Details
| First Name | Casey |
| Last Name | Taylor |
| Nickname | caseytaylorceramics |
My Ceramics
| In the studio I like to do | Handbuilding, Throwing on the Wheel, Sculpting |
| Pottery Wheel | Brent |
| Clay body | Porcelain |
| Clay Brand | Tuckers |
| Kiln Atmosphere | Oxidation Atmosphere |
| Temperature | Cone 5 |
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About Me
| Introduction | Hello! I’m Casey, and I’m from Washington State and The Hudson Valley in New York (where I am currently). I came to ceramics after pursuing a career in illustration, but felt stifled by the limitations of a 2D medium. I went on to study Ceramics at SUNY New Paltz and graduated with her BFA in 2015. Since then, I’ve worked to build my studio practice and am now a full-time artist working out of my home studio in Kingston NY. |
| What I Love about Ceramics | Everything! As an illustrator at heart, ceramics has allowed me to not only make the canvas for my surface, but to also bring my illustrations into 3D as well. The limits are truly endless and allow so many different artistic voices to create beautiful objects. Ceramics’ ability to bring people together may be my favorite thing about this medium, though. It is an absolute joy to be part of this community of makers. |
| How I started with ceramics | I dabbled in high school, but it wasn’t until college where I finally took an intro class and was immediately hooked. |
| My Artist Statement | I explore how utility objects become part of us and our stories through my functional ceramic work- how we create ritual around what’s precious, what makes us laugh a little, and how we define an object’s value through our relationship to it. Nostalgia, humor, Retro fast-food packaging, 90’s cartoons, mid-century furniture, and digital culture are visual and tactile points of inspiration for me. My studio practice is an investigation into human connection through the objects we interact with daily, and I’m very interested in how a favorite mug can blur the line between human and object, becoming an extension of its owner. Designing and making work for everyday use is my current focus, while blurring the line between functional and sculptural. I believe the objects in our routines should be moments of enjoyment that remind us of our own human connections, and to tune into the present moment more often. |
