Pamela"s Art Pottery
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For 37 years I have worked as an artist and
teacher. The decorative and functional clay
pieces that I make, are high-fire white
porcelain and fired in an electric kiln to
2345 degrees F. Since the heat radiates and does
not come from a combustible fire, the glaze
colors are clean and bright with rich
penetrating hues. Like all clay artists, my glaze chemistry
is from personal research. I have used the same
white glaze for decades, as a pivotal point for
a wide variety of colors and effects. My glaze
chemistry grows small crystal structures within
variables provided by natural minerals, kiln
heat, time and barometric pressure. |
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Clay is a material that adapts and responds to
gentleness and to force. I enjoy the accuracy of
the “give and take”
relationship. I find comfort in the
discipline and timing that clay requires.
My tenacity, as well as my education in Fine
Arts and College of Education at the University
of Saskatchewan and
numerous residencies at the
Banff Centre of the Arts has forged my
career and fuelled my motivation. |
Serving Food with CREATIVE STYLE
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Pottery is frequently made
on the potter’s wheel. But in the case of my
hand - built pottery, I start with thin sheets
of wet clay. I drape them over forms and let
them dry to the consistency of hard chocolate.
At that stage, I shape and carve the clay to
achieve a desired form. They are not cast, mould
or pressed out in duplication. No two shapes are
the same. Yet they are closely related, so they
make up sets of dishes.
The smooth white nature of the porcelain makes
them elegant and refined. The suggestion of
dense color on a white background stimulates
vivid energy. They are exquisite treasures that ensure the
unique quality of us as precious individuals.
“ONE OF A KIND PIECE.” |
Alberta Handmade
dishwasher+ microwave safe * chip resistant * lead free
casseroles + bowls are great for the oven* retains heat + cold
