A Stone's Throw Studio
kaslo
clay
about
Clay has been a life-long passion. In her later years, she graduated from the diploma program at the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson, BC. Moving from Calgary, Alberta, to Kaslo, BC, she set up A Stone’s Throw Studio in her home. She works in stoneware, producing functional ware that represents simplicity. Her classical shapes, sometimes altered, provides familiarity and embodies surprise. Her styles and decoration vary considerable as she explores thrown and hand-built ideas, both in the making and glazing process in current times and of yesterday.
artist statement
Chance of a Life-Time …… in the jungles of Ecuador, working with women hand-building clay vessels, was a humbling experience. My role was to pull stones and sand from the riverbed clay and to prepare the coils. The rawness of primitive form, decorating – using strands of their own hair with local slip material, tree amber to coat the clay body and smoke-firing resonates deep within me. They, not having the convenience of comfort or tools, yet creating beauty and art. My imagery is simple. Often, I bring primitive elements into my work. Having a large colour pallet of my own glazes, allows me to show them against each other. Layering these glazes, creates interesting chemical reactions, as well as, capturing movement in its fluid state. I strive for the viewer to use my work in their daily life.
