Figure in Terrain

Alberto Lozano Ruvalcaba: Clay offers the opportunity to capture movement in a three dimensions. He uses pottery forms such as teapots for the baseline to my explorations in this material. Parts of familiar forms are the subjects depicted by gestural marks made in physical space. He aims to mimic the movement exhibited by growing and decaying natural forms. This is achieved by exaggerating each motion along the process.

Amelia Holt: Her use of the skills and knowledge she has gained, not only from her time as a ceramicist but also as a painter, to take clay and inspiration from the human body and the wonderment of animals when creating her ceramic sculptures and functional ware. Her depictions of animals are meant to show the comfort of the animal and their surroundings. She likes to show them relaxed or with wonderment in their eyes.

Wyatt Mathews: Ceramics for him is about control. His compulsion and desire for control allow him to make and remake things to get them just how he would like them to be. With each piece he allows it to become more loose and free as it progresses through the process. It is only at the final moments that he relinquishes control. His work primarily focuses on the use of salt and soda firings. The functionality of his pieces is crucial to the works. A vessel holding and containing is essential to the human experience.