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JESSICA L.
PHILLIPS
pottery |
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Jessica
L. Phillips is a Ceramic Artist and owner of Batttenkill River
Pottery in
Arlington, Vermont. Her work is inspired
by ancient art, and she follows the belief that the best foundation an
artist can
have is to know what came before them.
“I have always been fascinated by ancient
cultures and the graceful
forms of their ceramic vessels.”
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To create a vessel, Jessica starts by
making a series of sketches to get the basic shape with slight
variations of a
particular ceramic form. Then, with an image in her mind, she begins
the process
from raw clay to finished form. Pieces
are created through a combination of hand building and the use of a
potter’s
wheel. Taking inspiration from the
natural world, she makes both sculptural and functional forms.
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Jessica
is involved in each step in the
ceramic process and this is a vital part of who she is as an artist and
is
reflected in her work. She formulates
and makes her clay and glazes from raw materials, and fires the kilns
on site.
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Her
current series is inspired by
ancient Greek ware, and incorporates her
innovative
carving style with traditional
shapes. The designs are based on
her original botanical drawings and carved free-hand onto the slip
covered
ceramic form. After the first firing, a
thin layer of glaze is applied using a spray technique, then fired
again to
complete the piece. Each work of art is
one of a kind and requires weeks to create. |
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