Steve Hemingway
I create art because it allows me to communicate without words. My earliest drawings were pre-literate, inspired by the Sunday funnies. They were stories created with images.
The predominant medium I work in is ceramic. Classic forms with a distressed or aged appearance are my intent. The distressed feel is achieved through the Raku firing process which results include crazing, fire scaling, and lusters of the glazes. Although some motifs and patterns may be repeated, due to the firing process no two pieces are ever alike.
Much of the work is influenced by nature with pieces created in relationship to the seasons, migrations, and geography of the area. As a natural progression, the clay has become a canvas to present an idea, emotion, or metaphor as a narrative work of art.
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