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Item Love Letter Part I: Connecting with Nature(2024-05-17) Catalina Maria Chiquillo; Natalia Kormeluk; Hood College Art and Archeology; Ceramics ArtsPeople are influenced by the connections they make with their environment. Indigenous teachings encourage relationships with all living things based on responsibility, respect, reciprocity, kinship, love, peace, compassion, gratitude, and harmony. Contemporary psychologists have established that spending time in nature substantially alters a person’s life and well-being. This project identifies the importance of interdependency between humans and the natural world and uses ceramic vessels to inspire viewers to connect with nature. Through adjustments made in the type of clay, the glaze, and the firing cycles, the forms and carvings on my vessels remind viewers of the ongoing dialogue with our environment. Findings are discussed by developing cone six and cone ten temperatures within the same firing. Through clay and the wood firing process, the vessels highlight the beauty of nature with its complex forms and bring attention to fundamental indigenous precepts, contemporary psychological research, and the importance of connecting with Mother Earth.Item Meta Spherical(2018-07) Miller, Alexander; Brennan, Eric; Joyce, Michaud; Berneburg, Philip; Ceramics; Ceramic ArtsMeta Spherical is a sculptural exploration of the search for truth at the intersection of science, faith, and human perception. Interconnected matrices of smaller clay components come together to form abstract sculptures referencing the sphere as a metaphor for absolute truth. The depth and texture of the forms are highlighted through eroded slips, stains, and underglazes, or through the effects of an atmospheric soda firing. The opposing qualities of positive and negative space, of construction and deconstruction, are integral in expressing themes of the human search for comprehension within an enigmatic universe. Through variations of the spherical forms, the artist examines a personal deconstruction of fundamentalist religious belief and the embrace of questioning, doubt, and scientific explanations for our existence. The result is sculptural ceramic work that addresses a metacognitive approach. The work illustrates the mystery and beauty of our search for answers.Item Unseemly: Soda-fired ceramics and the breakdown of social class distinctions(2022-04-15) Jacobs, Shari; Martinsen, Chaz; Morris, April; Gianni, Jenna; Hood College Art and Archaeology; Ceramics MFAIn Victorian England, having the proper goods in one’s home indicated one’s social status on a scale of vulgar to tasteful. This project, consisting of soda-fired functional tableware, takes the material symbol of fine porcelain goods, and rather than holding them up reverently, lets them visually disintegrate, ruining the very qualities Victorians would have most valued in these types of objects. It elevates rough stoneware by forming it into the shapes usually reserved for fine porcelain. It moves away from conventional Victorian design elements while remaining attractive to the eye, referencing those ideals while simultaneously subverting them. It is a loose metaphor for the desire to break free from strict social expectations. Through references to ceramic history and the Arts and Crafts movement, this work is aware of the preconceived notions that exist around certain ceramic objects and breaks them down. Essentially, Unseemly is a show about belonging and acceptance.