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Artist’s Statement
My pots are an imagined space; through them I build landscape and
terrain. I abstract pottery form relying on the familiarity of the
pot to invite the viewer to discover layers of reference. I want
my pots to be pleasing to look at while provoking memories of the
viewer’s experience.
Much of my current work is larger in scale than many domestic pots.
I enjoy working to the limits of my body size. The memory left in
my work as a remnant of my process is not from fingertips but from
my body. Working on a larger scale changes the way you view the
pot. The larger scale complicates the pots association with use
helping the viewer to access the other references that the pots
carry.
Directness is a quality I hope my work conveys. Directness is related
to how I use the ceramic process. It results from making a pot that
grows from the process naturally and comfortably. It is through
submerging myself deep in the ceramic process — the clay,
the wheel and the fire — that I facilitate directness. While
I am consciously making decisions about what type of pot I am making
and how it will be finished, I am open to and informed by the surprises
that occur along the way.
Aysha Peltz
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