Details

First Name

Mary

Last Name

Sullivan

Nickname

madeyoulookatart

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My Ceramics

In the studio I like to do

Handbuilding, Sculpting, Slip casting, Everything to do with Ceramics

Clay body

Earthenware, Stoneware

Clay Brand

PSH

Kiln Type

Electric Kiln

Kiln Atmosphere

Reduction Atmosphere

Temperature

Cone 6

Glaze

I create work with underglazes, slips mainly.

You can buy my work from

I’m in a few local shows and studio tours, but I’m contactable through instagram or my website.

About Me

Introduction

I live in Lindsay, Ontario in Canada.

I still make sculptural work, but also create functional mugs, platters and other items with whimsical drawings of animals and other nature so you smile when you use it.  I am playing with using silkscreens to make overlapping images and still experimenting with the perfect glaze.  I also want to invent “glazing goggles” so I know how something will turn out as I glaze an item and know how it will turn out.  Wouldn’t we all love a pair?

 

 

What I Love about Ceramics

I don’t really know as it is frustrating and there is so much loss, but it is addictive and I seem to approach all other art forms (lino cutting, silk screen, painting) with a view of how I can apply it to ceramics.  It’s an obsession and I spend my spare time (I still work full time as a web designer) making stuff.

How I started with ceramics

I started working in pottery over 20 years ago after taking a sculpture course in the UK, and when I moved back to Canada in 2002, I started taking classes with an idea to sculpting and learning how to fire pieces, and got hooked.

What inspires me

New techniques, other ceramic artists who make fun, innovative items.  I also would love to be able to sculpt animals better as I do love them.

What I'm working on at the moment

I am trying to make some new low fire work with slips, as I love the look.

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