Spring has been a busy time!
I am preparing for a show entitled “The Energy of Color” at the Cove Gallery, and for the upcoming Cape Ann Artisans open studios on June 7th and 8th.
I have been using my test kiln to try out some new glaze combinations and just fired a kiln with some new pieces. It is always a thrill to open up the kiln because even with testing there are variables that you cannot perfectly control.
My practice aims to show how color and surface can create an object for contemplation. A pot is a blank canvas of clay that is shaped. Glaze is a layer of colored glass applied after the clay form is completed. I think about color as it relates to the individuality of each form.
Dry matte surfaces absorb the light and can lead your eye into the piece. Glossy glazes make the light bounce off of the surface. The color on a pot can make you read the forms in a variety of ways. It can serve to unify a form or to assert its own power as separate, creating its own associations such as stone, metal or water.
I apply glaze as you would paint on a canvas, layering colors as needed, sometimes requiring multiple firings with additive layers to achieve the look I am after.
In this body of work I invite viewers to reflect on the interaction of color and form.
