CONFLUENCE + CONNECTIONS
Bettina Ammann, Meg Dickerson and Barbara Stauffer make work profoundly shaped by shared time in UMass Dartmouth’s post-baccalaureate ceramics program. Each takes a different approach - whether by celebrating the biological resilience, exploring leftover fragments, or meditating on discomfort - to reveal the vulnerabliity embedded in our relationships, the quiet persistence of organic forces and the haunting traces of systems once thought permanent. Yet together, their voices form a compelling meditation on human fortitude, collapse, and the blurred boundaries between human, natural and constructed worlds. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST IMAGES AND INFORMATION
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ARTIST TALK AUGUST 2, 4-6PM
COME LISTEN TO WHAT OUR WORK IS ABOUT, HOW WE CONNECTED AND WHAT COMES NEXT.
GLEN ECHO STONE TOWER GALLERY
GLEN ECHO, MD
About Me
me
inspiration
clay
I have been working in clay for more than 30 years. The work has evolved from purely utilitarian porcelain thrown on the wheel to handbuilt clay for the wall and table. Each stage of development has prepared me for the next. This exploration of color form and surface keeps me walking into my studio every day.
clay
inspiration
clay
I don't use many tools, my work is simple and methods uncomplicated. I use a very groggy stoneware that accommodates multiple firings. Once in awhile I may sneak some porcelain in my making! I layer many slips, I scrape, cut, add to the piece before it heads to the kiln.
inspiration
inspiration
inspiration
This work refers to the debris resulting from nature's robbing of coastal communities. The surfaces are born of these natural relics. With chemicals and heat I'm able to pay homage to these worn and battled pieces of human systems.