Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).
The foundation of my work is grounded in my desire to create thoughtfully crafted and functional ceramics that people integrate into their daily lives. A handmade cup that I have carefully crafted, sculpted, glazed and fired based on my own ideas, preferences and experience, can become an intimate object in another person’s life. It becomes not only a vessel from which they drink, but an entity with its own history and identity.
My ceramic work is primarily hand-thrown and is created with the idea that form and function can —and should— be equal partners. The work that I create is minimal in design, with emphasis on the aesthetic and tactile experience. My objects are small and familiar. The clean smooth lines feel natural and unobtrusive, and I choose simple glazes with little color variation, which compliment and enhance the form.
The experience of creating these pieces is an extremely important aspect of my work. There is a compelling sense of control in creating something that did not previously exist. As I sit at the wheel and engage in the meditative and repetitious act of throwing, the burdensome elements of life peel away and I am able to subconsciously inscribe my personal identity and story into my design. Designating an aspect of my being to an object that will exist long after my time is rooted the concept of self-preservation. This desire to achieve a sense of immortality is not only a fundamental aspect of the artistic process, but a basic and universal human desire.
- artist statement by Brit McDaniel
When I talk with YI about it, it usually goes 22 on me - or, that legendary 11 - which, sometimes, I find bothersome, since I just can't shake off the general idea that it (22) should not be used for great decisions, just for the little ones . . as if the cup we use, the colour of our sheets, the smells of our childhood house don't affect our lives in subtle and imperceptible ways that silently shape us. As if the stories and plays aren't the nest, if not only ways, to share the hardest truths and great things are not filled up by small ones and those small ones, don't often hide our biggest secrets .
.as if the cup we use, the colour of our sheets, the smells of our childhood house don't affect our lives in subtle and imperceptible ways that silently shape us
I was sitting in a cafe discretely checking out a woman.
I asked for advice about talking with her or not.
yi told me i was being superficial. 22 unchanging.
Then i asked about her and got 44 unchanging.
Which told me she would be hard to get along with.
For me untangling Private Language from My Own Misunderstandings is an ongoing and intuitive process, and I try to avoid stepping into someone else's similar ongoing process.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).