Nature has always informed my work in ceramics. Pieces created in my studio serve as canvases to explore visual space, illusion, and perception, either in the form of traditional studio pottery or wall mounted glaze paintings. I regard clay as a vehicle for communication between people, between cultures, and across the centuries.
The studio pottery forms I produce are intimate domestic objects designed for use as "special occasion pieces" that work as small decorative sculptures when not used as tableware. Painterly surface treatments reference the natural environment through abstract floral decoration and texture.
On occasion, as a relief from the intensity of the complex decorating process characteristic of my porcelain, I enjoy making smoke fired pieces because of the sense of immediacy implicit in the process.
Along with studio pottery, I create ceramic paintings displayed in DISH GALLERY + STUDIO in the Toronto Distillery that explore glaze texture as a visual metaphor for landscape. The Ocean Series deals with issues of climate change, clean water and species mutation. The technique involves traditional brush work combined with pouring ceramic glaze as a serendipitous experience completed by the heat of the kiln. The result is unlike any other media application. The uncertainty of what image the kiln will present provides an element of risk and excitement that gives impetus to daily work in the studio. The perspective that the viewer brings to pieces completes the original intent.
Susan Card
C/O DISH GALLERY + STUDIO
Toronto Distillery Historic District
55 Mill Street, Case Goods Warehouse Bldg 74, Studio 112
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
416.603.DISH (3474) ecard@interlog.com
www.dishgalleryandstudio.clayandglass.on.ca
C/O DISH GALLERY + STUDIO
Toronto Distillery Historic District
55 Mill Street, Case Goods Warehouse Bldg 74, Studio 112
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
416.603.DISH (3474) ecard@interlog.com
www.dishgalleryandstudio.clayandglass.on.ca
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