Papier-mâché Update

Amazing how time flies. Here we are in December 2021 and my last post was January 2020 before the Covid crisis sent the globe into a tail spin. It has proven to be a time of reflection and quietness, with a general slowing down on all levels. Fortunately none of my family or friends, to my knowledge, have been touched by covid for which I am most grateful.

My last ceramic experiments took place during a couple of months in February and March of 2020 when I had access to the ceramic studio at VIU. When the university shut down, I packed everything up and brought it home. And that was that for ceramics until now. The other weekend I enjoyed the Ceramic Conference hosted by ‘The Ceramic School’. 44 ceramic artists from all around the world presented their ceramic works and processes over 5 days. I watched some that weekend, but am working my way through those that were presented during the sleeping hours. My intention in attending was to see if I was still interested in working with clay and it did rekindle my interest. So I’ve cleared a space in my home and will await inspiration.

As a replacement for clay, I continued my interest in papier-mâché and have consequently developed enough skill and knowledge of the medium to feel confident. Here are a few of the objects I’ve made and am still developing. These are just experiments begun with the question ‘what if I tried this?’