Anne Swinton

Glacier Pool

Inspired by: Lionel Reinford, Winter in New England Laura McPhee, The Blue Lagoon

ceramic

14″ x 11″ x 5″

2022

Anne is a ceramic artist and sculptor. Her work is inspired by the organic lines and texture of nature, both in feel and look. She is conscious of the hand feel of her work, making sure the texture is substantive, reminiscent of the satisfying smoothness of naturally eroding rock and the coarse fibrous solidity of bark. “Glacier Pool” is from Anne’s “Rock” collection. The textures have been created using plants from the Southwest as well as New England. The exterior, pressed repeatedly with a Cholla skeleton from the desert, evokes a chilly glacier. The interior invites you to look closer with its blue color and imprinted leaves from Anne’s garden. It is Anne’s hope the two textures tempt you to glide your hand across their surfaces. Light stoneware, oxides, and glaze. Soda-fired in a gas kiln to cone 10.

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