Artist Information:
Randy Carlson
Peoria, IL
United States
Member Since: Sep 2005
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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
Nearly thirty years ago I was
introduced to pottery making
and I am still drawn to clay.
The ability of this material
to be shaped and hold that
shape through the ceramic
process is large part of the
allure for me. To take a lump
of clay in its random
configuration and manipulate
it into a useable object is
amazing. The transformation
of the material by fire in
terms of its physical
characteristics and color and
texture is perhaps what I find
most profoundly exciting.
My forms are often manipulated
from thrown parts. I have
been changing many of my forms
to make the finished vessels
more sculpturally active yet
reflective of utilitarian
objects from a variety of
vessel making crafts, form
clay to glass and fine metal
craft. My color is derived
from sources of iron stains
applied on base glazes before
firing. These materials then
blend and flow naturally in
the firing process, leaving a
record of the atmospheric
movement in the kiln. The
result is a carefully designed
form with chance color and
texture created by the
combination of materials and
heat during the firing
process.
Randy Carlson
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Artist Statement
Nearly thirty years ago I was introduced to pottery making and I am still drawn to clay. The ability of this material to be shaped and hold that shape through the ceramic process is large part of the allure for me. To take a lump of clay in its random configuration and manipulate it into a useable object is amazing. The transformation of the material by fire in terms of its physical characteristics and color and texture is perhaps what I find most profoundly exciting.
My forms are often manipulated from thrown parts. I have been changing many of my forms to make the finished vessels more sculpturally active yet reflective of utilitarian objects from a variety of vessel making crafts, form clay to glass and fine metal craft. My color is derived from sources of iron stains applied on base glazes before firing. These materials then blend and flow naturally in the firing process, leaving a record of the atmospheric movement in the kiln. The result is a carefully designed form with chance color and texture created by the combination of materials and heat during the firing process.
Randy Carlson
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