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Author
Sartorius, AndrewKeyword
Ceramic ExhibitionsResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::Art
Memory in art
Pottery Exhibitions
West Virginia
Kilns
Autobiography in art
Ceramics
Date Published
2019-05
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My family owns a fifty acre plot of rolling red clay hills in West Virginia. When I return home, I dig clay, a pilgrimage to harvest from the strata of memory. This body of work explores the potential of wild West Virginia clay through the wood firing process. The kiln creates a dramatic range of effects as varying amounts of ash and heat amalgamate and give vitality to the wild clays I use. The kiln is my collaborator, a trusted but pleasantly unpredictable partner lending its voice to mine to create something made from a life of memory and memorial… Material holds memory. It has a lingering narrative more akin to memoir than a full memory. Memoir is not a life’s story; rather it is a remembered story from a life. In Material Memoir, I explore the use of West Virginia clay to construct artifacts that illustrate my longing from home and passion for the wood firing process.The following license files are associated with this item:
- Creative Commons
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