Date of Award

5-2025

Degree Type

Creative Project

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Art and Design

Committee Chair(s)

John Neely (Committee Chair)

Committee

John Neely

Committee

Todd Hayes

Committee

Jerome Murphy

Committee

Kathy Puzey

Committee

Alvaro Ibarra

Abstract

The work in this exhibition is entirely figural, each part crafted individually from clay and fired in a wood kiln. These figures are intentionally anonymous, with their only distinguishing features being the marks left by the passing flames. Certain aspects of the bodies represented have been abstracted, and lines have been carved to highlight the movement embodied by the forms. Each firing occurs over the course of two days, which is only achievable through the collective effort of multiple individuals. It took a community to bring all of these pieces together.

This body of work is a love letter to those who make up my crowd and an invitation for all viewers to step in and join our revelry.

Additional Files

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Gallery View

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Lounging, Basking (left); Enjoying the Fall before the Crash (right)

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Dipping In

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Fell Down, Laughed Too Hard

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Everyone has Cried at a Party

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Pedaling (left and right)

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Up Down and All Around

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Into the Eye

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Ceramic Arts Commons

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