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Joanne Scanlan
Sechelt
After taking one general art course in junior high school, I did nothing artistic until late 2008 when I took a five-day wheel workshop. I was terrible at making pots, but I really loved the feel of the clay. My next workshop was slab-building and I began creating wall plaques depicting divine beings from myths. To me, images of the divine represent human efforts to explain natural phenomena and events and build a conciliatory relationship with powers of nature beyond our control.
As my family heritage is Italian, I've always felt an affinity with the ancient Greek and Roman stories. I've also studied some theology and been exposed to religious art and appreciate how old gods and goddesses were incorporated into early Christianity. I'm also interested in Japanese myths (the moon rabbit, the goddess of mercy, the bridge of birds) and been inspired by Egyptian statuary. I've tried to create images of mythic figures that capture a transcendent or contemplative feeling even while showing emotions that humans can understand.
Creating images of gods seems to be a worthy use of clay, even though it is the opposite of Isaiah's creation story.
After taking one general art course in junior high school, I did nothing artistic until late 2008 when I took a five-day wheel workshop. I was terrible at making pots, but I really loved the feel of the clay. My next workshop was slab-building and I began creating wall plaques depicting divine beings from myths. To me, images of the divine represent human efforts to explain natural phenomena and events and build a conciliatory relationship with powers of nature beyond our control.
As my family heritage is Italian, I've always felt an affinity with the ancient Greek and Roman stories. I've also studied some theology and been exposed to religious art and appreciate how old gods and goddesses were incorporated into early Christianity. I'm also interested in Japanese myths (the moon rabbit, the goddess of mercy, the bridge of birds) and been inspired by Egyptian statuary. I've tried to create images of mythic figures that capture a transcendent or contemplative feeling even while showing emotions that humans can understand.
Creating images of gods seems to be a worthy use of clay, even though it is the opposite of Isaiah's creation story.
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