DONNA MALSON
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‘Dorothy’s Dream’
Copper matt raku
20”x6”
MY ART REVOLVES AROUND MY NATURAL CURIOSITY OF NATURE, THE CONDITION OF MANKIND AND PROCESS. CREATING A PEICE IS A WONDERFUL WINDING PATH THROUGH A BELOVED PROCESS, LIKE FINDING MY WAY DOWN AN UNKNOWN LOVELY PATH IN A WOODED WONDERLAND. IT IS A JOYFUL JOURNEY WHOSE REWARD IS MUCH MORE SATISFYING THAN THE DESTINATION COULD EVER BE. AFTER COLLECTING CERAMICS FOR OVER 20 YEARS I TOOK MY FIRST POTTERY CLASS A FEW YEARS AGO, AND FOUND MY PASSION. I HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED A SENSE OF WHAT GOOD CERAMICS IS BY MY YEARS OF COLLECTING. I KNEW THE SHAPES AND WEIGHT AND FEEL OF POTS MADE BY WELL-KNOWN POTTERS/FRIENDS. IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER MY NEWFOUND SKILLS AND MY SENSE OF QUALITY. I ENJOY THE EXPLORATION OF DIFFERENT PROCESSES. I FIND THAT, AS IN MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE, I NEED NEW CHALLENGES TO KEEP MY WORK INTERESTING. I CONTINUE TO TAKE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES IN A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES WITH MANY WELL-KNOWN INSTRUCTORS FOR ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRATION. I HAVE EXPLORED LOW FIRE EARTHENWARE, MAJOLICA, BURNISHED EARTHENWARE, AND HIGH FIRE STONEWARE. I CREATE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND NONFUNCTIONAL ART. MY FAVORITE PROCESS REMAINS RAKU AND SPECIFICALLY NAKED RAKU. NAKED RAKU IS A PROCESS USING NO GLAZE. THE BARE CLAY IS HIGHLY BURNISHED WITH A STONE BEFORE FIRING. THE SURFACE REFLECTS LIGHT TO REVEAL A DEEP SATIN FINSH THAT ALSO FEELS LIKE SATIN. ITS SENSUAL LOOK AND FEEL DRAWS THE VIEWERS SENSE OF TOUCH AND EMOTION. IT ENHANCES THE FEMININE SCULPTURAL FORM OF MY WORK. I ALSO LOVE TO PLAY WITH FIRE. SO FAR THE FIRE GODS HAVE BEEN GOOD TO ME. STATEMENT