Brenda Sutton Mader
Pottery
"Clay responds to every touch and can be transformed into almost anything; your imagination is your limitation. Clay has taken me down many roads. My main focus is the firing process, this determines the clay and the design I choose for my pieces.
My work is mainly wheel thrown with hand built additions elegantly combined to provide each piece with balance, form and, most of all function. Working with a variety of different stoneware clays and porcelain, I am able to expand my clay palette, producing different and exciting results. I take special care in the glazing and firing of each piece. Glaze fired in an electric kiln gives my functional ware their deep blues with hints of green and gold. I also fire both functional and decorative pieces in a wood-burning kiln to over 2300f degrees, rediscovering celadon and shinos of the ancient oriental clay masters. My relief and carved decoration lends itself well to both types of firing."
My work is mainly wheel thrown with hand built additions elegantly combined to provide each piece with balance, form and, most of all function. Working with a variety of different stoneware clays and porcelain, I am able to expand my clay palette, producing different and exciting results. I take special care in the glazing and firing of each piece. Glaze fired in an electric kiln gives my functional ware their deep blues with hints of green and gold. I also fire both functional and decorative pieces in a wood-burning kiln to over 2300f degrees, rediscovering celadon and shinos of the ancient oriental clay masters. My relief and carved decoration lends itself well to both types of firing."
