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In the studio I like to do	Handbuilding, Sculpting, Everything to do with Ceramics
Pottery Wheel	I don't currently own one.
Clay body	Stoneware, Porcelain
Clay Brand	PSH, Tucker's
Kiln Type	Electric Kiln
Kiln Atmosphere	Oxidation Atmosphere
Temperature	Cone 6
Glaze	My glaze use is very minimal, but I’m very fond of underglazes and lusters.
You can buy my work from	http://www.daumaceramics.com

About Me

Introduction	Hello – my name is Dauma and I’m currently based in London, Ontario. I was born and raised in Lithuania but moved to Ireland in 2007 where I lived for almost eleven years. I received my BDes(Hons) at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. In 2017 I moved to Canada for a year-long artist in residence position at the London Clay Art Centre but ended up extending my stay, becoming a permanent resident, and making a home here.
What I Love about Ceramics	I love the versatile nature of clay, there are so many different ways to work with it, including clay bodies, glazes, firing types etc.
How I started with ceramics	I was first introduced to ceramics in college; it was quite unexpected actually, I went in with the goal to learn all about graphic design and ended up falling for clay instead!
What inspires me	I have always found nature, animals, and insects very interesting and inspiring. There is so much beauty in this world, so many colours and textures to explore. I’m a big fan of natural history museums, botanical gardens, the great outdoors in general. Lately, I’ve been also drawn to how our memories shape who we are, how we connect and interact with each other as human beings, and how that shapes us.
What I'm working on at the moment	I’m working on a new project right now, getting ready for a show that opens in January 2022. It’s a different approach but deals with similar subjects of escapism and otherworldliness. It touches on themes of memory, childhood, my own personal struggles in this world, and presents them in a surreal sort of way.
My Artist Statement	My work serves as a form of escapism to me – I’m not interested in replicating or portraying things that already exist. Clay gives me the freedom to create a universe of my own, a world full of strange things that perhaps don’t fit in anywhere else. Channeling my own feelings of always being a misfit, the creatures I make instill a sense of curiosity and wonder in the viewer. They’re familiar, yet uncomfortable and foreign at the same time. I spent a large part of my childhood in my grandparents’ farms, surrounded by all kinds of animals and plants, and so I use this love of nature as a drive. I find the insect world exceptionally fascinating and inspiring, but I’m very much interested in all things botanical too. I’m also fascinated with natural history museums and the way various specimens are displayed. The idea of a living creature being preserved, stuck in time, and in a way, getting to live on forever is ethereal. I research my subject matter extensively; the work evolves and grows through sketching and experimentation with various clay bodies and surfaces. I use age-old techniques of coiling, pinching and slabs that we are all so familiar with – to create conceptually driven, peculiar characters that quietly tell a story of their own.
My CV	RESIDENCIES 2017-2020 London Clay Art Centre, London, Ontario EDUCATION 2012-2016 Bachelor of Design, National College of Art and Design, Dublin 2011-2012 Fetac Level 5, Art and Design, Colaiste Dhulaigh College of Further Education, Dublin PUBLICATIONS 2020 Toronto Visitor Guide 2020/2021, Pages 41-43 2019 Create! Magazine Issue 16, Pages 172-173 AWARDS 2018 Best in Show at Fusion, Breakthrough exhibition, Robert Langen Gallery, Waterloo, ON REPRESENTED BY The Benz Gallery, London, ON Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS 2020 The Benz Gallery, Halloween Group Show, London, ON 2019 Strand Fine Art Gallery, London, ON LCAC Winter Show, London, ON Featured artist for the month of September, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON Fusion Clay and Glass show, Wychwood Barns, Toronto, ON UPwithArt Silent Auction and fundraiser, Museum London, ON Put A Lid On It, Strand Fine Art Gallery, London, ON 2018 Strand Fine Art Gallery, Christmas Show, London, ON Westland Gallery, Christmas Pop Up, London, ON LCAC Fall Show, London, ON Fusion Clay and Glass show, Wychwood Barns, Toronto, ON Fusion, Breakthrough exhibition, Robert Langen Gallery, Waterloo, ON UPwithArt Silent Auction and fundraiser, London, ON LCAC Spring show, London, ON 2017 6th South Huron Juried Art Exhibition, Exeter, ON LCAC Fall Show, London, ON 2016 National Botanic Gardens, Sculpture in Context, Dublin The graduate exhibition, The Courthouse Art Centre, Tinahely, Co.Wicklow Graduation Show, National College of Art and Design, Dublin Enantiodromia, Zozimus Gallery, Dublin 2015 Alchemy, Zozimus Gallery, Dublin Transform, Tile Style Dublin TEACHING 2020 Fusion Makers Meet, Online workshop 2019 Handbuilding workshop, The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON 2018 – 2020 Sculpture classes, London Clay Art Centre, London. ON 2018 Intro to plaster and mold making London Clay Art Centre, London. ON 2017 Intro to plaster and mold making, London Clay Art Centre, London. ON