From day one, I just loved the tactile quality of clay and I often found myself just lost in the creative zone for long periods of time.
Making one-of-a-kind bowls large or small, vases, ring dishes, delicate multi functional vessels, platters, trays, mugs and figurines.
Each delicate ceramic vessel is lovingly handcrafted in my home studio in Redwood Valley, Tasman. From building the form in clay, playing with the textures and form to applying the underglaze and beautiful glazes. I love the whole process, the transformation that happens after the firing is magical and exciting. I enjoy watching something so soft flow into my idea though creativity and become a hard object that lasts for a very long time. That fascinates me.
Clay is a very responsive material. I love making marks, creating patterns, adding texture and layers to the surface on the clay. I love how I can preserve what I do to the clay. I do both hand building and wheel throwing. Hand building comes naturally to me. I struggled with wheel throwing but love the meditative quality of the process.
Sometimes my mind wanders off and I think to myself if this survives the journey ahead and makes it to the final object, someone will be using this piece of mud to enjoy visually in their home or a mug that they'll be able to drink their coffee from!
I enjoy gardening and taking walks in nature. It seems to make sense that my art is always derived from the natural world. Picking up leaves, flowers, pods and shells and really taking a close look at the natural object is great fun and inspiring. You can find so many repetitions, patterns, and order in nature's design.
Making one-of-a-kind bowls large or small, vases, ring dishes, delicate multi functional vessels, platters, trays, mugs and figurines.
Each delicate ceramic vessel is lovingly handcrafted in my home studio in Redwood Valley, Tasman. From building the form in clay, playing with the textures and form to applying the underglaze and beautiful glazes. I love the whole process, the transformation that happens after the firing is magical and exciting. I enjoy watching something so soft flow into my idea though creativity and become a hard object that lasts for a very long time. That fascinates me.
Clay is a very responsive material. I love making marks, creating patterns, adding texture and layers to the surface on the clay. I love how I can preserve what I do to the clay. I do both hand building and wheel throwing. Hand building comes naturally to me. I struggled with wheel throwing but love the meditative quality of the process.
Sometimes my mind wanders off and I think to myself if this survives the journey ahead and makes it to the final object, someone will be using this piece of mud to enjoy visually in their home or a mug that they'll be able to drink their coffee from!
I enjoy gardening and taking walks in nature. It seems to make sense that my art is always derived from the natural world. Picking up leaves, flowers, pods and shells and really taking a close look at the natural object is great fun and inspiring. You can find so many repetitions, patterns, and order in nature's design.
Sheryl's Art
Love Handles Fruit Bowl
Media: Earthenware Paper ClayApprox. 38-42 cm
Sold
Large Bowl
Media: Earthenware Paper ClayApprox. 30 cm
$100
Oval Irregular Bowl
Media: Earthenware Paper ClayApprox. 23-25 cm
$80
Medium Bowl
Media: Earthenware Paper ClayApprox. 23-25 cm
$70