{"id":17710,"date":"2023-04-04T13:27:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/?page_id=17710"},"modified":"2023-04-20T08:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:54:38","slug":"tricia-ballard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/tricia-ballard\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricia Ballard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Tricia Ballard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2023\/04\/Ballard-Artist-Statement-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My work consists of functional ceramic sets where I have combined my appreciation for simplistic form, illustrative patterns, and tableware aesthetics. I enjoy the structure and dedication that is required to produce pottery linked through shape and surface design. Just as I present my pots in groups, I also think in sets as I work on the wheel. I throw vertical mugs, vases, and pitchers before moving onto horizontally oriented bowls and plates. Achieving a sense of uniformity between pots demands consistency and failure. This process has taught me considerable patience and an admiration for the vessels I use in my daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I am driven to make beautiful ceramics, functionality is my priority. My forms are quiet and practical, as are their surfaces. Ever since reading her instructional guide, A Potter\u2019s Workbook, Clary Illian has been a major inspiration for my work. Her generous handles, untrimmed feet, and thickly rimmed pots inspire me in my effort to create inviting and usable tableware. I want my work to appear refined, but I also enjoy leaving evidence of its handmade quality through a thumbprint at each handle\u2019s attachment. On some pots, I have drawn with slip or stain on their rounded surfaces. For others, a single glaze works best to highlight the underlying beauty of the throwing process. Before college, I worked mainly with drawing and watercolors. Learning to work with clay has been a challenge, but I find the medium immensely gratifying in its ability to produce art that can be touched, carried, used, and held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am curious about the ways domestic spaces influence our creative interests and values. I first discovered the novelty of handmade pottery while spending time in my grandparents&#8217; summer kitchen. I am especially interested in exploring the relationship between ceramics and habits of cooking, eating, and presenting meals. I value the subtle delights that exist within a daily routine and am inspired by homes filled with personal art. I hope the utilitarian nature of my art invites others to appreciate the connection between pottery, food, and small joys hidden in the everyday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tricia Ballard My work consists of functional ceramic sets where I have&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1626,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-17710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1626"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17712,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17710\/revisions\/17712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}