Mary Kaun English
There is a manner of observation that does not position the world in place but allows it to move, watching for the change of light, the turn of the weather, looking for the soft shift from one state to another. This attraction with the ephemeral is reflected in my ceramic pieces. These works are not still; they shift.
Working in this way, being present is how I understand the world around me, as if I were listening with my hands.
These ceramic pieces may begin in the everyday, but they do not stay tied to it. Through logical and intuitive placement of clay, the form starts to hold something more: the ephemeral of memory, love, and loss. It is at this level, where concentration deepens into emotion, that the work finds its magic.
I live and work in Southwest Cornwall, using the rocky shores of the ancient Cornish coast as inspiration.
