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/mollyhatch3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28296\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28296\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3751\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, I&#8217;m going to need that unicorn mug. And the dachshund.<\/p>\n<p>So, from functional pieces that can be found on shelves in lovely stores around the world, to\u00a0breathtaking installation art that hangs in galleries and museums around the world. This is <a href=\"http:\/\/mollyhatchstudio.com\/artwork\/physic-garden-permanent-installation-at-high-museum-of-art\/\">the piece<\/a> she was talking about that is permanently installed\u00a0in the lobby of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.high.org\/\">High Museum of Art <\/a>in Atlanta:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/mollyhatch4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28297\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28297\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch4-91x300.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch4-311x1024.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ooh, I would love to see that in person!<\/p>\n<p>Now, If you happen to be in New York you could pop by <a href=\"http:\/\/toddmerrillstudio.com\/?team=molly-hatch\">Todd Merrill Studio<\/a>, the gallery Molly&#8217;s been working with for the last few years. Here are just some of her insane fine art pieces:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/mollyhatch5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28298\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"6605\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.43055555555556% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BNdGpMFDEb4\/\" target=\"_blank\">My process is detail oriented and takes thousands of brushstrokes to paint each of my cube vases for @toddmerrillstudio Here is a short time lapse of the first layer of three in hand-painting one side of my smallest cube vase. #mollyhatchstudio #toddmerrill #painting #porcelain<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Molly Hatch (@mollyhatchstudio) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-12-01T00:40:24+00:00\">Nov 30, 2016 at 4:40pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Right?! Oh my word &#8211; so much talent in one person.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, you&#8217;ll be happy to know that Molly&#8217;s no longer working in a flooded apartment basement <em>{wearing rain boots with her supplies in tubs}<\/em>, now she works <em>HERE:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/an-opportunistic-optimist\/mollyhatch6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28299\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28299\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mollyhatch6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3042\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>What the wha!<\/em>\u00a0Gorgeous\u00a0and so well-deserved. Here\u2019s to being an &#8220;opportunistic optimist&#8221;, and saying yes to all of the amazing things that\u00a0come along with that\u00a0outlook.\u00a0Thank you so much to Molly for sharing her story &#8211; the good, the bad, the hustle, all of it.\u00a0Thank you as always to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\">Saatchi Art<\/a> for supporting this episode, and thank YOU for listening. There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mollyhatch\/\">Molly Hatch Instagram<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mollyhatchstudio\/\">Molly Hatch Studio Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.risd.edu\/\"><em>RISD<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smfa.edu\/\"><em>Museum School, Boston<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kathykingart.com\/\">Kathy King, Ceramics\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shackletonthomas.com\/pottery\/\"><em>Miranda Thomas, Pottery<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiopottery.com\/cgi-bin\/mp.cgi?item=137\">Michael Cardew<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B9Xi__h-vG8\">Ara Cardu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/painting-with-flowers\/\"><em>Rebecca Louise Law episode<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/cuart.colorado.edu\/degrees\/graduate\/mfa\/\">University of Colorado<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Betty_Woodman\"><em>Betty Woodman<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethlipman.com\/\"><em>Beth Lipman<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/benningtonmuseum.org\/\"><em>Bennington Art Museum<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landofnod.com\/molly-hatch\">Land of Nod, Molly&#8217;s collection<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apartmenttherapy.com\/house-tour-molly-hatchs-creative-haven-223445\">Studio images\u00a0via Molly&#8217;s home tour on Apartment Therapy<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is filled to the brim with so much amazing work, AND such an interesting back story! From a dairy farm, to art school, to working in flooded basements to selling huge installations in New York. Yep,\u00a0Molly Hatch\u00a0has seen it all. Of course, so has\u00a0Molly Hatch Studio. 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