Bio
Bio
Since graduating from Alfred University Dawn has been one of Ceramic Monthly’s Emerging Artists, shown in galleries across the country and has been in several publications. Most recently Dawn has had the opportunity to participate in a ceramic residency at Watershed Ceramics in Maine where she started developing her latest body of work. Dawn has a studio in Mechanicville New York called Paper City Clay, where she teaches ceramics to children and adults.
Artist Statement
Using clay as a traditional material to express form and function, my work captures the intimacy between the maker and clay. I am attracted to the way clay passes through the hands of the maker, making it seem effortless, as if it were moving on its own, capturing fluid motions and movement and moments in time. My work is about generosity and relationships. Generosity of materials and mark making and the generosity between people and the relationships sharing in everyday rituals create. Pattern, color and shape all lead the viewer and user to reflect on their own pasts, memories and specific points of view. Functional ceramics require the push and pull of the artist and the user. Hopefully my work encapsulates that need.