Teresa Navas Albro

Ceramics

I approach my work as if I'm embarking on a new and exciting journey. I study an area to familiarize myself with that en-vironment. When I'm ready, the clay becomes a vehicle. Using
my hands, I leave my studio and enter another time and space.

To begin, I push large blocks of clay through an extruder to produce clay pipes and coils of different shapes and sizes. Sometimes I use a liquid clay to cast a basic form or roll out a large slab of clay. Then I'm off: pushing, pulling, changing the mass into a new and unique shape.

Sometimes I visit an ancient land, utilizing motifs from the past to inspire me. Or I immerse myself in a mythological or ritualistic space. I like to play with ceremonial concepts: ancient designs from Egyptian tombs or cartoon motifs from Fantasyland. It's all there, at my fingertips.

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