Hello world!

Kari Ansari

Artist’s Statement The tactile pleasures I had as a young graphic designer using paper, markers, sheets of typesetting, wax and film to create art for print was replaced with computers to make digital representations of my ideas. With technology, I lost the ability to touch and nurture my ideas. Less than two years ago, I entered a pottery studio to learn the media and found my place for making again. I envision the finished piece, it’s shape, decoration and final glazing before I throw the soft ball of clay onto the wheel with a SMACK to begin the process of aligning the clay platelets into a strong and yet fluid piece of pottery. There is a small thrill in the moment that comes when a piece is ready to sit in my hands, hard enough to maintain its shape and yet yielding enough to accept the blade of a tool. I use vegetable dye on a painter’s brush to initiate my design and the fluidity of a brush informs the strokes I will take with a sharp carving tool. Creating art with earthly elements meant to be used and held is more than a pleasure for me, it’s a lovely obsession.