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Rebecca Lowery

Artist Statement

Clay is an amorphous material that takes the shape of the space it inhabits, unless molded by hand. Clay may, then, take the shape of anything in nature or imagination. It is this ability to become anything that makes clay an exciting material to work with. There are no limits to the possibilities of what form the clay can take.

The figure, on the other hand, is very much constricted to a specific shape. There must be identifiable parts to make it look "human". However, minimal that might be. This, too, makes the figure exciting to work with.

Material and form come together to create a visual vocabulary of "human" moments in my work. Each piece was created from a lump of clay molded into the abstracted shape of a figure, to convey what it means to be human.

I create clay objects for two reasons, form and function. My pots are meant to be used on a daily basis and become apart of it's users daily routine and life. A mug must feel good in the hand with a warm hot drink and yet beautiful enough to want to use it.

My sculptures are meant to be enjoyed everyday. I create figures to be integrated into the daily scene and add thought and beauty to the atmosphere of the room they inhabit. My sculpture figures captured in a moment, a snapshot if you will. Like the viewer has seen a dream image standing still at a poignant moment.

Rebecca Lowery received a BA in Sculpture and served four years in the ceramics apprentice program at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. She has had studios in Berea, KY; Lexington, KY; Baltimore, MD and now Bloomington, IN. She began teaching ceramics in Lexington, KY at the Lexington Art League and has spent 5 years teaching and working at Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, MD. She creates functional pottery and figurative sculpture. Her functional pottery is created for comfort, beauty, and everyday use. Her sculpture uses texture and the human form to convey the ethereal psyche.

Visit her website at www.rebeccalowery.com