Artist Talk & Presentation with ceramicist Paula Shalan

This event is open to the public with a suggested $25 donation. Visit our website for more information.
https://www.nocopottersguild.org/workshops

Paula Shalan is the second in three generations of potters. Educated at Sarah Lawrence College and The Art Institute of Chicago, she exhibits nationally at galleries and retail shows including The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and The Smithsonian Craft Show. She received a national award for sustainability at the Smithsonian Craft Show as well as the 2018 Distinction in Ceramics award from The Society of Arts and Crafts. Her work has been published in numerous magazines including Ceramic Art and Perception and Ceramics Monthly. Participating as an artist-in-residence at both Acadia National Park and The Dune Shacks on the Outer Cape has inspired her work. “My work is a quiet tribute to the details found in nature.”

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The tactile process of building with malleable clay, that records the minutest impressions, involves a constant dialog with the material. Each piece is hand built from white earthenware using pinch, coil, and slab techniques. The pots are brushed with terra sigillata and hand polished, revealing the warm subtle nature of the clay. Then the work, fired in wood shavings, absorbs carbon and soft smoke patterns into its surface. My current work reflects my interest in the relationship of interiors and exteriors as well as the absorption and reflection of light.

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