M a r y l a ' s     U n i v e r s e
P o t t e r i e

La nature nous offre une richesse infinie de visions inspirantes, ce qui est tout autour de nous et au plus profond de nous.
Les œuvres d'art basées sur la nature peuvent prendre de nombreuses formes et servir à de nombreuses fins.
Cette présentation représente l'engagement avec la nature avec sa complexité et sa beauté du monde naturel, parfait ou teinté d'imperfection.
Pottery and ceramics, as usually used interchangeably, are just one of my multidisciplinary involvement in art and crafts.
I fell in love with ceramics after participating in a few hobby classes offered by Halifax Recreation Program and Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design. With every class my passion to work with clay, natural product from the earth, material with many possibilities, developed expandable.
Working with natural property of clay, its softness, flexibility and unpredictably, I am abled to create different forms with their uniqueness and beauty. My pieces are inspired by nature. The beauty found in the natural world, with incredible diversity, its balance and harmony inspire my work.

Blue shell Green leaf

Puzzle

Très souvent, nous regardons les mêmes choses et voyons quelque chose de différent. La beauté de la création est que les gens peuvent voir une expression complètement différente de celle de la personne qui l'a créée.
Que représente une pièce ci-dessus ?

Blue dream Green headleaf

Together3

Green maple Only me Happy and warm

Being "Close with Nature" it is a joy and feeling that you are part of nature and you belong.
Shapes associated with the natural world are often defined as organic shapes that are irregular or asymmetrical in appearance with wavy lines.
Working with clay can be challenging, but it is of great value.

nest
Proud in nest
An inscrutable Leaf with Treasures Yellow bowl

Pottery and ceramics have been an important part of human culture for thousands of years.
From prehistoric storage jars to tiles on the space shuttles, pottery and ceramics have played a key role in innumerable human endeavors.

Maple Leaf in Fall Cosmic Vase Weighty Side

three together Weighty Side three together

Weighty Side

I am potter with interest to create forms for their uniqueness and beauty.
These pieces might still retain some functionality, but many of them are "one-off" pieces, meaning they are one-of-a-kind.

An anxious wait Green Footprint Four leaves

Representation of nature is subjective just like nature itself.
Working with a natural material, and its unpredictability and the experimentation of the glazing and firing process is an antidote to the uniform digital age.
All my pieces are hand-built from slab and all reflect shapes from nature. The diverse methods like pinched desired shape, wrapping or slumped into a form with impressions on the surface to create texture are used in creation process. Slip, underglaze and glazes, fire and re-fired allow to create the results very often unintended but usually welcome.
I am translating my observations of nature around us into permanent piece.


white white white

Fall bowl I am yellow white

I have been beneficiary of great generosity from many teachers and through clay




More is coming.......