Ceramics by Glenna
Artist's Statement
As an artist, I'm delighted with the mysteries and surprises that come from the unconscious. I enjoy starting off
with one idea and watching it change on its own into something else. I've argued with clay and the clay has often
won out. Sometimes a female refuses to give in to the male that I thought I was making. Sometimes a character
refuses to sit. And sometimes what I'm working on decides the life I wished to give it is not the life it wants, and
it takes a dive off the table. I might like the shape left on the floor, or I might just sweep it up. Either way, the
adventure is delightful.
I'm mainly interested in relationships between characters. My series on dancing couples involves the love they
have for each other. The tribal council series is more impersonal and embodies their own private politics. Each
individual represents some aspect of life, including impossible evolution and the weather.
I chose to focus on sculptures several years ago. At that time I had been working in clay and photography and
studying voice over. I had some health issues, and as I reflected on my life, I realized that as an artist, I needed
to take time to dig more deeply into one of these adventures, and I chose clay.
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