Clay, functional objects and all
the possibilities therein have always fascinated me. I love forming a piece of
clay on the wheel while it is in a fluid state and I am compelled to create
forms which retain this fluidity and gesture. I am curious about how far I can
push the clay. I test these limits by cutting and recombining thrown forms.
This begins a dialogue with the clay that spurs more questions and responses to
the developing form. (The result
being an object that has connections to the tradition of the wheel while
pushing us to question functional objects as sculptural form) I choose to work with traditionally
functional objects because it introduces the possibility of creating sculptural
forms that relate to people on a personal level through their ability to
function. Monica Rudquist |