Artist Information:
Sabra Schmudde
Sparland, IL
United States
Member Since: Sep 2001
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Artist Statement:
The exploration of human form
and spirit has fascinated me
most of my artistic life. The
requirements for living are
common themes in my
art...shelter, food, love,
sexuality, communication,
beauty, death, and especially
the spirit of the soul.
As a potter, I always wanted
to know what energies
influence and direct us to
make us who we are. When I
found this "new" medium, clay,
some of my questions were
answered. Ceramics combines
minerals from the earth with
the heat of fire to create the
works of art or functional
forms. This becomes a basis of
understanding--for what are we
but mineral compositions
ourselves.
Continually exploring the
circles of clay on the wheel,
I have concluded that clay is
more like humanity than
anything I have ever known.
One or more thrown forms that
are perfect circles--or
sometimes not so perfect
circles--are combined with the
human spirit, in containers
for human use. I began to
explore the ability of the
clay's energy to transcend
time and the mind, providing
the never-ending circle of
life and death, again and
again. Some images in my
pottery are clothed, and some
reflect sexuality, love,
birth, and death. ...
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Sabra Schmudde's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Sabra Schmudde's Portfolio.
The exploration of human form and spirit has fascinated me most of my artistic life. The requirements for living are common themes in my art...shelter, food, love, sexuality, communication, beauty, death, and especially the spirit of the soul.
As a potter, I always wanted to know what energies influence and direct us to make us who we are. When I found this "new" medium, clay, some of my questions were answered. Ceramics combines minerals from the earth with the heat of fire to create the works of art or functional forms. This becomes a basis of understanding--for what are we but mineral compositions ourselves.
Continually exploring the circles of clay on the wheel, I have concluded that clay is more like humanity than anything I have ever known. One or more thrown forms that are perfect circles--or sometimes not so perfect circles--are combined with the human spirit, in containers for human use. I began to explore the ability of the clay's energy to transcend time and the mind, providing the never-ending circle of life and death, again and again. Some images in my pottery are clothed, and some reflect sexuality, love, birth, and death. ... |
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