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Artist Exhibitions:
Inspirations
April 28 to May 2, 2003
Artist Reception Wednesday
April 30, 7-10 p.m.
Columbus College of Art and
Design
Beaton Hall Gallery
44 N. Ninth Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Gallery hours:
Monday through Thursday 8 a.m.
to 9 p.m.
Friday 8.a.m. to 5 ...
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Artist Statement for Danielle Sigman
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My work involves the creation of ceramic pieces using the pinch pottery technique. I form the clay into an organic shape when I carefully pinch, carve, and smooth it out. The pieces are then fired multiple times. To achieve the right finish, I use multiple firing temperatures and techniques. On some pieces I make the walls as thin as possible to create a beautiful, fragile surface. On other pieces the walls are a little thicker to enable them to handle a rougher firing method such as raku. The spaces I carve out let in light to bring a sense of luminosity to the pieces. My pieces are organic shapes that might suggest coral, flowers or other natural objects but I rely primarily on my own intuition when creating each piece. The movement of light filtering through or reflecting off a piece is very important to me. I believe that when you can see inside or completely through a piece, through a tiny hole or a large carved out shape, it makes it more personal to look at. My pieces are sculptures that resemble functional vessels. I carve a delicate rim on most works to emphasize the surface pattern. The process of shaping the clay by hand without the use of a wheel or other mechanical means is very intimate to me. A part of me is in each piece.
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