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KellyAustin

The Digital Portfolio of Kelly Austin



Making pots provides a number of important qualities for me: a measure of creativity and productivity, mental and physical discipline and the opportunity to connect with those who buy my work. I enjoy the constant dialogue between design, craft and art when making. Working primarily on the wheel, I embrace the qualities and values associated with the hand made: thoughtfulness, care, slowness and individual expression. Clay provides endless opportunities, constant questions and the pleasure of handling a sensual material; intellect and imagination embedded in the useful.

My work is fueled by the intimacy, comfort and daily nourishment it provides. I am passionate about re-evaluating familiar forms: accentuating volume, considering light and shadow and investigating proportion. Working in series or sets I am focussed on the way objects interact with one another compositionally, creating a whole from many. Balance, tension and weight are always in play.

My choice of simple and minimal form and surface is a poetic reference to my process of making; the quiet and contemplative state of throwing at the wheel. I have been strongly influenced by British studio potter Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, as well as American studio potter Edith Heath. Equally important has been the still and quiet nature of Australian potter Gwyn Hanssen Pigott’s work. My ceramic aesthetic allows me to be inclusive in the exploration of contemporary approaches, such as Minimalism and Modernist thought. Textile designer Anni Albers, architect Arthur Erickson and artist Agnes Martin inspire my studio practice.

Kelly was born in Vancouver, BC and has attended Capilano College, Emily Carr University and Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Maine, USA.
Horizon

February 15, 2010+br559+br680+br1

From a Place Within Revolution

July 21, 2011+br850+br566+br2

Close up

July 21, 2011+br850+br566+br3

Edge of Here

July 21, 2011+br823+br680+br4

Breakfast Bowl

July 21, 2011+br850+br472+br5

Cup and Saucer

July 21, 2011+br850+br585+br6

Volume

July 21, 2011+br850+br293+br7

Tableware

March 7, 2011+br850+br343+br8

Bowl and Tray

March 7, 2011+br850+br566+br9

Dessert Plate

March 7, 2011+br850+br317+br10

Inlay Cup and Bowl

March 7, 2011+br850+br479+br11

Storage Canisters

March 7, 2011+br640+br680+br12

reservoir settings

December 4, 2010+br850+br282+br13

reservoir set

December 4, 2010+br850+br304+br14

reservoir serving dish

December 4, 2010+br850+br422+br15

masked cups

December 4, 2010+br850+br477+br16

line mug

December 4, 2010+br850+br674+br17

retro mug

December 4, 2010+br850+br626+br18

coffee mug

December 4, 2010+br613+br720+br19

tumblers

December 4, 2010+br850+br659+br20

serving dish

December 4, 2010+br850+br246+br21

soup bowl

December 4, 2010+br850+br600+br22

whitener and sweetener

December 4, 2010+br850+br561+br23

serving bowl and plate

December 4, 2010+br850+br456+br24

interaction cups

June 28, 2010+br850+br514+br25

horizon dishes

April 6, 2010+br769+br680+br26

horizon dishes

April 6, 2010+br774+br680+br27

Horizon

March 29, 2010+br810+br680+br28

horizon

March 29, 2010+br850+br459+br29

horizon

March 29, 2010+br850+br296+br30

set

March 18, 2010+br850+br375+br31

tea cups

March 18, 2010+br850+br189+br32

cups

March 18, 2010+br850+br213+br33

bowls

March 18, 2010+br850+br531+br34

vases

March 18, 2010+br764+br680+br35

cups

March 18, 2010+br850+br318+br36

form

March 18, 2010+br850+br374+br37

form

March 18, 2010+br850+br439+br38

form

March 18, 2010+br360+br540+br39

Form

March 18, 2010+br850+br243+br40

still life

March 18, 2010+br850+br318+br41

see

March 18, 2010+br820+br680+br42

joan

March 18, 2010+br510+br680+br43

joan

March 18, 2010+br510+br680+br44

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