LAUREL MACDUFFIE

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I want to make objects that serve as a record of our times.  Documenting this moment in history feels particularly pressing to me as the human race experiences catastrophic loss as a result of our unimpeded violence.

I approach this idea by means of my own personal experiences and emotions.  I document the only things I can really know:  my physical surroundings, my touch, and my heart.

Clay serves two functions.  First, it has a quality that evokes emotionality.  My forms are guided by the feelings that arise in me as I work.  My premise is that clay will communicate my feelings, and evoke strong feelings in the viewer as a result.  Clay can also document touch and anything else that happens to it during the making.  It is a record keeper. 

I want these pieces to give sanctuary to the turbulent and tender feelings we all have in these alarming times.