Artwork and article by: Deborah Potter, SCC juried Professional Craftsperson

The women represented in this collection, along with their male counterparts, rejected some of the old traditions and strict standards of art making and were instrumental in elevating ceramics to a recognized art form. They all pushed the established boundaries to explore and extend the limits of their materials.

Evan Quick and I are studio mates and have been friends for 40+ years. One day he described the project he was undertaking for Dimensions 2021 and asked me what I was going to make. I didn’t know, but that evening, after much thought, decided to make a sculpture to honour the many women who were also trailblazers and made significant contributions to the development of craft in Saskatchewan.

I decided that they would all take on the appearance of an academy award-like figure in size and basic form, bear a resemblance to each artist and depict some aspects of their signature work, ideas, styles, etc.

https://saskcraftcouncil.org/40years-in-the-making-women-and-clay/?fbclid=IwAR15nfD-qhjTJmwUmyfe_FxcafdmuqkwJW1aHHsdwwkwyDlg9d2dViXF53A

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