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Jenn Cole
Primary Medium Clay
Secondary MediumMixed Media/Other
Description of Work I create vintage-inspired functional pottery designed to beautify everyday rituals. My motifs are delicately hand-drawn and painted using underglaze in retro color-schemes on white slip over sturdy earthenware clay pots, made for years enjoyment.
Chapter Midstate
Company/Business Jenn Cole Ceramics
Website https://www.jenncoleceramics.com
Additional Links https://www.instagram.com/missmulberrysminiatures
Artist Statement
I believe functional pottery should beautify everyday rituals and be a pleasure to use. I make pottery with the goal of welcomed utility and quiet moments but also the hope of sharing meals with loved ones.
Familial connections, antiquity-inspired imagery, and dialogue between the past and present are the foundation of my work. I am inspired by a quilt meticulously crafted by my great grandmother and stories of the past: stories about my relatives and how their history shapes my own.
Memory is preserved through the tactile experience and archival process. My grandmother’s quilt represented family and the wear and tear of everyday life. Every stain and frayed fiber tells a story of that fabric and gives insight to questions that I cannot ask of the past. Clay as a material acts as retention of memory in a similar manner, remembering and preserving every detail throughout the making process.
I throw simple, clean-lined forms from earthenware clay and apply white slip to create a blank canvas for drawing and painting vintage motifs. As my imagery progresses across a vessel, I think about how the surface of a pot can transcend a cloth canvas. Through the repetition of floral patterns and systematic mark making, coupled with painterly underglaze application, my process enables me to move fluidly between quilting, embroidery, and traditional ceramic techniques. I aim to evoke a sense of nostalgia through the catalyst of surface adornment.
I believe functional pottery should beautify everyday rituals and be a pleasure to use. I make pottery with the goal of welcomed utility and quiet moments but also the hope of sharing meals with loved ones.
Familial connections, antiquity-inspired imagery, and dialogue between the past and present are the foundation of my work. I am inspired by a quilt meticulously crafted by my great grandmother and stories of the past: stories about my relatives and how their history shapes my own.
Memory is preserved through the tactile experience and archival process. My grandmother’s quilt represented family and the wear and tear of everyday life. Every stain and frayed fiber tells a story of that fabric and gives insight to questions that I cannot ask of the past. Clay as a material acts as retention of memory in a similar manner, remembering and preserving every detail throughout the making process.
I throw simple, clean-lined forms from earthenware clay and apply white slip to create a blank canvas for drawing and painting vintage motifs. As my imagery progresses across a vessel, I think about how the surface of a pot can transcend a cloth canvas. Through the repetition of floral patterns and systematic mark making, coupled with painterly underglaze application, my process enables me to move fluidly between quilting, embroidery, and traditional ceramic techniques. I aim to evoke a sense of nostalgia through the catalyst of surface adornment.
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