ceramics
The first time that I worked with clay
is when my great uncle took me to the Mississippi rver and he dug
some river clay and he showed me how to make little birds with my
hands. We dried them in the sun and left them for the river to take
back. That first experience of molding an everyday
available material with my own hands changed how I viewed my own
abilities in relation to the natural world around me.
Later I worked easily with hand building,
and then on the wheel with porcelain, raku, which was exciting and
dazzling in its process and paved the way for me to work with glass,
and also slipcasting.
Recently my husband and I began collaborating on
clay pieces. He hand thows the forms and I apply surface decoration
based on the form.
To the right is our Lunar Fantasy
Blue Crab Bowl.
On the bottom, the bowl has text that reads" The
moon is full, are you?" |