Etsy Time!

I finally got my Etsy Store up and running. Please check it out and let me know what you think!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Duplika

Sneek Peek

New Peices for Spring/Summer Comming Soon

Sand.

I've been trying out silica sand. I love the sugar quality. This is just the beginning. I think I'm going to slow down on the massive sculptural peices and work primarly on function. I felt like I needed to get this urge to "remove function" out for a bit and now I'm ready to get back to making pots!

Sand is just another texture. Something to grasp on to. Literally. :)

Official Pictures of My Senior Show Work

Just a few

Detail Shot

Detail Shot

Artist Statement

The vessel’s purpose is to contain. We use the vessel to hold our mundane collection of things; our clutter. Throwing our car keys into a dish when we get home, saving our pocket change in a jar or gathering all of the pens and keeping them in that one tall cup. These rituals in one’s life are what I’m investigating. What if the vessel is already full? Can one still contain?
My work is an exploration of accumulation and the vessel that surrounds it. In a blink of an eye clutter can easily multiply and overpower its home. The vessel deforms to accommodate the clutters needs; bending, twisting, trying to conform for its contents. It becomes a struggle for control. A struggle to contain the chaos of one’s assortment of inadequate objects that is gathered in life. Does the vessel ever succeed in this struggle? We always seem to be in need of another container.

To Flatter:

These are a few images from my Senior Show in Nov.

Its called "To Flatter:"

It was held in the gallery at our University. Its called the "back room" gallery. Its called this because it is located right off the main gallery space.

I was super excited to show my work in this space because in the "main" gallery space was a Ceramics show by Erin Furimsky.

I love her work and admire her!

I feel so lucky and honored to show in a space even NEAR her work.

(pics of her show soon)

It makes me that much more aware that THIS is what I want to do with the rest of my life...to be an artist.....to make for myself and to just be happy.

View of the gallery space.

Senior Show Progress.

My work has completely changed from what I was doing in Aug.

Why did my work change? It changed because my life changed completely and because of that the way I looked at my work changed. I became less uptight and proper. I "jumped off the cliff" and let myself go. Caring too much can hinder ones thought process.

Its almost Dec! Holy Moly

I've already had my senior show. It was pretty successful. I received alot of great feedback from many people.

Here are a few shots of the peices in progress. (green and bisque)

I've completely let symmetry go and focused on the movement of the clay in my hands whilst throwing. The "puff" forms are inhabiting the vessels and function is no longer available.