Inhabited Earth
Image courtesy of Glenn Schwaiger, NMPCA, 2023
A Celebration of Clay: Inhabited Earth.
Many potters and clay artists take inspiration from working in a medium which is inhabited. Clay embodies history as the residue of the collective past. This reduction of the past results in a plastic medium that is inhabited, potent, spontaneous and able to be shaped into new creations. This exhibition theme promotes this concept.
New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists (NMPCA) gives ceramic artists from around the state the opportunity to interact with other clay artists and to display and sell their most accomplished achievements. These are ‘makers’ who find real joy in seeing and creating three-dimensional clay art. The variety of ceramic art is astounding; from small teacups and other beautiful functional items, to large clay sculptures designed for outdoor experience or to animate our indoor spaces.
