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what it's like
When you pick up a piece of pottery you can feel its heft, edge, texture, form, temperature and everything else you can get from holding something that came from the earth. It can be like an animal or creature you feel something for, or like something that makes you want to back away. It may remind you of something, or make you think of something you never really noticed before. You might go away and later remember it, or you could forget about it completely. Maybe you'll start reminiscing about a thing you've made yourself, or begin to imagine something you want to make now.
how it happens
I thought about clay for a long time. Having begun, I haven't stopped working with clay since. I often go to sleep visualizing a piece in process and when I next get into the studio it's like everything fades out and what's left is the clay and my hands. Once a fellow potter asked me when a piece would be done and I realized, I feel like it doesn't really end because there's always more to come - maybe not this piece, but that piece.
My work is creative and playful; functional and not always completely serious. I may plan a piece from one slab or construct it from large and small scraps from other pieces. Being handbuilt and not made using molds or a press, each piece stands on its own literally and figuratively.
the feline angle
Our cat is my muse. And running clay-chapped hands over his fur is such a relief. Once he stepped in wet clay, leaving a paw print and I meant to make a bowl of it for him but the piece broke in the kiln. He may rather keep his paws out of all this.
what I make............
Ceramic Art -
- Trays and trivets
- Sconces
- Bowls and dishes
- Other vessels
I also make photographs; some are viewable on this site. Another few thousand are in the wings.
examples of work
Use the links at the left of the page ("Ceramica......", "Photos.....") to view my work.
see my work in person
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At 13 Forest Gallery, 167A Mass. Ave. in Arlington. Ph: 781-641-3333. Website: www.13forest.com
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At the annual Cambridgeport Artists Open Studios (CAOS) in Cambridge, Mass. http://www.caosonline.org
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At the annual Brickbottom Artists Open Studios in Somerville, Mass. http://www.brickbottomartists.com/site/open_studios_info.html
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At the annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios in Jamaica Plain, Mass. http://jpopenstudios.com
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By contacting me at lauriebloom55 (at) comcast.net
share your impressions........
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